Owls Hit the Road for Nova/UF Meet

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's and women's swimming and diving teams will hit the road for a meet hosted by the University of Nova on Friday.

The meet, which will also include University of Florida's teams, will mark the first road meet and dual meet of the season for the Owls.

Florida Atlantic at Nova (with University of Florida)
Meet Details	Friday, Sep. 29 at 1 p.m. \| Fort Lauderdale, Fla. \| NSU Aquatic Center
Meet Coverage	Live Results: Meet Mobile App Social Media: @fauswimdive
FAU Links	News \| Roster \| Schedule
Nova Links	News \| Roster \| Schedule
UF Links	News \| Roster \| Schedule

Last Time Out

The Owls saw success from newcomers in their opening meet of the season against Indian River.

Men

In his first meet as a member of Florida Atlantic, Peyton Ming dominated with victories in both the 100 back (50.14) and 100 fly (49.62), as well as being a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:30.43)
Brandon Shepherd, the 2023 conference diver of the year, picked up right where he left off with a first-place finish in the 1-meter dive (284.78)
Logan Thornsberry won the 1000 free (9:48.22)
Captain Jackson Kirk placed in first in the 200 free (1:41.08)

Women

Freshman Nula Gow won the 200 breast (2:19.94)
In her first race as an Owl, freshman Izzy Jones finished in first place in the 50 free (23.74)
Newcomer Yasmine Safargar captured the victory in the 200 IM (2:08.94)
Roberta Circi took first place in the 100 back (57.90)
Riley Trout placed in first in the 200 back (2:04.20)

On Deck

Up next for the Owls will be the TYR Fall Classic from Oct. 6-7, where they will look to recapture their second place finish from the previous year.

Owls on Social Media

For complete coverage from the meet and more FAU swimming & diving news, follow along on Twitter (@fauswimdive), Instagram (@fauswimdive) and Facebook (@FAUSwimDive).

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Players Mentioned

Roberta Circi

Nula Gow

Izzy Jones

Jackson Kirk

Peyton Ming

Brandon Shepherd

Logan Thornsberry

Riley Trout

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Patriot Invitational on November 19, 2025 at All Day

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.

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