MIAMI (Jan. 27, 2017) – The FIU women's swimming and diving team (9-2) will host the No. 34-ranked Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 28, at noon from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
Admission is free to the public.
The Panthers are coming off a first-place finish during the FIU Sprint Invitational (Jan. 6). FIU placed first in 14 events and swept the top three spots in 10 of them during the 15-event invitational.
On the year, FIU swimmers have registered the top times in Conference USA in 11 individual events.
Kyna Pereira leads the way with the top times in four events, including a school record in the 500 Free (4:43.81 – 11/18). The Panthers have also notched the fastest times in C-USA in all five relay events, including a school record in the 200 Free Relay (1:30.50 – 11/18). In diving,
Rebecca Quesnel has notched the top scores in the 3-meter and platform programs, while
Brittany Haskell has the top mark in the 1-meter.
Currently ranked No. 44 in CollegeSwimming.com's national poll, FIU has totaled four C-USA Swimmer of the Week honors (Pereira – Oct. 18;
Skye Carey – Oct. 25;
Naomi Ruele – Nov. 22,
Letizia Bertelli – Jan. 3), while FIU's divers have registered a league-best six C-USA Diver of the Week awards (
Rebecca Quesnel - Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 20, Jan. 3;
Brittany Haskell – Jan. 10) this season.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUSwimDive) and become a fan on Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUSwimmingAndDiving) for all the latest Swimming and Diving news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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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/.
