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TYR Final Day 1
Michael Berlfein (FIU Athletics)

Swimming and Diving Achilles Carmenate

Swim and Dive Takes 1st at TYR Fall Classic

Panthers performed well in first home meet of 2022

MIAMI (Oct. 8, 2022) – Women's Swimming and Diving hosted the final day of the Fall TYR Classic, Saturday morning, taking 1st place with a score of 533.
 
FIU was even stronger in the swim events on day two with seven race wins, including a sweep of the relay races.
 
Sophomore Christie Chue put in another dominant performance with two more individual wins, taking the 200-Breast (2:18.64) and the 200-IM (2:04.26).
 
Freshman Harliai Curthoys-Davies added another win in her young career, winning the 100-Free with a time of 51.56. She just missed the meet record by .50.
 
Also getting an individual win was senior Lamija Medosevic. She came out on top of the 200-Back with a time of 2:05.58.
 
The team of Gia Pergolini, Chue, Kasia Kolodziej and Medosevic clocked a winning time of 1:45.89 in the 200-Medley Relay. In the 400-Free relay, Medosevic, Curthoys-Daives, Eriana Temperino and Mia Zahab took first with a 3:29.53.
 
FIU divers were also strong in the final day of competition.
 
Maha Gouda finished first in the 3-Meter with a 321.83, sweeping the dive competitions. Serena Buchwald scored points for the team with a 277.05 and freshman Ruska Lehtonen qualified for NCAA Zones with a 291.83.
 
The Panthers won 13 of 18 events on the weekend, led wire-to-wire and took home the first victory of the season.
 
TYR Fall Classic Final Standings
1. FIU – 533
2. FAU – 483
3. Keiser – 385
4. Lynn – 346
5. FIT – 324
6. St. Thomas - 312
 
FULL RESULTS

UP NEXT
Swim and Dive will be back in the pool October 28 and 29 when they host Liberty University in a dual meet. Day one of competition will start at 5 p.m. ET and day two will start at 10 a.m. ET, all at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Maha Gouda

Maha Gouda

Diving
Junior
Kasia Kolodziej

Kasia Kolodziej

Butterfly/Freestyle
5' 7"
Sophomore
Lamija Medosevic

Lamija Medosevic

Freestyle/Backstroke
5' 7"
Sophomore
Eriana Temperino

Eriana Temperino

Freestyle/Butterfly
5' 4"
Sophomore
Christie Chue

Christie Chue

Breastroke/Freestyle
Sophomore
Mia Zahab

Mia Zahab

Butterfly/IM
Senior
Serena Buchwald

Serena Buchwald

Diving
Graduate Student
Ruska Lehtonen

Ruska Lehtonen

Diving
Freshman
Harliai Curthoys-Davies

Harliai Curthoys-Davies

Freestyle/Backstroke
Freshman
Gia  Pergolini

Gia Pergolini

Backstroke/Freestyle
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maha Gouda

Maha Gouda

Junior
Diving
Kasia Kolodziej

Kasia Kolodziej

5' 7"
Sophomore
Butterfly/Freestyle
Lamija Medosevic

Lamija Medosevic

5' 7"
Sophomore
Freestyle/Backstroke
Eriana Temperino

Eriana Temperino

5' 4"
Sophomore
Freestyle/Butterfly
Christie Chue

Christie Chue

Sophomore
Breastroke/Freestyle
Mia Zahab

Mia Zahab

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Serena Buchwald

Serena Buchwald

Graduate Student
Diving
Ruska Lehtonen

Ruska Lehtonen

Freshman
Diving
Harliai Curthoys-Davies

Harliai Curthoys-Davies

Freshman
Freestyle/Backstroke
Gia  Pergolini

Gia Pergolini

Freshman
Backstroke/Freestyle