Florida Atlantic Soars To Sweep of Keiser

FAU vs Keiser

• October 27, 2023
• Boca Raton, Fla.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: FAU Sports

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s and women’s swimming teams put forth their best performance of the season in a massive sweep over the Keiser Seahawks, the No. 1 ranked NAIA team and reigning champions.

The Owls showed no mercy throughout, taking 26 out of 32 events, with the women’s team winning 220-60 and the men’s team winning 206-88 for a combined team score of 426 to 148.

Men

• 200 medley relay (Peyton Ming, Dalton Lillibridge, Jackson Kirk, Jacob Rubin): 1:29.52
• 200 free relay (Kirk, Brett Reason, Thornsberry, Rubin): 1:23.12
• Thornsberry: 1000 free (9:40.61)
• Timo Paisley: 200 free (1:40.14), 500 free (4:37.11)
• Ming: 100 back (50.21), 100 fly (49.38)
• Francesco Fiore: 200 fly (1:53.02)
• Kirk: 100 free (45.76)
• Nick Shaffer: 200 back (1:54.82)
• Dalton Lillibridge: 200 breast (2:02.28)
• Brandon Shepherd: 1-meter dive (264.23), 3-meter dive (289.28)

Women

• 200 medley relay (Riley Trout, Bilu Bianchi, Dolores Margni, Izzy Jones): 1:47.53
• Maggie Casey: 1000 free (10:42.87)
• Kasia Szlek: 200 free (1:55.14)
• Trout: 100 back (57.33), 200 back (2:05.27)
• Bianchi: 100 breast (1:04.59)
• Margni: 200 fly (2:04.68), 100 fly (57.73)
• Jones: 50 free (23.57)
• Nula Gow: 200 breast (2:00.59)
• Yasmine Safargar: 200 IM (2:07.98)
• Riley Hersh: 1-meter dive (193.95), 3-meter dive (239.93)

The Owls will have a busy weekend ahead, taking on Miami on Friday, Nov. 3 and hosting the University of Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 4 beginning at 4 p.m.

Courtesy: Keiser Athletics

No. 1 Keiser University women’s swimming and diving team fell to NCAA Division I Florida Atlantic, 220-60, on Friday afternoon from the FAU Aquatic Center in Boca Raton.

No. 1 Keiser Seahawks vs  Florida Atlantic University Owls
Friday, October 27 2023
FAU Aquatic Center
Boca Raton, Fla.

Keiser 60 – Florida Atlantic University 220

• In the 200 Medley Relay, Lorie Seranski, Nikoline Biltoft-Jensen, Zselyke Papp, and Timea Aspegren placed third with a time of 1:49.01.
  • Kira Runnels, Lily Robinson, Karoline Kristensen, and Danai Sofoulis placed fifth with a time of 1:53.02.
• Rachel Bradley came in second place in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:49.19.
  • Marine Lecomte placed fifth in the event with a time of 10:58.10.
• Sofoulis came in fifth in the 200 Free with a time of 1:59.05, and Aubrey Bach placed sixth with a time of 2:00.10.
• In the 100 Backstroke, Lecomte placed third with a time of 59.82, and Seranski placed fourth with a time of 1:00.04.
• Biltoft-Jensen placed third in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.01.
  • In the same event, Runnels placed fifth with a time of 1:10.61.
  • Julia Olivas placed sixth (1:10.74).
  • Elsbeth Roper placed eighth (1:17.60).
  • Madison Thrasher placed ninth (1:18.35).
• In the 200 Fly, Kristensen came in second third for the Seahawks with a time of 2:13.11. She beat her previous top time (No. 7 in the NAIA).
• Also placing in the 200 Fly was Zselyke Papp who finished third (2:16.21).
• Aspegren raced in the 50 Free and came in second with a time of 24.87. She beat her previous top time (No. 9 in the NAIA).
  • Sofoulis placed fifth (25.81).
• For the 100 Free, Aspegren placed sixth for Keiser with a time of 54.58 while Bach placed eighth (55.06).
• Lecomte placed third in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:08.82, and Seranski placed sixth with a time of 2:12.17.
• Biltoft-Jensen placed third in the 200 Breaststroke as she finished with a time of 2:26.75.
  • Runnels placed fifth (2:33.15).
• In the 500 Free, Bradley placed first with a time of 5:15.13, she beat her previous top time (No. 2 in the NAIA).
  • Greta Aldrovandi placed fifth (5:30.79).
• In the 100 Butterfly,
  • Papp placed third (58.49) where she beat her previous top time (No. 2 in the NAIA).
  • Kristensen placed fifth (1:00.95).
• The Seahawks claimed fourth (Bradley, 2:12.73) and fifth (Aspegren, 2:13.87) in the 200 IM.
• Bach, Sofoulis, Mimirium Wolfrum and Bradley placed second in the 200 Free Relay.

Keiser will be back in action in November to take on Indian River State College and Florida Tech at 11:00 AM.

No. 1 Keiser University men’s swimming and diving team fell to NCAA Division I Florida Atlantic, 220-60, on Friday afternoon from the FAU Aquatic Center in Boca Raton.

No. 1 Keiser Seahawks vs Florida Atlantic University Owls
Friday, October 27 2023
FAU Aquatic Center
Boca Raton, Fla.

Keiser 88 – FAU 206

• In the 200 Medley Relay, Matheus Queiroz, Noel De Geus, Angel Margaritov and Alex Kusik placed second with a time of 1:31.30.
  • Fynn Kunze, Theodor Myklebusthaug, Robin Kilian and Hanno Boeckmann placed third (1:34.89).
• Segal Acuna came in fourth place in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:17.37.
  • Daniel Maudes Domenech placed fifth with a time of 10:22.85.
• Carlos Trinidad came in third in the 200 Free with a time of 1:42.35.
  • Margaritov placed third with a time of 1:42.83.
  • Ivan Amillo placed fifth (1:49.81).
• In the 100 Backstroke, Queiroz placed second with a time of 50.63. He beat his previous top time (No. 3 in the NAIA). Fynn Kunze placed third (51.92).
• De Geus placed first in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 54.88, Kusik placed fourth (59.04), Myklebusthaug placed fifth (59.24).
• In the 200 Fly, Acuna came in fourth place for the Seahawks with a time of 1:59.03 as well as Gaetano Zapata placing sixth (2:00.64).
• The Seahawks in the 50 Free
  • Boeckmann and De Geus came in second place with a time of 20.82
  • Trinidad placed fifth (21.64).
• In the 1 Meter dive, Andrew Cestra placed third, scoring 260.63.
• For the 100 Free, Margaritov placed fourth with a time of 46.37, and Boeckmann placed fifth for Keiser with a time of 47.13.
• Queiroz placed third in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:55.27, Kusik also placed fifth with a time of 1:55.83.
• De Geus placed third in the 200 Breaststroke as he finished with a time of 2:06.85.
  • Kunze placed fourth (2:08.27) and Myklebusthaug placed fifth with a time of 2:10.11.
• In the 500 Free, Trinidad placed third with a time of 4:49.45.
• Keiser in the 100 Butterfly
  • Robin Kilian finished third (51.46) where he beat his previous top time (No. 10 in the NAIA).
  • Bryson finished third (52.64).
• Cestra placed second in the 3 Meter, scoring 287.03.
• Kunze placed first in the 200 IM (1:53.89), while Kusik placed second (1:55.31).
• In the 200 Free Relay, Boeckmann, Trinidad, Queiroz, and Margaritov placed third with a time of 1:23.75.

Keiser will be back on the road to Fort Pierce on November 8th. The Seahawks will compete against Indian River State College and Florida Tech at 11:00 AM.