MIAMI (Oct. 15, 2015) – The FIU swimming and diving team will host Dual-a-Palooza this weekend, Oct. 16-17, as Rice, Florida Atlantic and Miami (Fla.) visit the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center Friday and Saturday.
The Panthers will square off against 2015 C-USA runner up Rice on Friday beginning at 4 p.m. On Saturday, FIU will face Florida Atlantic at 10 a.m. followed by No. 24-ranked Miami (Fla.) at 3 p.m.
Last season, FIU claimed the 2015 C-USA Swimming & Diving Championship with a score of 765; 104 points ahead of second-place Rice. The Panthers also faced FAU twice last season, downing the Owls 205-95 (Oct. 4, 2014) and 131.5-91.5 (Jan. 30, 2015), while knocking off the Hurricanes (Jan. 31, 2015), 150-149, to close out the regular season campaign.
FIU comes into this weekend's home-opening event, riding a 13-dual meet winning streak, dating back to Jan. 31, 2014. The Panthers have also won 12-straight at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center in head-to-head competitions.
The Panthers are coming off a dominating performance at North Florida, squaring off against both the Osprey and Georgia Southern on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the UNF Aquatic Center. FIU defeated the Ospreys, 168-90 and downed the Eagles 155-103. FIU claimed 11 first-place finishes on the day, including four by
Jessica Chadwick, who was named this week's C-USA Swimmer of the Week. The Manchester, United Kingdom product posted C-USA top times in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.91) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:07.85). Chadwick also took the top spot in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.63) and was the second leg of the Panthers' first-place 200-yard Medley Relay team (
Naomi Ruele, Chadwick,
Letizia Bertelli, Jennifer Deist).
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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/.
