PENSACOLA, Fla.- The No. 6 West Florida Swimming and Diving team will hit the road for their last regular season meet at Tulane on Saturday, Jan. 28. The competition is set to start at 2:00 p.m. (CST) at the Reily Student-Recreation Center Natatorium.
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ABOUT UWF
After a week since their last competition, the Argonauts ventured to Atlanta, Ga. for a two-day meet. On day one, UWF fell to Division I schools Georgia Tech (234-66) and Queens (190-104). Day two saw the Argonauts with a win over No.14 Delta State 215-84 and Emory 162-130.
West Florida is entering into their last regular season meet as the No. 6 nationally ranked team in the country. The Argonauts finished in the top-three spots in multiple events against DSU and Emory. Freshman
Nina Imboden had herself a day as she finished first in one individual event (100 back) and one relay (200 medley relay). Markwardt stood out among the divers as she was victorious in two individual events (100 fly and 50 free) and two relays (200 medley relay and 400 free relay).
In the diving well,
Michelle Mejia made her presence known with a first-place finish (296.40) in the 1-meter competition. Freshman
Jade Fontenelle earned third with her dive on the 3-meter board (260.90). The Argonauts are ready to get after it as they enter into the conference and the NCAA competition.
ABOUT TULANE
This year the Green Waves had junior Danielle Titus swim in the U.S. Open Championships for the 100 and 200 back events. As a sophomore, Titus earned AAC All-Conference honors after placing first in two individual events (100 and 200 back) at the AAC Championships. Most recently, the Green Waves traveled to Dallas, Tex. for a triple dual meet against North Texas (186-161), SMU (244-89), and Rice (247-68). Tulane unfortunately fell to all three teams, but many athletes saw the podium including Kata Amar (200 fly) and Titus (200 back).
Amanda Caldwell is in her first season as head coach of the Green Waves swimming and diving program.
UWF vs. Tulane History
The last time these two squads competed was in October of 2021 where the Green Waves defeated the Argonauts 187-111. Former Argonaut
Ester Rizzetto won two individual events (50 free and 100 free) on the day and Markwardt was victorious in the 100 fly in 57.01. UWF combined for five wins in the meet with a victory in the 200 free relay. Former Argonaut
Kelsey DeJesus won the 3-meter diving competition with 261.08 points.
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