IRSC WINS COLLEGIATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 17-20, 2021
This past weekend (March 17-20, 2021) saw the Indian River Men's and Women's swimming and diving teams compete in Collegiate Swimming Championships held at IRSC. The meet was a co-hosted by IRSC and Keiser University and included teams from the NAIA collegiate division.
The competition schedule followed a normal 3 day NCAA format with an additional day (day 1) being used to compete the 800 free relay. IRSC used their depth to place multiple athletes into the finals to be able to outscore the strong competition from the NAIA teams. By the end of the competition, IRSC's women won 9 of the 20 events contested and the men won 5 of the 20 events.
On the women's side, the team was led by Victoria Ortiz, who won all three of her events (200, 500, and 1650 free). Other event winners included Catherine Royden-Turner in the 100 and 200 backstroke, Rylee Woelk in the 400 IM, Taryn Dailey in the 100 butterfly, divers Lainie Rivas (3m) and Lola Dragosavac (1m). For her efforts, Victoria Ortiz was named female swimmer of the meet.
IRSC will next compete at the NJCAA Championships to held at IRSC on April 28-May 1, 2021. This competition had a change in date and venue due to the pandemic.
Women's Team Scores
1 Indian River State College Indian River State College 925
2 Keiser University Keiser University 845
3 Olivet Nazarene University Olivet Nazarene University 530
4 Midland University Midland University 309
5 St. Ambrose University St. Ambrose University 234
6 Simpson University Simpson University 35
7 St. Thomas University St. Thomas University 23
8 Thomas University Thomas University 21