The Gators finish up the nonconference portion of their schedule this weekend in south Florida.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Returning from the holiday break, the No. 10/21 Gators will jump right back into competition with a Friday matchup at Florida Atlantic and a meet at Miami (FL) Saturday.
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The Florida men's swimmers will get a bit of a break Saturday, as the Hurricanes field only a diving team on the men's side.
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This weekend starts a stretch of the final four regular-season meets, concluding with the home opener and Senior Day meet against SEC rival Tennessee on Saturday, Jan. 28.
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When FAU and Florida last met in a dual-meet setting three years ago (at the time, this season's seniors and redshirt juniors were freshmen), the No. 8 Gator women swept every event and won 175-112. The No. 3 Gator men, competing as a split squad with nine members off at a separate out-of-state meet, also won 166-123. Florida has retained a perfect all-time record against the Owls, combining for 34-0 with 17 wins on each side.
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The Gators have also enjoyed success against Miami, going 26-2 over the years for the women. The meetings between the men's teams have been less frequent due to Miami dropping men's swimming in 2000, but Florida still sports a 48-13 record against its in-state rival.
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The Gator and Hurricane women haven't faced off in a dual meet since 2005, but the two schools met just last season at the All-Florida Invitational in Gainesville. Florida won the meet with 1,056 points, and Miami finished fifth with 509 points. Miami's divers did not compete at the invitational.
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Florida is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Friday for the FAU meet and 3 p.m. Saturday for the Miami meet.
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Live results for the FAU meet can be found on the Meet Mobile app. Both meets' results will also be updated throughout the day on Twitter at
@GatorsSwimDv and posted in full on
FloridaGators.com.
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