2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Arthur Frayler

  • Position Free
  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Washington, Pa.
  • Highschool Germantown Academy

Biography

Four-time All-American
2016 Second Team All-SEC
2015 Second Team All-SEC
2014 SEC Champion 1,650 Freestyle
2014 First Team All-SEC
2013 All-SEC Freshman Honoree

 

Top Times

(Yards)
100 Free: 47.27 (Tennessee, Jan. 31, 2015)
200 Free: 1:38.11 (Last Chance Meet, March 9-11, 2015)
500 Free: 4:16.04 (2015 SEC Championships)
1,000 Free: 8:58.53 (Tennessee, Jan. 31. 2015)
1,650 Free: 14:38.06 (2014 SEC Championships)
400 IM: 3:46.62 (2015 SEC Championships)

(Meters)

200 Free: 1:56.32, 11/20/2015 Ohio State Invitational  
400 Free: 3:53.69 (2012 USA Olympic Team Trials)
800 Free: 7:59.77 (2010 Pan Pacific Championships)
1,500 Free: 15:04.69 (2012 USA Olympic Team Trials)
400 IM: 4:31.25 (2012 Indianapolis Grand Prix)
200 Fly: 2:12.20, 1/2/2016 UF vs. FSU

National/International Competition:

Competed in three events at the 2014 Phillips 66 National Championships in Irvine, Calif.… Earned a pair of top-six finishes in the 800 free (8:02.31) and the 1,500 free (15:13.41) at the 2013 U.S. National Championships … Participated in the 2012 USA Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb., where he swam in the 400 free and 1,500 free… Placed fifth in the 1,500 free… Won gold in the 1,500 and silver in the 10k at the 2011 Pan American Games… Finished second in the Roverval 10k World Cup.

At Florida

2015-2016:


NCAA Championships: Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with a 15th-place finish in the 1,650 Free (14:52.77)… finished 36th overall in the 500 Free, clocking a time of 4:21.56… SEC Championships: Totaled 70 points for the first-place finishing Florida Men… Swam to a silver medal in the 1,650 Free with a time of 14:49.22 and finished sixth overall in the 500 Free, touching in with a season-best 4:18.60… his time in the 400 IM also marked a season-best and placed 13th overall (3:48.70)… totaled six individual wins on the season… Honors: Second Team All-SEC…

2014-15:

NCAA Championships: Earned two All-American honors, as he placed 12th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (14:51.22) and 16th in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 4:18.17… SEC Championships: Placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle (14:40.05), seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (4:17.48) and finished runner-up the C-Final of the 400-yard individual medley with a mark of 3:47.68… Finished with five individual wins during the dual meets and invitational competition… Honors: Two-time All-American… Second Team All-SEC.

2013-14:

NCAA Championships: Earned his first All-America accolade, as he finished third in the mile with a time of 14:43.08… SEC Championships: Shattered Florida’s longest-standing school record (1986) in the mile (Matt Celinksi, 14:47.26) with his first-place performance (14:38.06) … Frayler holds the two fastest times ever recorded by a Gator in that event… Collected six individual wins in dual meet and invitational competition… Honors: Earned one All-America honor… SEC Champion… First-Team All-SEC performer.

2012-13:

NCAA Championships: Placed 21st in the 1,650-yard freestyle (14:57.95) and 32nd in the 500-yard freestyle (4:20.64)… SEC Championships: Earned All-SEC Freshman honors after finishing third in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 14:49.88… In addition, Frayler was 14th in the 500-yard freestyle, as he clocked a time of 4:21.08… Placed first in the 1,650-yard freestyle and set a meet-record time of 14:54.65 at the Ohio State Invitational… Gathered his first win as a Gator in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:11.96) and finished runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle (4:33.81) in a dual meet at South Carolina… Honors: All-SEC Freshman Team.

 

Prior to Florida:

Attended Germantown Academy, where he was coached by Richard Shouldberg… Member of the Germantown Academy Aquatic Club… Ranked as the No. 2 ranked recruit out of Pennsylvania in 2012… Parents are Michael and Roma… Father, Michael, played football for University of Miami… Has six siblings, Nick, Michael, Chris, Jason, Samantha Levy and Katie Janusz… Chose Florida over Georgia and Virginia.

Coach Troy on Arthur:

“Arthur is a person who loves to compete in long events. Not to mention, he is very good at them too.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Free
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Free
  • 2014-15Junior

    Free
  • 2015-16Senior

    Free