ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Tech women's swimming's
Abby Briggs has been named Sunshine State Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week, as announced by the league office, Wednesday.
Abby Briggs, a junior from Houston, Texas, earns SSC Female Swimmer of the Week honors for her performances against Florida Southern on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17.
On Friday, Oct. 16, Briggs set the Florida Tech school record in the 100 Fly with a time of 55.94. She became the first women's swimmer in program history to swim a sub-56 in the event. Additionally, she helped the 400 Medley Relay to a win with their combined time of 3:52.41.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, Briggs would win the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.52. This was the 10
th fastest time in school history as she won the event three seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
Briggs and the rest of the Panthers will return to the pool on Friday, Oct. 30
th for the Second Annual Florida Tech Classic. First event starts at 1:00 p.m. at the Panther Aquatic Center.
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