Will Duval | Sports Director The FIU swimming and diving team is opening up their season in a dual-meet against the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Coming off a very successful season, the Panthers reached the American Athletic Conference championship last year. Competing for a championship, both senior Christie Chue […]
Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director In a small, Olympic style pool in Tamiami, Prachi Mirchandani prepares to dive and compete in the 50-meter swim. She nervously puts her goggles on as they snap, leaving her more anxious than she was heading into the competition. But of nowhere, a fresh pair of goggles appears at her feet, she […]
By: Dalton Tevlin/Assistant Sports Director After securing a 198-102 win against Florida Gulf Coast University in their swim meet on Saturday, Jan. 26, sophomore Stephanie Hussey was named ‘Swimmer of the Week’ by Conference USA for her performance. At the meet against the Eagles, Hussey placed first in the 1000 yard freestyle, 200 yard butterfly, […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer A trio of FIU swimmers battled fatigue and dominated the University of North Florida Ospreys during a Nov. 5 meet at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. Junior Kyna Pereira, freshman Taylor Grabenhorst and junior Skye Carey were the Panther standouts in the meeting versus the Ospreys. Pereira and Carey each […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer The Swimming and Diving team went undefeated in their events during the Dual-A-Palooza in Houston, Texas, from Friday, Oct. 15 to Saturday, Oct. 16. The Panthers competed against three teams, including Rice University, Tulane University and the University of Denver. “A number of girls impressed me during the event,” Head […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer The swimming and diving team begins its season on Friday, Sept. 30, versus University of Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables. The Panthers will begin yet another title defense run versus the Hurricanes. However, the team is dealing with some soreness. “The team won’t be heading into the meet at full […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer While some athletes leave their countries looking for a better education, one FIU swimmer came to the United States in search of an opportunity. Kyna Pereira, a junior freestyle swimmer from South Africa, arrived at FIU seeking more opportunities to swim competitively. Pereira said that there was not much emphasis […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer With her country’s flag in one hand and her coach walking alongside, FIU swimmer Naomi Ruele made her Olympic debut as she waved to a Brazilian crowd during the Opening Ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro. The Redshirt sophomore qualified for the Olympics in Rio when she completed a time trial […]
Alejandro Solana // Staff Writer Randy Horner, FIU’s swimming and diving coach, will be coaching the Botswana Olympic swimming team in the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “It’s an honor to be selected to coach Naomi and David at the Olympics,” Horner told FIUSports.com. Horner, who was named the “2016 Conference USA Coach of the Year,” guided the Panthers to their second […]
Alejandro Solana // Staff Writer The months of July and August are typically considered to be “boring” months if you’re a fan of sports. Football season hasn’t begun; basketball season has ended, and there’s not much going on in baseball. But every four years, the Summer Olympics takes place in August. This summer, Panther fans may have a greater incentive to tune in to the Rio […]
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 basic techniques, or perfect existing ones. One student in Poseidon’s group, Daniela Salinas, lost her vision due to a condition called Leber Congenital Amaurosis, which is an inherited retinal degenerative disease […]
