MIAMI (Nov. 1, 2019) - FIU swim and dive opened up the weekend strong, leading Miami 147-95 and Illinois 151-92 through the first day of competition. 

While the divers dominated at the UC Pool on the University of Miami campus, the swimmers achieved success in the lanes, taking first place in eight of 11 events to end the day on a high note.

From the 3-meter board Rachel Foord took first with a score of 330.30, while Maha Gouda landed in fourth place with a score of 281.10. On the platform, Gouda was the victor (241.65), Food took third (231.20) and Birittany Haskell took fourth (203.80). 

In the pool, the evening welcomed a win in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.52. FIU then went on to take second place in the 50 breast when Sara Gyertyanffy touched a time of 29.19. Taylor Grabenhorst and Delanie Goll took third and fourth place with times of  29.59 and 30.16, respectively. 

Lamija Medosevic took second in the 50 free (23.77), while Helga Fodor took fourth (24.20). Kasia Kolodziej won the 200 fly when she tapped at 2:01.89, followed by Emily Cordovi in third place with a time of 2:05.70. 

Grabenhorst was victorious in the 200 breast with her swim of 2:18.59 and Goll finished shortly after with her time of 2:21.18. Julia Miranda took the number one spot on the 100 back with her time of 56.55. 

Before Kolodziej was the winner in the 50 fly (25.53), Medosevic tapped third in the 200 free (1:51.13) and FIU closed out day one action picking up the final win in the 400 free relay (3:27.06).

SCHEDULE
Saturday, Nov. 2 
10:00a.m. ET - BBC
400 Medley Relay 
1000 Free
100 IM 
50 Back 
**break**
100 Breast 
100 Free
200 Back 
100 Fly
**break** 
400 IM 
200 Free Relay 
1-meter diving 

UP NEXT
FIU, Illinois and Miami are back in action tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. ET at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. 

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