Records Continue to Fall at Day Two of Patriot Invitational

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued to build their lead on day two of the Patriot Invitational. Both teams remain in first place after a day that saw seven first place finishes in the finals and three new school records.

Quick Hits

Men

The men remain in first place with 737.50 points
In the preliminary rounds, Dalton Lillibridge broke his own FAU record in the 100 breast (53.41)
The finals were kicked off with another school record, this time in the 200 medley relay. Peyton Ming, Lillibridge, Jackson Kirk, and Jacob Rubin combined for a showing of 1:26.74
Kirk and Timo Paisley tied for the first place finish in the 200 free (1:37.73)
Ming tallied first in the 100 back (48.53)
Trevor Kuhn placed in third on the 3-meter dive (291.05)

Women

The women built on their first-place lead with 743 points
Riley Trout, Izzy Jones, Bilu Bianchi and Lauren Wright combined for a meet record and school record in the 200 medley relay (1:39.92)
The Owls put together a sweep in the 1-meter dive. Alicia Mora placed in first with a score of 265.45, Trinity McNall followed in second (263.50) and Selina Staudenherz took third (251.75)
Yasmine Safargar captured first place in the 400 IM (4:24.82)
Kasia Szlek went for gold in the 200 free (1:51.15)
Bianchi took first in the 100 breast (1:02.49)

On Deck

One more day remains. The Owls will look to close out on top in the third day of the Patriot Invitational. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m.

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Calendar

Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

Izzy Jones

Jackson Kirk

Trevor Kuhn

Dalton Lillibridge

Trinity McNall

Peyton Ming

Alicia Mora

Timo Paisley

Jacob Rubin

Selina Staudenherz

Kasia Szlek

Riley Trout

Lauren Wright

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus CSCAA Open Water National Championship on December 13, 2025 at All Day

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving at Cincinnati / Miami (W) on December 15, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Old Dominion / Rice (W) on December 20, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus North Texas (Women Only) on January 9, 2026 at 10 a.m.

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus St. Thomas on January 17, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus FlU (Women Only) on January 31, 2026 at 10 a.m.

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