MIAMI — The FIU swimming & diving program hits the road for a major mid-season test this week, traveling to Columbia, Missouri, for the Mizzou Invite from Thursday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 22.
 
The Panthers will compete at the Mizzou Aquatic Center against six women's programs: McKendree, Missouri S&T, Mizzou, Southern Illinois, TCU, and Wyoming.
 
Swimming prelims begin daily at 10:30 a.m. ET, with finals sessions starting at 6:30 p.m. Relays and the 1650 freestyle will be contested as finals-only events.
 
Diving prelims are slated for 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, and 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. Diving finals will take place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, and 2:45 p.m. ET on Saturday.
 
Live results will be available via the Meet Mobile app. SEC Network+ will stream both prelims and finals on Friday and Saturday.
 
This marks FIU's second appearance at the Mizzou Invite after placing third overall at last year's meet. The event is a co-ed competition featuring eight total teams.

LAST TIME OUT
FIU closed its final meet before the mid-season invitational with a split, falling to NSU, 202–189, and rolling past Lynn, 252–139. Across the two-day competition, the Panthers tallied 21 top-three finishes, including 11 event victories.
 
Freshman Pauline Zeller continued her standout debut season with five wins. She posted victories in the 50 backstroke (25.83), 100 backstroke (55.56), and 100 butterfly (54.27), while also contributing to FIU's winning 200 medley relay (1:40.47) with Frida Stretre Løbersli, Tawannah McLemore, and Diana Santamaria, and the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.13) with Olivia Matson, McLemore, and Santamaria.
 
Zeller also helped the 400 freestyle relay team — alongside Ana Luiza Daisson, Matson, and Santamaria — secure a winning time of 3:27.88.
 
On the boards, FIU swept the platform event, led by Kristina Keenan, who scored 257.75 to earn an NCAA Zone cut. Brooke Megdall placed second (235.60), also with a Zone-qualifying score, followed by Ruska Lehtonen in third (218.70) and Sydney Soto in fifth (203.95).
 
Lehtonen also set a personal best on the 1-meter with a Zone-cut total of 281.55, followed by Keenan in second (276.60) and freshman Sofia Torstensson in sixth (236.10).

ORDER OF EVENTS

THURSDAY SCHEDULE
Swimming Prelims at 10:30 a.m.
Diving Prelims at 12:30 p.m.
Finals Session at 6:30 p.m.
Women's 3-M Final at 7:30 p.m.
 

200 Free Relay 100 Fly
400 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
Women's 3-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay

FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Swimming Prelims at 10:30 a.m.
Diving Prelims at 1:30 p.m.
Finals Session at 6:30 p.m.
Women's 1-M Final at 6:30 p.m.
 
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
Women's 1-Meter Diving
Men's 3-Meter Diving
800 Free Relay

SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Swimming Prelims at 10:30 a.m.
Platform Diving Finals at 2:45 p.m.
Finals Session at 6:30 p.m.
Fastest Heat of Mile in Finals 

200 Individual Medley
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
200 Backstroke *
1650 Freestyle (All Heats)
Platform Diving
400 Freestyle Relay