2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Culbreath
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Athletics

Sherridon Dressel

  • Position Back/Fly/Free
  • Class Senior
  • High School Clay
  • Hometown Green Cove Springs, Fla.

Biography

Career Accolades
  • 10-time All-American
  • 2020 All-SEC Second Team 
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
  • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 CSCAA Scholar All-America
  • 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-America
2019-20 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned seven All-American honors, receiving recognition in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 fly, 100 and 200 back
SEC Championships
  • Earned a silver medal in the 100 back with a new personal-best swim of 50.64, the second-fastest time in program history
  • Secured a bronze medal with a new personal-best swim of 51.20 in the 100 fly, the second-best time by a Gator ever
  • Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay that posted a combined for a effort of 1:36.10
  • Finished in fourth-place with a 200 back effort of 1:50.93, a new career-best and the fourth-fastest time in UF history
  • Swam the second leg (47.70) of the 400 free relay that finished in fourth-place with a time of 3:12.79, the second-fastest swim in school history
  • Was a part of the fourth-place 400 medley relay that combined for a fourth-place with a swim of 3:31.13 (third-fastest in UF history)
  • Clocked a split of 21.75 for the sixth-place 200 free relay that combined for the fourth-fastest time in Gator history (1:28.13)

Regular Season
  • Named the SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 28
  • Won a team-best 16 individual events and added 11 relay wins during the season
  • Was a member of the fourth-fastest 200 medley relay, ninth-fastest 400 free relay, fifth-fastest 400 medley relay and fifth-fastest 200 free relay in Gator history at the Georgia Tech Invitational
  • Won three events against Minnesota in the 100 back (52.21), 200 back (1:55.86) and 100 fly (53.88) 
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Placed seventh in the 100 back with a time of 51.03 and earned her first First-Team All-American honor
  • Led off the 400 medley relay with a backstroke split of 51.43 as the group combined for a swim of 3:32.05 and tied for fifth and tied for 13th overall, the team earned All-American honorable mention for their efforts
  • In the 400 medley relay prelims, she led the relay off with a split of 51.49 as the squad posted the third-best time in Florida history with a combined time of 3:31.32
  • Led the 200 free relay off with a split of 22.47 as the team placed 18th with a combined effort of 1:29.43
  • Swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay and notched a split of 23.08 as the unit posted the 19th-fastest time with an effort of 1:37.37
  • Led the 400 free relay off with a split of 48.90 as the team posted a combined swim of 3:16.56 and finished with the 23rd-fastest time
  • Finished with the 24th-best swim in the 200 back prelims with a time of 1:53.77
SEC Championships
  • Aided the 200 medley relay team to a third-place finish with a third-leg split of 22.86 as the unit combined for a swim of 1:35.64, which is the second-best time in UF history
  • Earned Second-Team All-SEC as a member of the 200 medley relay
  • Placed third in the 100 back with a mark of 51.17
  • Recorded a career-best time of 50.93 in the 100 back prelims
  • Swam the second-leg split of 48.38 in the 400 free relay where the team posted a time of 3:15.58 and placed sixth with the ninth-fastest time in program history
  • Started the 400 medley relay off with a split of 51.47 as the team clocked a time of 3:31.91 and placed sixth
  • Led the 200 free relay off with a split of 22.41 as the squad posted a time of 1:29.29 and placed sixth
  • Notched a seventh-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:53.51
  • In the 200 back prelims she clocked a personal-best swim of 1:53.01
  • Placed third in the B Final, 11th overall, in the 100 free with a swim of 48.73
  • Produced a career-best mark of 48.65 in the 100 free prelims
Regular Season
  • Compiled 13 individual event wins and added 11 relay victories throughout the season
  • Recorded a career-best time in the 100 fly at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational with a swim of 53.84
  • Notched a season-best swims in the 50 back (25.69) 200 free (1:52.95) and 200 IM (2:04.68) at FAU
 2017-18 (Sophomore):
NCAA Championships:
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships,  competing in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 back and 200 MR 
  • Earned the first All-American honors of  her career after finishing 14th in the 100 back with a time of 51.85
  • Registered a career-best time of 51.80 in the prelim ... finished 29th overall in the 200 back with a personal-best time of 1:54.19 
  • Posted a career-best time of 22.48 in the 50 free, good for 31st place 
  • Aided Florida’s 200 MR  (1:37.93) to a 21st-place finish after recording a split of 23.35 in the fly

SEC Championships: 
  • Competed at the 2018 SEC Championships, where she scored points in five of her six events 
  • Finished fifth in the first A-final of her career, posting a time of 51.85 in the 100 back
  • Placed 10th in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.44
  • Rounded out her individual events in the 50 free, swimming a 22.55, good for 26th overall 
  • Helped Florida’s 200 MR (1:37.16) to a fifth-place finish after a 23.39 butterfly leg
  • Finished seventh in the 200 FR (1:30.49) after swimming a split of 22.55
  • Posted an eighth-place finish in the 400 FR (3:18.61), recording a split of 48.75

Regular Season:
  • Totaled five individual wins and seven relay victories during the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 50 free (22.77), 100 free (48.75), 100 back (51.85), 200 back (1:54.44), 100 fly (53.92) and 200 IM (2:01.19).

2016-17 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships as a relay member, finishing 21st in the 800 free relay (7:06.85)
SEC Championships
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing second in the 100 free B-final (48.98), seventh in the 50 free B-final (22.62), 27th in the 100 fly (54.26), eighth in the 200 free relay (1:30.98), eighth in the 200 medley relay (1:39.03), ninth in the 400 free relay (3:18.26) and ninth in the 400 medley relay (3:37.15)
Regular Season
  • Totaled six individual and nine relay (including one in LCM) wins on the season
  • Posted Florida’s top times for the 50 free (22.62 at the SEC Championships) and 100 free (48.98 at the SEC Championships)
  • Part of Florida’s top 200 free relay (1:30.98 at the SEC Championships), 400 free relay (3:18.26 at the SEC Championships), 800 free relay (7:06.85 at the NCAA Championships), 200 medley relay (1:39.03 at the SEC Championships) and 400 medley relay (3:37.15 at the SEC Championships)
  • Recorded B-cuts in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 100 fly
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Competed at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships and posted career-bests in the 100m free (56.87), 100m back (1:01.66) and 200m back (2:12.03)
  • Served as the anchor on the 4x100 free relay squad with a spilt of 56.62
  • Posted an 18th-place finish in the 100m back with a swim of 1:01.66.
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 100m back, as well as 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events
  • Swam a 1:03.52 in the 100m back, good for 29th place overall
  • Posted a time of 26.84 in the 50m free and finished the 100m free with a time of 58.04
  • Finished the 200m free in 36th place overall with a time of 2:04.13
  • Competed at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships...Raced in the 100m free, 200m free and 100m fly
  • Posted a time of 56.99 in the 100m free, good for sixth in her heat
  • Finished the 200m free with a time of 2:04.72 and recorded a time of 1:02.40 in the 100m fly
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 22.41 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
100 Free 48.65 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
200 Free 1:47.43 Last Chance Meet Feb. 25, 2017
50 Back 25.25 FAU Jan. 6, 2018
100 Back 50.64 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
200 Back 1:50.93 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
100 Fly 51.20 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
200 IM 2:01.19 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
 
Prior to Florida
  • Swam for the Bolles club team
  • Back-to-back state champion in both the 100 back and 100 fly
  • Became an automatic All-American with her places in those two events
  • Reached the final stage of the 50 free at the 2015 USA Swimming Speedo Junior Nationals
  • Two-time All-First Coast Swimmer of the Year
  • 2015 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Swimming
  • Brother Caeleb is a member of the Florida men’s team and sister, Kaitlyn, swam for Florida State

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Back/Fly/Free
    5'7"

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Back/Fly/Free
    5'7"

  • 2018-19Junior

    Back/Fly/Free
    5'7"

  • 2019-20Senior

    Back/Fly/Free

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