DAY 2 RECAP: 2018 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championship
Record Breaking Pace Continues at Championship Midway Point
By: Nate Weyan | Rollins College Athletic Communications
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A very fast Friday night saw five conference and seven meet records go down as teams continued competition at the 2018 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championship.
The Long Center is Clearwater has now produced a total of seven new conference records and 13 meet records at the midway point of the event.
Nova Southeastern continued to rack up points in both men’s and women’s divisions. The Sharks opened a 496.5 to 372.5 lead over second place Tampa. Florida Southern is third with 296 points. On the men’s side, the Sharks have 440 points with Florida Southern (385) second and Florida Tech (290) third.
FULL DAY 2 FINALS RESULTS | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | TOP TIMES/RECORDS
Top Performances:
NSU’s women’s 200-yard freestyle relay set the tone with a conference record time of 1:31.35 in the days first event. The 400-yard IM saw new conference records in both the women’s (Courtney DeVeny – NSU, 4:16.40) and men’s (Matthew Holmes – FSC, 3:50.68) races.
Magnus Poulsen of Nova Southeastern established a new conference best in the 100-yard butterfly in 46.87. The Sharks women’s 400-yard medley relay closed the day with a SSC record time of 3:41.86.
Day 1 Medalists (*indicate SSC Championship Meet Records)
Women’s 200 freestyle relay medalists:
1. Nova Southeastern 1:31.35 *Conference Record
2. Tampa 1:32.17
3. Saint Leo 1:32.33
Men’s 200 freestyle relay medalists:
1. Florida Tech 1:20.24
2. Saint Leo 1:20.70
3. Nova Southeastern 1:20.72
Women’s 400 IM medalists:
1. DeVeny, Courtney Nova Southeastern 4:16.40 D2A *Conference Record
2. Hughes, Sarah Lynn 4:24.53 D2B
3. Jacinda Whittenburg Florida Southern 4:26.22 D2B
Men’s 400 IM medalists:
1. Holmes, Matthew Florida Southern 3:50.68 D2B *Conference Record
2. Brettmann, Samuel Nova Southeastern 3:52.57 D2B
3. Norcini, Alex Rollins 3:55.39 D2B
Women’s 100 butterfly medalists:
1. Garriock, Natal Saint Leo 53.81 D2B *
2. O’Hara, Molly Tampa 54.86 D2B
3. Johns, Jenna Nova Southeastern 54.88 D2B
Men’s 100 butterfly medalists:
1. Poulsen, Magnus Nova Southeastern 46.87 D2B *Conference Record
2. Dujmic, Filip Florida Tech 47.38 D2B
3. Rocha Furtado, Victor Florida Tech 48.22 D2B
Women’s 200 freestyle medalists:
1. Sundstedt, Emma Nova Southeastern 1:47.49 D2A *
2. Van Loock, Hana Tampa 1:49.49 D2B
3. Moore, Katie Florida Southern 1:49.57 D2B
Men’s 200 freestyle medalists:
1. Campbell, Nico Florida Southern 1:37.28 D2B
2. Newton, Cam Tampa 1:37.52
3. Franz, Noah Florida Southern 1:37.73
Women’s 400 medley relay medalists:
1. Nova Southeastern 3:41.86 *Conference Record
2. Florida Southern 3:45.62
3. Tampa 3:46.41
Men’s 400 medley relay medalists:
1. Florida Southern 3:12.83
2. Nova Southeastern 3:16.59
3. Florida Tech 3:17.42
Day 1 Team Scores
Men:
Nova Southeastern – 440
Florida Southern – 385
Florida Tech – 290
Tampa – 272
Saint Leo – 191
Rollins - 100
Women:
Nova Southeastern – 496.5
Tampa – 372.5
Florida Southern – 295
Saint Leo – 219
Florida Tech – 139
Rollins – 128
Lynn - 123