Friday, September 27
Coral Gables, FL
3 PM
Florida Gators
203
at
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Miami
Gators Drop Hurricanes for Second Win of the Season
Friday, September 27, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving
CORAL GABLES, Fla.— In their second meet of the season, the Gators blanked the Miami Hurricanes, winning all 16 events on their way to a 203-90 victory.
The Gators have started the season 2-0 for the second straight season and improved their all-time record against the Hurricanes to 8-0.
Both Sherridon Dressel and Vanessa Pearl walked away with a pair of individual event victories.
Dressel set a new personal-best in the 100 fly with a swim of 53.21 and won the 100 free in 49.89. Kirschtine Balbuena and Celi Guzman also competed in the 100 fly, as Baulbeuna finished just a couple seconds after Dressel and Guzman posted a personal-best time of 52.53 in third-place.
Vanessa Pearl would win both breast events, with the first victory coming in the 100 , achieving a swim of 1:02.79. Adrianna Deboer placed third, just .19 seconds off from the runner-up.
In the 200 breast, Pearl finished in 2:16.41, almost five full seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Ellie Zweifel registered the third-fastest time as she hit the wall in 2:25.04.
In the 200 back, 200 free, 500 free and 1,000 free, Florida posted the top-three times across the board.
Georgia Darwent's mark of 2:00.27 led the way in the 200 back, with Talia Bates not far behind her with a time of 2:03.08. Madison Conway rounded out the top-three with her time of 2:08.03.
Leah Braswell won the 200 free with a swim of 1:48.99, with Kelly Fertel (1:49.08) and Georgia Darwent (1:51.88) behind her. Fertel was able to come out on top in the 400 IM with an effort of 4:13.03.
Kathleen Golding continued her hot start to her freshmen year with her victory in the 1,000 free. Taylor Ault, the runner-up, hit the wall a couple seconds later in 10:05.97 followed by Tylor Mathieu posting a 10:11.85 finish.
Coming off her record-breaking performance at FIU, Braswell took home first-place in the 500 free in a time of 4:52.13, with Savanna Faulconer (4:56.42) and Tori Bindi (5:00.12) coming in second and third-place.
Emma Ball was able to win her first individual win on the season, tallying a mark of 54.88. Rosie Zavaros finished behind her with a runner-up bid with her time of 55.90.
Coming off a victory yesterday in the 100 free, Bella Garofalo hit the fastest time in the 50 free, registering a swim of 23.31.
The diving effort was led by Ashley McCool, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. She dominated on the 1-meter, finishing 21 points ahead of the runner-up with a score of 306. 83 and posting the highest 3-meter score with 338.25.
The Gators' relays didn't slow down from their performance in the season-opener, opening the meet with a 400 medley relay win. The team of Ball, Pearl, Bates and Garofalo combined for the fastest swim of 3:42.27 and Zavaros, DeBoer, Hatch and Hills rounded out the top-three finishers with a time of 3:48.22.
Later in the meet, two Gator 400 free relay teams finished in almost identical times. Bates, Garofalo, Balbuena and Braswell barely squeaked out a victory ahead of Ball, Dressel, Hillis, Bindi with a combined swim of 3:22.72. The second group of Gators would finish just .05 later.
Gator Wins:
400 Medley Relay- Ball, Pearl, Bates and Garofalo
1000 Free- Golding
200 Free- Braswell
100 Back- Ball
100 Breast- Pearl
200 Fly- Piccirillo
50 Free- Garofalo
1-Meter- McCool
100 Free- Dressel
200 Back- Darwent
200 Breast- Pearl
500 Free- Braswell
100 Fly- Dressel
3-Meter- McCool
400 IM- Fertel
400 Free Relay- Bates, Garofalo, Balbuena, Braswell
Personal Records:
Dressel- 53.21 (100 fly)
Guzman- 52.53 (100 free)
Quotables:
Head coach Jeff Poppell: "Overall, another great day of competing by our women. We continue to be very impressed by the contributions of our freshman. Furthermore, in comparison to the same stretch to the same stretch of meets a year ago, we appear to be in a much better place this year. The most significant difference can be found in the performance of our relays. Looking forward to our third and final day of racing tomorrow against FAU to finish the weekend."
Up Next:
The Gators will wrap-up their opening weekend in South Florida against FAU at 10:00 a.m. at the FAU Aquatic Center.
Meet Results
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The Gators have started the season 2-0 for the second straight season and improved their all-time record against the Hurricanes to 8-0.
Both Sherridon Dressel and Vanessa Pearl walked away with a pair of individual event victories.
Dressel set a new personal-best in the 100 fly with a swim of 53.21 and won the 100 free in 49.89. Kirschtine Balbuena and Celi Guzman also competed in the 100 fly, as Baulbeuna finished just a couple seconds after Dressel and Guzman posted a personal-best time of 52.53 in third-place.
Vanessa Pearl would win both breast events, with the first victory coming in the 100 , achieving a swim of 1:02.79. Adrianna Deboer placed third, just .19 seconds off from the runner-up.
In the 200 breast, Pearl finished in 2:16.41, almost five full seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Ellie Zweifel registered the third-fastest time as she hit the wall in 2:25.04.
In the 200 back, 200 free, 500 free and 1,000 free, Florida posted the top-three times across the board.
Georgia Darwent's mark of 2:00.27 led the way in the 200 back, with Talia Bates not far behind her with a time of 2:03.08. Madison Conway rounded out the top-three with her time of 2:08.03.
Leah Braswell won the 200 free with a swim of 1:48.99, with Kelly Fertel (1:49.08) and Georgia Darwent (1:51.88) behind her. Fertel was able to come out on top in the 400 IM with an effort of 4:13.03.
Kathleen Golding continued her hot start to her freshmen year with her victory in the 1,000 free. Taylor Ault, the runner-up, hit the wall a couple seconds later in 10:05.97 followed by Tylor Mathieu posting a 10:11.85 finish.
Coming off her record-breaking performance at FIU, Braswell took home first-place in the 500 free in a time of 4:52.13, with Savanna Faulconer (4:56.42) and Tori Bindi (5:00.12) coming in second and third-place.
Emma Ball was able to win her first individual win on the season, tallying a mark of 54.88. Rosie Zavaros finished behind her with a runner-up bid with her time of 55.90.
Coming off a victory yesterday in the 100 free, Bella Garofalo hit the fastest time in the 50 free, registering a swim of 23.31.
The diving effort was led by Ashley McCool, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. She dominated on the 1-meter, finishing 21 points ahead of the runner-up with a score of 306. 83 and posting the highest 3-meter score with 338.25.
The Gators' relays didn't slow down from their performance in the season-opener, opening the meet with a 400 medley relay win. The team of Ball, Pearl, Bates and Garofalo combined for the fastest swim of 3:42.27 and Zavaros, DeBoer, Hatch and Hills rounded out the top-three finishers with a time of 3:48.22.
Later in the meet, two Gator 400 free relay teams finished in almost identical times. Bates, Garofalo, Balbuena and Braswell barely squeaked out a victory ahead of Ball, Dressel, Hillis, Bindi with a combined swim of 3:22.72. The second group of Gators would finish just .05 later.
Gator Wins:
400 Medley Relay- Ball, Pearl, Bates and Garofalo
1000 Free- Golding
200 Free- Braswell
100 Back- Ball
100 Breast- Pearl
200 Fly- Piccirillo
50 Free- Garofalo
1-Meter- McCool
100 Free- Dressel
200 Back- Darwent
200 Breast- Pearl
500 Free- Braswell
100 Fly- Dressel
3-Meter- McCool
400 IM- Fertel
400 Free Relay- Bates, Garofalo, Balbuena, Braswell
Personal Records:
Dressel- 53.21 (100 fly)
Guzman- 52.53 (100 free)
Quotables:
Head coach Jeff Poppell: "Overall, another great day of competing by our women. We continue to be very impressed by the contributions of our freshman. Furthermore, in comparison to the same stretch to the same stretch of meets a year ago, we appear to be in a much better place this year. The most significant difference can be found in the performance of our relays. Looking forward to our third and final day of racing tomorrow against FAU to finish the weekend."
Up Next:
The Gators will wrap-up their opening weekend in South Florida against FAU at 10:00 a.m. at the FAU Aquatic Center.
Meet Results
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