Gators Chomp Seminoles at Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown

Friday, November 2

Tallahassee, FL

2 PM

Florida Gators

170

128

Florida State

Stanley Wu sweeps 100 and 200 Breast events at FSU.

Gators Chomp Seminoles at Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown

Friday, November 2, 2018 | Men's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

Results

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Stanley Wu led the Gators with two individual event victories. The No. 3 ranked Florida men's swimming & diving team defeated No. 21 Florida State for the eighth-straight meeting in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown at the Morcom Aquatic Center on Friday, 170–128.

Florida State jumped out to an early lead after it won the 200 Medley Relay. Bayley Main, Marco Guarente, Maxime Rooney, and Kacper Stokowski finished second with a mark of 1:28.63. Dakota Mahaffey, Chandler Bray, Isaac Davis, and Kieran Smith placed third with a time of 1:30.16.

Khader Baqlah won the 1,000 Free with a time of 9:12.59. Santiago Corredor placed second with a swim of 9:25.12. Drew Clark completed the sweep with a mark of 9:26.18 and placed third.

In the men's 200 Free, Rooney posted a time of 1:36.89 and finished first. Grant Sanders placed second with a time of 1:39.07.

Main collected a first-place finish in the 100 Back with a swim of 48.59. Dakota Mahaffey posted a season-best time of 49.01 and finished second.

Wu set a new season-best swim with a time of 54.92 in the 100 Breast, which is the 19th-best mark in the NCAA. Guarente placed third with a time of 56.12.

Erge Gezmis notched a new season-best time with a swim of 1:48.92 and placed first in the 200 Fly. Clark Beach recorded a third-place finish with a 1:51.32.

Will Davis recorded a third-place finish in the 50 Free with a swim of 20.47, tying his personal-best time, and stopped the sweep by FSU.

With a time of 45.19, Baqlah finished second in the 100 Free. Christoph Margotti posted a third-place swim of 45.31.

The Gators collected another sweep in the 200 Back. Clark Beach posted a time of 1:46.49 and placed first. Mahaffey finished with a second-place time of 1:49.56. Ethan Beach placed third with a swim of 1:50.43.

With a season-best swim of 2:01.03, Wu won the 200 Breast. Ross Palazzo notched a season-best time of 2:02.52 and placed third.

Gezmis collected his second individual event win in the 500 Free with a swim of 4:30.33. Robert Finke clocked a personal-best swim of 4:30.42 and finished second. Grady Heath posted a season-best mark of 4:33.33 and placed third as Florida completed another sweep.

Rooney added a second-place finish in the 100 Fly with a swim of 48.08.

Nick Lydon stopped Florida State from sweeping the 3-meter, as he totaled a career-high 326.40 points and placed third. His score was an NCAA Zone score. Alex Farrow added a fourth-place score of 325.35, also an NCAA Zone score.

The Gators added another sweep in the 200 IM. Corredor notched a season-best time of 1:49.16 and placed first. Corredor's time was the 17th-best swim in the country. Sanders added a second-place time of 1:49.32. Palazzo closed out the podium, with a mark of 1:53.65.

From the coaches – Head Coach Anthony Nesty

"Today was a great win for the Gators. Both the men and women swam well against our in-state rival. We are very proud of both teams."
"It was a tremendous opportunity for the men to "test the waters" per se and swim in events that are not necessarily their "best" events."
"The weather posed a bit of a challenge, however we pushed through for a victory."
"We will return home to prepare for the Georgia Tech Invitational in the middle of the month."
"We will remain focused and continue to press forward. We have a lot of work to do."

From the coaches – Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly

"FSU has an excellent team. National team members from the US and Canada on both sides, along with a US Olympic coach in John Proctor."
"We are very happy that we were able to contribute to the team wins on both sides against such a strong team."
"I am really happy with our progress. Every meet has ups and downs, but overall this team is getting better each week."
"Alex Farrow continues to show great leadership and raise his levels every week."
"Freshman Nick Lydon is really starting to come into his own and had his personal best so far on the 3-meter (326.40)."

Up Next

Florida (5-1) heads to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Georgia Tech Invitational.
The invitational will begin on Thursday, Nov. 15 and conclude on Saturday, Nov. 17.

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