Men’s Swimming & Diving Tallies Four Podium Finishes on Day Two of CCSA Championships

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Men’s Swimming & Diving Tallies Four Podium Finishes on Day Two of CCSA Championships

2/20/2020 11:08:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Florida Atlantic University men's swimming and diving team stays strong in second place with 293 points at the 2020 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Swimming & Diving Championships. FAU captured four different podium finishes along with 11 personal best times and scores on the second night.

Quick Hits

The distance crew showed dominance in the 500 free, as four Owls placed in the top six. Josh Fountain led the way for the Owls with a silver finish (4:27.78) and was followed by Clay Riemenschneider, who picked up the bronze medal with a lifetime best time of 4:27.92
Also in the 500 free, Will Smith tallied fifth with a lifetime best time of 4:30.61, while Jack Shapiro logged sixth (4:33.48)
In the 200 IM, Kyle Douglas captured seventh place with a time of 1:50.76. Adan Diaz (1:53.29) and Calvin Lillo (1:54.88) placed 15th and 16th, respectively
Rateb Hussein re-broke the FAU freshman record in the 50 free finals with a fourth place finish to just miss the podium stand with a personal feat time of 20.28. Connor Smoak captured sixth (20.51), while Jack Neeley rounded out in 15th (21.04)
Logan Downey tallied a silver medal in the 3-meter with a new personal best score of 372.65. Michael Cannatelli came in fourth (308.75), while Charlie Greene finished fifth with a lifetime best score of 285.95
The 200 free relay team brought home the bronze medal in 200 free relay with a time of 1:21.38 by the effort from Hussein, Neeley, Andrew Garcia and Smoak

Personal Best Times/Scores

Downey – 3-meter (372.65)
Greene – 3-meter (285.95)
Hussein – 50 Free Finals (20.28)
Juan Imposimato – 50 Free Prelims (21.71)
Riemenschneider – 500 Free Finals (4:27.92)
Shapiro – 500 Free Prelims (4:32.50)
Smith – 500 Free Finals (4:30.61)
Smoak – 50 Free Prelims (20.45)
Garrett Stanley – 200 IM Prelims (1:55.76)
Jacob Thompson – 50 Free TT (21.38)
Brandon Turner – 50 Free Prelims (21.78)

Important Links

Day 2 Prelims Results
Day 2 Finals Results
Live Stream Day 2 Morning
Live Stream Day 2 Night

Friday Schedule

Starting at 10 a.m. (prelims)

100 Fly
400 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
400 Medley Relay (B heat only)

Starting at 6 p.m. (finals)

100 Fly
400 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
400 Medley Relay (A heat only)

Up Next

The men's team will take on day three of the CCSA Championships tomorrow. Prelims will kick off at 10 a.m. and finals will start at 6 p.m. For complete coverage from the championships and other FAU swimming and diving news, follow along on Twitter (@FAUSwimDive), Instagram (@FAUSwimDive) and Facebook.