INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 16, 2017) – The FIU swimming and diving team competed in three events during Thursday's action at the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The team of
Letizia Bertelli,
Naomi Ruele,
Jennifer Deist and
Marie Lauridsen posted a time of 1:29.81, good for 24
th place. The group was the first-ever FIU team to swim in a relay at the NCAA Championships.
Bertelli took to the pool in the first of her three individual events of the championships, competing in the 50 Free. The native of Cremona, Italy, finished 46
th with a time of 22.63.
FIU wrapped up its first day of competition with the 400 Medley Relay. Ruele,
Carita Luukkanen, Deist and Bertelli finished the event with a time 3:36.28 for 24
th place.
Competition will continue tomorrow as Bertelli will take part in the 100 Fly. For full coverage of this year's championships, click
here.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
