Sunshine State Conference

Miller McGhin | Lynn University Athletics

OCALA, Fla. – The first day of the 2025 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with Nova Southeastern taking a 10-point lead over Tampa in the women's standings (58-48) after claiming first in the 800 free relay. Meanwhile, Tampa’s 58 points give it an early 18-point lead over Florida Southern and Lynn who are each tied at 40 points in the men’s standings.
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Top Performances: The team of Emilia Ronningdale, May Lowy, Ilaria Murzilli, and Kristina Orban took the gold for the Sharks tonight tying the SSC 2024-25 top time in the 800 Freestyle Relay, finishing the race with a time of 7:21.54. As the leadoff leg of the relay, Ronningdale set a SSC Championship meet record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:46.92, surpassing her previous record of 1:47.04 set in 2023.
 
On the men's side, Tampa picked up the win in the 800 free relay with a time of 6:24.70. The team consisted of members Caleb Brandon, Parker Knollman, Jacob Hamlin and Rafael Ponce De Leon.

The championship resumes on Thursday, February 13th at 10:00 AM with Day 2 prelims.