Aug. 4, 2009

Cicilson Competes In Five Events Against World's Best At Championships

    Rome -- Youngstown State sophomore swimmer Nishani Cicilson competed in five events for her native country of Suriname at the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome this past week. Cicilson competed in the 50-meter backstroke, 100 back, 50-meter butterfly, 100 fly and 50-meter free and 100 freestyles at Foro Italico.
    In the 100-meter backstroke, she dropped her personal-best time in the 100-meter backstroke from 1:10.30 to 1:07.34, and her 50 back time has dropped from 32.41 to 31.30 seconds. In the 100 back she placed 77th on July 29 after finishing 69th in the 50 back on July 27.
    In the 100-meter freestyle, she finished with a time of 59.94 seconds placing her 92nd at the worlds on July 30. On July 31, she posted a time of 29.34 seconds in the 50-meter butterfly to place 72nd.
    In the 50-meter freestyle, Cicilson finished with a time of 27.22 seconds to place 78th in her final event of the competition on August 1.