FORT MYERS, Fla. -
Mia Burke,
Jordan Durocher,
Nadia Helm,
Lily Magda and
Libby Russum were honored on Senior Day as Florida Gulf Coast University women's swimming and diving closed out the regular season with a dual meet victory against North Florida on Saturday at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. The Eagles controlled the meet across both days and finished with a 254.5-154.5 team win over the Ospreys.
WINNER: Florida Gulf Coast University
FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Florida Gulf Coast (254.5), 2. North Florida (154.5)
LOCATION: FGCU Aquatics Complex (Fort Myers, Fla.)
FULL RESULTS
- In the 200 medley relay, the group of Olivia Vecchio, Easton Glandt, Izzy Ackley and Leah Gentry-Tuney took first with a time of 1:42.82, while the group of Nadia Helm, Ella Smith, Libby Russum and Mia Burke followed in second at 1:43.80.
- In the 1000 freestyle, Aislyn Barnett claimed the win with a program record time of 9:51.57.
- Emily McMahan led the Eagles in the 200 freestyle by touching first in 1:53.60, with Lily Magda adding another podium finish in third at 1:55.46.
- Olivia Vecchio paced the field in the 100 backstroke, earning the top spot with a time of 55.98.
- In the 100 breaststroke, Cassie Bauer turned in a winning swim of 1:03.29, and Leah Gentry-Tuney rounded out the top three for FGCU in 1:03.73.
- Nastia Tichy delivered a wire-to-wire performance in the 200 butterfly to secure first place in 2:02.50.
- Libby Russum secured the win in the 50 freestyle with a 23.73, while Nadia Helm shared second after finishing in 23.82.
- In the 100 freestyle, Jasmin Kroll finished first in 50.50, and Sydney Ringwald followed in third at 52.68.
- Izzy Ackley picked up another individual win for FGCU in the 200 backstroke, stopping the clock at 2:01.03.
- FGCU earned a pair of podium finishes in the 200 breaststroke, with Kata Joo placing second in 2:20.77 and Ipek Aydiner close behind in third at 2:21.33.
- Emmakate Zanoli highlighted the 500 freestyle for the Eagles by recording a second-place finish in 5:09.06.
- Nori Hetyei capped a strong butterfly session by claiming first place in the 100 fly with a time of 55.49.
- Cassie Bauer led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 IM, winning in 2:02.88, followed by Ipek Aydiner in second at 2:04.06 and Nori Hetyei in third at 2:05.00.
- The meet concluded with the 200 freestyle relay, where the team of Sydney Ringwald, Jasmin Kroll, Cassie Bauer and Nadia Helm secured second place in 1:35.94.

Head Coach
Dave Rollins - "Excited for how we battled today in cold and the rain. The team is in a great spot and we did a tremendous job honoring our seniors this weekend. This is a special group and we are gearing up for a really special championships."

The Eagles will turn their attention to the ASUN Swimming and Diving Championships, scheduled for Feb. 18-21 in Orlando.
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