BOCA RATON, Fla.- The Lynn University swim teams are set to send a combined 14 individual competitors to the 2025 Division II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. from Mar. 11-15.
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The Fighting Knight men will send a record six swimmers to the National Championships as
Kamil Geisner,
Maurice Grabowski,
Vitaly Kostin,
Paul Melcer,
Max Tsyfarov and
Ryan Zasas will swim in a combined 12 individual events and four relays.
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Geisner, who was named to the All-SSC Second Team, is set to compete in the 200 Back and the 200 Fly. The Lynn freshman placed third in the 200 Back (1:45.04) at the SSC Championship and fourth in the 200 Fly (1:46.56).
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Grabowski, a First Team All-SSC selection, will swim in the 50 Free (19.48), the 100 Free (43.27), the 100 Back (47.24) and the 100 Fly (47.07). Grabowski put on a show at the 2025 SSC Championships earning the gold in the 50 Free and second in the 100 Fly, the 100 Back and the 100 Free while being named the Swimmer of the Meet.
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Kostin, named to the All-SSC First Team, is set to compete in the 200 Free (1:35.26) and the 200 Fly (1:44.06) after earning gold in both events at the SSC Championships.
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Melcer is set to swim in the 100 Back (47.53), set for Friday.
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Tsyfarov, a member of the All-SSC Third Team, will swim in the 100 Breast (53.47) and the 200 Individual Medley (1:46.47) after placing second in both at the conference championships.
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Zasas rounds out the individual events for the men, swimming in the 200 Breast (1:57.54).
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Meanwhile, the men are set to compete in the 400 Free (2:55.95) and 800 Free (6:33.54) Relays as well as the 200 Medley (1:27.23) and 400 Medley (3:10.33) Relays.
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On the women's side, Lynn is set to send a staggering eight swimmers to the championships for 21 individual events and five relays including
Mariele De Santis,
Laura Dekoninck,
Lydia Douthit,
Lexi Lundell,
Luna Mertins,
Malaika Schneider,
Luz Tapia and
Ally Webster.
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De Santis, a member of the All-SSC Second Team, is set to compete in the 400 Individual Medley (4:21.81), the 200 Individual Medley (2:04.15), the 200 Fly (2:02.25) and the 200 Back (1:59.45). She earned a spot on the podium at the SSC Championships, claiming third in the 200 Fly.
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Dekoninck, a Second Team All-SSC selection, will compete in four events including the 100 Free (50.36), the 100 Back (54.93), the 200 Free (1:49.89) and the 50 Free (22.85).
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Douthit is set to swim in the 100 Fly (55.28) in her first season as a Fighting Knight.
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Lundell, a Third Team All-SSC selection, will swim in both the 100 Breast (1:01.92) and the 200 Breast (2:14.69) after claiming second in the 200 Breast at the SSC Championships.
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Mertins, a member of the All-SSC First Team, is set to compete in the 100 Free (48.33), the 100 Back (52.75), the 100 Fly (51.85), and the 50 Free (22.39) while being marked as the top-seed in both the 100 Fly and the 100 Free. Mertins pieced together an incredible SSC Championship run, claiming the gold in all four events while setting Division II records in the 100 Fly and 100 Free. She was named the outright Swimmer of the Meet.
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Schneider will swim in the 100 Breast (1:02.46) for her second season in a row to compete at Nationals.
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Tapia, a Second Team All-SSC selection, will compete in three events including the 200 Free (1:49.25), 500 Free (4:56.54), and 100 Free (50.57). The freshman placed third in the 200 Free at the conference championships back in February.
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Webster rounds out the individual Fighting Knight selections, set to swim in both the 200 Individual Medley (2:03.70) and the 400 Individual Medley (4:25.62).
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The women are also set to compete in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.29), 400 Free Relay (3:21.76), 800 Free Relay (7:25.06), 200 Medley Relay (1:40.13), and the 400 Medley Relay (3:39.75).
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Men's Psych Sheets
Men's Relay Sheets
Women's Psych Sheets
Women's Relay Sheets
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Lynn Competition Schedule
Tuesday, Mar. 11th
800 Free Relay (W)
800 Free Relay (M)
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Wednesday, Mar. 12th
200 IM (W) -
De Santis, Webster
200 IM (M) -
Tsyfarov
50 Free (W) -
Dekoninck, Mertins
50 Free (M) -
Grabowski
200 Medley Relay (W)
200 Medley Relay (M)
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Thursday, Mar. 13th
100 Fly (W) -
Douthit, Mertins
100 Fly (M) -
Grabowski
400 IM (W) -
De Santis, Webster
200 Free (W) -
Dekoninck, Tapia
200 Free (M) -
Kostin
400 Medley Relay (W)
400 Medley Relay (M)
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Friday, Mar. 14th
500 Free (W) -
Tapia
100 Back (W) -
Dekoninck, Mertins
100 Back (M) -
Grabowski, Melcer
100 Breast (W) -
Lundell, Schneider
100 Breast (M) -
Tsyfarov
200 Fly (W) -
De Santis
200 Fly (M) -
Geisner, Kostin
200 Free Relay (W)
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Saturday, Mar. 15th
100 Free (W) -
Dekoninck, Mertins, Tapia
100 Free (M) -
Grabowski
200 Back (W) -
De Santis
200 Back (M) -Â
Geisner
200 Breast (W) -
Lundell
200 Breast (M) -
Zasas
400 Free Relay (W)
400 Free Relay (M)