Tampa Swimming Heads to Final Day of SSC Championships

ORLANDO, Fla. - The third day of the Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships came to a close Saturday night. As promised, day three was just as exciting as the previous two. There was no lull in the action as eight SSC records fell, as well as, nine Championship records.

Additionally, the University of Tampa men's 200 Medley Relay set a new school record with a time of 1:28.15. The new record-holders include Jordan Augier, Wayne Denswil, Runar Borgen and Jeremy Parker.

The performances from today bring the aggregate totals to 19 SSC and 28 meet record breaking performances in the three days of action. The standings have shifted as Florida Southern has taken the lead from Nova Southeastern in the Men's team standings. Nova Southeastern retains the women's team lead, but Florida Southern has jumped Tampa in the Women's team standings. Below is a brief overview of the day's action.

Team Standings
Women
Nova Southeastern - 656.5
Florida Southern - 556.5
Tampa - 527
Saint Leo - 288
Lynn - 264
Florida Tech - 228
Rollins - 174

Men
Florida Southern - 606
Nova Southeastern - 576
Tampa - 542
Saint Leo - 391
Florida Tech - 289
Rollins - 114

Day three Preliminaries, Records broken:
There was more record breaking action to kick-start the day, as Marco Palacios of Florida Southern set a new SSC Championships record in the Men's 100 Backstroke with a time of 47.74. Rebecca Matthews of Lynn set a new SSC record for the Women's 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:01.33. She dethrones her current teammate Tyne Potgieter (1:02.39) who set the record just last year, on the exact date. Also setting a new SSC Championship record in the prelims was Anton Lobanov of Nova Southeastern by posting a men's 100 Breaststroke time of 54.12.

Day two Finals, Records broken:
The finals started in dramatic fashion much like all the previous sessions. Daniel Bis of Saint Leo set a new SSC record for the Men's 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:22.50. Marco Palacios of Florida Southern improved his record time for the Men's 100 Backstroke he set in prelims with a new SSC record of 47.15. Rebecca Matthews of Lynn also improved her record-breaking performance from earlier in the day and set a new SSC record in Women's 100 Breaststroke with a 1:00.88 time. Anton Lobanov of Nova Southeastern shattered the SSC record in men's 100 breaststroke with by setting the new time at 52.00 which was 1.13 seconds faster than the previous record. Courtney DeVeny of Nova Southeastern set another SSC record this time in the Women's 200 Fly. DeVeny set the record by posting a time of (2:01.20). Florida Southern's Rau Garrastazu bested his previous SSC record he established in the Men's 200 Butterfly with a new record time of 1:46.49. Nova Southeastern's Women capped the day off by setting a new SSC record in the 800 Freestyle relay with a time of 7:22.67.

Women's 500 Freestyle medalists:
1 Crenshaw, Alli JR Southern (4:54.70)
2 Brittany Bayes, FR Tampa (4:58.10)
3 Yelle, Madison FR Nova (5:01.40)

Women's 100 Backstroke medalists:
1 Raz, Dar SO FIT (55.36)
2 Reynolds, Lauren JR Southern (55.63)
3 Wahlstrom, Emma SO Nova (56.15)

Women's 100 Breaststroke medalists:
1 Matthews, Rebecca JR Lynn (1:00.88)
2 Westman, Malin FR Nova (1:02.57)
3 Potgieter, Tyne SR Lynn (1:02.69)

Women's 200 Butterfly medalists:
1 DeVeny, Courtney FR Nova (2:01.20)
2 Lawrenz, Emma SR Nova (2:03.34)
3 Jesse North, SO Tampa (2:06.86)

Women's 800 Medley relay medalists:
1 Nova Southeastern (7:22.67)
2 Tampa (7:28.90)
3 Florida Southern (7:30.51)

Men's 500 Freestyle Medalists:
1 Bis, Daniel FR Saint Leo (4:22.50)
2 Marin, Jesus SO Southern (4:29.59)
3 Woodrow, Blake FR Nova (4:31.01)

Men's 100 Backstroke medalists:
1 Palacios, Marco SO Southern (47.15)
2 Trenda, Pawel JR Saint Leo (48.33)
3 Gimenez, Diego SO Southern (48.83)

Men's 100 Breaststroke medalists:
1 Lobanov, Anton FR Nova (52.00)
2 Jasso, Luis FR Southern (55.47)
3 Wayne Denswil, FR Tampa (55.61)

Men's 200 Butterfly medalists:
1 Garrastazu, Raul JR Southern (1:46.49)
2 Victor Philaire, FR Tampa (1:48.50)
3 Zane Hranac, SR Tampa (1:48.81)

Men's 800 Medley relay medalists:
1 Florida Southern (6:34.42)
2 Nova Southeastern (6:36.14)
3 Tampa (6:36.90)

Action from the YMCA Aquatics Center is slated to begin at 10 a.m. for day three of the SSC Swimming Championship's. A full comprehensive list of the action, live video, and real-time stats can be found at Championship Central

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