MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech swimming teams competed for the last time before the winter break on Friday afternoon in a Sunshine State Conference meet against Lynn at the Panther Aquatic Center.
 
The Fighting Knight teams were victorious on both sides with the women winning by a final total of 149-112, while the Lynn men won 147-115.
 
WOMEN'S STANDOUTS

• Kate Helminiak recorded her first individual win of the season by taking the 1650 Free with a time of 17:50.48 that was 45 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.
• Christina Ramirez also earned her first individual victory of the season by taking the 50 Free with a 24.21 time that was .02s ahead of Debora Xavier.
• Melissa Zucco picked up her fifth individual victory of the campaign, winning the 100 IM with a time of 59.09.
• The Panthers won the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:52.13 thanks to the quartet of Zucco, Rae Ann Dressel, Miranda Olhasso and Xavier.
• Tech went on to close their portion of the meet with triumph in the 400 Free Relay with the group of Xavier, Helminiak, Ramirez and Olhasso posting a time of 3:31.80.

 
MEN'S STANDOUTS

• Adam Szczerba earned his second individual win of the season by pacing the field in the 1000 Free with a time of 9:39.38 that was 13 seconds ahead of Brayden Hohman in second.
• Dan Kunin was victorious for the fourth time this season, winning the 200 Fly with a 1:50.03 time that was nearly six seconds ahead of second place.
• Jay Jay Fonnotto recorded the 16^th individual win of his career, taking the 100 Fly thanks to a 49.61 finish.
• Florida Tech ended the meet with a victory in the 400 Free Relay with the team of Akos Hajagos, Szczerba, Efe Ongoren and George Jekov first to the wall with a time of 3:04.96.

 
COACH'S CORNER
"The team did great overall and I am super proud of how we competed this semester," said head coach Tony Marleneanu. "We have been training hard the last few weeks and were a little tired, but the times were fast. We won quite a few events and just got out touched in a few more against a strong program. I'm happy with the way we finished the meet today, especially by finishing the meet with two wins in the 400 Free relays."
 
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech will next compete on Friday, Jan. 10 when the team hosts Rollins and Oklahoma Christian for a tri-meet. The first event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the Panther Aquatic Center in Melbourne, Fla.
 
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