Florida Atlantic vs Keiser
- October 18, 2024
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: FAU Sports
BOCA RATON, Fla – The Florida Atlantic men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams completed their first home meet of the season on Friday afternoon against Keiser.
The Owls swept the meet with the women taking a commanding 234 to 64 victory that included 14 event victories along the way. The men finished the meet with a 172 to 128 win that saw seven events taken by the Owls.
Women
- The day started with quick success for the Owls, taking first and second in the women’s 200 medley relay. The team of Aura Vilarrasa, Ludo Pavia, Dolores Margni, and Izzy Jones won in a time of 1:45.34
- Talitha McEwan continued her strong season with a win in the 1000 free (10:29.42), an event that saw an Owls one-two-three sweep
- The sweeps carried over with Florida Atlantic taking 1-2-3 in the 200 free led by Cica Carvalho in a time of 1:54.34. Carvalho also led an Owls sweep in the 500 free, taking the win in a time of 5:03.46
- Amelia Robertson led an Owls one-two finish in the 100 back finishing first (59.09) with Megan Drover-Smith right behind (1:00.34). Robertson later guided an Owls sweep in the 200 back, winning with a time of 2:05.82
- The 100 breast was no different than the back, with Owls going one-two led by Bilú Bianchi (1:04.51). Bianchi also was victorious in the 200 breast (2:22.56)
- Taking the event’s top two finishes didn’t stop, with Margni (2:04.54) and Carvalho (2:06.85) finishing first and second in the 200 fly
- Florida Atlantic had a third sweep in the 50 free with Izzy Jones (24.16), Bry Bellile (24.29), and Pavia (24.44) taking the top three spots
- Lola Dragosavac led the Owls to 1-2-3-4 finishes in both the 1m and 3m diving. Dragosavac scored 245.78 on the 1m and 260.40 on the 3m
- Yasemine Safargar took the win in the 200 IM (2:10.25)
Men
- Timo Paisley gave the Owls their first victory of the day on the men side in the 200 free (1:39.69) with Daniel Laureyssens right behind (1:40.08)
- Paisley then led an Owls sweep in the 100 free, winning in a time of 45.70 with Laureyssens (45.91) and Logan Thornsberry (46.49) completing the sweep
- Shortly after, Kaan Nalcaci guided the Owls to a one-two finish in the 200 back (1:53.95)
- Freshman Matthew Hand continues to make waves, winning the 200 breast in a time of 2:05.91
- The Owls had another one-two finish, this time in the 500 free led by another freshman, James Shevchenko winning the event in a time of 4:35.47
- A second Owls sweep came in the 200 IM with Ryan Stahl (1:56.46), Nick Shaffer (1:56.83), and Hand (1:58.48) taking the top three spots
The Owls will host their annual Alumni and Family Meet, homecoming weekend, Saturday, November 2. After that the Owls will get a much deserved break before heading on the road for the Patriot Invitational hosted by George Mason, Thursday Nov. 21 through Saturday Nov. 23.
Courtesy: Keiser Athletics
No. 1 Keiser University women’s swimming team dropped their first dual meet of the season on Friday evening in Boca Raton, Fla. to Division I Florida Atlantic, 234-64. The Seahawks took home wins in the 100-Yard Freestyle and the 100-Yard Butterfly.
Keiser’s next meet will be Wednesday, October 30, when they travel to Rollins College for a dual at 12:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
- Keiser opened the day with a third-place result in the 200-Yard Medley Relay with Zselyke Papp, Kate Vorontsova, Danai Sofoulis, and Timea Aspegren touching the wall at 1:48.95
- Lorie Seranski nearly took second in the 100-Yard Backstroke, but had to settle for third with a time of 1:00.71
- Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen followed that up with a third-place finish in the 100-Yard Breaststroke and a time of 1:05.53
- Luiza Bersi made it three in a row with a 2:07.32 performance in the 200-Yard Butterfly
- After a short break in the action, Ines Laurent grabbed the first win for KU in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 52.56
- Biltoft-Jensen hit the podium again in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:26.27
- In the 100-Yard Butterfly, Bersi took the top spot with a touch at 55.97
- In her first career 200-Yard IM, Laurent finished second with a time of 2:12.32
- Laurent ended the day responsible for 15 points for the Seahawks with Bersi just behind her at 12
Keiser’s next meet will be Wednesday, October 30 when they travel to Rollins College for a dual at 12:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
No. 1 Keiser University men’s swimming & diving team came up short in their dual meet against Division I Florida Atlantic, falling 172 to 128 on Friday evening in Boca Raton, Fla. The Seahawks earned nine wins in the dual with Juan Gonzalez breaking his own record in the 1-Meter Dive and breaking the 3-Meter Dive record.
Keiser will be back on the road on Thursday, October 30 for a dual meet with Rollins College at 12:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
- The head-to-head matchup started with Matheus Queiroz, Noel De Geus, Jake Hutchinson and Angel Margaritov placing first in the 200-Meter Medley Relay with a time of 1:32.00.
- Nicklas Pedersen, Alex Kusik, Jet Fuhrmann, and Hanno Boeckmann followed with a second-place performance with a time of 1:32.77
- In the 1000-Yard Freestyle, Alexander Menzel claimed first place with a time of 9:36.82.
- Keiser then had Carlos Trinidad place third in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:43.72
- Hutchinson claimed a top-finish in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 49.43
- De Geus was flying on his first place finish in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 54.87
- Austin Bryson placed fourth in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:59.79
- The Seahawks picked up another first-place finish in the 50-Yard Freestyle with Boeckmann, with a time of 20.92.
- Juan Gonzalez claimed his first-place finish in the 3-Meter Dive with a score of 351.75
- De Gues claimed another top-3 finish in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:06.11
- Soon after, Menzel clocked a third-place finish in the 500-Yard Freestyle, touching at 4:43.06
- Hutchinson claimed first place in the 100-Yard Butterfly, touching the wall at 48.24, a new personal best
- On the 1-meter board, Gonzalez collected first-place once more with a score of 332.78
- In the final event of the meet, Queiroz, Fuhrmann, Boeckmann and Hutchinson finished the day in first with a time of 3:02.91
Keiser will be back on the road on Thursday, October 30 for a dual meet with Rollins College at 12:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
