No. 2/3 Gator Swimming Sweeps South Carolina on Senior Day
Friday, January 5, 2024

No. 2/3 Gator Swimming Sweeps South Carolina on Senior Day

Florida finished first in 27 of the 28 events.
Meet Results
 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 2/3 ranked Florida men's and women's swim team secured their first sweep of the New Year, downing SEC opponent South Carolina on Friday afternoon inside the O'Connell Center Natatorium.
 
The men's team came away with a 164-93 victory to remain undefeated (6-0) on the season, while the women secured their third SEC win of the season with a 175-82 win and improve to 6-1 on the season.
 
The Florida women remain a perfect 20-0 in all-time series against the Gamecocks, while the men extended their series lead to 23-2.
 
After honoring the senior swimmers prior to the meet, the Gators placed first in every event except one with senior Isabel Ivey leading the way with three individual first-place finishes.
 
Hear from Head Coach Anthony Nesty
"Felt nice to finally compete again after having a break, and it was a great to get the sweep for our seniors."
 
Women's 400 Medley Relay
Florida secured the top-two spots in the first event of the meet. The relay team of Bella Sims, Anna Moore, Isabel Ivey and Emma Weyant swam a 3:37.68 to take first to edge out their teammates Catie Choate, Molly Mayne, Lainy Kruger and Micayla Cronk who finished in second with 3:38.97.
 
Men's 400 Medley Relay
The A relay team of A Team of Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff and Macguire McDuff breezed to a first place finish with a 3:11.28 time to finish ahead of Jonny Marshall, Raphael Rached Windmuller, Jace Crawford and Jake Mitchell's 3:16.48.
 
Women's 1,000 Freestyle
The Gators went 1-2-3 with Caroline Pennington (9:50.93) claiming first place, finishing eight seconds ahead of Camille DeBoer's 9:58.95. Madison Kolessar touched the wall in 10:03.34, while senior Leah DeGeorge swam a 10:04.25.
 
Men's 1,000 Freestyle
Senior Jack VanDeusen celebrated senior day with a first-place victory, swimming a 9:09.05 for a season high. Josh Parent clocked a 9:14.19 for third place, while Oskar Lindholm came away with a fifth-place finish of 9:25.85.
 
Women's 200 Freestyle
Micayla Cronk recorded a b-cut time of 1:45.65 to finish in first place, just ahead of Ekaterina Nikonova's 1:47.49. Lainy Kruger earned third place with after recording a 1:48.96 time.
 
Men's 200 Freestyle
Florida went 1-2-3 with Mason Laur leading the way in first. He posted a 1:38.42 to edge out teammate Eric Brown who followed closely with 1:38.59. Jonny Marshall was not far behind in third after swimming a 1:39.19.
 
Women's 100 Backstroke
Sophomore Zoe Dixon claimed victory after she clocked a 54.20 to finished just ahead of Aris Runnel's 54.60.
Carly Meeting recorded a third-place time of 55.35
 
Men's 100 Backstroke
Three Gators finished in the top-five, as Scotty Buff swam to a second-place victory in 48.42. Cam Abaqueta was right behind in third with a 48.88 time and Caleb Maldari posted a 49.76 for fifth.
 
Women's 100 Breaststroke
Florida went 1-2-3 with Isabel Ivey securing her first individual victory of the afternoon after clocking a 1:01.66. Anna Moore went 1:03.16 for second, followed closely by Grace Rainey's 1:03.68
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Men's 100 Breaststroke
Peter Bretzmann claimed top spot after touching the wall in 55.24. Raphael Rached Windmuller earned fourth after swimming a 56.04 and senior Amro Al-Wir swam a 57.85 for sixth.
 
Women's 200 Fly
Emma Weyant cruised to first place after posting a b-cut time of 1:58.87. Amanda Ray came in second after posting a b-cut time of her own, 1:59.09. Senior Elise Bauer touched the wall in 2:05.30.
 
Men's 200 Fly
Joaquin Pinero Gonzalez 's 1:47.55 put him in first place with Billy Jones coming in second with a 1:49.72. Andrew Taylor secured third after clocking a 1:49.72.
 
Women's 50 Free
The top-two spots went to Florida as Olivia Peoples recorded a 23.14 for first place. Freshman Bella Sims was right behind in second with 23.30 and Carly Meeting finished in sixth after swimming a 24.02.
 
Men's 50 Free
Adam Chaney celebrated his senior-day celebration with a first-place time of 20.42. In a closely-contested event, Jace Crawford came away with third after registering a 20.72 and Daniel Gordon posted a 21.05 for fifth.
 
Women's 100 Freestyle
Bella Sims earned her first individual victory of the day after touching the wall in 49.49, just in front Ekaterina Nikonova's 50.17. Lilly Daley finished in fifth with a 51.99 time.
 
Men's 100 Freestyle
Florida went 1-2-3 with Edouard Fullum-Huot coming out on top after cruising to a 44.47 to edge out Scotty Buff's 45.29, who edged out Jonny Marshall's 45.38.
 
Following the second break, only first-place finishes were recorded.
 
Women's 200 Backstroke
JoJo Ramey claimed victory after swimming a 1:57.45 to add another win to her successful freshman campaign.
 
Men's 200 Backstroke
Having a successful freshman season thus far, Caleb Maldari's 1:47.11 put him first place for his first victory of the meet.
 
Women's 200 Breaststroke
Emma Weyant tallied her second, first-place victory after cruising to a 2:14.64.
 
Men's 200 Breaststroke
Peter Bretzmann claimed top-spot for the second time after touching the wall in 1:59.11.
 
Women's 500 Freestyle
Lainy Kruger (4:53.44) earned first place after finishing nearly seven seconds ahead of second place's 5:00.09 time.
 
Men's 500 Freestyle
Andrew Taylor;s time of 4:25.55 was also seven seconds ahead of second places' time of 4:32.57.
 
Women's 100 Fly
Isabel Ivey continued to make her senior meet one to remember, posting a b-cut time of 52.58 for another first-place finish.
 
Men's 100 Fly
Jace Crawford took home a senior day victory after a strong finish of 48.12.
 
Women's 400 IM
Julia Podkoscielny got in on the first-place fun, registering a b-cut time of 4:16.86 to take the top spot.
 
Men's 400 IM
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero ended the day with a first-place finish after swimming a 3:53.91.
 
Women's 400 Free Relay
The team of Micayla Cronk, Olivia Peoples, Lainy Kruger and Bella Sims dominated the event with a 3:19.13 to finish nearly seven second ahead of the field.
 
Men's 400 Free Relay
In the last event of the day, the team of Macguire McDuff, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith and Jake Mitchell zoomed to a 2:56.68 finish for first.
 
Up Next
The Gators have the week off before traveling to Ocala, Fla on Friday, Jan. 26 for a dual meet against in-state foe, Florida State. Action begins at noon ET, while Diving remains at home against Florida State. The senior divers will be celebrating prior to first dive.
 
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