Nova Southeastern Women, Tampa Men lead after Day One of SSC Swimming Championships
OCALA, Fla. – The first day of the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with Nova Southeastern University in first place overall (58 points) after claiming the top time in the 800 free relay and 10 points ahead of the University of Tampa. Meanwhile, UTampa is at the top of the leaderboard on the men’s side (58 points), with a 10-point lead over Rollins College (48 points).
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
Top Performances: The team of Emilia Ronningdal, Zsofia Kurdi, Hailey Williams, and Kristina Orban took the gold for the Sharks tonight, breaking the championship meet record for the 800 Freestyle Relay, finishing the race with a time of 7:11.17.
On the men's side, Tampa picked up the win in the 800 free relay with a time of 6:24.37, also setting a new meet record. The team consisted of members Barnabas Fluck, Jacob Hamlin, Nick Cavic, and Josh Noll.
The championship resumes on Thursday, February 12th, at 10:00 AM with Day 2 prelims. Events for the day include the 200 IM, 50 freestyle, and 1000 freestyle. The evening finals will include the last heat of the 1000 free and 200 medley relay competitions.
Day 1 Medalists (#Indicates SSC Meet Record/*Indicates SSC Record/**Indicates NCAA Record)
Women’s 800 Free Relay Medalists:
- Nova Southeastern (7:11.17#) (Emilia Ronningdal, Zsofia Kurdi, Hailey Williams, and Kristina Orban)
- Tampa (7:21.62) (Avery Frece, McKenna Patrick, Laura Hodgson, and Lindsey Louder)
- Lynn (7:29.10) (Ally Webster, Adel Pal, Mariele De Santis, and Alexis Mihok)
Men’s 800 Free Relay Medalists:
- Tampa (6:24.37#) (Barnabas Fluck, Jacob Hamlin, Nick Cavic, and Josh Noll)
- Rollins (6:28.61) (Seth Basinger, Trey Carter, Luke Dinges, and William Slowey)
- Florida Southern (6:29.03) (Daniel Meszaros, Will Neville, Simeon Prosinski, and Peter Csicsaky)