Swimming Faces UNC Asheville in Final Conference Meet

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida swim team closes conference play against UNC Asheville in a two-day meet that starts on Jan. 26 at the Justice Center Pool.

Meet Info
Date: Friday, Jan. 25-Saturday, Jan. 26
Time: Friday 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Place: Asheville, N.C.
Opponent: UNC Asheville

Scheduled Events
Day 1
400 Med Relay
1650 Free
200 Free
50 Free
200 IM
200 Fly
100 Back
100 Breast
800 Free Relay

Day 2
200 Med Relay
500 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
100 Free
100 Fly
400 IM
400 Free Relay

UNF lanes 1,3,5/Asheville lanes 2,4,6

About the Ospreys
North Florida (0-10, 0-4 CCSA) comes off losses to FAU and William & Mary in its first swim of the 2018 season in Boca Raton, Fla. Jacqueline Barklund finished second in the 100 backstroke, while Sydney Groth and Amber Pearce placed third in the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle, respectively.

About the Bulldogs
Asheville (2-5, 1-1 CCSA) cruised to a 161-94 win over NAIA opponent, Brenau (Ga.), in its final road meet of the season last Saturday. The Bulldogs won 15 of the 16 events during the meet. Multiple swimmers had season-best times including Adee Weller in the mile, Catherine Allen in the 200 freestyle and Aleta Jewell in the 200 butterfly.

Up Next
UNF concludes the regular season with a three-day meet at the Virginia Tech Invitational starting on Feb. 2 in Blacksburg, Va., before competing in the CCSA Championships.

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Players Mentioned

Jacqueline Barklund

Sydney Groth

Amber Pearce

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