LAKELAND, Fla. --- The no. 9 Florida Southern men's swim team defeated Florida Tech by a 172-90 score in their first home meet of the 2026-27 season (Oct. 17).
Like the women, the men opened up the day by winning the 200 Medley Relay, as
Matheus Da Rocha,
Simeon Prosinski,
Michael Tretyakov and
Will Neville finished at a 1:31.26. Two events later, the dro of
Raymond Prosinski and
Boran Atasoy took the 1000 Free top spots, with Prosinski winning with a 9:29.47.
The FSC dominance continued as Mocs finished in the top four spots of the 200 Free, highlighted by
Eli Little's winning time of 1:43.52. Tretyakov continued his winning ways, swimming a 50.35 to win the 100 Back. Da Rocha won back-to-back events in the 50 Free with his 20.51 time, winning the event by over a half second, and the 100 Free with a 45.66.
In the 200 Breast,
Simeon Prosinski, won another event, winning the heat by over four seconds with his 2:05.47 before also taking home the 200 IM later on in the day with a his 1:54.09. The future also looked bright for FSC as two freshman took the top spots in the 500 Free in
Ryland Chappell and
Boran Atasoy, who swam a 4:40.20 to win the heat.
To close out the day, the squad of
Daniel Meszaros, Da Rocha, Tretyakov and Neville swam a sub-three minutes (2:59.98) in the 400 Free relay to clinch the victory for the Mocs, their second straight over the Panthers in two days.
The Mocs stay in Lakeland for their next meet as no. 2 Tampa visits for a highly competitive dual meet on Saturday (Oct. 24). The meet is set to begin at 10 AM on Alumni Day at the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool.
