Complete Results

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 9/10-ranked University of West Florida swimming & diving team was as dominant as ever, cruising to a pair of dual meet victories over Birmingham-Southern and Southwestern at the UWF Aquatic Center Friday afternoon.
 
UWF claimed a 195-73 victory over BSC and a 187-83 win over Southwestern. Southwestern defeated BSC in the other women's competition, while the BSC men claimed a win over SU.
 
Peggy de Villiers, Rebecca Halfast, Madeline Pitt were all part of three victories in the meet. De Villiers was the only swimmer to claim three individual golds, touching first in the 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly. Halfast won both backstroke races and led off the final event of the day – the 400 Freestyle Relay – with a strong 100 back that pushed UWF to another victory. Pitt was part of the meet-opening 200 Medley Relay that put UWF in the lead for good and claimed wins in the 200 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley by nearly six seconds in each swim.
 
Gabrielle Spangenberg and Monica Amaral picked up a pair of wins as well. Spangenberg was also part of the winning 200 Medley Relay and recorded her own individual victory in the 100 Breaststroke before posting the second-fastest 200 Breaststroke on the day 11 events later. Amaral continued her standout performances in the diving well, winning gold in the 1- and 3-meter events, while posting a strong 11-dive score of 489.10 on the low board. 
 
Paulina Szydlo also amassed some strong points for the Argonauts, clocking three runner-up times and a gold in the 200 breaststroke.
 
After posting three home victories over the last two weekends, UWF will hit the road next week for the final time before the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championship next month. Friday morning, the Argos will make the 6-hour trip to Cleveland, Miss. for a double-dual meet against No. 5/7 Delta State and No. 39 Henderson State – two of the more formidable teams in the NSISC. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.