Five Gators Advance To Finals On Day 3

Friday, March 26

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Five Gators Advance To Finals On Day 3

Friday, March 26, 2021 | Men's Swimming & Diving

By: Bridgette Underwood

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five gators advance to the finals on day 3 of the NCAA Championships

To start it off for the gators on day 3 of the NCAA was Robert Finke in the 400 IM as he went 3.39.58 to place second 
in his heat and third overall, earning a spot in the A-final tonight.

Kevin Vargas was the next Gator to finish in the 400 IM, going 3.44.56 to place 20^th overall in the prelims. 
Tyler Watson ended up 24^th overall with a time of 3.46.27.

Eric Friese goes a personal best time of 44.98 to place third in his heat and sixth overall in the 100 fly. With that time 
Friese moves up to number four on the UF all-time list.

Kieran Smith goes out in 1:31.69 to place first in his heat and is second overall in the prelims, earning a spot in the A-final
 later tonight. In the same heat as Smith, Trey Freeman finishes in 6^th and 18^th overall with a time of 1:33.92. 
Alfonso Mestre went 1:35.86 to place seventh in his heat and 40^th overall in the prelims.

Dillon Hillis was the lone Gator in the 100 breast, he went out in 51.27 to place first in his heat and was third overall, 
earning a spot in the A-final tonight.

In the 100 back Adam Chaney led the Gators as he went 45.24 to place third in his heat and tenth overall, earning a spot
in the B-final tonight. Clark Beach went 46.44 in his heat to place sixth and 24^th overall. 

Standings

1. California                      230
2. Texas                               203
3. Florida                           161
4. Georgia                           116
5. Texas A&M                          88
6. NC State                           87
7. Indiana                            84
8. Louisville                         64
9. Michigan                           63
10. Virginia                           56
11. Arizona                            51
12. Stanford                           42
12. Missouri                           42
14. Virginia Tech                      39
15. Alabama                            38
16. Ohio St                            28
16. Purdue                             28
18. Lsu                                23
19. University of Miami                19
20. Florida St                       18.5
21. Georgia Tech                       14
22. Pittsburgh                         12
23. Kentucky                            9
23. Notre Dame                          9
25. Penn St                             8
26. Tennessee                           6
27. Wisconsin                           5
28. UNC                                 4
29. Utah                              2.5

Event Schedule

March 24 — 6 p.m. finals

800-yard Freestyle Relay

March 25 — 10 a.m. Trials

500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
One-meter Diving

6 p.m. Finals

200-yard Freestyle Relay
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
400-yard Medley Relay
One-meter Diving

March 26— 10 a.m. Trials

400-yard Individual Medley
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
Three-meter Diving

6 p.m. Finals

400-yard Individual Medley
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
Three-meter Diving
200-yard Medley Relay

March 27— 10 a.m. Trials

200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving

6 p.m. Finals

1,650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay

What's Next
On Night three of the NCAA Championships, Finke, Friese, Smith, Hillis and Chaney will all be competing in the finals followed by the 200 medley relay.