OCALA, Fla. – The Florida Tech swimming programs concluded competition in the 2025 Sunshine State Championships on Sunday at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST).

Across the five days in Ocala, the Panthers had six swimmers and one relay team post qualifying times for the national championships, and five school records were set.

After five days of swimming, the Tech women finished in fifth place with 272 points and the Panther men ended in sixth place with 324 points.

WOMEN'S STANDOUTS

• The 1650 Free Final saw Top-15 finishes for Kate Helminiak (17:47.17) and Kiera Ceely (17:53.18). Julia Pearson (18:12.10) earned a Top-20 finish.
• Melissa Zucco's time of 2:04.38 earned her a Top-10 finish in the 200 Back. Torie Whitbeck (2:08.11) and Christina Ramirez (2:08.52) each earned Top-15 finishes.
• In the 400 Free Relay A Final, the group of Miranda Olhasso, Maja Malarz, Helminiak and Debora Xavier finished fifth with a time of 3:31.07. The B Final saw the team of Zucco, Ramirez, Brieleigh Wescott and Abby Briggs post a time of 3:34.51 to finish fourth.

MEN'S STANDOUTS

• The 1650 Free Final saw a fourth-place finish for Efe Ongoren, whose time of 15:42.91 was an improvement on his original B-Cut time in the event of almost six and a half seconds.
• Brayden Hohman took sixth place in the 1650 Free, thanks to his finish of 16:00.25, while Collin Meadows (16:42.61) took 15th.
• Dylan Ostolaza won the 200 Back B Final by reaching the wall first with a time of 1:49.24. Zachary Reese (1:50.05) and Jay Jay Fonnotto (1:50.71) took third and fourth respectively.
• Dan Kunin earned a Top-15 finish in the 200 Breast thanks to his time of 2:02.95.
• In the 400 Free Relay A Final, the quartet of Adam Szczerba, Dylan Ostolaza, Josh McLean and David Armstrong placed seventh thanks to a 3:01.29 finish. The B Final saw the squad of George Jekov, Akos Hajagos, Ongoren and Connor Orth take fourth with a time of 3:03.09.

UP NEXT: The Panthers now await word on who will attend the 2025 NCAA National Championships, which will be held March 12-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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