Florida Splits With Tennessee On Senior Day, Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, January 28

Gainesville, FL

10 a.m.

Florida Gators

183

117

Tennessee

Florida partook in one of its post-meet traditions Saturday, but the seniors were at the center of it all.

Florida Splits With Tennessee On Senior Day, Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, January 28, 2017 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Layne Weitzel

FULL MEET RESULTS

In front of a home crowd of 1,021 Saturday, Florida capped its regular season slate and Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium season debut with a split against Tennessee on Senior Day.

The 10^th-ranked Florida men defeated No. 20 Tennessee 183-117, extending their win streak over the Volunteers to nine-straight years.

The women's race was more of a battle that came down to the final event, the 400 free relay. No. 15 Tennessee won that last relay, sneaking by the 20^th-ranked Gators 151-149.

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Florida honored its seven seniors – Jack Blyzinskyj, Mitch D'Arrigo, Alex Dehner, Autumn Finke, Georgia Hohmann, Taylor Katz and Alyssa Yambor-Maul – prior to the swimming events. The group also divided into two relay teams post-meet for a "senior relay," which the men's relay won with Alex Dehner as the anchor.

ICYMI, the seven seniors we honored today divided into two relay teams to race post-meet. It came down to the wire. #GatorsAlways pic.twitter.com/PjtKrBq9ft
— Gators Swim & Dive (@GatorsSwimDv) January 28, 2017

During the meet, Blyzinskyj collected two wins in the 100 and 200 back with season-bests of 47.53 and 1:45.82 respectively. He also combined with teammates Chandler Bray, Jan Switkowski and Caeleb Dressel to take the meet-opening 200 medley relay in 1:25.83.

Dressel took three events – the 50 free in an A-cut 19.08, the 200 free in 1:35.29 and the 200 IM in 1:46.12.

Bray, who took care of the breaststroke in the 200 medley relay, also handled the 200 breast, touching first in 1:59.18.

Switkowski added an individual win in the 100 fly, timing out at 47.19. He also anchored the 400 free relay A-team of Maxime Rooney, Mark Szaranek, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe and himself.

Rooney's 44.05 time in the 100 free earned him a win in that event.

Finally for the men, Mark Szaranek's win in the 200 fly at 1:45.18 marked a season-best time.

On the women's side, freshman Brooke Madden threw up two career-bests on the 1-meter (308.85) and 3-meter (326.55).

Freshman Kelly Fertel also posted a team-best 2:14.43 in the 200 breast.

Seniors Taylor Katz and Autumn Finke added two last wins to cap their careers at their home pool. Distance freestyle specialist Finke won the 1000 free in 9:50.90, and Katz the 200 fly in 1:59.70.

FLORIDA'S WINS
Men
50 free – Caeleb Dressel (19.08)
100 back – Jack Blyzinskyj (47.53)
100 fly – Jan Switkowski (47.19)
100 free – Maxime Rooney (44.05)
200 back – Jack Blyzinskyj (1:45.82)
200 breast – Chandler Bray (1:59.18)
200 fly – Mark Szaranek (1:45.18)
200 free – Caeleb Dressel (1:35.29)
200 IM – Caeleb Dressel (1:46.12)
200 medley relay – A-team (Jack Blyzinskyj, Chandler Bray, Jan Switkowski, Caeleb Dressel) – 1:25.83
400 free relay – A-team (Maxime Rooney, Mark Szaranek, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe, Jan Switkowski) – 2:55.88

Women
1-meter – Brooke Madden (308.85)
3-meter – Brooke Madden (326.55)
200 breast – Kelly Fertel (2:14.43)
200 fly – Taylor Katz (1:59.70)
1000 free – Autumn Finke (9:50.90)

UP NEXT
The Gators will now prepare for the SEC Championships, which are hosted this year in Knoxville, Tennessee from Feb. 14-18.

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