2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Amadeusz Knop

  • Position Back/Free/IM
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Nokomis, Fla.
  • Highschool Venice Sr. High School

Biography

Olympic Experience 
2024 Olympic Trials
Date Event Result 
6/19/24 Heat: 200 back 44th - 2:01.95
6/22/24 Heat: 1500 free 26th - 15:35.59
2020 Olympic Trials
Date Event Result
6/6/21 Heat: 200 back 18th - 2:03.98
Accolades:
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Regular Season
  • Competed in two dual meets, two Invitational and one tri-meet 
  • Raced in 15 events 
  • Recorded a 15:08.18 in the 1650y free, a 4:22.39 in the 500y free and a 1:44.56 in the 200y back in Florida's Invitational on Feb. 27-Mar. 1
  • Claimed second in the 1650y free with a career-best 15:12.73 and third in both the 200y back (1:47.69) and the 400y IM (3:52.31) in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU on Jan. 31
  • Finished 29th in the 500y free after touching the wall in 4:28.13 in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Fall Invitational on Nov. 20-22
  • Tallied one fourth-place finish and two six-place finishes in his individual events in Florida's tri-meet against Rollins College and Tampa on Oct. 25... Placed fourth in the 1000y free (9:17.32) and sixth in both the 100y back (52.95) and 200y back (1:52.57)... swam the second leg in 22.23 for the Gators 200y free relay team who finished eighth with a combined time of 1:29.46
  • Appeared in four events in the Gators season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Recorded times of 1:57.14 in the 200m back, a 7:58.60 in the 800m free, a 2:02.02 in the 200 IM and a 51.56 split as the second leg for Florida's 400m free relay team's 3:22.92
2023-24 (Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Competed in two Dual Meets, two Invitationals and one Tri-Meet
  • Participated in 18 events during the regular season
  • Claimed fourth in the 200 Back and recorded a personal-best time of 1:52.56 in the 200 IM against FSU (1/26)
  • Competed in the 200 Back, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Recorded four personal-best times in the 500 Free (4:22.75), 1650 Free (15:20.85), 100 Back (49.63) and 400 IM (3:50.78) … Placed in the top-20 in all four of his individual events: 15th in the 400 IM, 15th in the 200 Back, 16th in the 500 Free and 18th in the 1650 Free
  • Finished fourth in the 200 Back after going 1:47.25 in Tri-Meet against Kentucky and Tennessee (11/3)
  • Made collegiate debut against Georgia (10/27) and placed in the top-10 in both of his individual events (100 & 200 Back)
Career-Best Times at Florida
100 Back 49.63 UGA Fall Invitational  November 16, 2023
200 Back 1:44.18 Florida Invitational February 1, 2024
500 Free 4:22.75 UGA Fall Invitational  November 16, 2023
1650 Free 15:12.73 vs. FSU January 31, 2025
200 IM 1:52.56 vs. FSU January 26, 2024
400 IM 3:50.78 UGA Fall Invitational  November 16, 2023
Prior to Florida:
  • 2022 International Team Trials Qualifier
  • Two-Time FHSAA State Champion
  • Two-time Sun Preps Boys Swimming Player of the Year
  • Weighted GPA of 5.01

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back/Free/IM
    6'3"