MELBOURNE, Fla. – The swimming teams continued the 2021-22 season this past weekend at the Panther Aquatic Center by welcoming Florida Southern, Lynn and Rollins for the 2021 Panther Invite.
Day One
The men had two second place relay finishes and three individual top 3 finishes.
Josh Davis took third in the 500 free B final with a time of 4:40.54, Max Martino earned second in the 50 free A Final with a finish of 20.87 and Joao Felipe Nascimento's 21.39 saw him take third in the 50 free B final.
The collective of Daniel Aizenberg, Joao Felipe Nascimento, Farran Barker and Martino took second in the 200 free relay with a finish of 1:21.97, while the group of Aizenberg, Kyle Gibson, Jay Jay Fonnotto and Martino finished second in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:19.34. Martino earned third in the 50 free with a time of 20.87.
Day Two
The second evening's finals saw the Panther men collect 2 individual victories and 6 top three finishes.
Daniel Aizenburg won the 100 fly A final with a time of 48.60, while Jacob Coutant took home victory in the 100 fly B final with a finish of 51.61.
The team of Aizenburg, Gibson, Fonnotto and Martino were second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:30. 57
Day Three
Aizenberg took home a win for the second consecutive day, this time in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.03. Kyle Gibson snagged third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:03.58. Seth Kibler earned second in the 200 fly thanks to a 1:52.58 finish.
The meet concluded with the team of Nascimento, Barker, Martino and Aizenberg winning the 400 free relay by .12 seconds over Florida Southern.
Coaches Corner
"They went into this meet a little bit beaten up and so we had some expectations coming in, but they blew those out of the water. Daniel was swimming lights out, hopefully qualifying in a few of his events, hit five B cuts and now he has to choose which ones he wants to swim in for NCAAs. Our men are just stepping up all over the place. Just swimming lights out, best times left and right. We had a freshman, Kyle Gibson, who stepped up and he's really close to breaking our 200 breaststroke record and as a freshman in his first big meet, that was a really good sign for our future. Our relays, we had an idea that we could possibly hit some provisional times later on at conference but the fact that we are really close to them here at this meet is a good sign and we think we can get back to having relays on the men's side at NCAA 's as well.
Daniel and Savannah, they're faster than they were at this point in previous years and they qualified with those times before and so the fact that they're where they're at now is a good sign that they'll qualify."
Men's Final Results
1. Florida Southern – 1,646
2. Florida Tech – 980
3. Rollins – 958.50
4. Lynn – 604.50
The Panthers will return to action on Saturday December 18th at 1 P.M. at Lynn.
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