Tampa Men Hold Commanding Lead Heading to Final Day; Spartan Women Second
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's swimming team continues to lead at the fifth annual Spartan Invite while its women's team is in second place following completion of day three at the four-day event.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Team Scoring: Tampa 1,004, Wingate 582.5, Indian River 424, Florida Southern 388, Lenoir-Rhyne 245.5, Catawba 63, Saint Leo 48, Nova Southeastern 33
Women's Team Scoring: Wingate 832, Tampa 689.5, West Florida 536.5, Indian River 409, Lenoir-Rhyne 134, Florida Southern 100, Saint Leo 32, Catawba 30, Nova Southeastern 26
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.
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RECORD PERFORMANCES:
- Elizaveta Bazarova established a school-record time of 1:02.00 in the 100 Breast.
MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:
- Hugo Bustamante and Luke Hene finished second and third respectively in the 100 Back.
- The 100 Breast included a third-place effort from Brett Saunders.
- UT had a third-place finish from Gabe Parnell in the 200 Fly.
- The Spartans won the 800 Free Relay in 6:36.57. The top team included Jared Fitzgerald, Bustamante, Rocco Costanzia and Marvin Slanschek.
WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:
- A first-place, school-record time of 1:02.00 was achieved by Elizaveta Bazarova in the 100 Breast. Teammate Julia Augustsson was third.
- Courtney Sherwood took first in the next race with a time of 2:00.78 in the 200 Fly.
- In the final event of the evening, UT won the 800 Free Relay with a time 7:28.15 from Maureen Moore, Megan Goldthorpe, Bazarova and Hana van Loock.
UP NEXT:
Day four of the Spartan Invite will begin with the prelims at 9:30 a.m. The finals are slated for 5 p.m. Fans may watch live at TampaSpartans.tv or follow live scoring through the Meet Mobile app.
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