DENVER, Colorado (Oct. 19, 2018) – FIU's divers opened up day one of Dual-A-Pool-Ooza with a 13 point advantage over the University of Denver.
 
Bolstered by a complete sweep from the springboard, freshman Maha Gouda, sophomore Rachel Foord and redshirt junior Brittany Haskell impressed from the 3-meter today.
 
 "I am happy with the results today. The divers are showing consistency in the corrections and improvement," said diving head coach Rio Ramirez.
 
Freshman standout, Gouda dominated the 3-meter and ended the day with a score of 308.05. First, second and third place in the event were all acquired by Panthers, which put them in a early 16-3 lead over the Pioneers.
 
In the lanes, the swimmers captured 4 of 11 events. Opening up the evening with a time of 3:52.52 in the 400 Medley Relay tallying four points to Denver's 13.
 
Stephanie Hussey registered a first-place finish in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 10:38.77, coming in 7.49 seconds quicker than Denver's Andi Johnston.
 
After, Freshman Helga Fodor picked up a second-place finish in the 100 Freestyle, senior captain Naomi Ruele recorded FIU's third victory in the 50 Backstroke with a time of 25.95. Sophomore Sara Gyertynaffy, tallied another Panther victory in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:08.10.
 
Hussey continued to be a force for the Panthers. She picked up the fourth win of the evening in the 500 Freestyle when she outperformed the competition and completed the event with a time of 5:10.13.

Unable to build on the momentum set by Ruele, Gyertynaffy and Hussey the Panthers ended the day in a 36 point deficit. The meet concluded with a loss of 94-130.
 
FIU returns to El Pomar Natatorium tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. to face Tulane.  
 
For FIU vs. Denver results click here. For full day one results click here.
 
Saturday – October 20, 2018
9:30 a.m. – Swimming Session II
(FIU vs. Tulane)
200 Medley Relay
500 Free
200 Fly
100 Free
200 Back
100 Breast
50 Fly
200 Free
400 IM
200 Free Relay
 
Following Session II – Diving – One Board
 
2:30 p.m. – Swimming Session III
(FIU vs. Rice)
100 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Breast
50 Free
200 Fly
100 Back
200 Free
50 Breast
100 IM
400 Free Relay

SOCIAL MEDIA
Get all the latest information on the team by following on Twitter (@FIUSwimDive), Facebook (@FIUSwimmingandDiving) and on Instagram (@FIU_Swim_Dive). General athletic news can also be found at @FIUSports on Facebook and @FIUAthletics on Twitter and Instagram.
400 Free Relay