Gators Swim to 14 NCAA Qualifying Marks to Open Last Chance Meet

Saturday, February 27

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Gators Swim to 14 NCAA Qualifying Marks to Open Last Chance Meet

Saturday, February 27, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

UF swimmers return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET

By: Benjamin Schmitz

Complete Results

ATHENS, Ga. -- Thirteen University Florida men's and women's swimmers notched multiple NCAA provisional qualifying times and personal bests on Saturday afternoon inside the Gabrielsen Natatorium at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet. The two-day event serves as the final opportunity for swimmers to post an NCAA-qualifying mark that will qualify them for the 2016 NCAA Championships.

The Last Chance Meet operates as a time trial with no team scoring. If swimmers are unable to hit the automatic qualifying times, they can still advance to the NCAA meet in events that are not filled up with the automatic qualifiers.

The official lists of 2016 NCAA participants will be available on March 2 (women's), and March 9 (men's).

Florida Assistant Coach Steve Jungbluth on the Afternoon:
"We had a lot of really good swims today and hit some of the NCAA cuts we needed. We got some really good swims out of the men's side from Brennan Balogh and Andrew Brady. Looking at the times that made the NCAA Championships a season ago, the two of them should have a real good chance at making the NCAA Championships.

"In addition on the women's side, we saw some good things out of Lindsey McKnight's performance in the 200-Yard freestyle. Coming off an injury like she did, we're really proud of the way she competed today."

Complete list of Gator Qualifying NCAA Standards:

Men's Name	Event	'A' Cut	'B' Cut
Melvin Nash	200 IM		1:49.01
Alex Lebed	400 IM		3:44.69
Brennan Balogh	400 IM		3:44.96
Andrew Brady	200 Free		1:36.74
	500 Free		4:19.45
Emiro Goosen	200 Free		1:36.81
Grady Heath	200 Free		1:37.40
Stanley Wu	100 Breast		54.19
Ross Palazzo	100 Breast		55.28
Harrison Haines	100 Back		48.05
Ben Kennedy	100-Yard Butterfly		47.87

Women's Name	Event	'A' Cut	'B' Cut
Lindsey McKnight	200 Free		1:46.03
Mollie Pulte	200 Free		1:47.65
Sydney Sell	100 Back		54.58

Up Next:
The Gators return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET for Day Two competition at the 2016 Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet. Tomorrow night's finals session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET.

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