KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's swimming saw a plethora of top-ten program times including a school record on day one of the inaugural Atlantic Sun Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee. 

The group of Amanda Loomis, Victoria Torres, Kayla Daley and Marcia Shaw broke the school record for the 200-yard medley relay with a combined time of 1:44.76. The previous record was set by Loomis, Torres, Daley and senior Ashley Kephart at the 2023 Gamecock Invite with a time of 1:44.91. 

CLIPBOARD NOTES

• Marcia Shaw tied the second fastest 50-yard freestyle in program history in a swim-off during the morning prelims 
• Kephart swam the eighth fastest 50-yard freestyle during the morning prelims, finishing in 23.80 
• Kephart would record the sixth fastest 50-yard freestyle during the evening finals with her time of 23.74. 
• Victoria Torres would tie Kephart's eighth fastest 50-yard freestyle with her own time of 23.80 in a swim-off during the morning prelims 
• Ashley Cozad recorded the eighth fastest 100-yard freestyle in a time trial during the morning prelims touching the wall in 51.83 
• Kayla Daley swam the eighth fastest 200-yard individual medley during the morning prelims with a time of 2:05.39, a personal best 
• Kelsey Swartout swam a personal best in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:17.23 in the morning prelims
• Paige Munna recorded a personal best in the 500-yard freestyle touching the wall in 5:02.06 during the morning prelims
• Amanda Loomis notched a personal best in the 200-yard individual medley during the morning prelims with a time of 2:09.29 

COFFEY TALK 
"We started off the first day with a lot of really good swims in session one. Paige Munna started off with a great 500 freestyle which got her back to swim in the beef final. Kayla Daley swam the eighth fastest 200 individual medley to secure seventh place and a spot in the finals. She placed eighth in the final at night and then we got to the 50 freestyle with Ashley Kephart making it back into the beef with Victoria Torres and Marcia Shaw both tied for 17th. We swam very well and we got after it. Kephart had another top 10 time in the 50 freestyle and we finished off the night with the 200 medley relay breaking the school record with Amanda Loomis, Victoria Torres, Kayla Daley, and Marcia Shaw. It was a great way to start the meet. There's three more days and we're gonna take it one session at a time, we're looking forward to tomorrow morning." -- head coach Ian Coffey


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The Ospreys head into day two of the 2024 Atlantic Sun Swimming and Diving Championships with the 200-yard free relay, 100-yard butterfly, 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard freestyle and the 400-yard medley relay on deck.