Seven Gators to Compete in Southern Zone South Regional Championship
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Seven Gator swimmers will compete at the four-day Southern Zone South Sectional Championship in Orlando, Fla., beginning July 18 for a chance to qualify for the 2013 US Open Championships in Irvine, Calif., at the end of July. The US Open Championship consists of American and international athletes competing for club teams and is contended in an Olympic sized pool.
Redshirt-junior Sebastien Rousseau (Cape Town, South Africa), sophomore Billy Silva (Gainesville, Fla.), sophomore Matt Curby (Oviedo, Fla.), junior Levar Goossen (Rotterdam, Netherlands), freshman Arthur Frayler (Fort Washington, Pa.), junior Brad deBorde (Longwood, Fla.) and sophomore Jordan Smith (Longwood, Fla.) will all be swimming in the event.
The first day of competition will begin at 5:00 p.m. and feature seeded final events. The swimmers will compete in the women's 1500 free, men's 800 free, men and women's 200 medley relay and the men and women's 200 free relay. The rest of the individual competition will have prelims and finals.
Rousseau, a South African Olympian in 2008 and 2012, enters the meet with the lowest qualifying times in the 200-meter freestyle (1:48.69), the 100 butterfly (54.17) and the 200 individual medley (1:59.55). Rousseau also is seeded third in the 200 backstroke (2:02.77) and fifth in the 100 back (57.34).
Frayler enters the meet as the top distance swimmer in the event with the lowest seed times in three events, the 1500 free (15:04.69), 800 free (8:02.01) and 400 free (3:53.69). Curby, a four-time All-American, ranks in the top-five based on seed times in the 200 free (1:53.86), 100 fly (55.74), 100 back (56.83) and 200 IM (2:04.10).
DeBorde, a fourteen-time All-American, has his eye on the sprint titles after qualifying for the meet with the fastest 100 free (49.94) and second fastest 50 free (22.76). Silva owns the fastest 400 IM (4:25.67) and the second fastest 400 free (3:59.02) and 1500 free (15:46.70) seed times.
Smith, the lone female swimmer of the Gator contingent, boasts the second fastest 200 fly (2:18.51) seed mark.
US Open records can be found through the following link on USASwimming.org. Link to US Open records
Qualifying standards for the US Open Championship and schedule of events is listed below. For more information on the Gator Swimming and Diving program, please visit GatorZone.com or follow @GatorSwimDv on Twitter.
Schedule of events:
Thursday, July 18
| Event # | Event |
| 1 | W 1500 free |
| 2 | M 800 free |
| 3-4 | 200 medley relay |
| 5-6 | 200 free relay |
Friday, July 19
| Event # | Event |
| 7-8 | 200 free |
| 9-10 | 100 breast |
| 11-12 | 100 fly |
| 13-14 | 400 IM |
| 15-16 | 800 free relay |
Saturday, July 20
| Event # | Event |
| 17-18 | 100 back |
| 19-20 | 200 IM |
| 21-122 | 50 free |
| 23-24 | 400 free |
| 25-26 | 400 medley relay |
Sunday, July 21
| Event # | Event |
| 27-28 | 200 fly |
| 29-30 | 100 free |
| 31-32 | 200 breast |
| 33-34 | 200 back |
| 35-36 | 400 free relay |
| 37 | W 800 free |
| 38 | M 1500 free |
Qualifying standards for the US Open:
Women: SCY/LCM Event Men: SCY/LCM
| 22.69 | 26.39 | 50 Freestyle | 23.49 | 20.29 |
| 49.99 | 57.19 | 100 Freestyle | 51.49 | 44.69 |
| 1:48.09 | 2:03.19 | 200 Freestyle | 1:52.89 | 1:37.79 |
| 4:50.89 | 4:19.39 | 400/500 Freestyle | 3:59.99 | 4:25.19 |
| 10:00.79 | 8:50.49 | 800/1000 Freestyle | 8:18.59 | 9:13.19 |
| 16:37.99 | 16:56.59 | 1500/1650 Freestyle | 15:53.59 | 15:27.79 |
| 54.99 | 1:03.99 | 100 Backstroke | 57.59 | 49.29 |
| 1:58.49 | 2:17.99 | 200 Backstroke | 2:04.99 | 1:47.99 |
| 1:03.19 | 1:12.19 | 100 Breaststroke | 1:04.69 | 55.59 |
| 2:16.19 | 2:35.99 | 200 Breaststroke | 2:20.79 | 2:01.69 |
| 54.09 | 1:01.99 | 100 Butterfly | 55.29 | 48.99 |
| 2:00.09 | 2:16.49 | 200 Butterfly | 2:03.99 | 1:48.89 |
| 2:01.19 | 2:19.49 | 200 Individual Medley | 2:06.59 | 1:48.99 |
| 4:15.99 | 4:55.89 | 400 Individual Medley | 4:30.49 | 3:50.49 |
| X | 3:52.69 | 4x100 Freestyle-Relay | 3:29.29 | X |
| X | 8:22.19 | 4x200 Freestyle- Relay | 7:42.79 | X |
| X | 4:18.29 | 4x100 Medley- Relay | 3:50.09 | X |
