Gators' Strong Performances Earn Three Gold Medals, Gesing Sets School Record in 1-Meter Diving

Thursday, February 20

Athens, GA

9:30 a.m. (Swim Prelims) | 12 p.m. (Dive Prelims) | 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

Florida Gators

SEC Championships

Emma Weyant and Mabel Zavaros were two of four Gator women who competed in the 400 IM Championship final.

Gators' Strong Performances Earn Three Gold Medals, Gesing Sets School Record in 1-Meter Diving

Friday, February 21, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Thursday's Results Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2

By: Abby Wisecup

ATHENS, Ga. – The Gators totaled five medals and one school record to cap off day four of the 2025 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Georiga's Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Both programs currently sit second in the team standings after 25 Gators advanced to Thursday's finals session. Florida had at least one swimmer in the championship final, while all three divers secured a spot in the men's 1-meter A final. A total of seven program top-ten times were recorded, with three NCAA A-cut times logged during finals. Additionally, eight Gators placed first in a Championship, B or C final.

Gator diver Conor Gesing earned his second medal of the week, totaling a 412.75 on the men's 1-meter for a school record and Florida's first champion since 2003. The sophomore has now taken home a gold or silver medal on springboard events at the two SEC Championships he has competed in.

Gold medal diver 🥇

🔸First Gator to win men's 1-meter diving since 2003!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/v55NmxXYdR
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) February 21, 2025

Emma Weyant and Josh Liendo both recorded three-peats in their respective finals, as Weyant became the first female to earn a gold for the woman after dominating the 400 IM with season-best 3:59.24. The two-time 400 IM (LCM) Olympic medalist defended her SEC title for the third-straight year, remaining undefeated in the event since joining Florida her sophomore season.

Back-to-back-TO-BACK 🥇#GoGators pic.twitter.com/fmHl32JcZX
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) February 21, 2025

Liendo added gold to his individual medal count after winning his third-straight SEC 100 fly title. The Paris Olympics 100 fly (LCM) silver medalist delivered a 43.23 to reset his SEC Championship record that he lowered during morning prelims. The junior also now owns four of the six fastest 100 fly performances in history. Joining him in the Championship final was sophomore Scotty Buff, who recorded a career-best 44.28 for the third-fastest time in program history. He adds bronze to his silver-medal finish from last year's SECs.

TWO ON THE PODIUM🥇🥉

🔶 Josh Liendo earns gold with a time of 43.23, setting a SEC meet record
🔶Scotty Buff earns bronze with a time of 44.28

📺SECN#GoGators pic.twitter.com/FJfkik6ABd
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) February 20, 2025

Olivia Peoples made her second-straight podium appearance in the women's 100 fly, going a season-best 50.96 to grab the woman's first silver medal of the week.

Adding 🥈 to her collection

🔸second-consecutive podium finish for Olivia! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/Nx5sqrLyKU
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) February 21, 2025

Hear from the Gators
Senior Emma Weyant on her performance in the 400 IM:
"It feels great. Last night wasn't really my best showing, so I was really happy to get in there and be better tonight, especially with four Florida girls in the A and two more in the B and C, which is really cool."

Junior Josh Liendo on winning his first individual race this week:
"It felt good to just come in and race and put up a time like that (43.23). It's been a fast meet, so it's been really fun."

Sophomore Conor Gesing on winning Florida's first 1-meter gold since 2003:
"It feels great to know that I'm supported by so many people here, and it's such a close-knit community who all supports each other. It's a really great feeling, and there's nothing like it."

Up Next
Tomorrow's preliminaries for 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 200 butterfly kick off at 9:30 a.m. and is followed by women's platform diving at 11:30 a.m. Friday's finals session is set for 5:30 p.m., with the 400 medley relay closing out day four of championship action. All prelims and finals sessions can be viewed live on SEC Network+, and live results can be found on @GatorsSwimDV socials, Dive Meets or on Meet Mobile.

Men's Team Rankings After Day Four

1.	Texas	827.5
2.	Florida	714
3.	Tennessee	526.5
4.	Georgia	463
5.	Texas A&M	377
6.	Alabama	329
7.	Auburn	308
8.	LSU	295
9.	Kentucky	231
10.	South Carolina	164
11.	Missouri	157

Women's Team Rankings After Day Four

1.	Texas	888.5
2.	Florida	576
3.	Tennessee	556
4.	Georgia	441.5
5.	Texas A&M	347
6.	South Carolina	344
7.	LSU	308
8.	Alabama	289
9.	Auburn	242.5
10.	Missouri	208.5
11.	Kentucky	166
12.	Arkansas	146
13.	Vanderbilt	89

Florida Medal Count: 16 total
Gold Medals: 6

Camyla Monroy – women's 1-meter diving
Alexander Painter, Josh Liendo, Julian Smith, Jake Mitchell – Men's 800 free relay
Julian Smith – 200 IM
Emma Weyant – 400 IM
Josh Liendo – 100 butterfly
Conor Gesing – men's 1-meter diving

Silver Medals: 5

Conor Gesing – men's 3-meter diving
Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff, Ed Fullum-Huot - Men's 200 medley relay
Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter, Ed Fullum-Huot, Scotty Buff – Men's 200 free relay
Josh Liendo – 50 freestyle
Olivia Peoples – 100 butterfly

Bronze Medals: 5

Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk – Women's 200 medley relay
Julie Brousseau, Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk – Women's 800 free relay
Julie Brousseau – 500 freestyle
Bella Sims – 200 IM
Scotty Buff – 100 butterfly

Record Count
Program:

Men's 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
Men's 200 Free Relay 1:13.29 J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
Men's 1-Meter Diving 412.75 Conor Gesing

SEC:

Men's 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell

SEC Meet:

Men's 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
100 Butterfly 43.70 Josh Liendo
100 Freestyle 43.23 Josh Liendo

Gabrielsen Natatorium:

Men's 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
200 IM 1:39.38 Julian Smith
100 Butterfly 43.70 Josh Liendo
100 Freestyle 43.23 Josh Liendo

NCAA A-Cut Times (From finals session only)
Women

200 Medley Relay 1:34.34 C. Choate, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
800 Free Relay 6:53.53 J. Brousseau, B. Sims, E. Weyant, M.Cronk
200 Free Relay 1:28.24 B. Sims, M. Cronk, O. Peoples, A. Reese
500 Freestyle 4:34.59 Julie Brousseau
200 IM 1:53.63 Bella Sims
400 IM 3:59.24 Emma Weyant

Men

200 Medley Relay 1:20.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, S. Buff, E. Fullum-Huot
800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
200 Free Relay 1:13.29 J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
200 IM 1:39.38 Julian Smith
50 Freestyle 18.35 Josh Liendo
100 Butterfly 43.23 Josh Liendo
100 Butterfly 44.28 Scotty Buff

Florida Top-Ten Times
Women

Event	Top-10 placement	Time	Swimmers
800 free relay	No. 2	6:53.53	J. Brousseau, B. Sims, E. Weyant, M.Cronk
200 medley relay	No. 3	1:34.34	C. Choate, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
200 free relay	No. 9	1:28.24	B. Sims, M. Cronk, O. Peoples, A. Reese
500 freestyle	No. 5	4:34.59	Julie Brousseau
200 IM	No. 5	1:54.08	Lainy Kruger
200 freestyle	No. 7	1:43.90	Lainy Kruger
400 IM	No. 7	4:03.93	Mabel Zavaros
400 IM	No. 8	4:04.21	Julie Brousseau

Men

Event	Top-10 placement	Time	Swimmers
800 Free Relay	No. 1	6:02.50	A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
200 Medley Relay	No. 2	1:20.66	J. Marshall, J. Smith, S. Buff, E. Fullum-Huot
200 Free Relay	No. 1	1:13.29	J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
200 IM	No. 2	1:39.38	Julian Smith
50 Freestyle	No. 3 No. 5 No. 10	18.73 18.80 19.02	Scotty Buff Alexander Painter Ed Fullum-Huot
400 IM	No. 8	3:48.46	Gio Linscheer
200 Freestyle	No. 3	1:31.13	Alexander Painter
100 Butterfly	No. 3	44.28	Scotty Buff
Men's 1-Meter diving	No. 1	412.25	Conor Gesing

Day Four Complete Results
Results from Thursday's events can be found below.

Thursday, Feb. 20
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women's 400 IM	1st place: Emma Weyant – 4:03.34 (A-cut) 3rd place: Mabel Zavaros – 4:06.30 (B-cut) T5th place: Julie Brousseau – 4:07.66 (B-cut) 7th place: Sofia Plaza – 4:08.14 (B-cut) 14th place: Michaela Mattes – 4:13.23 (B-cut) 20th place: Zoe Dixon – 4:13.91 (B-cut)
Men's 400 IM	4th place: Gio Linscheer – 3:39.17 (B-cut) 5th place: Mason Laur – 3:39.32 (B-cut) 9th place: Eric Brown – 3:41.20 (B-cut) 13th place: Josh Parent – 3:43.69 (B-cut) 22nd place: Andrew Taylor – 3:47.16 (B-cut) 23rd place: Peter Bretzmann – 3:47.21 (B-cut) 26th place: Luke Corey – 3:49.31 (B-cut)
Women's 100 Butterfly	3rd Place: Olivia Peoples – 51.41 (B-cut) 14th place: Addison Reese – 52.29 (B-cut) 34th place: Julia Heimstead– 53.49
Men's 100 Butterfly	1st place: Josh Liendo – 43.70 (A-cut) 4th place: Scotty Buff – 44.67 (B-cut) T34th place: Devin Dilger – 47.34
Women's 200 Freestyle	6th place: Lainy Kruger – 1:44.11 (B-cut) 19th place: Jo Jo Ramey – 1:46.02 (B-cut)
Men's 200 Freestyle	6th place: Alex Painter – 1:31.49 (B-cut) 9th place: Jake Mitchell – 1:32.32 (B-cut) 18th place: Oskar Lindholm – 1:33.78 (B-cut) 22nd place: Jonny Marshall – 1:34.26 (B-cut) 29th place: Aiden Norman – 1:35.44
Women's 1-Meter Prelims	Peyton Donald \| 7th place \| 337.25 - Round 1 – 54.60 - Round 2 – 46.50 / 101.10 - Round 3 – 66.65 / 167.75 - Round 4 – 63.00 / 230.75 - Round 5 – 48.00 / 278.75 - Round 6 – 58.50 / 337.25 Conor Gesing \| 4th place \| 344.10 - Round 1 - 63.70 - Round 2 – 63.00 126.70 - Round 3 – 55.50 / 182.20 - Round 4 – 43.40 / 225.60 - Round 5 – 57.60 / 283.20 - Round 6 – 60.90 / 344.10 Jesus Gonzalez \| 5th place \| 341.60 - Round 1 – 65.10 - Round 2 – 58.50 / 123.60 - Round 3 – 56.00 / 179.60 - Round 4 – 55.50 / 235.10 - Round 5 – 64.50 / 299.60 - Round 6 – 42.00 / 341.60
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women's 400 IM	Championship Final 1st place: Emma Weyant – 3:59.24 (A-cut) 4th place: Mabel Zavaros – 4:03.93 (B-cut) 5th place: Julie Brousseau – 4:04.21 (B-cut) 8th place: Sofia Plaza – 4:07.23 (B-cut) B Final 9th place: Michaela Mattes – 4:08.01 (B-cut) C Final 17th place: Zoe Dixon – 4:09.80 (B-cut)
Men's 400 IM	Championship Final 4th place: Gio Linscheer – 3:38.46 (B-cut) 8th place: Mason Laur – 3:42.53 (B-cut) B Final 9th place: Eric Brown – 3:39.89 (B-cut) 13th place: Josh Parent – 3:44.08 (B-cut) C Final 17th place: Peter Bretzmann – 3:43.83 (B-cut) 20th place: Andrew Taylor – 3:44.70
Women's 100 Butterfly	Championship Final 2nd place: Olivia Peoples – 50.96 (B-cut) B Final 14th place: Addison Reese – 50.42 (B-cut)
Men's 100 Butterfly Pool and SEC a cut	Championship Final 1st place: Josh Liendo – 43.23 (A-cut) 3rd place: Scotty Buff – 44.28 (B-cut)
Women's 200 Freestyle	Championship Final 5th place: Lainy Kruger – 1:43.90 (B-cut) C Final 18th place: Jo Jo Ramey – 1:45.25 (B-Cut)
Men's 200 Freestyle	Championship Final 5th place: Alex Painter – 1:31.13 (A-Cut) B Final T9th place: Jake Mitchell – 1:31.88 (B-cut) C Final 17th place: Oskar Lindholm – 1:33.44 (B-cut) 22nd place: Jonny Marshall – 1:34.10 (B-cut)
Men's 1-Meter A Final	Conor Gesing \| 1st place \| 412.75 - Round 1 - 65.00 - Round 2 – 63.00 / 128.00 - Round 3 – 73.50 / 201.50 - Round 4 – 72.85 / 274.35 - Round 5 – 68.80 / 343.15 - Round 6 – 69.60 / 412.75 Peyton Donald \| 4th place \| 372.75 - Round 1 – 49.40 - Round 2 – 69.00 / 118.40 - Round 3 – 72.85 / 191.25 - Round 4 – 52.50 / 243.75 - Round 5 – 64.50 / 308.25 - Round 6 – 64.50 / 372.75 Jesus Gonzalez \| 6th place \| 353.15 - Round 1 – 63.55 - Round 2 – 63.00 / 126.55 - Round 3 – 49.60 / 176.15 - Round 4 – 60.00 / 236.15 - Round 5 – 58.50 / 294.65 - Round 6 – 58.50 / 353.15

2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Remaining Schedule & Streaming Links (All times Eastern)

Friday, Feb. 21

9:30 am Prelims – 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/32329552-e24d-4001-80c5-8209e9bc134d
11:30 am – Women's Platform Prelim
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/32329552-e24d-4001-80c5-8209e9bc134d
1:40 pm – Women's Platform B Final
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d7c7d82e-68ef-442f-b744-71da86271c84
5:30 pm Finals – 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Women's Platform A Final, 400 Medley Relay
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d7c7d82e-68ef-442f-b744-71da86271c84

Saturday, Feb. 22

9:30 am Prelims – 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d80b8d4b-1f69-4f7b-9798-14c1a198b3e0
11:30 am – Men's Platform Prelims
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d80b8d4b-1f69-4f7b-9798-14c1a198b3e0
1650 Free Prelims
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d80b8d4b-1f69-4f7b-9798-14c1a198b3e0
1:40 pm – Men's Platform B Final
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b32da23a-67ed-4a16-b9c6-93ceb7c9f06e
5:00 pm Finals – 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Men's Platform A Final, 400 Free Relay
- Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b32da23a-67ed-4a16-b9c6-93ceb7c9f06e

Headed to Gabrielsen Natatorium

Tickets: Limited inventory of tickets is available on a walk up basis. Ticket windows will open at 8:30 a.m. for prelims and 4:30 p.m. for finals each day.

Parking: Parking Map

Spectator Parking: For the preliminary sessions on Monday through Thursday, spectators will need to park in the East Campus Park and Ride lot (located at 150 N. Oconee Access Rd; Athens, Ga 30605).For the finals sessions throughout the championship and all-day Friday and Saturday, spectators can park in the East Campus Parking Deck.
Complimentary Shuttle: A complimentary shuttle to the Ramsey Center will be provided at the following times: Monday 10:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. and Tuesday - Thursday 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Clear Bag Policy

FOLLOW THE GATORS
SOCIAL: X | Facebook | Instagram
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators