Meet Results
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The men's and women's swimming & diving teams won their second meet in as many days, defeating FAU on Saturday.
The no. 6 Gator men topped the Owls 179-103 with 11 event victories, while the no. 19 women defeated FAU 180-101 with 11 victories of their own.
The men began the day winning seven events in a row to clinch the victory over the Owls. The men's 200 medley relay of
Michael Taylor,
Stanley Wu,
Jan Switkowski and
Caeleb Dressel got the Gators off to a strong start.
Individual wins by
Drew Clark (1000 free),
Grady Heath (200 free),
Dakota Mahaffey (100 back), Switkowski (100 Breast), Dressel (200 fly),
Bayley Main (50 free) rounded out Florida's seven straight event victories.
On the women's side, the Gators recorded five straight wins to start the meet, with the 200 medley relay team of
Sherridon Dressel,
Paige Scheriger,
Georgia Marris and
Kelsey Dambacher kicking it off.
The relay was followed by individual wins from
Kelly Fertel (1000 free),
Georgia Marris (200 free),
Sydney Sell (200 back) and
Dani Keymont (100 breast).
Heath (100 free),
Ethan Beach (200 back),
Mark Szaranek (200 breast) and
Khader Baqlah (500 free) made up the rest of the Gator wins for the men.
The rest of the wins on the women's side were comprised of
Emma Ball (50 free),
Brooke Madden (3-meter),
Bella Garofalo (100 free),
Savanna Faulconer (200 back), Keymont (200 breast) and
Amelia Maughan (500 free).
Dalton Goss recorded the Gator men's best finish in the 1-meter event, finishing with a mark of 287.48, while
Alex Farrow notched the top score in the 3-meter, recording a 257.33.
Brooke Madden led the women once again in diving, recording a score of 277.50 in the 3-meter event and a 292.50 off the 1-meter board.
Attendance for the meet was 335.
The Gators are back in action on Saturday, Jan. 20, when they face Auburn on Senior Day at noon.
Swimming B-cuts
- The men's 200 medley relay team of Taylor, Wu, Switkowski and Dressel kicked off the meet with a B-cut time of 1:25.01.
- Dressel and Maxime Rooney both notched B-cut times in the 200 fly, swimming a 1:47.63 and 1:47.84, respectively.
- Khader Baqlah recorded a time of 4:23.11 in the 500 free, good for a B-cut qualifying time.
Straight from the Source – Head Coach Gregg Troy
- "The team is starting to show a lot of character. We picked up today where we left off yesterday and there was no noticeable drop. The older people swam some odd events, which gave the younger people a chance to swim some of their best events. Really good racing within the team, which is always nice to see. They are not afraid to race one another and that is a great thing."
Up Next
- The Gators return to competition on Jan. 20 when they host Auburn at 12 p.m.
- This meet will serve as Senior Day – 14 seniors will be honored for their commitment to the program over the course of their careers
- The meet will be aired on the SEC Network on a tape delay and is set to be shown on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
