Former and Current Gators Set to Compete at the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships
Monday, June 24, 2013 | Men's Swimming & Diving
A group of 12 current and former Gator swimmers will take to the water in Indianapolis, Ind. at the IUPUI Natatorium for the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships from Tuesday, June 25 through Saturday, June 29.
The event serves as the qualification for the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, July 19-August 4, 2013. In order to qualify for the USA team for the 2013 FINA World Championships, swimmers must be one of the top two finishers in each of the Olympic events other than the 100 and 200 freestyle. The four highest finishers in the 100 and 200 freestyles will make the USA World Championship roster and the winner in each of the non-Olympic events will qualify.
Florida will have a talented group representing the Orange and Blue in Indianapolis, including three 2012 Olympic medalists. Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer, who still train in Gainesville, are the only former Gators in the group. Junior Elizabeth Beisel (North Kingstown, R.I.), freshman Natalie Hinds (Midland, Texas), freshman Ashlee Linn (Southfield, Mich.) and junior Alicia Mathieu (Marlborough, Conn.) will represent the women's swimming and diving team.
Joining Lochte and Dwyer on the men's side will be junior Brad deBorde (Longwood, Fla.), sophomore Matt Elliott (Peoria, Ill.), freshman Arthur Frayler (Fort Washington, Pa.), sophomore Carlos Omana (Miami, Fla.) and junior Connor Signorin (East Windsor, N.J.).
Lochte is currently marked for 11 events at the National Championships. The gold medalist in the 400 IM in London, Lochte is coming off of the Santa Clara Grand Prix where he won four of his six events and finished second in the other two. Also having a strong off-season is Dwyer who joined the 800 free relay for gold in the London Olympics. Dwyer finished second in the 200m and 400m free in Santa Clara and is currently the top seed in the 400m free.
The first day's action will kickoff with the 200 fly that will feature 2013 NCAA 400 IM Champion Beisel. She is slated to compete in seven events, including the 400 IM and 200 back which she won Olympic medals in this past summer at the London games. Hinds and deBorde led the Gators sprint group this season as they will dive in to the water in the 100 free on the first day. The distance specialists Mathieu and Frayler will compete in the 800 free and 1,500 free respectively.
Most notably, the individual medley events could feature a large number of swimmers for the Orange and Blue. The 400 IM is set to take place on Thursday and could include Beisel for the women and Lochte, Dwyer, Signorin, Omana and Elliott for the men. The 200 IM looks similar, with Linn also competing for the UF women and all but Elliott on tap for the men.
All prelims will begin at 9 a.m. ET each day and then finals will take place at 6 p.m. ET. For full meet information you can visit USA Swimming here and the direct link to the meet results here. The entire meet of the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships will be streamed live and a full television schedule is below.
Gator fans are encouraged to follow the swimming and diving program via Twitter or Facebook for live updates from the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships. For all of the latest information on Florida swimming, please log on to www.Gatorzone.com where you can find a recap of each day's results.
Television Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Network |
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| Tuesday, June 25 | 6-8 p.m. | Universal Sports Network | |
| Wednesday, June 26 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Universal Sports Network | |
| Saturday, June 29 | 1-2:30 p.m. | NBC | |
| Saturday, June 29 | 11 p.m.-midnight | NBC Sports Network | |
2013 Phillips 66 National Championships Schedule of Events
| Tuesday, June 25 | |
| Event | Gator Swimmers |
| Women's 200m Fly | Elizabeth Beisel |
| Men's 200m Fly | |
| Women's 100m Free | Natalie Hinds |
| Men's 100m Free | Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Brad deBorde |
| Women's 800m Free* | Alicia Mathieu |
| Men's 1500m Free* | Arthur Frayler |
| *Slowest to fastest, alternating W/M as required. Top heats of Events 5 & 6 will swim at Finals | |
| Wednesday, June 26 | |
| Women's 200m Free | Elizabeth Beisel |
| Men's 200m Free | Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer |
| Women's 200m Breast | |
| Men's 200m Breast | Matt Elliott |
| Women's 200m Back | Elizabeth Beisel, Ashlee Linn |
| Men's 200m Back | Ryan Lochte, Connor Signorin, Carlos Omana |
| Women's 50m Fly | Natalie Hinds |
| Men's 50m Fly | Ryan Lochte |
| Thursday, June 27 | |
| Women's 400m IM | Elizabeth Beisel |
| Men's 400m IM | Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Carlos Omana, Connor Signorin, Matt Elliott |
| Women's 100m Fly | Natalie Hinds |
| Men's 100m Fly | Ryan Lochte |
| Women's 50m Breast | |
| Men's 50m Breast | Matt Elliott, Ryan Lochte |
| Women's 50m Back | |
| Men's 50m Back | Ryan Lochte |
| Friday, June 28 | |
| Women's 400m Free | Elizabeth Beisel, Alicia Mathieu |
| Men's 400m Free | Conor Dwyer, Arthur Frayler |
| Women's 100m Breast | |
| Men's 100m Breast | Matt Elliott, Ryan Lochte |
| Women's 100m Back | Elizabeth Beisel |
| Men's 100m Back | Ryan Lochte |
| Saturday, June 29 | |
| Women's 200m IM | Elizabeth Beisel, Ashlee Linn |
| Men' 200m IM | Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Connor Signorin, Carlos Omana |
| Women's 50m Free | Natalie Hinds |
| Men's 50m Free | Brad deBorde |
| Women's 1,500m Free* | Alicia Mathieu |
| Men's 800m Free* | Arthur Frayler |
| *Slowest to fastest, alternating W/M as required. Top heats of Events 35 & 38 will swim at Finals | |
