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Alfonso Mestre
- Hometown:
- Pottstown, Pa.
- High School:
- Hill School
- Sport (Event):
- Swimming
- Country:
- Venezuela
- Years at UF:
- 2019-23
World Aquatics February 2024 article
2024 Paris Olympic Games Results:
Career Accolades
• Eight-time All-American
• SEC Champion in the 800 Free Relay
• 2023 All-SEC First Team
• 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022 All-SEC First Team
• 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
* 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American
* 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2020 Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America
* 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week (11/8/22)
2022-23 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
Regular Season
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
2024 Paris Olympic Games Results:
| Date | Event | Results |
| 7/27/24 | Heat: 400m freestyle | 19th - 3:48.20 |
| 7/29/24 | Heat: 800m freestyle | 29th - 8:12.03 |
Career Accolades
• Eight-time All-American
• SEC Champion in the 800 Free Relay
• 2023 All-SEC First Team
• 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022 All-SEC First Team
• 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
* 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American
* 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2020 Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-America
* 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week (11/8/22)
2022-23 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
- Earned three All-American honors
- Swam a 4:10.78 to finish fifth in the 500 free
- Split a 1:33.23 in the third-leg of the 800 free relay team that took fifth
- Used a time of 14:44.50 to place 10th in the 1650 free
- Placed 36th in the 200 free with a 1:34.08
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- SEC Champion in the 800 Free Relay
- Clocked a 1:31.98 in the third leg of the 800 free relay that set a new pool record at 6:08.64
- Bronze medal in the 500 free, swimming a 4:10.15 for an A-cut time
- Finished 12th in both the 200 free and 1650 free
- Clocked a personal-best 1:33.24 in the 200 free at the Georgia Fall Invitational
- Won the 500 free and 1000 free in the meets against Virginia and Tennessee
- Claimed first in the 200 free against FAU with a 1:35.91
NCAA Championships
- Qualified in three individual events and one relay
- Swam a career-best 4:09.74 in the 500 free prelims before finishing seventh in the finals
- Finished 10th in the 1650 free with a career-best swim of 14:39.82
- Member of the 800 free relay team that finished seventh
- Placed 33rd in the 200 free
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Part of the 800 free relay team that set the SEC record time of 6:08.00 to take the top spot on the podium
- Finished fourth in the 500 free at 4:13.35 and eighth in the 200 free at 1:34.66
- Placed sixth in the 1650 free with a time of 14:53.12
- Earned B-cuts in the 200 free, 500 free, and the 1650 free
- Swam a career-best 8:58.58 in the 1000 free to finish second in the win against Georgia
- Finished second in the 500 free at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational with a 4:11.26, earning an A-cut
- Earned B-cuts in the 200 free and 1650 free at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
- Placed second in the 200 free with a 1:36.25 in the win over Auburn
NCAA Championships
- Earned first career All-American Honors in the 500 Free
- Qualified in the 200 Free, 500 Free, and the 1,650 Free
- Was a part of the 800 free relay that finished fourth
- Garnered personal best times in the 200 Free, 500 Free, and the 1000 Free
- Finished fourth in the 500 free, sixth in the 1,650 Free, and 12th in the 200 Free
- Posted three B-Cut times to qualify for the NCAA Championships
- Set four new lifetime-bests in final competition of the fall at the Auburn Invite in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free and 200 fly
- Notched a B-Cut in season opener versus Georgia with a 500 free effort of 4:21.67
Regular Season
- Posted three individual event victories, including a 500 free win at the Auburn Invite with his B-cut effort of 4:21.96
- Ended season at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance meet, posting personal-bests in the 100 free (45.25), 200 free (1:37.23) and 200 fly (1:50.06)
- Set personal-bests at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 200 free (1:37.88), 500 free (4:21.05), 1,650 free (15:36.66) and 400 IM (4:03.68)
| 100 Free | 44.90 | Auburn Invite | Nov. 18, 2020 |
| 200 Free | 1:33.24 | Georgia Fall Invitational | Nov. 20, 2023 |
| 500 Free | 4:09.74 | NCAA Championships | March 23-26, 2022 |
| 1,000 Free | 8:58.58 | Georgia | Oct. 29, 2021 |
| 1,650 Free | 14:39.82 | NCAA Championships | March 23-26, 2022 |
| 200 Back | 1:54.73 | FAU | Sept. 28, 2019 |
| 200 Fly | 1:48.28 | Auburn Invite | Nov. 18, 2020 |
| 200 IM | 1:50.70 | FAU | Sept. 28, 2019 |
| 400 IM | 4:03.68 | Georgia Tech Invite | Nov. 22-24, 2019 |
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- According to Collegeswimming.com, Mestre is the 12th-best recruit from Pennsylvania in the 2019 class
- 2017 Futures Champion 1,500-meter Free
- Four-time Top-8 finisher at Futures Interscholastic Championships – 200 and 500 Free
- 2018 Puerto Rican National Champion – 200 Free, 200 Fly, 400 Free, and 400 IM
- Central American and Caribbean games champion – 1,500 Free
- MAPL league winner- 200 and 500 Free
- The Hill School 500 free record holder
- Graduated in December of 2023 with bachelor's degree in Business Administration
One on One with Alex Faedo
Sunday, March 29
One on One with Harrison Bader
Saturday, March 28
Road to Gameday: Florida Softball
Friday, March 27
One-on-One with Jac Caglianone
Thursday, March 26
