Disabled student learns to swim through club
Alexa Roth // Contributing Writer Poseidon’s Panthers, a swim club founded in the fall of 2014, gives students an opportunity to swim with others and learn…
Swimming
Naomi Ruele continues to make her mark
Along with her teammates and coaches, Ruele credits most of her success to her family. Specifically, her mother, who Naomi says, “sacrificed so much for me. I am so grateful for her and everything she has given me. And my brother who always supports me.”
Naomi Ruele to compete in 2016 Olympics
Ruele has the chance to finally represent herself in her first Olympic competition and FIU is proud to have such talent.
FIU invited to NCAA zone B diving championships
Sophomore Rebecca Quesnel and junior Lily Kauffman, two of the most nationally represented Panthers, continued their recent string of successes at the NCAA Zone B Diving competition
FIU swimming & diving end regular season on top
Overall, the University brought home seven wins of the 12 events, coupled with seven second place finishes.
Panthers can’t Come up with Header
The difficulty in this season’s schedule not only lies in the talent faced, but also in the number of meets, with three more this season than last. The 2015-2016 regular season will last at least another week longer than it did in 2014-2015, as well.
Sign ME UP
As Head Coach Randy Horner and his swimming and diving team prepare to bounce back from their first loss of the season, coming against the University of Illinois at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center, there isn’t a single moment of down-time.
Panthers to fight Illini
The Fighting Illini from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be making the 1,300 mile trip to the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
Horner at the Helm Heeds Competition
FIU won the C-USA Title last season, in an amazing run led by Johanna Gustafsdottir, last year’s FIU Female Athlete of the Year. Gustafsdottir was one of many dominant swimmers and divers here at the University.
Swimming and diving looks to repeat last years success
With as much returning talent as FIU has, this goal is seemingly easier to achieve.
