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Delta State Swim and Dive Set to Host NSISC Championships

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CLEVELAND, Miss.
 – On Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Delta State University swimming and diving teams begin competition at the NSISC Championships. The four-day event will be held at the DSU Aquatics Center on the campus of Delta State.
 
In 2018, Lindenwood claimed the women's competition with 1082.5 total points. The Lady Statesmen finished in third last season behind Lindenwood and West Florida. On the men's side Delta State claimed their 10th New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference championship in program history with 1024.5 points.
 
Six women's and five men's teams are set to compete in this seasons NSISC Championships. Besides the Lady Statesmen and Statesmen, it will be Henderson State, Lindenwood, Ouachita Baptist, the University of Texas at Permian Basin, and West Florida will bring a women's team.
 
It will be a high stakes matchup on the men's side as two of the teams are currently ranked in the top five. There are a total of three of the men's teams currently ranked in the top 25. The Statesmen enter the meet ranked No. 3 by the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Lindenwood is at number five in the country and Henderson State is number 22. 
 
On the women's side, three of the teams are in the top 15. The Lady Statesmen are number 11 in the same CSCAA poll with West Florida at number 12. In the top ten is Lindenwood, who comes to the meet at number six.
 
The Statesmen have won the last three of the last four meets. They won their second straight DSU Christmas Invitational and then defeated Henderson State and Emory in January. The Lady Statesmen have won the last two meets against Henderson State and Emory and West Florida in January as well.
 
The Statesmen have several of the top times in the conference so far. Giulio Brugnoni has the top times in the 50 free, 100 fly, and the 100 back. Mattia Schirru has the best times in the 100 and 200 free.
 
For the Lady Statesmen, Lucia Martelli has the fastest time so far in the 100 back and the 100 fly. Madison Lavoie leads the conference in the 100 breast and 200 IM while Celeste Turner has the best time in the 200 fly.
 
Preliminaries and finals will begin at 10:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day, with the exception of Saturday's finals, which are scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
 
Wednesday, February 20
Time Event
10 a.m. CT 200 IM Preliminaries
50 Freestyle Preliminaries
1000 Freestyle (After 20-minute Intermission)
*All but last heat of time finals
1 p.m. CT Women's Three-Meter Diving Trials
5 p.m. CT Women's 1000 Freestyle Final
Men's 1000 Freestyle Final
Women's 200 IM Final
Men's 200 IM Final
Women's 50 Freestyle Final
Men's 50 Freestyle Final
Men's 3-Meter Diving Finals (Top Eight)
Women's 200 Medley Relay
Men's 200 Medley Relay

Thursday, February 21
Time Event
10 a.m. CT 400 IM Preliminaries
100 Butterfly Preliminaries
200 Freestyle Preliminaries
1 p.m. CT Women's 1-Meter Diving Preliminaries
5 p.m. CT 200 Freestyle Relay
Women's 400 IM Final
Men's 400 IM Final
Women's 100 Butterfly Final
Men's 100 Butterfly Final
Women's 200 Freestyle Final
Men's 200 Freestyle Final
Women's 1-Meter Diving Finals (Top 8)
Women's 400 Medley Relay
Men's 400 Medley Relay

Friday, February 22
Time Event
10 a.m. CT 500 Freestyle Preliminaries
100 Backstroke Preliminaries
100 Breaststroke Preliminaries
200 Butterfly Preliminaries
800 Freestyle Relay (All but last heat of timed finals)
1 p.m. CT Men's 1-Meter Diving Preliminaries
5 p.m. CT Women's 500 Freestyle
Men's 500 Freestyle
Women's 100 Backstroke Final
Men's 100 Backstroke Final
Women's 100 Breaststroke Final
Men's 100 Breaststroke Final
Women's 200 Butterfly Final
Men's 200 Butterfly Final
Men's One-Meter Diving Finals (Top Eight)
Women's 800 Freestyle Relay (Last heat of timed finals)
Men's 800 Freestyle Relay (Last heat of timed finals)

Saturday, February 24
Time Event
10 a.m. CT 100 Freestyle Preliminaries
200 Backstroke Preliminaries
200 Breaststroke Preliminaries
1650 Freestyle (Following 20 minute intermission)
*All but last heat of timed finals*
1 p.m. CT Women's Three-Meter Diving Preliminaries
4 p.m. CT Women's 1650 Freestyle (Last heat of timed finals)
Men's 1650 Freestyle (Last heat of timed finals)
Women's 100 Freestyle Finals
Men's 100 Freestyle Finals
Women's 200 Backstroke Finals
Men's 200 Backstroke Finals
Women's 200 Breaststroke Finals
Men's 200 Breaststroke Finals
Women's Three-Meter Diving Finals (Top Eight)
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Finals

Each day's finals will be streamed live on GoStatesmen.com. Prices start at $8 per day for the event or a special NSISC Championships package may be purchased for $28. The package offers all four days of coverage.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Mattia  Schirru

Mattia Schirru

Freestyle
6' 0"
Junior
Freestyle
Lucia Martelli

Lucia Martelli

6' 1"
Freshman
Butterfly/Backstroke
Giulio Brugnoni

Giulio Brugnoni

6' 0"
Freshman
Backstroke/Butterfly
Madison Lavoie

Madison Lavoie

5' 4"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle
Celeste Turner

Celeste Turner

5' 5"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle

Players Mentioned

Mattia  Schirru

Mattia Schirru

6' 0"
Junior
Freestyle
Freestyle
Lucia Martelli

Lucia Martelli

6' 1"
Freshman
Butterfly/Backstroke
Giulio Brugnoni

Giulio Brugnoni

6' 0"
Freshman
Backstroke/Butterfly
Madison Lavoie

Madison Lavoie

5' 4"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle
Celeste Turner

Celeste Turner

5' 5"
Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle