Florida Men’s Team Welcome Eight Newcomers
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The nationally-ranked Florida men's swimming and diving program added eight swimmers to its 2024 signing class.
Paul Dardis, Devin Dilger. Matthew Cairns, Luke Corey, Alex Painter, Fred Lindholm, Aiden Norman and Luke Whitlock will join the Gators for the 2024-25 academic year.
Meet the New Gators:
Paul Dardis - Calgary Alberta (Canada) – Back/Breast/Fre/Fly/IM
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Paul Dardis, Devin Dilger. Matthew Cairns, Luke Corey, Alex Painter, Fred Lindholm, Aiden Norman and Luke Whitlock will join the Gators for the 2024-25 academic year.
Meet the New Gators:
Paul Dardis - Calgary Alberta (Canada) – Back/Breast/Fre/Fly/IM
- #3 overall ranked recruit in Canada's class of 2024
- 2x bronze medalist for Team Canada at 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships
- Individual finalist in 50 free at 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships for Team Canada
- #1 overall recruit in the state of Michigan
- Multiple State record holder (Michigan)
- Junior National finalist and medalist
- US Open qualifier
- NCSA Junior National Spring Championships finalist
- England Junior National Finalist
- Multiple time Age Group English National Champion
- 6x British NAG champ
- 8x British NAG medalist
- British NAG record
- Three-time Scholastic All-American
- USA Olympic Trial Qualifier
- 2023 Chesapeake Bay 4.4-mile swim Champion
- Five-time gold medalist MD 2023 State Championships
- 2021 Winter Jr. Nationals 1650m silver medalist
- US Open Qualifier
- #1 overall ranked recruit in Great Britain's class of 2024
- European Junior Swimming Championship finalist
- Best LCM sprinter in the class
- Nordic Champion
- Multi time Danish National Champion
- Multiple time Nordic Junior Champion
- Multi time Danish Junior National Champion
- #1 ranked recruit from Alberta
- Two-time Junior World Bronze Medalist
- Seven-time National Age Group Record holder (Canada)
- 11-time national Age Group Champion
- National Senior silver medalist
- Four-time National Age Group silver medalist
- Four-time National Age Group bronze medalist
- Canadian Trials finalist
- Victor Davis Memorial Fund Recipient
- #2 overall recruit in the state of Indiana
- 2023-24 US National Jr. Team
- Indiana Swimming state record holder and champion
- 2023 World Jr. Team member/Finalist
- US Open qualifier
- USA Olympic Trial qualifier
- 2023 Indiana Swimming top 18U performer award
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