2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Billy Jones

  • Position Free/Fly/Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool Stanton College Prep

Biography

Olympic Experience 
2024 Olympic Trials 
Date Event Result
6/21/24 Heat: 100 fly 32nd - 53.27

Career Accolades
  • 2023-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Earned Florida Swimming & Diving 2024 Gator Award, which embodies what a Florida Swimmer/Diver is: positive, enthusiasm, leader, etc.
2023-24 (Senior)
SEC Championships
  • Member of SEC Championship winning team
  • Competed in the 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly and 200 IM
  • Recorded a career-best time in the 100 Fly (45.57) as well as a season-best in 200 IM (1:44.75)
  • Advanced to a final in all three events … Placed 15th in both the 200 fly and 200 IM after recording a 1:44.63 and 1:44.97, respectfully … Went 46.57 in the 100 fly to claim fourth in the C-Final, 20th overall
Regular Season
  • Competed in four Dual Meets, three Invitationals (Auburn Invite, Florida Invite & Georgia Invite) and one Tri-Meet against Kentucky and Tennessee
  • Participated in 27 events during the regular season
  • Claimed six top-five spots
  • Claimed second place in the 200 fly after swimming a 1:49.51 in Florida’s dual-meet win verse South Carolina (1/5)
  • Swam in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay at the Georgia Invitational (11/16-11/18) … Advanced to a Final in his three events – Won the B-200 fly B-Final after clocking a 1:45.17 to finished ninth overall… Earned 14th in the 100 fly with his 47.23 and was second in the 200 IM C-Final, 18th overall after finishing in 1:46.02
  • Placed in the top-10 in his three events in Tri-Meet against Kentucky and Tennessee (11/3) … Finished fourth in the 200 fly (1:49.60), seventh in the 200 IM (1:51.71) and ninth in the 100 fly (49.44)
  • Finished fourth in the 200 fly after going 1:50.39, while also placing fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:50.92 in Florida’s dual-meet win against Georgia (10/27)
  • Recorded season-best times in the 100 Breast (56.64) and in the 200 Breast (2:04.94) in dual-meet win verse Virginia (10/13)
2022-23 (Junior)
Regular Season
  • Set personal-bests in the 200 fly (1:43.69) and 200 IM (1:43.90) at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet
  • Won the 200 fly with a 1:49.00 against NOVA Southeastern
  • Tallied three top-five finishes at the Auburn Invitational
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Regular season
  • Finished ninth in the 100 breast at 55.01 at the Auburn University Invite
  • Tallied 13th place finishes in both the 200 breast and 200 IM at the Auburn University Invite
2020-21 (Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Finished sixth in the 100 and 200 Fly against Auburn
Career-Best Times at Florida:
 100 Breaststroke  55.01  Auburn University Invite   Feb. 4-6, 2022 
 200 Breaststroke  2:01.65   Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet   Feb. 26, 2023
100 Freestyle 45.51 vs. South Carolina  Jan. 5, 2024
100 Butterfly 46.57 SEC Championships Feb. 19-24, 2024
 200 Butterfly  1:43.69   Auburn  Jan. 23, 2021
200 IM  1:43.90  Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet  Feb. 26, 2023

Prior to Florida:
  • Summer Junior National Qualifier
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
  • State Champion (First Male Champion at Stanton)
  • Stanton College Prep record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM
  • Two-time All-Conference and All-First Coast Swimming

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free/Fly/Back
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Fly/Back