MELBOURNE, Fla. – North Florida's Francesca Vandersluis set a new record in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.40 on Sunday in the final day of the Panther Invitational. The Ospreys jumped up three spots and finished third in the meet.

UNF sent 19 swimmers to the finals on Sunday.
 
A total of five new records were produced over the weekend.
 
Notable Swims
Francesca Vandersluis – 1st 200 breaststroke (2:17.40)*
 
Jacqueline Barklund – 2nd 200 backstroke (2:03.51)
 
Sydney Groth – 3rd 200 butterfly (2:04.89)
 
3rd 400 freestyle relay
Camryn Greenleaf, Zoe Trenz, Nicole Nesto, Amber Pearce
 
*School Record
 
From Coach Coffey
"It was a great meet. One of the best meets I've been to. We had a lot of great accomplishment, a lot of personal bests and five new records. Our hard work is paying off and it's something we can build on for the rest of the season. It was an exciting meet with a lot of great swims."
 
Final Meet Results
Georgia Southern – 858
West Florida – 836.5
UNF – 573
Tampa – 569
Saint Leo – 482
Florida Institute of Technology – 374.5
 
Records Broken During Panther Invite
Francesca Vandersluis – 200 breaststroke (2:17.40)

5th 200 medley relay (1:45.24)
Jacqueline Barklund, Francesca Vandersluis, Sydney Groth, Amber Pearce
 
Jacqueline Barklund – 100 backstroke starting the 400 medley relay (55.73)
 
400 medley relay (3:47.68)
Jacqueline Barklund, Francesca Vandersluis, Sydney Groth, Camryn Greenleaf
 
200 freestyle relay (1:35.70)
Amber Pearce, Zoe Trenz, Camryn Greenleaf, Francesca Vandersluis

Meet Note
- Vandersluis set a new standard in the 200 breaststroke by 1.23 seconds.
 
Up Next
The Ospreys wrapped up the fall schedule, but open the winter season at FAU on Jan. 4.