CLEARWATER, Fla. – The women's swimming team continued their performance the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championships on Thursday at the Long Center. 

Day Two's highlight came when Savannah Brennan took home the crown in the 1000 Free Final with a new school record time of 10:04.08, nearly a second and a half ahead of her nearest competition. This is Brennan's first SSC title.

Kiera Ceely took seventh in the 1000 Free B final with a time of 10:29.53, followed by Katherine Helminiak in eighth with a finish of 10:31.63. Shaelyn Rutta placed seventh in the 50 Free B Final with a time of 24.46. 

The Panthers saw the team of Rylee Nepple, Rutta, Nicole Rautemberg and Harper Powell place seventh in the 200 Medley Relay A Final with a time of 1:47.16 . The squad of Gabija Karosas, Emma Oleniczak, Reegan Tiltmann and Erin Graham finished fifth in the B Final with a time of 1:48.73. 

COACH'S CORNER
"Today was a great day for us," said head coach David Dent. "This morning we swam right where I was expecting, with quite a few swimmers hitting best times. We ended the morning with the 1000 Free, and our swimmers in that event stepped up and swam lights out. I really think that it motivated everyone.

"We came back for finals and Sav absolutely crushed the final of the 1000, broke her own school record by 6 seconds and won the race. The excitement from that race carried onto the rest of the night and every race was exceptional. Tomorrow is a good day for us event wise, and we're ready for it."

UP NEXT
Friday morning will see prelims in the morning for the 400 IM, 100 fly and 200 free, followed by the finals in the evening. Prelims are expected to begin at 10 a.m. with the finals starting around 6 p.m. The 400 medley relay finals will also be held in the evening.
 
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