FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2014) – The FIU swimming and diving team picked up a 174-126 victory over Indian River State College on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, the Panthers improve to a perfect 3-0 this season in dual meets.

In total, FIU won seven events on the day. Two first year swimmers highlighted the day for the Panthers. Freshmen Brittney Fant and Silvia Scalia each earned two victories for the Panthers. Scalia's two victories came in the 100 and 200 backstroke events, while Fant won the 500 freestyle and the 200 butterfly.

"Today was a rough day," said head coach Randy Horner. "We didn't swim very fast, but the ladies gutted out a win against a good team. Adverse days like today will be valuable later in the season."

Freshman Skye Carey helped pave the way for FIU in the 200 freestyle, as she posted a time of 1:54.95 to earn a first place finish while FIU took the top three spots in the event. Senior Nadia Farrugia also took another freestyle event for FIU as she earned a time of 10:36.46 in the 1000 free.

Senior Johanna Gustafsdottir has earned at least one victory in every dual meet this season, as she swam a time 2:09.05 to win the 200 IM.

FIU returns to the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center this Friday at 5 p.m. as it hosts Illinois State.

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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/.