CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Following a two-week break from competition, the FGCU swimming and diving team is back in action with a dual meet against Miami Saturday in Coral Gables. FGCU (5-2, 2-0 CCSA) and Miami (0-1) are set to begin at 12:00 p.m. The meet also marks the first of the final two dual meets before the CCSA Championships (Feb. 14-17).
 
"We are excited to get back on the road and compete with Miami," said head coach Dave Rollins. "They are a strong, well-coached team that competes in a very tough ACC conference. We have been working on fine-tuning our race details in the pool and cleaning up some new dives on the boards. It will be great to see the progress we have made as we gear up for our championship season."
 
FGCU and Miami met exactly one year ago (Jan. 20) with the Eagles dominating the Hurricanes 183-117 in Fort Myers. The victory last season gave FGCU its sixth-straight win and seventh in eight seasons. The Eagles have not lost to Miami since the 2010-11 season.
 
ALL-TIME RESULTS VS. MIAMI

2016-17	W, 183-117
2015-16	W, 166-111
2014-15	W, 195-104
2013-14	W, 175-123
2012-13	W, 130-113
2011-12	W, 151-148
2010-11	L, 126-174
2009-10	W, 195-99
2008-09	L, 103-140
2007-08	L, 84-156
	L, 70-169

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU hosted its inaugural Triple Distance Classic, claiming 395 points with Liberty finishing second (344 points), St. Louis coming in third (267), and Rutgers fourth (245).

The event was highlighted by the individual medleys, as Yee Ching Wong (Hong Kong, China/Diocesan Girls' School) won the 200 IM (2:00.55) and the 100 (59.37) while Elizabeth Zeiger (Cumberland, R.I./Homeschool) claimed the 400 (4:28.17). Zeiger also took second in the 200 IM.  

Other notable finishes include Hannah Burdge (Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS) taking home the overall freestyle win, claiming the 100 (51.85), 50 (23.95) and taking second in the 200 (1:54.14). In addition,

In addition, the Eagles won the final relay of the night, the 200 yard freestyle relay, as Gracie Redding (Orlando, Fla/The First Academy), Burdge, Rebecca Moynihan (Palmerston North, New Zealand/Waiopehu College) and Doris Eichhorn (Berlin, Germany/HTW Berlin) held off Liberty.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
1m Diving
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
3m Diving
200 Individual Medley
400 Freestyle Relay
 
UP NEXT
The Green and Blue have one final tune-up before their quest for a ninth CCSA title begins. FGCU welcomes FIU Saturday, January 27 for the final home meet of the season.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
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HEAD COACH DAVE ROLLINS
In his first year with the program in 2016-17, head coach Dave Rollins led FGCU to its eighth CCSA Championship in a span of nine years and guided the Eagles 200 free relay team to All-American honors. FGCU registered points at the NCAA Championships for the fourth-straight season and ultimately turned in its third-best finish all-time (T-41st). Prior to FGCU, Rollins was the associate head men's swimming coach at Ohio State University and brought 10 years of coaching experience at the club, high school and collegiate levels. A standout collegiate athlete in his own right, Rollins was a nine-time NCAA All-American and national champion as a member of the University of Arizona swimming & diving team from 2002-06.
 
#FEEDFGCU
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