GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida men's and women's swimming & diving teams will compete in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium for the first time this season as they host No. 25/13 Kentucky and No. 14/22 Ohio State. The tri-meet will begin on Friday, Jan. 4 and conclude on Saturday, Jan. 5.
In the last meeting in the 2014-15 campaign, the Florida men defeated Kentucky 164-128 and the Gator women knocked off the Wildcats 161-137. This will be the first meeting in the last 20 years for the Gators and Buckeyes.
Khader Baqlah has the fourth-best swim in the NCAA in the 200 Free to pace the No. 5 ranked men. He's added the ninth-best time in the 500 Free and ranks 13th in the 1,000 Free.
Maxime Rooney holds the nation's eighth-fastest time in the 100 Free and produced the 11th best in the NCAA in the 200 Free.
Kieran Smith notched the 13th-fastest times in the 200 Free and in the 400 IM.
Trey Freeman swam the 17th-fastest in the 500 Free and 12th-fastest in the 1,000 Free.
Robert Finke collected the NCAA's 11th-best swim in the 1,650. In the 100 Back,
Kacper Stokowski recorded the 19th-fastest swim.
Grant Sanders has the country's eighth-best time in the 400 IM and 20th-fastest mark in the 200 IM.
For the No. 10 ranked women,
Vanessa Pearl clocked the fifth-fastest swim in the 400 IM and in the 200 Breast, as well as the sixth-fastest time in the 200 IM.
Leah Braswell is currently the sixth fastest in the 500 Free and the 1,650 Free.
Mabel Zavaros holds the 11th-best time in the 200 Back and the 20th-fastest swim in the 400 IM.
Emma Ball has the fifth-best time in the 100 Back.
Kelly Fertel comes in with the 12th-best time in the 200 IM and eighth fastest in the 400 IM.
Taylor Ault currently holds the NCAA's 18th-best mark in the 1,000 Free.
Swimming Event Schedule
| Friday 1 p.m. |
Saturday 10 a.m. |
| 1,650 Freestyle |
400 Medley Relay |
| 200 Medley Relay |
1,000 Freestyle |
| 200 Freestyle |
200 Freestyle |
| 100 Backstroke |
100 Backstroke |
| 100 Breaststroke |
100 Breaststroke |
| 200 Butterfly     |
200 Butterfly     |
| 50 Freestyle |
50 Freestyle |
| 100 Freestyle |
100 Freestyle |
| 200 Backstroke |
200 Backstroke |
| 200 Breaststroke |
200 Breaststroke |
| 500 Freestyle     |
500 Freestyle     |
| 100 Butterfly |
100 Butterfly |
| 200 Individual Medley |
400 Individual Medley |
| 400 Freestyle Relay |
200 Freestyle Relay |
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Diving Event Schedule - at Orlando YMCA
| Friday 10 a.m. |
Saturday 10 a.m. |
| 1-Meter Women |
Platform Women |
| 1-Meter Men |
Platform Men |
| Friday 6 p.m. |
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| 3-Meter Women |
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| 3-Meter Men |
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