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FULL MEET RESULTS
 
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Florida ended its busy week with a split at Texas A&M. The eighth-ranked Gator men defeated the Aggies 159-141, while the 18^th-ranked Gator women fell to the 14^th-ranked Aggies 171-124.

The Florida men took nine of the 16 events in the meet. Caeleb Dressel led with three titles in the 50 free (19.68), 200 free (1:35.99) and 200 IM (1:46.17), and all of his times qualified as NCAA B-standard.
 
Mitch D'Arrigo was second on the men's team, getting it done in distance free with two titles in the 500 free (4:28.44) and 1000 free (9:08.90). Fellow Olympian Jan Switkowski also won two titles – one individual in the 100 free with a B-standard 44.25 time and another as a part of the 400 free relay team. The Florida A-team of Switkowski, Maxime Rooney, Jack Blyzinskyj and Enzo Martinez-Scarpe combined to win the relay in 2:58.78.
 
Mark Szaranek rounded out the men's wins with a 1:48.44 time in the 200 fly.
 
On the women's side, two female Gators defended their backstroke titles they won on Thursday at Arkansas. Emma Ball repeated in the 100 back with a B-standard 54.49 time, while Sydney Sell also won the 200 back for the second time in three days at 1:59.42.
 
Freshman Kelsey Dambacher showed poise in the 100 free, beating out Texas A&M counterpart Raena Eldridge by .01 seconds in the 100 free. Dambacher touched at 50.81, capturing the first individual dual-meet title of her career.
 
In diving, the Gators split the two events. Samuel Smith took the 3-meter men's title with 377.03 points, an NCAA-qualifying score, and Brooke Madden won the 1-meter for the women with 259.43 points.
 
Teya Syskakis also registered another NCAA-qualifying score with her runner-up finish in the 1-meter, while Dylan Power and Smith qualified in the 1-meter.
 
Florida is off next week and will resume competition at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, which runs from Thursday, Nov. 17 to Saturday, Nov. 19.

TROY'S TAKE ON SWIMMING
"The women had a good weekend. We had some marked improvement over what we've done before. They raced really well in both meets (against Arkansas) and an extremely good Texas A&M team, and while we were on the short end of the score, we had some young people who stood out well. Coming on the heels of traveling to Arkansas, I thought they responded very well.
 
"On the men's side, it was a good team performance – lots and lots of close races. Caeleb Dressel and Mitch D'Arrigo were outstanding today. It was good to leave Texas A&M with a win on the men's side."
 
GILLOOLY'S TAKE ON DIVING
"It was a great performance for the entire team today. Texas A&M has an outstanding group of divers, one of the best we have faced off against this season. Our divers have been coming off some intense early season training and were able to battle through fatigue, especially the women coming off back-to-back meets. Sam Smith had a very impressive win today on 3-meter against some of the best divers in the country, and a breakthrough win for freshman Brooke Madden on 1-meter as she gets better with each competition. The whole team continues to learn and progress as we prepare for the Georgia Tech Invitational in two weeks."
 
FLORIDA'S WINS
Men's Events
3-meter – Samuel Smith (377.03)
50 free – Caeleb Dressel (19.68)
100 free – Jan Switkowski (44.25)
200 fly – Mark Szaranek (1:48.44)
200 free – Caeleb Dressel (1:35.99)
200 IM – Caeleb Dressel (1:46.17)
500 free – Mitch D'Arrigo (4:28.44)
1000 free – Mitch D'Arrigo (9:08.90)
400 free relay – A-team (Jan Switkowski, Maxime Rooney, Jack Blyzinskyj, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe) – 2:58.78
 
Women's Events
1-meter – Brooke Madden (259.43)
100 back – Emma Ball (54.49)
100 free – Kelsey Dambacher (50.81)
200 back – Sydney Sell (1:59.42)
*400 free relay – A-team (Sherridon Dressel, Mollie Pulte, Kelsey Dambacher, Amelia Maughan) – 3:22.81
 
*Texas A&M's times counted as exhibition times

GATORS AT A GLANCE
Men: 2-5 overall, 1-1 SEC (dual meets)
Women: 2-6 overall, 1-2 SEC (dual meets)
 
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