Spartan Swimming Easily Knocks Off Lynn

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams traveled to Lynn University, easily defeating the Sunshine State Conference opponent.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Men's Score: No. 5 Tampa 231, Lynn 31
Women's Score: No. 2 Tampa 159, Lynn 103

Location: Benson Alex Riseman Aquatics Center | Tampa, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• There was a total of 28 events in the meet.
• UT's men took first in each of the 14 races.
• The Spartan women won seven events.

TOP PERFORMERS (MEN):

• UT began the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. A time of 1:33.77 came from Patrick Fry, Jared Mindek, Ben Castro and Santiago Aguilera.
• Hayden Curley championed the 1,000 Free in 9:33.94. Curley also won the 500 Free, being clocked at 4:36.04.
• The 200 Free also went to the Spartans, with Joe Bozzi taking the victory in 1:42.75.
• In the 100 Back, Parker Knollman's time of 52.69 was good for first place. Knollman would later win the 200 Back with a finish of 1:55.66.
• After a relay win, Mindek won the 100 Breast with a time of 58.14.
• Winn Aung had a time of 1:53.68 to win the 200 Fly.
• The 50 Free was won by Vincent Smith with a first-place time of 21.99.
• Aguilera was the first-place finisher in the 100 Free with a time of 46.70.
• Aramis Rivera had a time of 2:06.23 to win the 200 Breast.
• Castro was first in the 100 Fly, posting a time of 50.17.
• The 200 IM was won by Ian Morgan as his time of 1:59.10 was the lone sub-2:00 finish.
• UT sealed its victory with a first-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. A time of 3:07.23 came from Knollman, Rivera, Brandon and Kenan Dean.

TOP PERFORMERS (WOMEN):

• Alexa Turco won the first individual event, the 1,000 Free. Her winning time was 10:49.98.
• The 100 Back went to Tampa's Ava Borowski with a winning time of 58.73.
• Tampa's Julia Augustsson was first in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:06.26.
• Tilde Morin was the fastest in the 50 Free with a time of 24.06.
• Kim McCaffrey took first in the 200 Back at 2:08.17.
• In the 200 Breast. Brooke Punnewaert was the winner with a time of 2:26.71.
• The Spartans took the final event, the 400 Free Relay in 3:33.68. The team included Morin, Roma Vrijhof, Sierra Gillan and Emily Van De Wiele.

UP NEXT:

Tampa returns home for a pair of meets against Saint Leo University. The meet will span two days, including Saturday, November 19, and Sunday, November 20.