Gators Host Third Annual All-Florida Invitational
Friday, September 28, 2012 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The University of Florida swimming and diving team will open the 2012-13 season at home as they host the third annual All-Florida Invitational beginning Friday, September 28 and running through Sunday, September 30 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The Gators will play host to seven different schools in Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, North Florida, Nova Southeastern and Rollins College.
The three-day meet will kick off Friday, Sept. 28 with prelims at 10:00 a.m. and finals beginning at 7:00 p.m. Both Saturday and Sunday's prelims are set for 9:00 a.m. and the finals will take place at 4:00 p.m. each day. Diving events will run Friday and Saturday between the prelims and finals, starting no earlier than 2:00 p.m.
This weekend will be the third annual All-Florida Invitational. Each year, schools from around Florida come to participate. It will be the third year that Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami and Nova Southeastern have participated. Florida Atlantic and North Florida are competing in their second invite and Rollins College will be coming for the first time.
The Gators have topped the standings in each of the previous two All-Florida Invites and will look to continue their streak of top finishes. Last year, the women finished with 15 individual victories and five relay wins to secure first place and the men accumulated nine individual and four relay victories to finish first out of the nine teams participating.
The men's squad has opened the 10 of the past 11 seasons with wins, while the women have won their season-opening meets since the program's inception in 1972.
Fans are encouraged to park in the North Lot adjacent to the O'Connell Center, and enter through Gate 2. The full meet schedule is below, along with promotional giveaways for each day.
Admission is free to the event. Each day the first 500 fans will receive a free poster and the first 250 will receive a schedule key tag. The night sessions fans will have the opportunity to win different prizes such as a Gator Locker room gift card, Florida vs. South Carolina football tickets and a kindle.
Gator fans are encouraged to follow the swimming and diving program via Twitter or Facebook. A complete recap of each day's events will be available on www.Gatorzone.com.
MEET INFORMATION
UF's Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium
Friday, September 28
10:00 a.m. – Prelims
7:00 p.m. – Finals
*All diving events will be held in between prelims and finals. Start time is set for no earlier than 2:00 PM. Warm-ups will follow the morning prelims.
**All relays will be swum as Timed Finals during the evening sessions.
Giveaways:
First 500 fans receive a free poster
First 250 fans receive a free schedule key tag
Night session- enter to win a Gator Locker room gift card
| Women's Event # | Distance | Men's Event # | Distance |
| 1** | 200 Free Relay | 2** | 200 Free Relay |
| 3 | 500 Free | 4 | 500 Free |
| 5 | 200 IM | 6 | 200 IM |
| 7 | 50 Free | 8 | 50 Free |
| 9 | 1 Meter Diving | 10 | 3 Meter Diving |
| 11** | 400 Medley Relay | 12** | 400 Medley Relay |
Saturday, September 29
9:00 a.m. – Prelims
4:00 p.m. – Finals
*All diving events will be held in between prelims and finals. Start time is set for no earlier than 2:00 PM. Warm-ups will follow the morning prelims.
**All relays will be swum as Timed Finals during the evening sessions.
Giveaways:
First 500 fans receive a free poster
First 250 fans receive a free schedule key tag
Night session- Enter to win Florida vs. South Carolina football tickets
| Women's Event # | Distance | Men's Event # | Distance |
| 13** | 200 Medley Relay | 14** | 200 Medley Relay |
| 15 | 400 IM | 16 | 400 IM |
| 17 | 100 Fly | 18 | 100 Fly |
| 19 | 200 Free | 20 | 200 Free |
| 21 | 100 Breast | 22 | 100 Breast |
| 23 | 100 Back | 24 | 100 Back |
| 25 | 3 Meter Diving | 26 | 1 Meter Diving |
| 27** | 800 Free Relay | 28** | 800 Free Relay |
Sunday, September 30
9:00 a.m. – Prelims
4:00 p.m. – Finals
Giveaways:
First 500 fans receive a free poster
First 250 fans receive a free schedule key tag
Night session- Enter to win a kindle
| Women's Event # | Distance | Men's Event # | Distance |
| 29 | 1,650 Free | 30 | 1,650 Free |
| 31 | 200 Back | 32 | 200 Back |
| 33 | 100 Free | 34 | 100 Free |
| 35 | 200 Breast | 36 | 200 Breast |
| 37 | 200 Fly | 38 | 200 Fly |
| 39 | 400 Free Relay | 40 | 400 Free Relay |
*The fastest heat of event No. 29 and No. 30 will be swum during Finals on Sunday evening. All preliminary heats will be swum following event No. 38 during the morning session and will alternate women/men heats, fastest to slowest.
