The No. 1 Keiser University men's and No. 3 women's swimming team battled NCAA Division II Nova Southeastern University at Lake Lytal in West Palm Beach on Saturday morning. The Seahawks honored Hadassah Morales, Joel Hansson, Andrei Stukov, and Konstantin Byshnev prior to the meet.

RESULTS
No. 1 Keiser 94, NCAA DII No. 18 Nova Southeastern Univ 168
No. 3 Keiser 74, NCAA DII No. 9 Nova Southeastern Univ. 182

Men's Highlights

• Hansson led the Seahawks with a pair of first place finishes, topping his competition in both the 100-yard breaststroke (58.65) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.44).
• Stukov sprinted to a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the
• KU finished 1-2 in the 100-yard backstroke with Marcel Nagy (51.73) and Jan Suchan (54.06). Suchan also placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.57.
• Byshnev had a pair third-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.15) and the 100-yard butterfly (53.86).
• Pol Roch paced the Seahawks to a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 10:05.95.
• Josh Harriott touched the wall at 2:01.00 in the 200-yard butterfly to finish third place.

 
Women's Highlights

• Keiser's A and B relay teams finished 1-2 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
• Stefania Sofouli finished runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 11:07.45.
• Freshman Anna Herbst finished runner-up in three events on the day; the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.27), 200-yard backstroke (2:12.38), and the 100-yard butterfly (59.37).
• Annamaria Zombai paced the Seahawks to a runner-up finish, finishing with a time of 4:51.67. She also finished third in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the pads at 2:01.30.
• KU finished 3-4 in the 50-yard freestyle with Kodi Cabral (26.12) and Sofouli (26.15).   

Coach's Corner
Head Coach Adam Epstein said, "Today's conditions were not the best for racing. However it was great to be at home again and the team definitely swam better than the previous two weekends, which was great to see. Now that the dual meet season is over, the final preparation in the details of our races begin. It will be an exciting last month of the season with Conference and Nationals!"
 

Up Next
The Seahawks will have two weeks to rest and make final preparations for the Sun Coast Swimming Conference Championship meet beginning on Feb. 7 and going through the ninth. The meet will take place in Orlando, Florida.