No. 3/3 Florida Swim & Dive Open SEC Competition with Sweep over Georgia

Friday, November 1

Athens, Ga.

11 AM

Florida Gators

172.5

127.5

University of Georgia

during the Gators' practice on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Bryce Mitchell

The Gators remain perfect in SEC competition.

No. 3/3 Florida Swim & Dive Open SEC Competition with Sweep over Georgia

Friday, November 1, 2024 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Meet Results

By: Abby Wisecup

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 3/3 Florida swimming and diving teams opened SEC competition with a sweep over No.7/10 Georgia on Friday afternoon inside Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Men: No. 3 Florida – 172.5 | No. 7 Georgia – 127.5
Women: No. 3 Florida – 158 | No. 10 Georgia – 142

As a program, the Gators totaled 15 first-place finishes in the 28 scored swimming events, and posted nine total NCAA B-cut times. The men tallied wins in both the 200Y medley relay (1:25.74) and the 400Y free relay (2:53.66), while having four individual swimmers place first in at least one of their events. On the women's side, five swimmers recorded individual wins on Friday, while earning first in the 200Y medley relay after going 1:38.44.

Florida Men:

Senior Julian Smith had a strong performance against the Bulldogs, taking the top spot in his two individual events as well as was a member of both winning relay teams. The St. Augustine, Fla. native touched the wall in the 100Y breaststroke with a B-cut time of 52.93, while earning first in the 100Y free after swimming a 43.39. He swam the second leg in both relays, clocking a 23.93 butterfly split in the 200Y medley and a 43.14 split in the 400Y free relay.
Junior Ed Fullum-Huot was a member of both winning relay teams as well, leading off the 400Y Free relay with a 44.80 split and anchoring the 200y medley with a 19.36 free split. He also grabbed a win in the 50y free with a time of 19.78.
Junior Aleksas Savickas and Aiden Norman posted a pair of wins on Friday as well, with Savickas taking the top spot in the 200Y breast (1:58.47) and Norman going 1:44.48 in the 200y back.
Olympic silver medalist Josh Liendo earned B-cut times in the 100y fly (46.31) and in the 200Y fly (1:43.51)
Senior Mason Laur also had a b-cut time in the 200Y fly, after swimming a 1:44.69

Florida Women:

Sophomore Catie Choate showed out in her home state, grabbing two B-cut times in both of her individual events. The Narcross, Ga. native turned in a time of 52.82 in the 100Y back, while posting a 1:54.86 in the 200Y back. Additionally, Choate was the leadoff in Florida's winning relay team, recording a 25.01 backstroke split.
Senior Emma Weyant also tallied two individual wins, while earning a B-cut time of 4:08.90 in the 400Y IM. The two-time Olympic medalist also scored nine points in the 200Y breast (2:14.50).
On top of being members of the first-place relay team, senior Olivia Peoples and sophomore Molly Mayne posted one individual win a piece. Peoples clocked a b-cut time of 53.20 in the 100Y fly, while swimming a 23 flat as the third leg in the medley. Mayne swam a 1:02.85 in the 100y breast, and went 27.72 in the breast leg of the medley relay.
Fifth Year Julia Heimstead earned first in the 200Y fly after touching the wall in 1:59.09.
Senior Mabel Zavaros went 4:13.81 in the 400Y IM to record a b-cut time in the event.

Diving
The Gators swept the diving portion of Friday's meet, as Peyton Donald set the program's new 1-meter record after scoring 382.95. The junior finished in the top-three in both springboard events, placing first in the 1-meter with his program record and third on the 3-meter with 370.88. Sophomore Conor Gesing's 395.93 3-meter score was good for first, and his 333.53 1-meter score earned him fourth overall. Fellow Gator sophomore Camyla Monroy swept the women's events to remain undefeated so far this season. She scored a 296.03 on the 1-meter, while posting a career-high 361.43 on the 3-meter. Diving captain Casey Greenberg finished third in both the 1-meter (257.48) and 3-meter (277.73)

Series History:

Men: Florida improves the all-time series record against Georgia to 63-20-3
Women: Florida and Georgia are now even at 19-19

Up Next
The Gators return to Athens on Nov. 20 for the Mid-season Georgia Invitational. The three-day invite runs through Nov. 22 with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. ET and finals at 5:30 p.m. ET inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. Florida swept last years Invitational, as the men's team scored 453.5 points and the women's team finished with 357.0 points.

Men's Results (Short Course Yards):

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
1000Y Freestyle	Andrew Taylor	9:01.73	2nd
	Eric Brown	9:07.87	4th
	Luke Whitlock	9:11.27	5th
	Gio Linscheer	9:14.33	6th
200Y Freestyle	Jake Mitchell	1:36.00	2nd
	Paul Dardis	1:38.30	4th
	Oskar Lindholm	1:38.47	5th
	Luke Whitlock	1:41.44	8th
100Y Backstroke	Jonny Marshall	47.85	2nd
	Aiden Norman	48.35	4th
	Scotty Buff	48.54	5th
	Caleb Maldari	49.18	8th
100Y Breaststroke	Julian Smith	52.93	1st
	Aleksas Savickas	54.08	2nd
	Raphael Rached Windmuller	55.34	5th
	Peter Bretzmann	55.91	8th
200Y Butterfly	Josh Liendo	1:43.51	2nd
	Mason Laur	1:44.69	3rd
	Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero	1:49.37	5th
	Matthew Cairns	1:49.73	6th
50Y Freestyle	Ed Fullum-Huot	19.78	1st
	Alex Painter	20.03	2nd
	Devin Dilger	20.22	3rd
100Y Freestyle 200Y Backstroke	Julian Smith	43.39	1st
	Alexander Painter	44.06	2nd
	Devin Dilger	44.73	4th
	Paul Dardis	45.10	5th
	Aiden Norman	1:44.48	1st
	Jonny Marshall	1:45.67	3rd
	Caleb Maldari	1:47.26	6th
200Y Breaststroke	Aleksas Savickas	1:58.47	1st
	Raphael Rached Windmuller	1:58.78	2nd
	Peter Bretzmann	1:59.81	3rd
	Oskar Lindholm	2:06.04	7th
500Y Free	Jake Mitchell	4:23.39	2nd
	Andrew Taylor	4:24.50	4th
	Eric Brown	4:24.58	5th
	Luke Whitlock	4:29.94	6th
100Y Fly	Josh Liendo	46.31	2nd
	Scotty Buff	48.01	4th
	Mason Laur	48.28	5th
	Matthew Cairns	49.97	7th
400Y IM	Mason Laur	3:53.78	2nd
	Peter Bretzmann	3:55.94	3rd
	Gio Linscheer	3:56.01	4th
	Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero	3:57.34	6th
200m Medley Relay	J.Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, E. Fullum-Huot	1:25.74	1st
	A.Norman, A. Savickas, S. Buff, A. Painter	1:27.74	3rd
	C. Maldari, R. Rached-Windmuller, M. Cairns, D. Dilger	1:29.28	5th
400m Freestyle Relay	E. Fullum-Huot, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter	2:53.66	1st
	D. Dilger, O. Lindholm, J. Mitchell, P. Dardis	2:55.99	3rd
	A. Norman, J. Marshall, S. Buff, M. Cairns	3:01.79	4th

Women's Results (Short Course Yards):

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
1000Y Freestyle	Michaela Mattes	9:50.84	3rd
	Camille DeBoer	9:56.42	5th
	Anna Auld	9:58.09	6th
	Gracie Weyant	10:01.93	7th
200Y Freestyle	Emma Weyant	1:47.26	3rd
	JoJo Ramey	1:48.18	4th
	Julie Brousseau	1:50.00	6th
100Y Backstroke	Catie Choate	52.82	1st
	Mabel Zavaros	55.69	4th
	Carly Meeting	55.88	5th
	Katie Schroeder	56.36	7th
100Y Breaststroke	Molly Mayne	1:02.85	1st
	Anna Moore	1:03.08	3rd
	Gracey Rainey	1:05.07	6th
	Sofia Plaza	1:06.70	8th
200Y Butterfly	Julia Heimstead	1:59.09	1st
	Lainy Kruger	1:59.53	2nd
	Zoe Dixon	2:00.26	3rd
50Y Freestyle	Micayla Cronk	23.29	5th
	Olivia Peoples	23.24	6th
	Carly Meeting	24.30	7th
100Y Freestyle	Addison Reese	50.56	4^th
	Lainy Kruger	50.72	5th
	Micayla Cronk	50.75	6th
200Y Backstroke	Catie Choate	1:54.86	1st
	Mabel Zavaros	1:57.46	2nd
	JoJo Ramey	1:58.79	5th
	Katie Schroeder	2:03.38	7th
200Y Breaststroke	Emma Weyant	2:14.50	1st
	Molly Mayne	2:15.01	2nd
	Anna Moore	2:16.71	3rd
	Sofia Plaza	2:19.22	6th
500Y Free	Michaela Mattes	4:49.78	3rd
	Anna Auld	4:53.69	5th
	Julie Brousseau	4:53.83	6th
	Camille DeBoer	4:56.46	7th
100Y Fly	Olivia Peoples	53.20	1st
	Julia Heimstead	54.14	2nd
	Addison Reese	55.03	4th
400Y IM	Emma Weyant	4:08.90	1st
	Mabel Zavaros	4:13.81	2nd
	Zoe Dixon	4:16.83	4th
	Sofia Plaza	4:20.46	6th
	Grace Rainey	4:31.46	7th
200m Medley Relay	C. Choate, M. Mayne, O. Peoples, M. Cronk	1:38.44	1st
	Z. Dixon, A. Moore, J. Heimstead, L. Kruger	1:41.34	3rd
	K. Schroeder, G. Rainey, S. Plaza, A. Reese	1:45.20	6th
400m Freestyle Relay	J. Bousseau, J.Ramey, C. Choate, O. Peoples	3:23.22	3rd
	M. mattes, M. Mayne, G. Rainey, A. Moore	3:35.43	5th
	J. Heimstead, A. Reese, L. Kruger, M. Cronk		DQ