MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Lynn University men's and women's swimming teams delivered a dominant performance at the second annual Florida Tech Classic on Friday, sweeping the team standings behind 21 event victories and numerous meet-record performances.
The Fighting Knights women's team captured first place with 905 points, finishing ahead of St. Thomas (641.5), Indian River State College (564.5) and Florida Tech (505). The men's team also secured the top spot with 821.5 points, followed by Indian River State College (723), St. Thomas (599.5) and Florida Tech (528).Â
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
Women'sÂ
-Â Tapia led the Fighting Knights with three individual victories, setting meet records in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.54), 200-yard freestyle (1:51.39) and 100-yard freestyle (50.95), earning NCAA Division II B-standard times in all three eventsÂ
-Â De Santis captured two individual victories with meet-record performances in the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.86) and 400-yard individual medley (4:23.48). She also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.50), recording an NCAA B-standard timeÂ
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Lydia Douthit swept the butterfly events, winning the 100-yard butterfly in a meet-record time of 53.47 and the 200-yard butterfly in 1:59.54.
Ciara Twomey finished runner-up in both events with times of 55.91 and 2:05.37, respectivelyÂ
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Eva Stacey added another individual victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:29.00), while
Adel Pal earned runner-up honors in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.41) and third place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.45)Â
-Â The quartet of Drons,
Alexis Mihok, Wiltshire and Zavalaga captured first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a meet-record time of 1:34.10Â
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Ala Piascinska, Wiltshire, Douthit and Drons combined to win the 200-yard medley relay, setting another meet record in 1:43.27Â
-Â Mihok, Pal, Tapia and Zavalaga secured the 400-yard freestyle relay title with a meet-record time of 3:26.72Â
Men's:Â
-Â Tsyfarov led the men's team with three individual victories, winning the 100-yard breaststroke in a meet-record time of 52.99, the 200-yard breaststroke (2:00.81) and the 100-yard individual medley with another meet-record performance of 49.40Â
-Â Agogeri swept the distance freestyle events, capturing first place in the 500-yard freestyle (4:27.34) and 1,000-yard freestyle (9:21.59), setting meet records and achieving NCAA Division II B-standard times in both. Agogeri also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.87)Â
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Xavier Washington secured two individual victories in the backstroke events, winning the 100-yard backstroke (48.73) and 200-yard backstroke (1:47.98)Â
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Mike Topchanalis captured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a meet-record time of 48.06, earning an NCAA Division II B-standard timeÂ
-Â Georgios Fykatas, Tsyfarov, Topchanalis and
Brady Moore combined to win the 200-yard medley relay, setting a meet record with a time of 1:28.30Â
-Â Luke Labrose added two third-place finishes, clocking 4:04.42 in the 400-yard individual medley and tying for third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.51)Â
-Â Fykatas contributed a pair of third-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (49.40) and 200-yard backstroke (1:50.06), while
Eli Spivak finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:41.38)Â
-Â The men's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Moore, Topchanalis,
Sam Swanson and
Patrick Deevy placed third (1:20.98), while the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Agogeri, Washington,
Jack Budd and
Josh Wilkinson also earned third-place honors (3:01.55)
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights return to the pool on Friday, Nov. 6, for the first day of a two-day meet against Nova Southeastern University.
