2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath
Justin Casterline
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Taylor Ault

  • Position Free
  • Class Senior
  • High School Sonora
  • Hometown La Habra, Calif.

Biography

2020 Olympic Trials Wave 2
  • Competed in the 400 free, 800 free, and the 1500 free
  • Finished 18th in the 800 free, and 19th in the 1500 free
  • Finished 24th in the 400 free
Career Accolades
  • Two-time All-American 
  • 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-America 
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
  • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2018 CSCAA Scholar All-America
  • 2018 All-SEC Second Team 
  • 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2018 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2020-21 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified in the 500 free and in the 1650 free
  • Finished 20th in the 1650 free and 23rd in the 500 free
SEC Championships
  • Competed in the 200 free, 500 free, and the 1650 free
  • Finished fourth in the 1650 free with a seasons best time of 16:05.09
  • In the 500 free, placed 11th with a seasons best time of 4:42.57
  • Finished 15th in the 200 free
  • Earned B-cuts in the 200 free, 500 free, and the 1650 free
Regular Season
  • Touched first in the 1,000 free in home opener against Miami for first win of the season (10:04.52)
  • Won the 500y free at Auburn (4:45.21)
2019-20 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Received first career All-American honors in the 500 and 1,650 free
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 and 1,650 free
SEC Championships 
  • Earned a seventh-place finish in the 1,650 free with an effort of 16:08.10
  • Finished in 10th-place in the 500 free with a season-best mark of 4:40.32
  • Posted an eighth-place (24th overall) nod in the 200 free C-final after posting a season-best prelim mark of 1:47.03
Regular Season
  • Recorded five individual victories throughout the season
  • Registered three season-bests swims at the Georgia Tech Invitational (200, 500 and 1,650 free). 

2018-19 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Placed 29th in the 1,650 free with a swim of 16:13.91
  • Finished tied for 34th with a mark of 4:42.96 in the 500 free
  • Posted a time of 1:47.50 and placed 47th in the 200 free
SEC Championships
  • Placed second in the 1,650 free with a career-best 16:00.52, which is the ninth-fastest swim in UF history
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 4:39.93 and finished in sixth place in the 500 free
  • Notched a career-best swim of 1:46.72 and finished sixth in the 200 free C Final
Regular Season
  • Won two individual events throughout the season as well as a first-place relay team
  • Posted a season-best swim of 52.29 in the 100 free against Ohio State and Kentucky
  • Notched a time of 9:53.81 for a season-best swim in the 1,000 free against Texas and Indiana
  • Recorded a season-best mark of 2:02.76 in the 200 fly against FAU
2017-18 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships during her freshman campaign
  • Helped Florida’s 800 FR (7:05.10) to a 22nd-place finish, swimming a split of 1:45.81
  • Finished 27th in the 1650 free, posting a time of 16:14.57
  • Placed 39th in the 500 free, swimming a 4:43.50
SEC Championships
  • Competed at the 2018 SEC Championships, scoring points in three of her events
  • Earned the first silver medal of her career in the 1650 free, swimming a career-best time of 16:03.36
  • Placed fifth in the 500 free with a personal-best swim of 4:41.64
  • Finished sixth in the 800 FR, where her split of 1:45.24 helped Florida record its first A-cut in a relay since 2016 (7:02.30)
  • Placed 27th in the 200 free, swimming a time of 1:48.24
Regular Season
  • Totaled eight individual wins and two relay victories over the course of the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 500 free (4:41.64) and 1650 free (16:03.36)
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100 Free 51.69 FSU  Jan. 5, 2018
200 Free 1:46.72 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
500 Free 4:39.93 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
1000 Free 9:49.75 Texas/Indiana Oct. 20, 2017
1650 Free 16:00.52 SEC Championships  Feb. 19-23, 2019
100 Back 1:01.77 All-Florida Sept. 22, 2017
200 Fly 2:01.01 Vandy, Liberty, UNF Jan. 4, 2020
200 IM 2:13.87 All-Florida  Sept. 22, 2017
400 IM 4:24.60 FAU  Jan. 6, 2018
 
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
  • Competed at the US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle races, as well as the 200m fly and 400m IM
  • Qualified for the A final in the 400m, 800m and 1500m free races and competed in the D final for the 200m free and 400m IM
  • Placed third in both the 400m free (4:11.12) and the 800m free (8:36.26)
  • Competed at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, participating in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m free races
  • Finished 10th overall in the 1500m free, posting a time of 16:30.36
  • Finished 11th in the 800m free, swimming a 8:35.06...Raced in the C final in both the 200m and 400m freestyle events
  • Participated in the 2017 Speedo Jr. Nationals, swimming in the 100m, 200, 400m, 800m and 1500m free, as well as the 200m fly
  • Finished first in the 400m free, posting a time of 4:11.62
  • Swam to a second place finish in both the 800m free and 1500m, finishing with a time of 8:40.12 in the 800m free and 16:31.55 in the 1500m free
  • Final top 8 finish came in the 200m free, finishing fifth with a time of 2:01.08
  • Member of the USA Swimming National Junior team from 2014 to 2017
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier, finishing 19th in the 800 free prelims (8:44.18), 23rd in the 400 free prelims (4:13.51) and 39th in the 200 free prelims (2:01.62)
  • 2014-2015 NISCA High School All-American in the 200 and 500 free
  • Won the 800 free (8:37.97) at the 2016 Speedo Junior National Championships
  • Won the CIF-SS Division 2 titles in the 200 and 500 free in both 2014 and 2015.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'7"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Free
    5'7"

  • 2019-20Junior

    Free

  • 2020-21Senior

    Free

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