Florida’s Women Set for 2015 NCAA Championships
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | Women's Swimming & Diving
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Florida's group of 11 swimmers and one diver are in Greensboro, N.C. for the 2015 NCAA Championships and begin what hopes to be a special week tomorrow, as the three-day meet gets underway. Prelims will begin at 11 a.m. and finals will start at 7 p.m. each day at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Of the 12 Gators competing this week, six are returners from last year's championships. In addition, Florida ranks tied for sixth with the most swimmers who qualified for the meet.
UF is looking for its fourth NCAA Championship, as the Gators most recently won the women's title in 2010 under current head coach Gregg Troy. A season ago, Florida finished sixth overall after scoring 239 points. UF finished in the top 10 for the 14th consecutive season and it placed sixth for the second consecutive year under Coach Troy.
Overall, the Gators amassed 15 All-American swims and broke six school records over the course of the three day meet.
NC State University is serving as the host school for the Championships.
Important Links:
- NCAA Championships Central Page
- Host Information
- Psych Sheet | Institutions Eligible Relays | Schedule of Events
- Florida Meet Notes
- Watch: Coach Troy's Presser Previewing the NCAA Championships
Following the Meet:
- Live Results
- Video: Friday Finals Video | Saturday Finals Video | All Other Sessions Video
Coaches Corner:
Head Coach Gregg Troy
On the NCAA Championships overall…
“We have a good group of women going to the NCAA meet this week and I've been real pleased with our last two weeks of training. Obviously we'd like to have a few more individuals going and competing this week, but we've been real slim all season depth wise. So our girls that we will have competing will have to step up and race tough, as it will be a wide open meet. There a couple of real fantastic teams competing this week in Georgia and Cal, but there are also a lot of schools that are going who are in very similar situations to us. We are all looking forward to getting started on Thursday.”
On what individuals he expects to standout this week…
“Natalie Hinds has been one of our team leaders all along and she is one of the best sprinters in the country, so we feel pretty good about her. Jessica Thielmann is very good for us in the distance freestyle events. Also, we have some younger girls who have stepped up, such as Ashlee Linn as she has really stepped up in the backstroke. But, the key for us is going to be how well we can swim the relays.”
Who's In:
Juniors: Natalie Hinds, Ashlee Linn, Lindsey McKnight, Taylor Roy, Jessica Thielmann, Kahlia Warner
Sophomores: Autumn Finke, Taylor Katz, Alyssa Yambor-Maul
Redshirt Freshmen: Georgia Hohmann, Theresa Michalak
Freshman: Amelia Maughan
Top Times:
50 Free – Natalie Hinds, 10th (21.90)
100 Free – Natalie Hinds, 3rd (47.26)
200 Free – Amelia Maughan, 13th (1:44.68)
500 Free – Jessica Thielmann, 5th (4:36.62)
1,650 Free – Jessica Thielmann, 3rd (15:47.95)
200 Back – Ashlee Linn, 13th (1:52.62)
100 Fly – Natalie Hinds, 7th (51.70)
200 Fly – Taylor Katz, 8th (1:54.44)
200 IM – Theresa Michalak, 8th (1:56.09)
200 IM – Lindsey McKnight, 9th (1:56.16)
200 IM – Ashlee Linn, 11th (1:56.40)
400 IM – Jessica Thielmann, 13th (4:07.90)
All-American Status:
The top eight times (places 1-8) in each preliminary race, including relays, will advance to the evening's finals and earn NCAA All-America honors (the only exception is the 1,650-yard freestyle, which is a timed final). The next eight times (places 9-16) will swim in the 'B' final and earn NCAA All-America honorable mention. The top 16 finishers will score points for their team.
Schedule of Events: (Prelims: 11 a.m. / Finals: 7 p.m.)
Thursday, March 19
200-yard Freestyle Relay
500-yard Freestyle – Taylor Katz, Jessica Thielmann
200-yard Individual Medley – Ashlee Linn, Lindsey McKnight, Theresa Michalak
50-yard Freestyle – Natalie Hinds
400-yard Individual Medley – Georgia Hohmann
One-Meter Diving (Prelims: 1:45 p.m.) – Kahlia Warner
Friday, March 20
200-yard Medley Relay
400-yard Individual Medley – Theresa Michalak, Jessica Thielmann
100-yard Butterfly – Natalie Hinds
200-yard Freestyle – Amelia Maughan, Lindsey McKnight
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Three-Meter Diving (Prelims: 1:45 p.m.) – Kahlia Warner
Saturday, March 21
200-yard Backstroke – Georgia Hohmann, Ashlee Linn
100-yard Freestyle – Natalie Hinds
200-yard Butterfly – Taylor Katz, Theresa Michalak, Alyssa Yambor-Maul
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Platform Diving (Prelims: 1:45 p.m.) – Kahlia Warner
1,650-yard Freestyle (Begins at 4:30 p.m.) – Autumn Finke, Taylor Roy, Jessica Thielmann
NCAA Championships Coverage:
ESPN3 will live stream the championships final sessions Friday and Saturday. Sam Gore on play-by-play and Rowdy Gaines and Cynthia Potter providing commentary. Thursday's sessions (morning and evening), along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live via GoPack.com.
Coverage of the championships will also be broadcast via tape delay on ESPNU at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, March 31.
Florida's Team Finishes under Head Coach Gregg Troy:
Florida's women last won the NCAA title in 2010, the first national championship for the Gators under Troy. During his tenure, the Gators have amassed 29 individual national titles.
- 1998-99: 4th - SEC; 8th – NCAA
- 1999-2000: 3rd - SEC; 19th – NCAA
- 2000-01: 3rd - SEC; 8th – NCAA
- 2001-02: 1st - SEC; 7th – NCAA
- 2002-03: 2nd - SEC; 5th – NCAA
- 2003-04: 3rd - SEC; 4th – NCAA
- 2004-05: 3rd - SEC; 4th – NCAA
- 2005-06: 3rd - SEC; 10th – NCAA
- 2006-07: 3rd - SEC; 7th – NCAA
- 2007-08: 2nd - SEC; 6th – NCAA
- 2008-09: 1st - SEC; 7th – NCAA
- 2009-10: 2nd - SEC; 1st – NCAA
- 2010-11: 2nd - SEC; 7th – NCAA
- 2011-12: 3rd - SEC; 10th – NCAA
- 2012-13: 3rd - SEC; 6th – NCAA
- 2013-14: 3rd - SEC; 6th – NCAA
- 2014-15: 3rd – SEC
Individual NCAA History:
Florida's women have captured 89 NCAA titles. Of the 89, 69 were individual titles and 20 were relay titles.
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