Fourteen Gators Set to Battle at NCAA Championships

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Fourteen Gators Set to Battle at NCAA Championships

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida women's swimming team returns to the pool for the 2019 NCAA Championships. The Gators had 13 swimmers and one diver earn spots into the championship, which begins on Wednesday, March 20.

The four-day championships will be held at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the campus of the University of Texas. The meet begins on Wednesday, March 20 and runs through Saturday, March 23.

Taylor Ault, Emma Ball, Leah Braswell, Hannah Burns, Sherridon Dressel, Savanna Faulconer, Kelly Fertel, Georgia Marris, Vanessa Pearl, and Mabel Zavaros all earned spots in the national championships with their season-best swims.

Brooke Madden qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third-consecutive year. She will compete on the 1- and 3-meter.

Florida will take a copious amount of experience to the championships in Austin. Burns is set to make her fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships, which leads Florida. Ball, Dressel, Faulconer, and Fertel are set to appear in the championships for a third time. Ault will appear for a second time.

Braswell, Marris, Pearl, and Zavaros will be making their first appearances at the national championships.

The Gators also had five relays meet either qualifying or provisional standard times for the NCAA Championships. The 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, and the 800 Free Relay each posted qualifying times. The 200 and 400 Free Relays each earned a spot based on provisional times.

Tori Bindi, Kelsey Dambacher, and Bella Garofalo will be relay alternates for the championship meet.

Follow along with live swimming results and live diving results. Wednesday and Thursday finals can be seen on ESPN3, while Friday and Saturday finals will be on ESPNU.

Name	Event(s)
Taylor Ault	500 Free; 1,650 Free
Emma Ball	100 Back
Leah Braswell	500 Free; 1,650 Free
Hannah Burns	200 IM; 400 IM
Sherridon Dressel	100 Back; 200 Back
Savanna Faulconer	400 IM
Kelly Fertel	200 IM; 400 IM
Brooke Madden	1-meter; 3-meter
Georgia Marris	100 Fly; 200 Free; 200 Fly
Vanessa Pearl	200 IM; 400 IM; 200 Breast
Mabel Zavaros	200 Back

Event Schedule
Finals - Wednesday (5 p.m. CT)
800 Free Relay

Prelims - Thursday (9 a.m. CT)
200 Free Relay
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
400 Medley Relay
1-Meter Diving (11:30 am CT)

Finals - Thursday (5 p.m. CT)
200 Free Relay - Consolation
200 Free Relay - Finals
500 Free - Consolation
500 Free - Finals
200 IM - Consolation
200 IM - Finals
50 Free - Consolation
50 Free - Finals
1-Meter Diving - Finals
400 Medley Relay - Consolation
400 Medley Relay - Finals

Prelims - Friday (9 a.m. CT)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
200 Medley Relay
3-meter diving (11:30 a.m. CT)

Finals - Friday (5 p.m. CT)
400 IM - Consolation
400 IM - Finals
100 Fly - Consolation
100 Fly - Finals
200 Free - Consolation
200 Free - Finals
100 Breast - Consolation
100 Breast - Finals
100 Back - Consolation
100 Back - Finals
3-Meter Diving - Finals
200 Medley Relay - Consolation
200 Medley Relay - Finals

Prelims - Saturday (9 a.m. CT)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
Platform Diving (11:15 a.m.)
1,650 Free - All but last heat of timed finals

Finals - Saturday (5 p.m. CT)
1,650 Free - Last heat of timed finals
200 Back - Consolation
200 Back - Finals
100 Free - Consolation
100 Free - Finals
200 Breast - Consolation
200 Breast - Finals
200 Fly - Consolation
200 Fly - Finals
Platform Diving - Finals
400 Free Relay - Consolation
400 Free Relay - Finals

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