2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Miguel Cancel

  • Position IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Highschool Gulliver Prep

Biography

Career Accolades
  • All-American
  • 2021 All-SEC Second Team
2021-22 (Senior)
Regular season
  • Set a career best in the 100 free at 44.67 during the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
  • Swam a career-best 1:45.34 in the 200 IM prelim at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet before finishing second in the final
  • Won the 400 IM at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet with a time of 3:45.63, earning a B-cut
2020-21 (Junior)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Competed in the 200 fly, 200 IM, and the 400 IM
  • Finished seventh in the 400 IM with a seasons best time of 3:46.36
  • Posted a personal best time of 1:45.07 in the 200 IM to finish 14th
  • Finished tenth in the 200 fly
Regular Season
  • Set a new 200 IM personal-best at the Auburn Invite
2019-20 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned first career All-American honor in the 400 IM
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 IM
SEC Championships 
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Qualified for the A-final of the 400 IM and 200 fly
  • Finished in fifth-place in the 400 IM with a swim of 3:44.32
  • Earned an eighth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:44.52) after setting a new personal-best in the prelims with a time of 1:44.26
  • Finished 17th overall with a new personal-best swim of 1:43.14
Regular Season 
  • Claimed his first victory of the season in the 200 fly against Auburn
  • Set a personal-best in the 200 IM (1:47.22) and the 400 IM (3:42.74)  at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet 
2018-19 (Freshman) 
Regular Season
  • Ended his first season at Florida’s Last Chance meet where he posted personal bests and B-cuts in: 400 IM (3:47.20), 200 Back (1:44.63) and 200 Fly (1:45.15) 
  • Won two individual events and earned one relay victory
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100 Free 44.67 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational Nov. 18, 2021
200 Free 1:41.27 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational  Nov. 15-17, 2019
500 Free 4:26.54 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational  Nov. 15-17, 2019
1000 Free 9:42.48 FAU Sept. 17, 2018
100 Back 50.33 Ohio State/ Kentucky Jan. 4-5, 2019
200 Back    1:43.14 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
200 Fly    1:44.26 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
200 IM 1:45.34 Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet Feb. 26, 2022
400 IM 3:42.74 Last Chance Meet Time Trial Feb. 29- March 1, 2020

Prior to Florida
  • According to CollegeSwimming.com, Cancel is the No. 69-ranked recruit overall in the 2018 class
  • Placed 28th overall at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 400-meter IM, 4:29.97
  • 2016 Olympic Trials Qualifier – 400-meter individual medley
  • Junior National Finalist – 2015 & 2016
  • Florida High School State Champion – 100-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley
  • All-American – 100-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley
  • Gulliver Prep Team Captain – Junior and Senior seasons
  • Holds four Florida Gold Coast swimming records for the 15-16 age group – 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard individual medley, 200-meter butterfly

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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