Gators to Open SEC Championships Tuesday at Mizzou
Friday, February 12, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
UF will compete from Feb. 16-20, at Mizzou Aquatic Center
Notable Links:
Complete SEC Championship Notes
Live Video Streaming (WatchESPN)
Live Stats (Free)
Complete SEC Competition Schedule
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- In just four days, the University of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams will open the 2016 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri.
The meet will once again be a co-ed event, which will stretch five days and nine sessions from Tuesday, Feb. 16-20. Year-in and year-out, the SEC Championships hold up as one of the fastest conference meets in the nation. The meet itself is unique in that it features the five-day event lineup, which is longer than both the four-day schedules used by most Division I conferences, and the three-day schedule used at the NCAA Championships.
Notables for the SEC Championships:
The Scene
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 16, when they open up the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia, Missouri. The meet is notable in that it features an expanded five-day event lineup, longer than the four-day schedule used by most Division I conferences and longer than the three-day schedule at the NCAA Championships.
Live Results
Live Stats: http://stats.mutigers.com/live/sec/
Watch it Live: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/
For live updates via Twitter, please visit: https://twitter.com/GatorsSwimDV
Looking Ahead
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, from March 16-19 (Women) and 23-26 (Men), when they compete 2016 NCAA Championships. The meet will be hosted by Georgia Tech inside the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.
Scouting the Field:
SEC Eight teams on both the men's and women's sides of the competition field are ranked among the Nation's Top-25 teams, according to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Among those ranked, Georgia leads both the men's and women's charts coming in at No. 3 on the men's side and No. 1 on the women's.
We Meet Again
The Gators last go around at the SEC Championships resulted in a 2015 SEC Title on the men's side (3rd-straight) and a third-place showing on the women's end.
All-Time Series
When it comes to swimming, the University of Florida carries with it a reputation of greatness. The Gator men (36) and Women (17) lead the SEC in all-time championship titles.
Notable Streaks
The Florida men carry a three-year win streak at the SEC Championships while the women look to end a six-year win streak held by the Georgia Bulldogs.
Quick Cap | SEC Championships, Feb. 22, 2015:
Florida's men's swimming & diving team won the program's third-straight and 36th overall Southeastern Conference Championship behind three SEC titles at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Ala.
The Gators finished in front of second place Georgia (1,134.5) and third place Auburn (1,084) with a total score of 1,314.5 points. Florida was strong in all events, capturing individual victories in the 100-yard butterfly (Caeleb Dressel) and the 500-yard freestyle (Mitch D'Arrigo) and earned a relay gold in the 800- yard freestyle event (Wallace, Werner, Alexiou, D'Arrigo).
On the women's side, the Gators ended their conference championship in third place behind Georgia (1,450) and Texas A&M (1,166) for the second year in a row.
UF's women won four SEC championships, as Florida captured the 100-yard (Natalie Hinds), 200-yard (Amelia Maughan) and 1,650-yard freestyle (Jessica Thielmann) titles and the 200-yard individual medley crown (Theresa Michalak).
Gators Leading the SEC
The Florida men lead the SEC in 5 events:
50-Yard Freestyle: Caeleb Dressel (18.77)
100-Yard Butterfly: Caeleb Dressel (45.01)
100-Yard Backstroke: Jack Blyzinskyj (45.43)
400 Free Relay: (2:50.45)
Dressel, Switkowski, Werner, C. Main 800 Free Relay: (6:18.43). Main, Werner, D'Arrigo, Switkowski
Gator Men Ranked No. 5 | Women No. 9
The UF men are ranked fifth nationally while the Gator women come in at T-No. 9 in the most recent CollegeSwimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll in the 2016 season. The Florida men have a point total of 189, and join SEC members Georgia (third), Auburn (sixth), Tennessee (10th), Alabama (11th) Missouri (13th), Texas A&M (24th), and LSU (25th). The Florida women came in at T-No. 9 this week (173 points). UF joins SEC foes Georgia (first), Texas A&M (fifth), Auburn (11th) Tennessee (13th), LSU (20th), Missouri (21st), and Alabama (23rd).
Last Time Out: vs. Tennessee | Jan. 30, 2016
The University of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a strong finish to the 2016 regular season as the No. 3 men and No. 9 women each posted wins over a pair of ranked Tennessee squads on Saturday inside the Allen Jones Aquatic Center. The Florida men took a 185-115 decision over UT's 12thranked men's lineup while the Florida women came away with a 170-130 decision over the 13th-rankeed Lady Vols.
Swimming to the Postseason
Sophomores Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski and junior Jack Blyzinskyj have combined to register six NCAA 'A' cuts to automatically qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championships in Atlanta this postseason. Natalie Hinds has also qualified in one event on the women's end. In addition 13 men and 12 women from the University of Florida swim team have combined for 75 NCAA 'B' cut times throughout the 2015- 16 season.
Diving to the Postseason
Four women and three men have combined for 18 NCAA diving provisional standards throughout the 2015-16 season.
A Special Year
The Gators' swim teams won't only be looking to make a run at the 2016 NCAA Championships this season. Rather, they'll have the opportunity to make Olympic trial-qualifying standards with the 2016 Summer Games approaching -- in addition to their NCAA 'A' and 'B' cut standard times. To this point in the 2016 season, 13 American Gators have already met U.S. Olympic Time Trial-qualifying standards in their respective events (Complete Chart on pg. 10).
Dressel, Balogh Gather Sec Honors: 2/2/16
Two members from the University of Florida men's swimming and diving team -- Caeleb Dressel and Brennan Balogh -- were named Southeastern Conference Swimmers of the Week following UF's 185-115 win over Tennessee on Jan. 30, inside the Allen Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The SEC announced the recognitions on February 2.
Click here to view the complete notes for next week's SEC Championships
Notable Links
Complete SEC Competition Schedule
Live Streaming from the SEC Championships
Live Stats from the SEC Championships
SEC Championships Central Page
Follow Along on Social Media
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Complete SEC Championship Notes
Live Video Streaming (WatchESPN)
Live Stats (Free)
Complete SEC Competition Schedule
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- In just four days, the University of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams will open the 2016 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri.
The meet will once again be a co-ed event, which will stretch five days and nine sessions from Tuesday, Feb. 16-20. Year-in and year-out, the SEC Championships hold up as one of the fastest conference meets in the nation. The meet itself is unique in that it features the five-day event lineup, which is longer than both the four-day schedules used by most Division I conferences, and the three-day schedule used at the NCAA Championships.
Notables for the SEC Championships:
The Scene
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 16, when they open up the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia, Missouri. The meet is notable in that it features an expanded five-day event lineup, longer than the four-day schedule used by most Division I conferences and longer than the three-day schedule at the NCAA Championships.
Live Results
Live Stats: http://stats.mutigers.com/live/sec/
Watch it Live: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/
For live updates via Twitter, please visit: https://twitter.com/GatorsSwimDV
Looking Ahead
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, from March 16-19 (Women) and 23-26 (Men), when they compete 2016 NCAA Championships. The meet will be hosted by Georgia Tech inside the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.
Scouting the Field:
SEC Eight teams on both the men's and women's sides of the competition field are ranked among the Nation's Top-25 teams, according to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Among those ranked, Georgia leads both the men's and women's charts coming in at No. 3 on the men's side and No. 1 on the women's.
We Meet Again
The Gators last go around at the SEC Championships resulted in a 2015 SEC Title on the men's side (3rd-straight) and a third-place showing on the women's end.
All-Time Series
When it comes to swimming, the University of Florida carries with it a reputation of greatness. The Gator men (36) and Women (17) lead the SEC in all-time championship titles.
Notable Streaks
The Florida men carry a three-year win streak at the SEC Championships while the women look to end a six-year win streak held by the Georgia Bulldogs.
Quick Cap | SEC Championships, Feb. 22, 2015:
Florida's men's swimming & diving team won the program's third-straight and 36th overall Southeastern Conference Championship behind three SEC titles at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Ala.
The Gators finished in front of second place Georgia (1,134.5) and third place Auburn (1,084) with a total score of 1,314.5 points. Florida was strong in all events, capturing individual victories in the 100-yard butterfly (Caeleb Dressel) and the 500-yard freestyle (Mitch D'Arrigo) and earned a relay gold in the 800- yard freestyle event (Wallace, Werner, Alexiou, D'Arrigo).
On the women's side, the Gators ended their conference championship in third place behind Georgia (1,450) and Texas A&M (1,166) for the second year in a row.
UF's women won four SEC championships, as Florida captured the 100-yard (Natalie Hinds), 200-yard (Amelia Maughan) and 1,650-yard freestyle (Jessica Thielmann) titles and the 200-yard individual medley crown (Theresa Michalak).
Gators Leading the SEC
The Florida men lead the SEC in 5 events:
50-Yard Freestyle: Caeleb Dressel (18.77)
100-Yard Butterfly: Caeleb Dressel (45.01)
100-Yard Backstroke: Jack Blyzinskyj (45.43)
400 Free Relay: (2:50.45)
Dressel, Switkowski, Werner, C. Main 800 Free Relay: (6:18.43). Main, Werner, D'Arrigo, Switkowski
Gator Men Ranked No. 5 | Women No. 9
The UF men are ranked fifth nationally while the Gator women come in at T-No. 9 in the most recent CollegeSwimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll in the 2016 season. The Florida men have a point total of 189, and join SEC members Georgia (third), Auburn (sixth), Tennessee (10th), Alabama (11th) Missouri (13th), Texas A&M (24th), and LSU (25th). The Florida women came in at T-No. 9 this week (173 points). UF joins SEC foes Georgia (first), Texas A&M (fifth), Auburn (11th) Tennessee (13th), LSU (20th), Missouri (21st), and Alabama (23rd).
Last Time Out: vs. Tennessee | Jan. 30, 2016
The University of Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams had a strong finish to the 2016 regular season as the No. 3 men and No. 9 women each posted wins over a pair of ranked Tennessee squads on Saturday inside the Allen Jones Aquatic Center. The Florida men took a 185-115 decision over UT's 12thranked men's lineup while the Florida women came away with a 170-130 decision over the 13th-rankeed Lady Vols.
Swimming to the Postseason
Sophomores Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski and junior Jack Blyzinskyj have combined to register six NCAA 'A' cuts to automatically qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championships in Atlanta this postseason. Natalie Hinds has also qualified in one event on the women's end. In addition 13 men and 12 women from the University of Florida swim team have combined for 75 NCAA 'B' cut times throughout the 2015- 16 season.
Diving to the Postseason
Four women and three men have combined for 18 NCAA diving provisional standards throughout the 2015-16 season.
A Special Year
The Gators' swim teams won't only be looking to make a run at the 2016 NCAA Championships this season. Rather, they'll have the opportunity to make Olympic trial-qualifying standards with the 2016 Summer Games approaching -- in addition to their NCAA 'A' and 'B' cut standard times. To this point in the 2016 season, 13 American Gators have already met U.S. Olympic Time Trial-qualifying standards in their respective events (Complete Chart on pg. 10).
Dressel, Balogh Gather Sec Honors: 2/2/16
Two members from the University of Florida men's swimming and diving team -- Caeleb Dressel and Brennan Balogh -- were named Southeastern Conference Swimmers of the Week following UF's 185-115 win over Tennessee on Jan. 30, inside the Allen Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The SEC announced the recognitions on February 2.
Click here to view the complete notes for next week's SEC Championships
Notable Links
Complete SEC Competition Schedule
Live Streaming from the SEC Championships
Live Stats from the SEC Championships
SEC Championships Central Page
Follow Along on Social Media
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