Meet Results
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 3/11 ranked Florida men's and women's swimming and diving team secured sweep number two on the season, downing SEC foe and No. 13/7 ranked Tennessee. The women's team registered its second consecutive ranked win, 204.0-96.0, while the men bounced back with a 171.5-128.5 victory. The women improve to 4-1 (2-0 SEC) this season, while the men move to 3-1 (1-0 SEC).
The Gators won 21 events, the women winning 12 and the men claiming nine.
Women's 1-meter, 3-meter diving
Maha Amer broke a six-year school record in the 1-meter, scoring a 350.55, breaking former Gator and current grad assistant dive coach
Kahlia Warner's dive of 346.10 set back in 2016.
Elettra Neroni claimed first in the 3-meter with a 339.98, just ahead of
Carina Lumia's 312.75.
Men's 1-meter, 3-meter diving
The reigning SEC Men's Diver of the Week
Skip Donald claimed the victory in the 1-meter, tallying a score of 349.12 to edge out teammate
Anton Svirskyi, who placed second at 334.95
Women's 200 Medley Relay
A final burst on the last leg gave Florida's A relay team of
Katie Mack,
Nina Kucheran,
Talia Bates, and
Ekaterina Nikonova the victory with a time of 1:39.32. The B relay team of
Aris Runnels,
Tylor Mathieu,
Amanda Ray, and
Micayla Cronk touched the wall in 1:41.53 to finish third.
Men's 200 Medley Relay
The A relay team of
Adam Chaney,
Aleksas Savickas,
Eric Friese, and
Joshua Liendo placed second, finishing in 1:26.61. Florida's C relay team finished fourth, B team in fifth, and D team in sixth.
Women's 1000 free
Florida continued its strong performance in the distance races, as
Anna Auld (9:47.17) and
Hayden Miller (9:47.95) went 1-2 to secure the top spots for the Gators.
Elise Bauer finished in fourth at 9:56.91, and
Leah DeGeorge was in seventh with a 10:07.96.
Men's 1000 free
The Gators went 1-2-3, led by
Alfonso Mestre's 9:04.97 time to lead the rest of the field.
Eric Brown finished second with a 9:06.17, with
Brennan Gravley behind him with a 9:08.94 in third.
Jack VanDeusen finished fifth with a time of 9:16.77.
Women's 200 Free
Ekaterina Nikonova took first with a 1:45.75 and
Micayla Cronk finished second, touching the wall in 1:47.07. The Gator duo both recorded B-cuts.
Men's 200 Free
Florida claimed three of the top four finishes, led by
Macguire McDuff's 1:36.61 to win the event, ahead of
Jake Mitchell's second place finish at 1:36.74 and
Oskar Lindholm, who finished in fourth with a 1:37.31.
Women's 100 Back
Talia Bates finished second, touching the wall in 53.97, while
Aris Runnels recorded a third-place finish at 54.66.
Men's 100 Back
Adam Chaney posted a B-cut time of 47.50 to win the event, while freshman
Cameron Abaqueta finished fourth with a 49.79.
Women's 100 Breast
Three Gators finished in under a second from each other.
Nina Kucheran came in second at 1:02.24, just ahead of
Olivia Peoples' third place finish of 1:02.64.
Tylor Mathieu's time of 1:02.96 put her in fifth.
Men's 100 Breast
Aleksas Savickas, who was named SEC Men's Freshman of the Week on Monday, finished second with a time of 54.01.
Julian Smith touched the wall in 54.33 to finish fourth.
Women's 200 Fly
The Gators claimed the top-three spots, led by
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero's first place finish at 1:46.11. He and
Mason Laur, second place with a 1:46.31, both registered B-cuts.
Kevin Vargas touched the wall in 1:47.85, tied for third.
Women's 50 Free
Talia Bates (22.82) and
Katie Mack (22.86) went one-two, while
Georgia Bates finished in fifth at 23.83.
Men's 50 Free
Joshua Liendo continued his scorching start to the season in the event, finishing 19.34 to win the highly competitive 50 free.
Alberto Mestre posted a sub-20 second time at 19.90 to finish in third.
Women's 100 Free
The Gators claimed the top three spots, led by
Ekaterina Nikonova's first place finish at 49.51.
Katie Mack's time of 49.63 put her in second, while
Micayla Cronk finished right behind her at 49.94.
Men's 100 Free
Macguire McDuff posted a B-cut time of 43.03 to finish second, ahead of teammates
Julian Smith and
Alberto Mestre, who placed second and third, respectively.
Women's 200 Back
Mabel Zavaros registered a 1:57.04 to claim a B-cut, while the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week
Zoe Dixon came in third at 1:57.12.
Aris Runnels posted a top-five finish at 2:00.81.
Men's 200 Back
Adam Chaney tallied a second-place finish with a time of 1:47.42, and
Mason Laur secured two team points with a fourth-place finish at 1:48.56.
Women's 200 Breast
Florida was led by
Tylor Mathieu, who came in second at 2:15.42, and
Nina Kucheran, who's time of 2:16.01 put her in third.
Molly Golding finished in fifth at 2:21.88.
Men's 200 Breast
Aleksas Savickas swam a B-cut time of 1:56.54 to finish second, while
Kevin Vargas and
Raphael Rached Windmuller finished fourth and fifth.
Women's 500 Free
The Gators claimed the top three spots of the event, led by freshman sensation
Hayden Miller, who's B-cut time of 4:45.49 was over three seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Anna Auld finished in second at 4:49.09,
Elise Bauer placed third with a 4:51.49. The Gator trio finished nearly three seconds in front of any Volunteer.
Men's 500 Free
Florida recorded three of the top five spots, led by
Alfonso Mestre's 4:21.16 B-cut time.
Eric Brown finished third at 4:26.29, while
Oskar Lindholm's 4:30.43 put him in fifth.
Women's 100 Fly
Olivia Peoples (53.90) and
Aris Runnels (54.62) went one-two, while
Amanda Ray finished fourth at 55.42.
Men's 100 Fly
Eric Friese posted a time of 47.32, leading him to a second-place finish, while
Joshua Liendo finished third, touching the wall in 47.39.
Women's 200 IM
Zoe Dixon led the way, finishing 2:00.05 to claim first, while
Kathleen Golding's 2:02.20 put her in third, ahead of
Mabel Zavaros, who came in fourth at 2:02.30.
Men's 200 IM
Julian Smith led the way, as the Gators secured the top three spots. Smith's time of 1:46.79 put him just ahead of
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero (1:47.93) and
Kevin Vargas (1:48.10).
Women's 400 Free Relay
The A relay team of
Talia Bates,
Micayla Cronk,
Katie Mack, and
Ekaterina Nikonova won the event by over seven seconds with a time of 3:17.70.
Men's 400 Free Relay
The A relay team of
Macguire McDuff,
Joshua Liendo,
Eric Friese, and
Alberto Mestre completed the 400 free relay sweep for the Gators with a time of 2:52.49. The B relay team of
Adam Chaney,
Edward Fullum-Huot,
Alfonso Mestre, and
Oskar Lindholm finished third, touching the wall in 2:59.17.
The Gators will be off this week before heading to the Georgia Invite from Nov. 17-19 in Athens, Ga.
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