Kelly Murphy and Team USA defeated Puerto Rico in opening round action.
Complete Coverage of Gators Competing at Olympic Games on Aug. 6
Saturday, August 6, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Olympics
Gators made history by competing in volleyball for first time.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Six different athletes from the University of Florida competed Saturday in the sports of swimming and indoor volleyball at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Swimming Action
The Gators will have to wait another day for their first medal in swimming.
Elizabeth Beisel and Conor Dwyer qualified for the finals in the 400 IM and 400 free, respectively, but fell short of medaling. Beisel, one of six captains for the U.S. team, placed sixth in her final at 4:34.98, while Dwyer finished fourth at 3:44.01.
Dwyer was the overall winner of the 400 free heats earlier in the afternoon with a time of 3:43.42, and Beisel had finished sixth overall and fourth in her heat at 4:34.38.
The 400 IM was Beisel's lone event of the Games. Dwyer is scheduled to compete in the 200 free and 4x200 free relay later in the week.
Three-time Olympians Sebastien Rousseau and Melani Costa-Schmid also helped open the Games for Florida. Rousseau placed eighth in his 400 IM heat at 4:18.72, and Costa-Schmid helped Spain to a 13th-place finish in the 4x100 free relay at 3:40.46. Of the four Spanish relay swimmers, Costa-Schmid swam the quickest split in 54.56.
Volleyball
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Swimming Action
The Gators will have to wait another day for their first medal in swimming.
Elizabeth Beisel and Conor Dwyer qualified for the finals in the 400 IM and 400 free, respectively, but fell short of medaling. Beisel, one of six captains for the U.S. team, placed sixth in her final at 4:34.98, while Dwyer finished fourth at 3:44.01.
Dwyer was the overall winner of the 400 free heats earlier in the afternoon with a time of 3:43.42, and Beisel had finished sixth overall and fourth in her heat at 4:34.38.
The 400 IM was Beisel's lone event of the Games. Dwyer is scheduled to compete in the 200 free and 4x200 free relay later in the week.
Three-time Olympians Sebastien Rousseau and Melani Costa-Schmid also helped open the Games for Florida. Rousseau placed eighth in his 400 IM heat at 4:18.72, and Costa-Schmid helped Spain to a 13th-place finish in the 4x100 free relay at 3:40.46. Of the four Spanish relay swimmers, Costa-Schmid swam the quickest split in 54.56.
Volleyball
An historical day for Gator volleyball -- Kelly Murphy and Team USA vs. Aury Cruz and Puerto Rico -- did not disappoint. While Cruz led Puerto Rico in its first EVER Olympic volleyball match at Maracanãzinho, Murphy put on a show for Team USA, ranked No. 1 in the world entering the Olympics, to lead the Americans to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-17) sweep over Puerto Rico to open group play.
Murphy provided a spark in the first frame with a team-best six points, and finished the day tied atop the USA box score with 14 points on 13 kills and a block as Team USA hit a staggering .466 in the match. Puerto Rico challenged USA in the second with a 19-17 lead before Team USA pulled away en route to the eventual sweep. While Puerto Rico fell short, Cruz tied for second on the team with eight kills on the afternoon.
Murphy and Cruz will be back in action Monday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, USA versus the Netherlands, while Puerto Rico squares off with Serbia.
Murphy provided a spark in the first frame with a team-best six points, and finished the day tied atop the USA box score with 14 points on 13 kills and a block as Team USA hit a staggering .466 in the match. Puerto Rico challenged USA in the second with a 19-17 lead before Team USA pulled away en route to the eventual sweep. While Puerto Rico fell short, Cruz tied for second on the team with eight kills on the afternoon.
Murphy and Cruz will be back in action Monday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, USA versus the Netherlands, while Puerto Rico squares off with Serbia.
| Gators at The Games Daily Schedule of Action for August 6, 2016 |
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| Gator | Sport | Country | Events | Watch/Result |
| Sebastien Rousseau | Swimming | South Africa | Heat (4): 400 IM | 8th in heat, 4:18.72; did not advance |
| Conor Dwyer | Swimming | USA | Heat (7): 400 Free | Advanced to final as top qualifier, 3:43.42 |
| Elizabeth Beisel | Swimming | USA | Heat (5): 400 IM | 4th in heat, 4:34.38; advanced to final |
| Melani Costa-Schmid | Swimming | Spain | Heat (1): 4x100 FR | 7th in heat, 3:40.46; did not advance |
| Aury Cruz | Volleyball | Puerto Rico | Prelim vs. USA | L, 3-0 (17-25, 22-25, 17-25) |
| Kelly Murphy | Volleyball | USA | Prelim vs. Puerto Rico | W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-17) |
| Conor Dwyer | Swimming | USA | FINAL: 400 Free | 4th, 3:44.01 |
| Elizabeth Beisel | Swimming | USA | FINAL: 400 IM | 6th, 4:34.89 |
COMPLETE Schedule of events of Gators at the 2016 Olympic Games.
| Gator 2016 Olympic Games Medal Count: (0 Medals: 0 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze) |
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| Gator | Sport | Country | Event/Time/Score | Medal |
| All-Time Gator Olympic Games Medal Count (since 1968): Total: 113 medals (52 Gold, 30 Silver, 31 Bronze) Summer Games: 112 medals (51 Gold, 30 Silver, 31 Bronze) Winter Games: 1 medal (1 Gold) |
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