Saturday, January 2
Gainesville
2:00 PM
Florida Gators
188
vs
109
Florida State
Gators Complete Sweep Over FSU in the Sunshine State Showdown
Saturday, January 2, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Four Gators hit U.S. Olympic Trial-Qualifying times
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The fourth-ranked University of Florida men's and 11th-ranked women's swimming and diving teams swept the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday night inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. The men's team scored a 188-109 win over the 24th-ranked Seminoles while the 11th-ranked Florida women registered a 200-93 victory.
The Orange and Blue had a fast start to the meet, taking wins in their first seven races before allowing a Florida State victory. Those seven wins included a pair of relay crowns in the 400-meter Medley relay, the women's 800-meter freestyle (Jessica Theilmann), the men's 1500-meter freestyle (Arthur Frayler), the men's (Mitch D'Arrigo) and women's (Lindsey McKnight) 200-meter freestyles, and the women's 100-meter backstroke (Georgia-Mae Hohmann).
Tonight's meet was swam in a long course format (50-meter pool) where participants had the opportunity to qualify for their respective country's Olympic Trials. Caeleb Dressel was the lone American to hit a U.S. time standard, respectively, but that didn't stop multiple Gators from hitting the U.S. standards which are still comparable to their own home country's standards.
Hohmann in both the100-meter (1:02.72) and 200-meter (2:13.06) backstrokes, Jan Switkowski in the 200-meter butterfly (2:01.30), Caeleb Dressel in the 100-meter butterfly (54.18), and Mark Szaranek in the 200-meter IM (2:05.92).
Outside of the time trials, the Gator women were led by Hohmann and Natalie Hinds who each won all four of their events. The Florida men received a four-win performance from newcomer Jan Switkowski who gathered top finishes in all four of his respective races. Caeleb Dressel also had a strong outing, taking wins in three of his four events.
In the diving well, Senior Kahlia Warner led the way with a pair of wins off the 1-Meter (318.00) and 3-Meter (348.98) while Delaney Dye and Emily Mosher finished 2-3 off both boards behind her.
Dalton Goss took fourth in the men's 1-meter event, pacing the Florida divers with a score of 299.70. Sam Smith was Florida's top finisher off the 3-Meter after diving to a second-place mark of 376.80. Zach Hernandez finished close behind in third (346.28).
Associate Head Coach Martin Wilby on the Day:
"It's always hard when you come back after break so tonight was a good evaluation point and we were able to evaluate everyone tonight so it was a good opportunity.
"A lot of our swimmers were able to go home for break and take a few days to clear their minds from swimming. We'll be back for Auburn and the SEC Championships in just a few weeks here so they're ready to be back in the swing of things.
"Beating a rival is always exciting and good for the fans, but from a coaching standpoint we took this win ultimately as an opportunity to see where we're at and what we need to improve on as we approach the postseason."
Florida Head Diving Coach Dale Schultz:
"Diving went pretty good overall tonight although I was a little disappointed in our men off the 1-meter. The women were strong on both boards and I was happy to see our improvements.
"While Kahlia struggled a bit at Nationals, she really showed up today. The week at Nationals really benefitted Delaney Dye who had another impressive performance tonight. Our divers are continuing to come along and I'm excited for the direction we're headed as we approach the SEC Championships."
Up Next:
The Auburn men's and women's swimming and diving teams will join the Gators inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. ET. The meet will mark Florida's final home meet of the season. All UF seniors will be honored prior to the start of the meet.
For all of the latest information on Florida swimming & diving:
Official Website: www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GatorsSwimDv
Twitter: @GatorsSwimDv
The Orange and Blue had a fast start to the meet, taking wins in their first seven races before allowing a Florida State victory. Those seven wins included a pair of relay crowns in the 400-meter Medley relay, the women's 800-meter freestyle (Jessica Theilmann), the men's 1500-meter freestyle (Arthur Frayler), the men's (Mitch D'Arrigo) and women's (Lindsey McKnight) 200-meter freestyles, and the women's 100-meter backstroke (Georgia-Mae Hohmann).
Tonight's meet was swam in a long course format (50-meter pool) where participants had the opportunity to qualify for their respective country's Olympic Trials. Caeleb Dressel was the lone American to hit a U.S. time standard, respectively, but that didn't stop multiple Gators from hitting the U.S. standards which are still comparable to their own home country's standards.
Hohmann in both the100-meter (1:02.72) and 200-meter (2:13.06) backstrokes, Jan Switkowski in the 200-meter butterfly (2:01.30), Caeleb Dressel in the 100-meter butterfly (54.18), and Mark Szaranek in the 200-meter IM (2:05.92).
Outside of the time trials, the Gator women were led by Hohmann and Natalie Hinds who each won all four of their events. The Florida men received a four-win performance from newcomer Jan Switkowski who gathered top finishes in all four of his respective races. Caeleb Dressel also had a strong outing, taking wins in three of his four events.
In the diving well, Senior Kahlia Warner led the way with a pair of wins off the 1-Meter (318.00) and 3-Meter (348.98) while Delaney Dye and Emily Mosher finished 2-3 off both boards behind her.
Dalton Goss took fourth in the men's 1-meter event, pacing the Florida divers with a score of 299.70. Sam Smith was Florida's top finisher off the 3-Meter after diving to a second-place mark of 376.80. Zach Hernandez finished close behind in third (346.28).
Associate Head Coach Martin Wilby on the Day:
"It's always hard when you come back after break so tonight was a good evaluation point and we were able to evaluate everyone tonight so it was a good opportunity.
"A lot of our swimmers were able to go home for break and take a few days to clear their minds from swimming. We'll be back for Auburn and the SEC Championships in just a few weeks here so they're ready to be back in the swing of things.
"Beating a rival is always exciting and good for the fans, but from a coaching standpoint we took this win ultimately as an opportunity to see where we're at and what we need to improve on as we approach the postseason."
Florida Head Diving Coach Dale Schultz:
"Diving went pretty good overall tonight although I was a little disappointed in our men off the 1-meter. The women were strong on both boards and I was happy to see our improvements.
"While Kahlia struggled a bit at Nationals, she really showed up today. The week at Nationals really benefitted Delaney Dye who had another impressive performance tonight. Our divers are continuing to come along and I'm excited for the direction we're headed as we approach the SEC Championships."
Up Next:
The Auburn men's and women's swimming and diving teams will join the Gators inside the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. ET. The meet will mark Florida's final home meet of the season. All UF seniors will be honored prior to the start of the meet.
For all of the latest information on Florida swimming & diving:
Official Website: www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GatorsSwimDv
Twitter: @GatorsSwimDv
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