SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE (SSC) – MEN AND WOMEN
- Dates: Thursday-Sunday, February 13-16th
- Location: Long Center, Clearwater, Florida
- Defending Champions: Nova Southeastern men (3x); Tampa women (1x)
- Live Video
- Championships Central
Courtesy: Sunshine State Conference
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The second day of the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with the top two unchanged in both the women’s and men’s standings as the Nova Southeastern women increased their lead over Tampa to 93 points (489.5-396.5), and the Tampa men hold a slight 49-point edge over Nova Southeastern (481-432). Over the course of day two finals, three SSC and SSC Championship Meet records were broken, two on the women’s side and one on the men’s.
Top Performances:
The Spartans saw two swimmers on the women’s side earn gold medals in Courtney Sherwood and Hana Van Loock and the Nova Southeastern Sharks picked up gold in both the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay. The NSU 400 medley relay broke two SSC and SSC Championship Meet records in one, as leadoff backstroker Cassandra Wright set a new 100 back record of 53.17 and the foursome set a new record of 3:39.58, beating the previous record by almost two seconds. Adding in a gold in the women’s 100 fly, the Sharks continue to lead the pack through day two.
On the men’s side, Tampa senior Brett Saunders set a new SSC and SSC Championship Meet record in the men’s 400 IM, posting a time of 3:51.94. The Tampa men also earned the gold in the 200 freestyle relay with a provisional time of 1:19.88, but it was the Sharks who finished the night off with a win in the 400 medley relay, just .08 seconds off the championship meet record.
Day 2 Medalists (^indicate SSC Championship Meet Records, *indicate SSC Records)
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Nova Southeastern 1:33.79
2. Rollins 1:34.22
3. Saint Leo 1:34.80
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 1:19.88
1. Nova Southeastern 1:20.20
3. Saint Leo 1:21.56
Women’s 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Courtney Sherwood SO Tampa 4:18.95
2. Sasha Maslova SO Nova Southeastern 4:19.10
3. Erin Hixenbaugh SO Tampa 4:24.34
Men’s 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Brett Saunders SR Tampa 3:46.40^*
2. Samuel Brettmann JR Nova Southeastern 3:48.81
3. Gabe Parnell SO Tampa 3:53.82
Women’s 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Jenna Johns JR Nova Southeastern 55.17
2. Elizabeth Zubero SR Nova Southeastern 55.20
3. Beatriz Olivieri So Rollins 55.38
Men’s 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Aleksei Averchenko SR Nova Southeastern 47.30
2. Magnus Poulsen SR Nova Southeastern 47.33
3. Matteo Masiero JR Nova Southeastern 48.26
Women’s 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Hana Van Loock SO Tampa 1:49.30
2. Emma Sundstedt JR Nova Southeastern 1:49.32
3. Elizaveta Bazarova SO Tampa 1:50.32
Men’s 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Jared Fitzgerald JR Tampa 1:37.05
2. Vincent Lijoi SR Nova Southeastern 1:38.00
3. Alec Dawson JR Nova Southeastern 1:38.34
Women’s 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Nova Southeastern 3:39.58^*
2. Tampa 3:46.72
3. Lynn 3:47.00
Men’s 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Nova Southeastern 3:12.08
2. Tampa 3:14.58
3. Florida Southern 3:17.25
