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North Florida swimming seniors pose as a group with pool in the background

INSIDE THE LANES: Ospreys Welcome Georgia Southern for First Dual Meet

Senior Class to be honored in Pre-Meet Ceremony

10/1/2021 11:00:00 AM

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida swimming will host the inaugural dual meet of the season Saturday at 12 noon when the Ospreys go head-to-head with CCSA rival Georgia Southern in the UNF Competition Pool.

FROM THE STARTING BLOCK

Georgia Southern and North Florida will meet in the pool for the second consecutive weekend as the Eagles were part of the six-team field in last weekend's Season Kickoff event at the UNF Competition pool
Saturday's meet marks the final scheduled home event for the Ospreys
Prior to the start of the meet, North Florida will hold a Senior Tribute ceremony for its seven senior swimmers: Makenzie Blaakman, Annie Fletcher, Kayla Glennon, Julianna Graf, Esther Quackenbush, Sydney Sheppard and Ryan Showfety
North Florida returns 15 swimmers from last year's squad and welcomes a group of 12 freshmen to this year's team
Head coach Ian Coffey is in his 8th season at the helm of the Osprey program
Following the Georgia Southern dual, UNF will have almost a month off from competition before heading to Tallahassee on Oct. 30 for a quad meet against Florida State, West Florida and Florida Southern

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"This is going to be our first dual meet at the new pool. Georgia Southern is a very good program and this meet will be exciting for our team and the fans. Always good to start off the season with a conference opponent. We will also be celebrating our seniors with a Senior Day Ceremony at the start of the meet."

Head Coach Ian Coffey

North Florida Roster

Georgia Southern Roster

Order of Events:

400 Medley Relay

1000 Free

200 Free

100 Back

100 Breast

200 Fly

50 Free

– BREAK

100 Free

200 Back

200 Breast

500 Free

100 Fly

– BREAK

200 IM

200 Free Relay