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Dwyer 'ecstatic' over gold, Walker and Tyus to Italy, Gators No. 25 in TSN rankings, plus more
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Scott Carter
Former Gators swimmer Conor Dwyer, left, earned his first gold medal as part of U.S. 4x200 relay team.
The Olympics are loaded with UF connections and Florida's football camp is about to start and a couple of former Florida basketball players are on the move.
Here are some links to get you caught up:
--The Orlando Sentinel's Matt Murschel offers his list of five storylines to watch during Florida Gators fall camp.
--The Gators officially open camp on Friday writes Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.
--The Gators check in at No. 25 on The Sporting News' Preseason Top 25. Click here to check out the complete rankings.
--His former UF teammate and workout partner Ryan Lochte gets most of the headlines, but former UF swimmer Conor Dwyer now has a gold medal, too.
--Former UF tennis star Lisa Raymond got off to a good start at the Olympics on Tuesday as she goes for gold.
--Speaking of Lochte, he had second-quickest time Wednesday in 200 IM heats writes ESPN.com.
--Don't know about you, but I can think of worse ways to make a living than playing basketball in Italy. That is where former Gators guard Erving Walker is headed to play after signing with Prima Veroli. For more on what Walker has been up to this summer, click here for a story from the New York Post.
--One of Walker's former teammates at UF, Alex Tyus, is also headed to play in Italy. First, Tyus is playing for the Israeli National Team this summer writes Haaretz.com.
