2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Makayla Sargent

  • Position Free/IM
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Bellport, N.Y.
  • High School Victor

Biography

2016-17 (freshman)
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 41st in the 400 IM (4:14.39) and 48th in the 200 fly (2:01.34)
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing eighth in the 400 IM B-final (4:15.98), fifth in the 200 fly C-final (1:59.31) and 26th in the 1650 free (16:47.54)
  • Won the Michael D. Fish High Point Award at the All-Florida Invitational hosted by Nova Southeastern, collecting 102 points during the three-day meet
  • Totaled four individual wins on the season

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 200m fly, 400m and 800m freestyle races, as well as the 200m IM and 400m IM events
  • Qualified for the A final in the 400m IM, where she finished fifth overall with a time of 4:46.07
  • Also earned a spot in the B final of the 200m IM, swimming a 2:17.51
  • Raced in the C final of the 200m fly, posting a time of 2:15.03
  • Finished 25th overall in the 800m free race, posting a time of 9:02.99
  • Rounded out her competition with a 4:20.04 in the 400m free
  • Competed in the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Raced in the 200m and 400m individual medley, as well as the 1500m freestyle
  • Posted a time of 4:56.14 in the 400m IM
  • Closed out competition on the final day with a 2:21.46 in the 200m IM and a time of 17:20.08 in the 1500m free 

Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Free 1:51.53 - Florida Atlantic - Jan. 6, 2017
500 Free 4:48.24 - Last Chance Meet - Feb. 24, 2017 
1000 Free 10:04.54 - Tennessee - Jan. 28, 2017
1650 Free 16:41.30 - Purdue Invitational - Nov. 16-18, 2017
200 Back 2:04.38 - Florida Atlantic - Jan. 6, 2017 
100 Breast 1:07.15 - All-Florida - Sept. 24, 2016
200 Breast 2:19.08 - Texas A&M - Nov. 5, 2016
100 Fly 56.43 - Purdue Invitational - Nov. 16-18, 2017
200 Fly 1:59.31 - SEC Championships - Feb. 17, 2017
200 IM 2:01.82 - SEC Championships - Feb. 14, 2017
400 IM 4:10.78 - Last Chance Meet - Feb. 25, 2017

Prior to Florida
  • High school All-American in the 200 IM
  • Finished second at the 2015 Speedo Champions Series also in the 200 IM
  • Owns a state title in the 200 IM
  • Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 200 IM, finishing in 53rd place overall
  • Two-time Scholastic All-American

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