Men’s Swimming & Diving Send Three Swimmers to Podium on Day Two of CCSA Championships

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Men’s Swimming & Diving Send Three Swimmers to Podium on Day Two of CCSA Championships

2/21/2019 9:37:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Day 2 Results

Lynchburg, Va. – The Florida Atlantic University men's swimming and diving team rounded out day two of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Swimming & Diving Championships in second place with 276 points. Incarnate Word is still leading the way with 342 points and Gardner-Webb trails FAU with 256.5 points. FAU continued to rack up the medal count after accumulating one gold and two bronze medals on Thursday night.

Notables:

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Colin Kozak, Jack Neeley, Reilly Maguire and Connor Smoak finished in fourth (1:22.73)
Josh Fountain was golden on Thursday night, claiming first in the 500-yard freestyle with a lifetime best time of 4:26.93. Will Smith captured the bronze medal with another personal best time (4:30.92)
Jack Shapiro and Connor Hodges cracked the top 10 in the 500 freestyle, with Shapiro capturing fifth (4:34.40) and Hodges claiming ninth (4:39.16)
Calvin Lillo performed a top-10 finish in the 200-yard IM, as he finished ninth (1:52.29)
Senior Kozak ended the night on a high note, capturing the bronze medal and an LTB in the 50-yard freestyle (20.58). Smoak captured sixth with a personal best of 21.18

Personal Best Times/Scores

Braxton Conners – 500 Free Finals (4:46.02), 500 Free Prelims (4:47.54)
Phillip Crouch III – 200 IM Prelims (1:58.36)
Fountain – 500 Free Finals (4:26.93)
Skyler Hamilton – 50 Free Prelims (21.88)
Kozak – 50 Free Finals (20.58)
Braedan Leach – 50 Free Prelims (22.47)
Lillo – 200 IM Prelims (1:51.76)
Alex Phlegar – 50 Free Prelims (21.52)
Shapiro – 500 Free Prelims (4:34.38)
Smith – 500 Free Finals (4:30.92), 500 Free Prelims (4:31.05)
Smoak – 50 Free finals (20.62), 50 Free Prelims (20.81)
Alex Taber – 200 IM Prelims (1:52.78)
Jacob Thompson – 50 Free Prelims (22.11)

Important Links:
Day 2 Results
Day 3 Morning Live Stream
Day 3 Night Live Stream

Friday's Event Schedule:
Starting at 10 a.m. (prelims)

100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
1-Meter Diving
400 Medley Relay (B heat only)

Starting at 6 p.m. (finals)

100 Butterfly
400 IM
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
1-Meter Diving (starts at 1 p.m.)
400 Medley Relay (A heat only)

Up Next:
Day three of the CCSA Championships will take place tomorrow. Prelims will commence at 10 a.m. and finals will get rolling at 6 p.m. The 1-meter diving final will begin at 1 p.m. Follow along with the live stream or live results. For complete coverage from the championships and other FAU swimming and diving news, follow along on Twitter (@FAUSwimDive), Instagram (@FAUSwimDive) and Facebook.