Sharks Women’s Swimming Crowned SSC Champions

For the fifth time in program history, the NSU’s women’s swimming team earned the Sunshine State Conference crown, becoming the outright leader in conference championships in the SSC. The men’s team fought until the end, coming up just short of first-place Tampa, who won their first title in program history.

TOP PERFORMERS:

  • Emma Sundstedt earned her third-consecutive gold medal in the women’s 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:37.64, an NCAA B-Cut time and just .11 seconds from her championship record.
  • Cassandra Wright won the second gold medal of the night for the Sharks in the 200 backstroke, finishing with an NCAA B-Cut winning time of 1:58.06.
  • Samuel Brettmann earned the gold in the men’s 200 breaststroke, posting a personal-best time of 1:58.50.
  • Alec Dawson earned the silver in the men’s 100 freestyle in 44.10 and Jenna Johns brought home the bronze on the women’s side in 50.75.
  • Caily Friel finished second in the women’s 200 breaststroke with an NCAA B-Cut time of 2:14.67.
  • Both the women’s (Wright, Amilia Nusbaum, Sundstedt, Johns) and men’s (Dawson, Aleksei Averchenko, Jonathan Yanello, Magnus Poulsen) 400 freestyle relays finished second with times of 3.23.96 and 2:57.86, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • In the men’s 100 freestyle, Lliam Dolan posted a personal-best 45.66.
  • In the women’s and men’s 200 backstroke, seven Sharks qualified for the championship/consolation finals, and all seven of them posted personal bests.
  • Friel cut off almost three seconds from her personal-best in the 200 breast and Molly Griswold also posted a personal-best time to advance to the championship final along with Elizabeth Zubero.
  • Brettmann recorded a personal-best 1:58.56 to take the top seed in the men’s 200 breast.

BEYOND THE MEDALS:

  • In the prelims alone, the Sharks tallied 13 NCAA B-Standard times.
  • Out of those who qualified for the Championship or Competition Finals, 13 Sharks posted personal bests during preliminaries.
  • During the finals, 13 Sharks posted personal bests.

UP NEXT:

The Sharks will continue their championship season preparation. Up next, the 2020 NCAA DII National Championships held in Greensboro, N.C. March 12-15.