MIAMI (March 18, 2015) – Two members of the FIU swimming team are set to begin action at the NCAA Championships, which begin on Thursday. Senior
Johanna Gustafsdottir will take part in the 200 and 400 IM event as well as the 200 breaststroke at this year's championships, while freshman
Silvia Scalia will participate in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 200 IM.
Gustafsdottir and Scalia helped pave the way for the Panthers at the Conference USA Championships two weekends ago, as the squad earned FIU's first ever C-USA crown. For the week, FIU won eight titles, with seven of them coming in individual events. Gustafsdottir led the way with three titles, while Scalia had two. The duo also set school records in two individual events each.
This year's NCAA Championships will take place in Greensboro, N.C. Gustafsdottir and Scalia will begin action at 10 a.m. on Thursday in the 200 IM. If they were to advance, the 200 IM finals will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday night. Backstroke action for Scalia will begin on Friday at 10 a.m.
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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/.
