UB Swimmers Back In Action At Florida Southern
Nationally Ranked Moccasin Sweep Dual Meet Defeating UB Women, 150-94, And Topping Bridgeport Men, 161-93
Lakeland, Fla.-The University of Bridgeport swimming teams took part in their first dual meets of the 2013 calendar year on Saturday afternoon at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. The strong Moccasins provided some stiff competition for the Purple Knights as the number 9/13 nationally ranked FSC women topped UB, 150-94, and the number 4/4 nationally ranked FSC men defeated Bridgeport, 161-93.
In individual events on the women's side, newcomer Elena Shchekleina (So., Yekaterinburg, Russia) picked up two wins taking first place in the 200 Fly (2:14.04) and the 100 Fly (1:00.06). Freshman Claudia Esteban (Zaragoza, Spain) picked up first place points in the 200 IM.
In individual events for the men, junior Ruben Gimenez (Burgos, Spain) won the 100 Breaststroke in a time of 56.96. Senior Vyacheslav Fattakhov (Almatt, Kazakhstan) took first place in the 200 Breaststroke (2:05.47) and took home first place points in the 200 IM.
The Purple Knights are next in action on Sunday, January 13 when both teams host Pace University in the Wheeler Recreation Center Natatorium. Action gets underway at 1:00 p.m.