GREENSBORO, N.C.  –The FIU swimming & diving program added two medals on the final day of competition at the 2026 American Conference Swimming & Diving Championship at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
FIU concluded the four-day championship with 990 total points to secure a fourth-place team finish.
 
The Panthers earned a pair of bronze medals to close out the meet. Sophomore Claudia Frasca captured her first individual conference medal in the 200 backstroke, placing third with a time of 1:55.92. FIU also secured bronze in the 400 free relay, as the quartet of Oumy Diop, Ana Luiza Daisson, Diana Santamaria, and Pauline Zeller posted a combined time of 3:19.53.
 
Individually, Diop added an A-final appearance in the 100 free, finishing seventh in 49.88. In the 200 breast, Nicole Frank placed sixth with a time of 2:14.87.
 
On the boards, FIU had two A-finalists, with Ruska Lehtonen (211.10) finishing seventh and Brooke Megdall (201.00) placing eighth.
 
Overall, the Panthers totaled eight medals across the championship, highlighted by a gold medal in the 200 medley relay, where FIU set both a program and American Championship record with a time of 1:36.24.
 
Zeller led the way with four total medals during the meet, including a bronze in the 100 butterfly.

AFTER DAY FOUR
Rice – 1,404.50
Liberty – 1,250
East Carolina – 1,009.50
FIU – 990
Tulane - 905.50
James Madison - 814
Marshall - 787
Florida Atlantic – 707.50
North Texas – 608
 

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