The Liberty University women’s swimming and diving team won its first conference championship over the weekend, holding off five-time defending conference champion Florida Gulf Coast University at the 2014 CCSA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship in Knoxville, Tenn.
Liberty Head Coach Jake Shellenberger was voted 2014 CCSA Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year.
The Lady Flames finished as runner-up to FGCU in 2012 and 2013.
The team clocked an NCAA A cut in the 200 medley relay and is awaiting invitation to the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships March 20-22 in Minneapolis, Minn. With their outstanding performance over the weekend, the team expects to earn more selections to the NCAA national meet.