2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell

Alexander Painter

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Somerton, England
  • Highschool Millfield school

Biography

Career Accolades at Florida:
  • Six-time All-American 
  • 2025 SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Year
  • 2025 NCAA Champion in the 400 medley relay
  • 2025 SEC Champion in the 400 medley relay
  • 2025 SEC Champion in the 800 free relay
  • 2025 All-SEC First Team
  • 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • Two-Time SEC Men's Freshman Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 26, 2024 & Jan. 7, 2025)
  • Recipient of Florida’s Swimming & Diving 2025 Tiger Holmes Award, given to an outstanding freshman male and is given based upon his performance aat the SEC & NCAA Championships... exemplifying the competitive spirit 
2024-25 (Freshman)
  • Member of Florida’s 400 medley relay NCAA, SEC, American and Program record – 2:55.66
  • Member of Florida’s 200-yard Free Relay Program Record – 1:13.29
  • Member of Florida’s 400-yard Free Relay Program Record – 2:43.60
  • Member of Florida’s 800-yard Free Relay Program Record – 6:02.50
  • Set 12 of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 50-yard Freestyle | 3. 18.60
    • 100-yard Freestyle | 5. 41.41
    • 200-yard Freestyle | 3. 1:31.13
    • 200-yard Free Relay | 1. 1:13.29 | 3. 1:13.37 | 8. 1:15.10
    • 400-yard Free Relay | 1. 2:43.60 | 5. 2:46.81
    • 800-yard Free Relay | 1. 6:02.50 | 3. 6:06.96
    • 200-yard Medley Relay | 5. 1:21.49
    • 400-yard Medley Relay | 1. 2:55.66
NCAA Championships
  • Earned six All-American honors, four relay First-Team honors and two individual Second-Team honors
  • Was part of one NCAA Championships record and set three program top-10 times
  • Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and the 800 free relay
  • Member of the winning 400-yard medley relay who won the program’s third National Title in 2:56.10 for a new NCAA Meet record
  • Anchored Florida’s 200 free and 400 free relay teams who both placed third, recording a 18.40 in his 50-yard free split and 41.18 in his 100-yard free split
  • Won the 50y free Consolation Final after having a personal-best 18.50 time to finish ninth in the nation
  • Was the leadoff for Gators 800 free relay team who put together a 6:06.96 time for eighth
  • Advanced to the 200y free Consolation Final where he finished fourth in the heat and 12th overall after touching the wall in 1:31.90
  • Went 41.80 in the 100y free to place 18th overall and just miss the top-16 finals spots
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and the 400 medley relay
  • Earned four medals (two gold and two silver)
  • Individually scored 71 points
  • Set one NCAA, one U.S. Open, two SEC, two SEC Meet, two Gabrielsen Natatorium and four program records throughout the six days of competition
  • Recorded seven program top-10 times
  • Member of Florida’s winning 400 medley relay team that smashed the NCAA record with their 2:55.66 time
  • Was the leadoff for Florida’s 800 free relay team that placed first with a winning time of 6:02.50 en route to a program, SEC and SEC Meet record
  • Advanced to the A Final and recorded personal-best times in all three of his individual events … Finished fifth in the 200y free after touching the wall in 1:31.13… Went 18.80 in the 50y free and swam a 41.41 in the 100y free to earn seventh in both events
  • Swam an 18.18 split for Florida’s 200 free relay and went 40.85 in the Gators 400 free relay as both teams collected silver
Regular Season
  • Competed in five dual meets and one Invitational
  • Raced in 28 events, winning 11 and placed in the top-three 23 times
  • Swam in four events in Florida’s last regular season dual meet against Florida State on Jan. 31… A member of the Gators winning 200 free relay (1:18.69/19.59) and was part of the 200 medley relay team who finished third (1:25.70/19.21)… Placed fifth in the 100 free (44.76) and swam a personal-best 48.99 in the 100y back for fifth as well
  • Was part of Florida’s two winning relay teams in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17… Led off the 400 free relay with a 44.38 split as the team put together a first-place time of 2:53.98 and clocked a 19.59 free split for the 200y medley relay team that won in 1:25.53… Finished second in both of his individual events, recording a 44.33 time in the 100y free and a 1:37.63 in the 200y free
  • Tallied four top-five finishes in Florida’s home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3… Anchored the winning 200y medley relay team, recording a 19.49 free split as the four Gators put together a winning time of 1:25.40… Swam a 43.53 split for the 400y free relay team who earned second (2:56.00)… Claimed third place in the 50y free (20.12) and tied for fifth after going 44.59 in the 100y free
  • Competed in eight events and was a member in all five of Florida’s winning relay teams in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Advanced to the A Final in the 50 free and the 100 free, where he finished third (19.24) and eighth (43.04), respectively… Won the 200y free B Final after touching the wall in 1:34.62 to earn ninth overall
  • Earned four top-three finishes in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1… Part of Florida’s 400 free relay team that came in first with a winning time of 2:53.66… Went a 20.03 in the 50y free to place second and was third in the 100y free (44.06)… Anchored Florida’s 200y medley relay with a 19.46 free split as the squad finished third with a 1:27.65 time
  • Made his collegiate debut in Florida’s season opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18… Was a member of Florida’s winning 400m medley relay team (3:08.53/47.46)… Placed third in the 50m free (21.50) and second in 100m free (47.70)… Anchored the Gators 200 medley relay team with a 20.95 free split as they finished third in 1:34.02
Career Best Times at Florida
50 Freestyle 18.60 NCAA Championships March 27, 2025
100 Freestyle 41.41 SEC Championships February 22, 2025
200 Freestyle 1:31.13 SEC Championships February 20, 2025
100 Backstroke 48.99 vs. Florida State  January 31, 2025

Accolades prior to Florida:
  • #1 overall ranked recruit in Great Britain’s class of 2024
  • European Junior Swimming Championship finalist
  • Best LCM sprinter in the class

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Free
    6'1"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Free
    6'1"