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NSU Swimming Finishes Second, Gets Three Wins on Final Day of SSC Championship
Emma Wahlstrom, Thiago Sickert and Anton Lobanov
Nova Southeastern University swimming claimed championship titles in the men’s 100-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard backstroke and men’s 200-yard breaststroke to highlight the final night of the Sunshine State Conference Championship. Thiago Sickert was named the men’s Swimmer of the Meet as both teams took second place overall.
Sickert (Jr., Vila Velha, Brazil), who currently holds the SSC overall conference, SSC Championship meet, and NSU records in the 100-free, won the event with a NCAA Standard-A time of 43.79. Over the course of the meet, Sickert won titles in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly in addition to the 100-free. He won the men’s Swimmer of the Meet after accruing 77 total points, three gold medals and a silver medal.
Emma Wahlstrom (Jr., Stockholm, Sweden) had the Sharks next win in the women’s 200-back. Wahlstrom finished the race with a NCAA Division II B qualifying time of 2:01.31. Courtney DeVeny (So., Estero, Fla) finished sixth one hundredths of a second behind Wahlstrom claiming second place in 2:01.37, which is also a NCAA Standard-B time.
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