December 16, 2022

Tampa Grabs Big Lead After Day One of Spartan Invite

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams opened competition at the seventh-annual Spartan Invite, with both UT teams atop the standings.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 324, Indian River 219, St. Leo 131, Lenoir-Rhyne 67, Emory & Henry 31
Women's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 326, West Florida 212, Indian River 120, St. Leo 74, Lenoir-Rhyne 36
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

Hayden Curley established a new school record in the 1,000 Free with a time of 8:56.58. Curley was nearly 8 seconds faster than the previous mark, which came from Chris O'Linger in 2009. Teammates Barnabás Flück and Joe Bozzi followed Curley, placing second and third respectively.
The 50 Free was won by Tampa's Santiago Aguilera, who finished in a time of 20.17.
UT claimed the win in the 200 Medley Relay, with Patrick Fry, Jared Mindek, Tibor Tistan and Aguilera being clocked at 1:28.53.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

In the 1,000 Free, freshman Morgan Wimberly placed second overall with a time of 9:56.79.
Mady Barnes took first in the 200 IM, being timed at 2:03.06.
The 50 Free included Tilde Morin and Emily Van De Wiele placing second and third overall.
The Spartans took first in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:41.90 from Van De Wiele, Alli McFarland, Johanna Koether and Sophie Frece.

UP NEXT:
Day two of the Spartan Invite will begin with prelims on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Finals are slated for 6 p.m. Fans may watch live at TampaSpartans.tv or follow live scoring through the Meet Mobile app.