LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2014) – The FIU swimming team picked up a 124-78 victory at Florida Southern on Saturday afternoon. Freshman
Britney Fant earned the first two victories of her career, while senior
Johanna Gustafsdottir picked up two more wins to up her season total number of first place finishes to four.
"Today was a solid performance as a team today," said head coach
Randy Horner. "We accomplished some goals and learned a lot as a team. It wasn't perfect, but it's not supposed to be at this point in the season. I'm happy with the team and where we are right now."
Fant, who earned two second place finishes in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, followed that up with two top finishes on Saturday. The Texas native's first win came in the 1000-freestyle, where she posted a time of 10:36.31. Fant's second victory came over in the 200-butterfly, earning a mark of 2:08.16. Fant was also part of the 400-freestyle relay team that finished first.
Gustafsdottir's first victory of the day came in the 400-IM where she earned a time of 4:28.91. Her second victory came in the 500-freestyle with a mark of 5:00.80, which is a new career best time for her. Gustafsdottir was also part of the FIU 400-freestyle relay teams that earned a first place finish. The Iceland native's 400 IM time is also the fastest in Conference USA this season.
Freshman
Silvia Scalia earned career victory number four as she earned her second win in the 200-backstroke, posting a mark of 2:01.81. FIU's other individual winner was junior
Jean Madison who earned a time of 2:24.82 in the 200-breaststroke, giving her a second individual victory this season. Her 55.76 100 backstroke time in the 400 medley relay was key as her squad consisting of
Jessica Chadwick, Jenny Deist and
Klara Andersson earned a time of 3:50.61 for the win. Scalia's 55.76 time is a top time for FIU this year and the second fastest time in program history. Additionally, Scalia's 100 and 200 back times are the fastest in Conference USA this year.
The Panthers return to the pool next Saturday at Indian River at 12 p.m.
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