Gators Welcome 12 Swimmers for 2012-13
Monday, December 5, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving program has signed 12 (five men, seven women) student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to swim for the Gators beginning in 2012-13, head coach Gregg Troy announced.
“I'm extremely pleased with the class that we have coming in next year. Although it's small, it is that way for a reason. Each and everyone of these swimmers has a particular role that they will play once they get into the pool,” remarked Troy. “Not only are they exceptional athletes, but they are all accomplished young men and women – they have all demonstrated their talent both in, and out of the pool, extending their reach far beyond swimming.”
“They all have great backgrounds, with a wealth of experience and excellent coaching expertise behind them, which makes the transition for them into collegiate athletics that much easier – for not only themselves, but our staff as well” explained Troy. “One thing that they definitely bring as a whole is the eagerness to push themselves to be the best they possibly can – they all want to be the first one to touch the wall. It will make for a very exciting season next year.”
The Gators went across the country, extending their reach to Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and even internationally as far as St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Poland.
| FLORIDA MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING 2011 SIGNING CLASS | |
| MEN | HOMETOWN |
| Adam Bull | Richardson, Texas |
| Arthur Frayler | Ambler, Pennsylvania |
| Justin Kaisrlik | Clermont, Florida |
| Ryan Rosenbaum | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| Luke Torres | Plantation, Florida |
| WOMEN | HOMETOWN |
| Delaney Dye | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Natalie Hinds | Midland, Texas |
| Sierra Kuhn | Verona, Wisconsin |
| Ashlee Linn | Sarasota, Florida |
| Lindsay McKnight | Plantation, Florida |
| Emily Mosher | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Taylor Roy | Atlanta, Georgia |
Florida Men's Swimming & Diving 2011 Signing Class
“We're bringing in a small freshman class, but they all fulfill a particular purpose. It's small by design. Last year we had a tremendous group of freshmen come in. The guys that we signed all fill a need in the pool.”
Adam Bull (Richardson, Texas), J.J. Pierce High School
Rated the No. 7 swimmer by collegeswimming.com in the state of Texas and a five-star recruit… Two-time member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team (2009-10 & 2010-11)… Shattered the 4A Texas state record and 24 year old Pierce record at the 2011 UIL swimming championships by swimming the 200 individual medley in 1:49.59. Also holds the school record in the 100 fly… Back-to-back 200 IM State Champion...Named the Region 4-4A Athlete of the Year as a junior… Three-time District Athlete of the meet at the District 13-4A Championships… 2011 Senior National qualifier, and finalist at the 2011 NCSA Juniors meet… Trains with the City of Richardson Swim Team… Distance specialist… Began swimming at age six.
Coach Troy on Bull:
“He comes from great recommendations. He'll be a great addition to our medley groups, as he brings a lot of depth into that event for us and shows vast amounts of potential.”
Best Times:
100y free: 46.90
100y fly: 50.49
200y IM: 1:49.59
1,500m Free: 16:01.11
400m IM: 4:32.90
Arthur Frayler (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Germantown Academy
Arthur Frayler, a U.S. Open Water National Team member, brings a wealth of experience to the Gator Family… The Pennsylvania native will graduate from the prestigious Germantown Academy in the spring… Coached by Richard Shoulberg… Over the past two years; Frayler has competed on both the international and national scene. Most recently, he captured a gold medal in the pool and silver in open water competition at the 2011 Pan American Games. He finished the 1,500 free at the Pan Ams in 15:19.59 to capture gold, and the 10-kilometer open swim in 1:57.31.3 for silver… Selected as a member of the US “A” National team for both 2011-12 and 2010-11… Took sixth in the 1500m free at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships and fourth in 2010… Holds the 13-14 National Age Group record in the 1650-yard free (15:14.17).
> Recently, USA Swimming sat down with Frayler for one of their “20 Question Tuesday” features – to get an inside look into one of Florida's newest swimmers click here.
> While at the 2011 Pan American Games, Frayler blogged from Puerta Vallarta, Mexico to give USA Swimming fans an inside look into his day in Mexico as his team prepared for the competition. For access to the blog, please click here.
> For a look at Frayler on the Swimming World Magazine's Morning Swim Show, following his performance at the 2011 Pan American Games and what he had to say about Florida please click here.
Coach Troy on Frayler:
“Arthur is the best distance freestyler in the class. He has been on U.S. National Teams already, and that shows through the tremendous work ethic that he has. He comes from the same program as current senior Teresa Crippen (Conshohocken, Pa.), and will be a tremendous addition to the Florida family. He'll be the type of guy that will make everyone around him better, make his team better.”
Best Times:
200y free: 1:39.67
500y free: 4:23.32
1,650y free: 15:00.57
400m free: 3:56.40
1,500m free:15:07.37
Justin Kaisrlik (Clermont, Florida), East Ridge High School
The No.5 recruit in the state Florida… Swims for East Ridge High School, and trains with Fast Lane Aquatics… Most recently won the 200 IM (1:49.60) at the 2011 3A state meet – it was the second best time among the three classes in the state… Finished third at the 2011 USA Junior Nationals in the 1,000 after he stopped the clock at 4:25.75.
Coach Troy on Kaisrlik:
“He's one of the best freestylers in Florida right now. He swims all the distance events, and will be a tremendous addition here at Florida.”
Best Times:
50y free: 21.39
100y free: 45.74
200y free: 1:38.12
200y back: 1:52.69
200y IM: 1:51.77
400y IM: 3:54.20
Ryan Rosenbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida), Cardinal Gibbons High School
Won the 500 freestyle at the 2011 FHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships in 4:30.77, winning by nearly two full seconds. Also won two other medals, finishing seventh in the 200 medley and eighth as a member of the 200 medley relay… Named an Academic All-American… Senior National Qualifier… 2008 Southern Zone Champion in the 200 free… Captured four titles at the 2011 Florida International Swimming Invitational with the 50-, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke as well as the 200-meter IM… Swims with Fort Lauderdale Aquatics under head coach Duffy Dillon.
Coach Troy on Rosenbaum:
“Ryan is a State Champion here in Florida. He is a very good distance freestyler that we look to count on in the coming years. He swam for a Gator growing up so we feel like he'll have an excellent future here at Florida.”
Best Times:
50y free: 23.78
100y free: 49.20
200y free: 1:44.15
500y free: 4:27.61
1650y free: 15:48.47
100y breast: 58.57
200y breast: 2:05.27
100y fly: 54.27
200y fly: 1:55.07
200y IM: 1:53.52
400y IM: 3:56.50
Luke Torres (Coral Springs, Florida), American Heritage School
Joins Lindsay McKnight as the second swimmer from the American Heritage School to join the Florida Gators in the 2011 Signing Class… Captured a silver medal in the 100 fly and two bronze medals as a member of the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays, both in automatic All-American times… Swam back-to-back personal bests in the 100 fly (49.90/49.30) both automatic All-American times and in the 100-yard breast (58.61/58.26) – both All-American consideration times in the prelims and finals of the 2011 FHSAA Clas 1A State Meet… Four-time FHSAA Class 1A State Meet Qualifier… Four-time All-County selection by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald… Trained with the late, six-time Olympic coach Michael Lohberg as an age group swimmer at the Coral Spring Aquatic Complex for the South Florida Aquatic Club… Named to the Florida Gold Coast All-Star team… Has competed at the 2011 USA Swimming Junior Nationals and Texas Senior Circuit Meet and Zone Championships… Competed internationally in two Brazilian Junior Nationals and at the Setti Collie Rome Meet in Italy… Was Vice Champion at Age Group Nationals in the 200-meter breast
Coach Troy on Torres:
“Torres is an extremely talented butterfly swimmer from South Florida. With him, he also brings talent in the breast stroke events. He's a big, tall and lanky kid that we feel can contribute to our swim team.”
Best Times:
100y breast: 1:02.51
200y breast: 2:10.51
100y fly: 53.25
200y fly: 1:55.21
200y IM: 2:02.39
Florida Women's Swimming & Diving 2011 Signing Class
“This year's class will be the best class that we will have ever signed to bring in to Florida. It's not a tremendously large group of swimmers, but they are all tremendous in the pool. Each and every one of them are quality individuals – they are great students and great athletes.”
Delaney Dye (Tallahassee, Florida), Leon High School
Delaney Dye has claimed three consecutive state diving titles, and led Lion High to sweep the diving titles for the first time in program history in 2011… Named a 2011 All-American Diver… Four-time All-Big Bend Diver of the year… Four-time District Champion and Three-time Regional Champion… A Leon High School 2011 Wendy's Heisman Candidate… Trains under coach Hartley Doug at the Tomahawk Diving Club… Qualified for U.S. Nationals after accumulating a score of 350.50 to finish fifth at the 1-meter springboard and finishing 12th on the platform at the USA Diving Zone D Championships in Moultrie, Ga.… Finished 11th on the platform at the 2011 USA Diving 16-18 Age Group National Championship with a score of 297.35… Took 36th on the 1-meter springboard at the 2011 Junior National Diving Championships… Chose Florida over Clemson, Utah, Florida State and LSU… Member of the National Honor Society.
Coach Craine on Dye:
“Delaney brings a wealth of experience to the Gators, even though she is just a freshman. I look for her to come to Florida and make an immediate impact with her skill set.”
Best Score:
1-meter springboard: 541.90
Natalie Hinds (Midland, Texas), Midland Senior High School
Hinds is CollegeSwimming.com's No.13 ranked recruit in the 2012 class… Won the 100y butterfly and placed second in the 100 back at the 2011 UIL State Swimming and Diving Championships to become the first Midland ISD swimmer to win a state title since 2004… Named the Female Swimmer of the Class 5A 2011 meet… Broke two district records in 2011 in the 100 fly and back… Selected at age 13 to be a part of USA Swimming's Diversity Select Camp held in Colorado Springs, Colo., headed by Olympic Gold Medalist Pablo Morales...Chose Florida over Texas, Georgia, Arizona and Auburn.
Coach Troy on Hinds:
“She's one of the best sprinters in the country. She swims everything, but she excels in the speed events. She's a good addition here, and will be an excellent fit into our program.”
Best Times:
50y free: 22.83
100y free: 49.82
100y back: 54.44
100y fly: 52.96
200y free: 1:59.35
200y back: 2:01.42
200y IM: 2:05.41
Sierra Kuhn (Verona, Wisconsin), Verona High School
Kuhn is a two-time USA Swimming Scholastic Award winner and No.1 prospect out of the State of Wisconsin… Swims with the Verona Aquatic Club under Randy Trowbridge… Competed at the USA Swimming Grand Prix in Minneapolis, Minn., with the Verona Aquatics Club… Member of the NCSA Junior National Team… Selected to the 2011 USA Swimming National Youth Team… Nominated for Wisconsin's 2011 Senior Female Swimmer of the Year Award… Traveled to Japan as a member of the NCSA All Star team in the fall of 2011 to compete in a dual meet against the Japanese Junior National Team… Finished second at this year's USA Swimming Long Course Junior Nationals in the 200 back (2:13.14) and fourth in the 100 back, finishing seventh overall in high point… Qualified for the Olympic Trials in five separate events… On the all-time top 100 Times list in three separate races… Finds herself in the top-10, nationally, for 17-year old girls in four separate races… Won all six of her events at the state meet and was the high point winner… Set four 17-18 state records in the 200 fly, 200 back, 100 back and 200 IM… Swam four times in the nations top-10 for 17 year old females: 4th in 200 back, 5th in 200 IM, 6th in 100 back and 8th in 100 fly.
Coach Troy on Kuhn:
“She's probably one of the best all-around swimmers in the class. Her strong suit is in the backstroke, which is great for us because that is one of our biggest weaknesses right now, and we're hoping that she can fill that once she gets here.
Best Times:
500y free: 4:57.78
1,000y free: 10:45.05
100y back: 55.42
200y back: 1:57.86
400 y IM: 4:19.36
400m IM: 4:53.88
200m IM: 2:17.52
Ashlee Linn (Sarasota, Florida), Riverview High School
Trains under the Sarasota YMCA Sharks… Finished second in the 200 back at the 2011 USA Swimming Sectionals meet in 2:19.30… Took the 200 back title at the YMCA Short Course Championships after touching the wall in a personal-best 1:56.40 and third in the 200 IM (2:01.25)… 2011 Florida Senior State Champion in both the 100 and 200 back… Has claimed multiple State Champion races, taking crowns in the 100 free, 100 back and 200 medley relay, most recently winning the 200 IM (1:58.80),100 back (53.95) and 400 freestyle relay at the 2011 3-A state meet… Named the Herald-Tribune's All-Area Girls Swimmer of the Year for fall 2010 sports… Qualified for the Olympic Trials as a 14-year-old eighth grader in the 100 back.
Coach Troy on Linn:
“Ashlee brings our team a little more depth. She's a good backstroke and freestyle swimmer. With her experience and success state-side with relay teams, she'll be a contributing factor for us on the relays.”
Best Times:
50y free: 27.68
100y free: 50.71
100y back: 53.95
200y free: 1:48.92
200y back:1:56.40
200y IM: 1:58.80
400y IM: 4:20.03
Lindsay McKnight (Plantation, Florida), American Heritage School
McKnight stands as the No. 6 women's recruit in the class of 2012 by collegeswimming.com and is ranked a five star recruit… member of the Junior National Team… 2009 Junior National Champion in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 200 IM… Named to the 2010-11 NISCA/Speedo Girls High School Swimming All-American 100-yard freestyle team… Two-time state champion and 2A State Record holder in the 100-free… Two-Time Swimmer of the Year at Douglas High School… A 2008 Olympic Trial Qualifier.
Coach Troy on McKnight:
“Lindsay McKnight is one of the most high-profile swimmers in the class. She's a tremendous individual medley and freestyle swimmer. She's someone who can swim everything; she'll be an extremely multidimensional swimmer for us.”
Best Times:
50y free: 22.71
100y free: 49.11
200y free: 1:46.18
100y fly: 54.86
200y IM: 1:58.00
100y breast: 1:01.5
Emily Mosher (Cincinnati, Ohio), St. Ursula
Named a two-time Diving All-American receiving nods in 2010 and 2011, and was the lone female diving in the Greater Cincinnati area to earn the honor in 2010… 2011 State runner-up… Selected as a 2011 Division I Honorable Mention by The Enquirer… Finished third on the 1-meter springboard at the 2011 USA Diving 16-18 Age Group National Championships… Two-time Diving All-Conference First Team honoree… 2010-11 Sectional Diving Champion… Trains with the Thunderbird Diving Club under coach Niehaus Zachary.
Coach Craine on Mosher:
“Emily brings a great deal of talent to our program, with that she also brings a wealth of experience. I look forward to her becoming a Florida Gator and helping the program right away.”
Taylor Roy (Atlanta, Georgia), Sequoyah High School
Named the 2009-10 Cherokee Tribune Girls Swimmer of the Year and to the First Team All-County Swim team… Two-time 4A state champion in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle… Named a swimming All-American… Qualified as an All-American for the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association by swimming times in her events that came in the top 130 in the nation… Attended the USA Swimming National Select camp in 2010… A Sequoyah High School Scholar Athlete.
Coach Troy on Roy:
“Taylor swims all the sprint freestyle events, all the way up to the 500. She brings a lot of versatility with her. She's a good student. She covers a need that we're a little week in as a freestyle swimmer. Losing seniors like Sarah Bateman (Orlando, Fla.), young swimmers like Taylor will fill some holes that will need to be filled next year.”
Best Times:
50y free: 28.41
100y free: 51.65
100y fly: 1:01.20
200y free: 1:48.03
200y fly: 2:06.72
500y free: 4:48.25
