Swimming & Diving Continued Winter Training at Tri-Meet

Monday, December 19

Naples, Fla.

5:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Cincinnati (Swim Only)

12/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving

Dec. 20, 2016

Naples, Fla. -

Florida Atlantic University swimming and diving continued their winter training on Monday night at a tri-meet featuring the Cincinnati Bearcats and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Coach's Quote

"We have been training hard since our mid-season meet, and the swimmers have really stepped it up during finals and winter training," said Head Swim and Dive Coach Lara Preacco. "This showed with some fatigue throughout our meet against Georgia Tech and Cincinnati, but leaves me with total confidence in their will and ability to finish this season on a very strong note."

Making A Splash

Men

Senior John Nolte helped lead the way for the Owls against some very fast competition as he took third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.77), second in his heat, and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (46.92).
Nolte also joined John Brennock, Connor Smoak and Colin Kozak in the 200-yard freestyle relay where the team took third (1:25.43).
Sophomore Michael Rahrig was the Owls' top finisher in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.93, which was good for fourth place.
With a fourth-place finish of his own, freshman Alex Taber swam an impressive 1:51.70 in the 200-yard backstroke.
Connor Hodges came in under 10 minutes in the 1000-yard freestyle to set a new personal best in the event with a time of 9:57.47.

Women

Kyleigh Firman had a notable swim in the 200-yard freestyle as she was FAU's top finisher taking fourth in her heat (1:56.57).
Freshman Kelsey Witkay touched the wall first for the Owls in heat two of the 100-yard freestyle coming in at 54.57.
In the 500-yard freestyle, Sharon Kok had a time of 5:13.49, which earned her the fifth-place spot.
In one of her signature events, the 200-yard breaststroke, senior Hannah Roper did not disappoint as she swam a 2:23.68 to earn fifth in her heat.

Up Next
After the holiday break, the Owls will ring in the New Year at home on Jan. 2 when they host NJIT and Old Dominion at 3:30 p.m. at the FAU Aquatic Center.