Oct. 5, 2008

Florida State Swimming And Diving Open Season With A Pair Of Victories

BOCA RATON, Fla.- After driving all day to Boca Raton, Fla., the Florida State swimming and diving team got a chance to stretch out in the water as the Seminoles defeated Florida Atlantic and Florida International to open the dual meet season. The men defeated the Owls 198-97 while the women defeated FAU 206-88 and the Panthers 213-75.

"We were up early this morning and left Tallahassee, got to pool, swam a little and then competed," FSU head coach Neil Harper said. "Highly trained athletes don't really like to do that. The thing that impressed me was they responded well, they raced well and it was a great way to start off the season."

Florida State Women's Swimming And Diving Sweep Opening Weekend Meets

CORAL GABLES, Fla.- The Florida State women’s swimming and diving team picked up two impressive victories on Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla., after defeating ACC rival Miami and Florida Gulf Coast.

The Seminoles (4-0, 1-0) got impressive showings with a pair of FSU swimmers earning a pair of victories for the second consecutive day. Sophomore Stevie Steinhauer once again won the 50 free (24.04) and 100 free (52.47) and freshman Stephanie Sarandos both won the 200 IM (2:07.04) and the 200 back (2:02.65). Sophomore Jocelyn Phillips also won the 200 free for the second consecutive day touching the wall in 1:51.99. Coach Harper was also happy with the way the team responded after swimming the previous evening.

Hurricane Swimmers/Divers Start Season with Tri-Meet Split

Coral Gables, Fla. - Miami swimming and diving jumped into action on Saturday morning, enjoying a season-opening split with Florida Gulf Coast (W, 140-103) and Florida State (L, 99-143) at the Norman Whitten Pool in Coral Gables, Fla.

Delayed for the first 25 minutes due to storms in the Coral Gables area, heavy rains would not deter the Hurricanes from their season and home-opener. A great recruiting class by both head coach Christie Shefchunas (swimming) and Randy Ableman (diving) brought a great crowd out to the Whitten Pool despite the weather.

Freshmen lead swimming and diving teams past Davidson

CLEMSON, SC - Christopher Ip and the Clemson men's and women's swimming and diving teams downed Davidson 186-99 on the men's side and 196-103 on the women's side. The win pushes the Tigers to 1-0 overall, as the Tigers hosted their 2008-09 season opener at McHugh Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.

"We were very excited to start our season today. We were able to get the freshmen in the water and find out how they reacted to college competition, and they obviously responded very well. Davidson did a great job of coming in and challenging us, and I was pleased with our performance today."