MIAMI, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2014) – The FIU swimming and diving team will look to improve to 3-0 when it travels to Indian River on Sunday afternoon. First event is slated to begin at 12 p.m.

Last Time Out
FIU picked up a 124-78 victory at Florida Southern last Saturday afternoon. Freshman Brittney 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. Freshman Silvia Scalia earned a victory and also led off the 400 medley relay with a 100 backstroke time that ranks second in school history.
 
Scalia Named C-USA Swimmer of the Week
Scalia was named the Conference USA Swimmer of the Week last week. She becomes FIU's second freshman to win a league award this season, as freshman Rebecca Quesnel won the C-USA Diver of the Week Award on Oct. 14. Scalia produced two conference-best times in the 200 backstroke and as a part of FIU's 400 medley relay team to lead the Panthers to victory over local rivals Florida Southern last Saturday. The Italy native posted a time of 2:01.81 in the 200 backstroke to win the event. The two 200 backstroke times in her first two collegiate meets are better than any other swimmer in the league by more than a second. Scalia then swam the opening leg of the 400 medley relay, earning a credit for a 100 backstroke time of 55.76 seconds, also a C-USA-best. The Panther relay team won the event with a time of 3:50.61.
 
Last Year vs. Indian River
FIU earned a 124-78 victory over Indian River last November. The Panthers won seven of the 13 events that took place in the meet. Sonia Perez and Johanna Gustafsdottir each won two individual events.
 
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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/.