MIAMI (Nov. 2, 2019) - The FIU swim and dive team wrapped up the weekend against two Power-5 opponents on a perfect 2-0 note, improving to 4-3 on the season. 

Over the course of two days, FIU downed Illinois 271-177 and went on to beat Miami 267-180 to complete a perfect weekend in the pool. 

Saturday's action opened up with the 400 medley relay, in which the Panther team of Julia Miranda, Taylor Grabenhorst, Kasia Kolodziej and Lamija Medosevic took first place with a time of 3:45.69, while the team of Michaela Trnkova, Delaine Goll, Emily Codovi and Helga Fodor landed in second-place with a time of 3:52.96.

Rachel Whitaker and Chole Hampson battled in the 1000 free, landing the fourth and fifth-place with times of 10:45.58 and 11:04.96, respectively. Soon after, Sara Gyertyanffy was the winner of the 100 IM with her swim of 58.03.Goll and Eriana Temperino followed in the number three and four spot. 

Miranda notched second in the 50 back event touching .13 shy of first-place and Melannie Vargas followed in third place. Grabenhorst went on to win the 100 breast (1:03.71) and Gyertyanffy came in second (1:04.19). 

Medosevic followed with a victorious performance in the 100 free (50.98) while Fodor chased and took third-place (52.00). Miranda went on to win the 200 back event (2:02.92) and Kasia Kolodziej won the 100 fly when she touched at 56.31.

The 400 IM was won by Grabenhorst who tapped first at 4:30.21 and FIU tapped second in the 200 medley relay to conclude the race in the pool. The team of Medosevic, Fodor, Gyertyanffy and Sanchez swam a time of 1:35.02. 

Maha Gouda took home a dub from the 1-meter event with her score of 293.35 and Rachel Foord followed in third-place (280.55) to lift the Panthers to wins over both opponents. 

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The Panthers will hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to West Lafayette, Indiana to compete in the Purdue Invite on Nov. 21-23.

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