Tulane Earns Six Medals on Third Day of AAC Championships

DALLAS - Gianna Spremullo opened the finals session with a third all-time win for Tulane in the women's 400 IM, outracing defending champion Camryn Streid from Cincinnati for the victory Friday night at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium in Dallas.

Lilly Byrne shined once again for Tulane in the women's 200 freestyle, taking the first Green Wave win in the event in meet history. Byrne outraced the field to the wall with a career-best time of 1:47.25 to bring home the gold. Iza Pelka grabbed the bronze medal in 1:48.03.

Christiana Williams got in on the action and earned the silver medal in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.67.

Danielle Titus dominated once again women's 100 backstroke with a career-best time of 53.58. Titus has won every 100 backstroke she has swam in this season.

The Green Wave also grabbed a team medal in the 400 medly relay with a team made up of Titus, Williams, Mya Drost-Parra and Pelka. They came in third hitting the wall at 3:40.15.

Tulane currently sits in third as a team with 420 points, while Houston leads with 583.5.

The Green Wave returns to the pool tomorrow for the fourth and final day of action at the ACC Championships.

Saturday, February 19 (ESPN+)
Swimming Prelims: 10 A.M. (CT) (ESPN+) | Diving Prelims: 12:30 P.M. (CT) | Finals: 5:00 P.M. (CT) (ESPN+)

Event #30 Platform Diving PRELIMS Women
Event #29 Platform Diving PRELIMS Men
Event #31 1,650 Yard Freestyle Women
Event #32 1,650 Yard Freestyle Men
Event #30 Platform Diving FINALS Women
Event #33 200 Yard Backstroke Women
Event #34 200 Yard Backstroke Men
Event #35 100 Yard Freestyle Women
Event #36 100 Yard Freestyle Men
Event #37 200 Yard Breaststroke Women
Event #38 200 Yard Breaststroke Men
Event #39 200 Yard Butterfly Women
Event #40 200 Yard Butterfly Men
Event #29 Platform Diving FINALS Men
Event #41 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Women
Event #42 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Men

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Tulane Earns Six Medals on Third Day of AAC Championships

Players Mentioned

Lilly Byrne

Mya Drost-Parra

Iza Pelka

Gianna Spremullo

Danielle Titus

Christiana Williams

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