The women’s team swam to two new program records on the evening and had multiple athletes finish with personal bests.
For the men, sitting in third place after the conclusion of three days, they saw three Owls crowned ASUN Conference champions. Laureyssens caught everyone’s attention in the 200 free, qualifying for the NCAA Championships once again.
QUICK HITS
Men
- The 100 fly was the first final of the night, with Leyton Roe and Rush Clark finishing fourth and fifth in the “A” final.
- In the 400 IM, sophomore James Shevchenko swam to the top of the podium, finishing in a school record time of 3:48.22. This is Shevchenko’s second individual gold medal of these championships, and third of his career.
- Laureyssens stole the show once again in the 200 free, walking away with a new program record, championship record, conference championship, and another qualifying time to NCAAs (1:32.42).
- Freshman Simon Wright finished eighth for the Owls in the 200 free “A” final.
- On the diving board, Rocco Simonelli became a conference champion on the 3mtr after finishing with bronze last year.
- Miles Buchart was right behind Simonelli, finishing with a silver medal for a 1-2 Owls podium.
- The 400 medley relay team of Shevchenko, John Reese Taylor, Roe, and Laureyssens closed night two with a new program record time of 3:09.76 and the bronze medal.
Women
- Izzy Jones, Ludo Pavia, Talitha McEwan, and Maja Piotrowicz opened up the second night of finals with a new program record time (1:31.22) and a sixth place finish in the 200 free relay.
- In the 400 IM, Nula Gow and Olivia Ana Sprláková Zmorová qualified for the “B” final, finishing tenth and 13th respectively.
- Bella Answeeney, in her first American Championships, finished in 15th for FAU in the 100 fly “B” final.
- McEwan represented the Owls in another “A” final, this time in the 200 free finishing with a time of 1:48.98.
- In the 200 free “C” final, Presley Staretz (1:51.63) and Aura Vilarrasa (1:51.97) competed for FAU.
- Newcomer Augusta Ness qualified for the 1mtr “B” final, finishing with a score of 243.00.
- The Owls 400 medley relay team narrowly missed out on the program record, swimming 3:40.91 for a sixth place finish to close night two.
ON DECK
The Owls will be back on Friday for day three of competition with the ASUN championships beginning with prelims at 10 a.m., finals at 6 p.m. and the American championship prelims starting at 10:30 a.m., with finals beginning at 6 p.m. as well. Both meets will be televised on ESPN+.
SCHEDULE
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ROSTER
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