The River Defeats NAIA Ave Maria University in Dominant Road Meet

FORT MYERS, FL - The River swimmers and divers were on the road to compete against Ave Maria University, with the competition being held at Florida Gulf Coast University.

It was a successful showing for both the men's and women's programs, with numerous swimmers not only winning events but also achieving season-best times and moving up in the NJCAA event rankings.

River swimmers and divers also managed to win every event for both teams.

Relay event winners included:

200 medley relay – Wiktoria Maciuszek, Cara Ralfe, Paola Negrin, Kelly Zwart for the women, and Noah Smith, Marcus Johnson, Zack Gresham, Oliver Nell for the men.

400 free relay – Ciel Sanabria, Khloe de Santana Guidry, Tazmyn Robson, Marie Kopacova for the women, and Zack Gresham, Tomas Fermin, Oliver Nell, Knut Robinson for the men.

Individual wins came from:

1000 free – Tazmyn Robson and Tomas Fermin
200 free – Paola Negrin and Knut Robinson
100 back – Marie Kopacova and Zack Gresham
100 breast – Billi Lovell and Marcus Johnson
200 fly – Kelly Zwart and Tomas Fermin
50 free – Ciel Sanabria and Kalaa Hall
1m diving – Jada Toland and Spencer Biggs
100 free – Tazmyn Robson and Arnas Monkelis
200 back – Marie Kopacova and Noah Smith
200 breast – Cara Ralfe and Cutter Shipman
500 free – Ciel Sanabria and Knut Robinson
100 fly – Khloe de Santana Guidry and Marcus Johnson
3m diving – Jada Toland and Spencer Biggs
400 IM – Cara Ralfe and Coleman Brown

Final Team Scores:

Women: IRSC 238, Ave Maria 50
Men: IRSC 230, Ave Maria 51

Up next for the River will be the Craigie Invitational, taking place at Indian River Friday through Sunday, February 6–8.

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