RESULTS (PDF) January 23, 2016 PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 9/12 University of West Florida women's swimming and diving team split a double-dual meet against conference opponent No. 5/7 Delta State and top-ranked Division III foe Emory on Saturday. UWF defeated DSU 151-147 and fell to Emory 176-124 on Senior Day.
Seniors
Peggy de Villiers,
Josie McKee and
Paulina Szydlo were honored before the meet as a part of Senior Day. The trio has totaled 11 All-American and six all-conference awards.
"They were part of our first-ever team, and they are forever going to be a part of the history of our program," Hancock said. "All three of them were All-Americans, some of the greatest athletes that we've had in our very short history. They've set the bar extremely high, all three of them led the way today and they were a huge reason why we were able to come away with a win over Delta State."
"I'd like to thank them for everything they've done for our program."
The Argonauts' performance was headlined by six victories, including wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events from
Monica Amaral and wins from
Peggy de Villiers in the 50 Yard Freestyle and the 100 Yard Butterfly, with times of 24.10 and 57.73, respectively.
Senior
Paulina Szydlo bested her competition in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:20.99. Szydlo currently holds the fourth-best time in the event in DII with a 2:16.30 at last November's Panther Invitational. Newcomer
Theresa Michalak recorded an NCAA B cut time in her 100 Yard Breaststroke victory with a time of 1:04.77.
McKee finished strong in the 3-meter diving event, placing second with a score of 250.70. McKee holds the 1-meter diving (6 dives) record for UWF and boasts a UWF Aquatic Center record for the 11-dive event.
UWF recorded its best time of the season in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, with a team of Michalak, de Villiers,
Lauren Harper and
Sophia Oliva marking a time of 1:37.10.
West Florida will have a few weeks off before traveling to Cleveland, Mississippi, for the 2015-16 New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships at the Delta State Aquatics Center from Feb. 17-20.
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www.GoArgos.com.
