FGCU Swimming & Diving Information
Meet	FGCU (0-1, 0-0 CCSA) at UNF (0-0, 0-0 CCSA)
Date	Saturday, Jan. 16
Time	1 p.m.
Location	Jacksonville, Fla. // The Bolles School
Order of Events	400 Medley Relay // 1000 Free // 200 Free // 100 Back // 100 Breast // 200 Fly // 50 Free // 100 Free // 200 Back // 200 Breast // 500 Free // 100 Fly // 400 IM // 200 Free Relay
Watch	Team 1 Sports
Twitter	@FGCUEagles // @FGCU_wswimdive
Instagram	FGCU Swim and Dive

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU swimming & diving team (0-1, 0-0 CCSA) is set to head up to Jacksonville this weekend for a dual against CCSA foe UNF (0-0, 0-0 CCSA) on Saturday, Jan. 16. The meet is scheduled for a 1 p.m. at start at the Bolles School and will be streamed on UNF's website.

The competition against the Ospreys will be the Eagles' second this week, as they hosted Miami in a midweek matchup on Wednesday night at the FGCU Aquatics Center. A delay in return of asymptomatic surveillance tests, which are part of the COVID protocol for competition, left FGCU short-handed for the meet against the Hurricanes. Miami ultimately earned a 171-129 victory, though the overall history between the teams still favors FGCU, 8-5.

Senior Petra Halmai (Dombovar, Hungary/Lanczos Kornel Secondari Grammar School) led the Eagles during the competition with three first-place finishes, taking home the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, as well as the 200 IM. Junior Wiktoria Czarnecka (Lublin, Poland/Liceum NR 10 W Lublinie) accounted for the team's other individual victory, as she won the 50 Free for the second time this season. Both Halmai and Czarnecka have already swam NCAA 'B' cut times this season in the 100 Breast and 50 Free, respectively.

On the boards, sophomore Reese Wakefield (Guelph, Ontario/Bishop Macdonelle CHS) has picked up where she left off after a 2019-20 rookie season that saw her earn CCSA Diver of the Year accolades. She placed second in Wednesday's 3m event, with a team-best 276.53. On the 1m board, sophomore Isabeau Keene (Demorest, Ga./Tallulah Falls School) led the Eagles with a third-place finish (259.35).  

This will be the first meet of the year for the Ospreys, who are scheduled to make a return trip to Fort Myers Jan. 29-30. Last season, UNF racked up 698 team points at the CCSA Championship en route to earning fifth overall in the team standings, its best finish since 2012. The 698 points were scored without diving, as the team does not sponsor the event.

Seventh-year head coach Ian Coffey added six newcomers to the Ospreys' 2020-21 roster to balance out a group of 17 upperclassmen. This year's squad has a four-member senior class that will look to build upon last year's performance at the conference championship.

Saturday's meet will be the 14th in the history between the two teams. FGCU's 13-0 edge in that series includes a 5-0 mark on the road in Jacksonville.  

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HEAD COACH DAVE ROLLINS
Head coach Dave Rollins is only the second coach in program history. He was hired Sept. 1, 2016 and owns a 32-21-1 (.615) dual meet record, which includes an 11-2 (.846) mark against CCSA opponents, in his fourth season. Rollins guided FGCU to back-to-back CCSA titles (2017, 2018), as well as the program's fourth-straight title in 2018, marking the ninth championship in 10 years. In addition, he has been awarded CCSA Coach of the Year in two of his seasons at the helm. Previously, Rollins was the associate head men's swimming coach at The Ohio State University. Rollins brings over a decade of coaching experience to The Nest, which includes helping to develop Olympians, NCAA Champions and All-Americans, along with multiple conference champions. A native of Brockton, Mass., he was a standout collegiate swimmer in his own right and was inducted into the University of Arizona's Hall of Fame in 2017, as a nine-time NCAA All-American, national champion, school record holder and team captain.

SUSTAINING FLIGHT 
To help offset the financial impact of COVID-19, FGCU Athletics has launched the Sustaining Flight Fundraiser and Auction. The fundraising campaign will help mitigate operational revenue loss and the additional expenses incurred as a result of COVID-19 protocols. All funds raised during the campaign will go to support areas that directly impact student-athletes.
 
In lieu of hosting the annual Night at the Nest gala this year, one of FGCU's most successful fundraising events, the department will be hosting a virtual, online auction from Monday, Nov. 30 through Friday, Dec. 4. Fans and supporters will be able to bid on exclusive memorabilia, trip packages, unique event experiences and more. For more information, visit www.fgcuathletics.com/sustainingflight.

E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence. Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow!

#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
 
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 82 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport and have had the highest percentage of teams so honored from these two groups over each of the past three years. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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