MIAMI - Swimming and Diving opened their season Wednesday afternoon against the Miami Hurricanes in a dual-meet, falling 167.5-107.5 from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
The Panthers added with six top three finishes and three first place finishes.
FIU saw a strong performance in the Women 100-yard breaststroke with
Ingrid Huszar taking 1
st place with a time of 1:04:61 while fifth-year
Delaine Goll took 2
nd place with a posted time of 1:05:05.
Sophomore
Nicole Frank posted 1
st place finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke finishing with a time of a 2:20:03 and the 200-yard IM, clocking in at 2:06:23.
Freshman
Diana Santamaria placed 3
rd in the 50-yard Free in her FIU debut, posting a time of 23.83.
Sophomore
Emma Becker added with a personal-best of 2:07:69 in the 200-yard IM, her best time in her dual-meet career.
In addition, sophomore
Oumy Diop placed third in the 100-yard Butterfly with a 57.58 recorded time.
In the relays, the team of Santamaria, Huszar, Diop, and
Jessica Shpilko took second in the 200-yard medley relay with a posted time of 1:43.12. FIU took third in the 400-yard relay as Diop, Shpilko,
Ana Luiza Daisson, and
Harliai Curthoys-Davies recorded a 3:32:73 time.
On the diving side, FIU shined placing a pair of top finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter.
Ruska Lehtonen took first place on the 1-meter with 252.30 points while
Alexa Lemus Hernandez and
Mikaela Starr took second and third spots.
In the 3-meter, freshman
Kristina Keenan added with a total score of 265.20 in her Panther debut while Lehtonen and Lemus followed along with solid performances.
UP NEXT
FIU prepares for the TYR Classic, hosted at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center from Friday, October. 6 and Saturday, October. 7.
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