Owls Head to Midseason Meet

Thursday, November 16

Fairfax, Va.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Patriot Invitational

11/14/2023 3:39:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

BOCA RATON, FLA. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's swimming and diving teams are set for their midseason tournament meet at the George Mason- hosted 2023 Patriot Invitational, to be held from Thursday to Saturday.

For the Owls, they are coming off their most successful performance at the Patriot Invite yet, with the men's team taking first place with 1,128 points, while the women's team finished second in their field with 874 points.

Florida Atlantic at 2023 Patriot Invitational
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Owls at the 2022 Patriot Invitational

Men

The men captured the first place finish out of seven teams
Timo Paisley led the way with three gold medals: the 200 free (1:38.34), 500 free (4:28.66), and 1650 free (15:36.43)
Dalton Lillibridge took the victory in the 200 breast (1:58.45)
Jackson Kirk placed in third in the 100 free (44.94)
Christoffer Weiss (1:48.35) and David Arneskov (1:49.22) placed in first and second, respectively, in the 200 fly. Arneskov would later win the gold in the 400 IM (3:53.44)
Brandon Shepherd earned second place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 276.45
In the 100 back preliminaries, Beals tallied a new FAU freshman record with a time of 49.24. In the finals, he placed in second with a time of 49.36
Maximiliano Ahumada finished in third place in the 100 back finals (49.67)

Women

The women earned second place out of eight teams
Riley Trout won the gold in the 400 IM (4:25.50), followed by Roberta Circi placing in second (4:26.68)
Kasia Szlek finished in second place in the 1650 free finals (17:14)
Dolores Margni captured second in the 200 fly (2:01.33)
Alicia Mora and Trinity McNall placed in second (280.65) and third (250.05), respectively, in the 1-meter dive
Selina Staudenherz took in second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 227.85
Amelia Robertson swam to third place in the 100 back (55.04)

Last Time Out

The Owls are coming off a home meet against the University of Toronto on Nov. 4.

Men

The men captured the win in both the 200 medley and 200 free relays. The 200 medley team of Peyton Ming, Lillibridge, Jackson Kirk, and Jacob Rubin posted a time of 1:28.48, while Jack Sheehan, Jake Bair, Logan Thornsberry, and Rubin recorded a time of 1:22.07
Lillibridge added another victory in the 100 breast to his name (54.43). For his efforts on the afternoon, he was rewarded with the ASUN Swimmer of the Week award
Sheehan (45.58) and Kirk (45.77) took first and second, respectively, in the 100 free
Paisley took first in the 500 free (4:32.54)
Ming captured first in the 100 fly (49.50)

Women

Freshman Nula Gow tallied a win in the 200 breast (2:16.65)
Yasmine Safargar swam to second place in the 400 IM (4:22.96)
The women earned a victory in the 200 free relay, with Izzy Jones, Bry Bellile, Maggie Casey, and Lydia Lanahan combining for a time of 1:35.43

On Deck

Owl swimmers will regroup on Nov. 29, where select swimmers will compete in the Toyota U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C. for a chance to make their national team.

Owls on Social Media

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