ANTHENS, Ga. – For the sixth time in seven years the FGCU swimming & diving team (10-2, 3-0 CCSA) claimed the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Championship, clinching the 2015 title by 336 points at the Gabrielson Natatorium on the campus of the University of Georgia.

The Eagles finished with a commanding 1575 points while Liberty finished in second with a score of 1239. Georgia Southern (1110.5), Gardner-Webb (1026.5) and Incarnate Word (851) rounded out the top five.

Senior Emma Svensson (Upsala, Sweden/Celsiusskolan) brought home the Women's Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 50 and 100 yard freestyle, as well as the 100 yard butterfly.  Svensson qualified for an NCAA 'B' cut in all three of those events as well as breaking the CCSA, CCSA Championship meet and an FGCU program-records. The senior was also honored with the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Head coach Neal Studd won the Women's Swimming Coach of the Year award for the fifth time in his career after the Eagles had another dominating season that saw records crumble.

"Just a great feeling to win again," said Studd. "The girls deserve this, they have had an outstanding year. They stayed focused all year and worked so hard for this. I am so proud of them! I am so happy that we have so many girls going to the NCAA finals and just in the manner that we swam this week. Emma [Svensson] won both individual awards tonight and she deserves everything she gets, the "unicorn" as we call her is special and rare! Getting coach of the year is a nice award for all of the staff. I want to thank (staff members) Amanda, Pieter, David, Chris, Garth, Jennifer, Randy and Eric. Now on to the NCAA finals. These girls have more to come!"

FGCU capped off the most dominating championship performance in CCSA history on Saturday night. The Eagles' 1575 points are 688 more than the most in CCSA Championship history – 887 set by FGCU in 2009. By comparison, Liberty won last year's championship with 732.5 points, snapping FGCU's five-year run.

Svensson kicked things off with a win in the 100 yard freestyle and qualified for an NCAA 'B' cut in a time of 48.59 while teammate Sara Hamilton (Stonehaven, Scotland/Mackie Academy) finished in second with a time of 50.04. Katie Armitage (Bushey, United Kingdom/Queens School Bushey) qualified for an NCAA 'B' cut in the 200 yard breaststroke and won the event, touching in with a time of 2:13.05. Vanessa Rivas (White Rock, British Columbia, Canada/Earl Marriott Secondary School) finished third in the event with a time of 2:16.56.

The third Eagle of the night to qualify for an NCAA 'B' cut was Nina Schiffer (Dortmund, Germany/SG Dortmund) when she finished first the 200 yard butterfly in a time of 1:59.55. Yee Wong (Hong Kong, China/Dlocesan Girls' School) finished in a close third with a time of 2:00.59.

The fourth first-place finish on the night came from Kira Toussaint (Amstelveen, Netherlands/Keizer Karel College) in the 200 yard backstroke when she touched first in a time of 1:55.31. Karen Vilorio (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/Elvel School) finished in third, touching the pads in 1:56.60.

Lani Cabrera (Barbados/St. Ursala's Secondary School) swam in the 1650 yard freestyle this evening and finished in fourth with a time of 16:20.60. Rounding it out for the Green and Blue was Cayla Collins (Largo, Fla./Osceola High School) in the Platform Diving event where she finished with a score of 196.4 which was good for the bronze.

The Eagles qualified for two NCAA 'A' Cuts during the four-day meet. The two events were the 200 and the 400 yard medley relay which automatically sends them to the NCAA Finals which start on Mar. 19 in Greensboro, N.C., at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The 400 yard medley relay team of Toussaint, Armitage, Svensson and Wong posted a CCSA, CCSA Championship meet and an FGCU program-record 3:34.11. The 200 yard medley relay team consisting of Toussaint, Armitage, Svensson and Rebecca Derogatis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Indian River/Cardinal Gibbons HS) set a CCSA, CCSA Championship meet and an FGCU program-record  with a time of 1:37.17.

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FGCU is led by Neal Studd, who has garnered four CCSA Coach of the Year awards, won five CCSA Championships (2009-13) and guided the Eagles to a 25-1 CCSA all-time record since FGCU started its program in 2007. In just three years of postseason eligibility, Studd has coached NCAA Championship Meet qualifiers and competitors each of the three years, with 2014 yielding the best results to date as the Eagles claimed 32nd place and produced two CSCAA All-America honorees.

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Women's Team Scores: FGCU 1575, Liberty 1239, Georgia Southern 1110.5, Gardner-Webb 1026.5, Incarnate Word 851, Campbell 598, UNC Ashville 422, UNF 324, North Carolina A&T 196, Virginia Military 183, Howard 143.

1650 Freestyle – Finals
4. Cabrera

200 Backstroke – Finals
1. Toussaint
3. Vilorio

100 Freestyle – Finals
1. Svensson
2. Hamilton

200 Breaststroke – Finals
1. Armitage
3. Rivas
7. Sommer

200 Butterfly – Finals
1. Schiffer
3. Wong
4. Herfurth

Platform Diving – Finals
3. Collins
5. Malewicki