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Seventeen Gators Set to Battle NCAA’s Best in Austin
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Florida men's swimming team returns to action for the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. The Gators send 17 swimmers to the championships, which begin on Wednesday, March 27.
The 17 swimmers are the most the Gators have taken to the NCAA Championships since 2008, when they took 17 as well.
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 27 and runs through Saturday, March 30.
Brennan Balogh, Khader Baqlah, Clark Beach, Will Davis, Robert Finke, Trey Freeman, Erge Gezmis, Marco Guarente, Dillon Hillis, Alex Lebed, Bayley Main, Maxime Rooney, Grant Sanders, Kieran Smith, and Kacper Stokowski all earned spots in the national championships with their season-best swims.
Florida brings a plethora of experience to the championships in Austin. Lebed is set to make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships, which leads the Gators. Baqlah and Rooney are set to appear in the championships for a third time. Balogh, Beach, Guarente, Main, and Sanders will appear for a second time.
Davis, Finke, Freeman, Gezmis, Hillis, Smith, and Stokowski will be making their first appearances at the national championships.
The Gators also had five relays post a qualifying standard time for the NCAA Championships. The 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Medley Relay all made the cut with qualifying times.
Jack Szaranek and Stanley Wu will be relay alternates for the championship meet. Both will be making their first appearances at the NCAA Championships.
Follow along with live swimming results. Prelim video can be seen here and finals video can be seen on ESPN3.
The championships will being with the 800 Free Relay on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT. The relay will be a timed final.
Event Schedule
Finals - Wednesday (6 p.m. CT)
800 Free Relay
Prelims - Thursday (10 a.m. CT)
200 Free Relay
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
400 Medley Relay
1-Meter Diving
Finals - Thursday (6 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 (10 a.m. CT)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
200 Medley Relay
3-Meter Diving
Finals - Friday (6 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 (10 a.m. CT)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
Platform Diving
1,650 Free - All but last heat of timed finals
Finals - Saturday (6 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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The 17 swimmers are the most the Gators have taken to the NCAA Championships since 2008, when they took 17 as well.
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 27 and runs through Saturday, March 30.
Brennan Balogh, Khader Baqlah, Clark Beach, Will Davis, Robert Finke, Trey Freeman, Erge Gezmis, Marco Guarente, Dillon Hillis, Alex Lebed, Bayley Main, Maxime Rooney, Grant Sanders, Kieran Smith, and Kacper Stokowski all earned spots in the national championships with their season-best swims.
Florida brings a plethora of experience to the championships in Austin. Lebed is set to make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships, which leads the Gators. Baqlah and Rooney are set to appear in the championships for a third time. Balogh, Beach, Guarente, Main, and Sanders will appear for a second time.
Davis, Finke, Freeman, Gezmis, Hillis, Smith, and Stokowski will be making their first appearances at the national championships.
The Gators also had five relays post a qualifying standard time for the NCAA Championships. The 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Medley Relay all made the cut with qualifying times.
Jack Szaranek and Stanley Wu will be relay alternates for the championship meet. Both will be making their first appearances at the NCAA Championships.
Follow along with live swimming results. Prelim video can be seen here and finals video can be seen on ESPN3.
The championships will being with the 800 Free Relay on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT. The relay will be a timed final.
| Name | Event(s) |
| Brennan Balogh | 200 Back |
| Khader Baqlah | 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free |
| Clark Beach | 200 Back |
| Will Davis | 50 Free |
| Robert Finke | 500 Free; 1,650 Free, 400 IM |
| Trey Freeman | 200 Free, 500 Free, 1,650 Free |
| Erge Gezmis | 200 Fly |
| Marco Guarente | 100 Breast |
| Dillon Hillis | 100 Breast |
| Alex Lebed | 200 IM |
| Bayley Main | 100 Back |
| Maxime Rooney | 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Fly |
| Grant Sanders | 200 Breast, 400 IM |
| Kieran Smith | 200 IM, 400 IM |
| Kacper Stokowski | 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly |
Event Schedule
Finals - Wednesday (6 p.m. CT)
800 Free Relay
Prelims - Thursday (10 a.m. CT)
200 Free Relay
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
400 Medley Relay
1-Meter Diving
Finals - Thursday (6 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 (10 a.m. CT)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
200 Medley Relay
3-Meter Diving
Finals - Friday (6 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 (10 a.m. CT)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
Platform Diving
1,650 Free - All but last heat of timed finals
Finals - Saturday (6 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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