DAY 2 RECAP: 2019 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championship
NSU's Maslova breaks 400 IM overall record, Three total meet records fall
By: Wil Fisackerly | Florida Southern College Athletic Communications
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The second day of the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with the top two unchanged in the women’s standings as Tampa increased its lead over Nova Southeastern to 27 points (482-455) and each team winning two events. The men’s standings also remain unchanged from Thursday, as first-place Nova Southeastern increased their lead over second-place Tampa to 63 points (455-392). Florida Southern rounded out the top three, 30 points behind the Sharks with 362 points.
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Top Performances:
Nova Southeastern freshman Sasha Maslova set a new SSC Championship meet record, winning the 400-individual medley with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:16.21. The Spartans had the last word on Thursday night, winning the 400-medley relay and coming out ahead of the Sharks by just .06 seconds. In addition to Maslova's overall and meet records in the 400 IM, four addition top times for the season were set on day two.
On the men’s side, Florida Southern senior Matthew Holmes successfully defended his SSC title in the men’s 400-IM, breaking his own SSC Meet record (set at last year’s SSC Championship) with a time of 3:49.32. Tampa senior Cam Newton broke the six-year-old men’s 200-freestyle SSC Meet record set by Florida Southern’s Jeb Halfacre with a time of 1:36.57, breaking the last remaining SSC Meet record that was set in the leadoff leg of a relay. Five total top times were set on Day 2.
Day 2 Medalists (*indicate SSC Championship Meet Records, **indicate SSC Records)
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 1:31.93
2. Nova Southeastern 1:33.56
3. Saint Leo 1:33.94
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 1:20.48
1. Nova Southeastern 1:20.48
3. Florida Southern 1:20.69
Women’s 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Sasha Maslova FR Nova Southeastern 4:16.21*
2. Sarah Hughes SR Lynn 4:19.08
3. Courtney Sherwood FR Tampa 4:19.60
Men’s 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Matthew Holmes SR Florida Southern 3:49.32*
2. Matias Lopez SO Florida Southern 3:52.25
3. Samuel Brettmann SO Nova Southeastern 3:53.09
Women’s 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Elizabeth Zubero JR Nova Southeastern 55.48
2. Mckenzie Street SR Tampa 55.72
3. Anja Oca FR Tampa 55.74
Men’s 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Magnus Poulsen JR Nova Southeastern 47.10
2. Luke Hene JR Tampa 47.43
3. Andre Richardson JR Tampa 47.59
Women’s 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Katie Moore SR Florida Southern 1:48.54
2. Emma Sundstedt SO Nova Southeastern 1:49.25
3. Hana Van Loock SO Tampa 1:49.80
Men’s 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Cam Newton SR Tampa 1:36.57*
2. Nico Campbell SR Florida Southern 1:37.23
3. Luka Planinc SR Florida Southern 1:37.58
Women’s 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 3:44.96
2. Nova Southeastern 3:45.02
3. Lynn 3:46.26
Men’s 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 3:13.95
2. Nova Southeastern 3:14.25
3. Florida Southern 3:15.71
Day 2 Team Scores