2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Blake Manganiello

  • Position Back/Free
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Highschool Palmetto

Biography

Career Accolades
  • One-time All-American
  • 2018 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 CSCAA Scholar All-American
 
2017-18 (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, where he earned an All-American honor in the 1650 free
  • Placed 12th in the race with a career-best time of 14:44.74, putting him fourth all-time in program history
  • Also placed 23rd in the 500 free with a career-best time of 4:16.56
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2018 SEC Championship-winning team, scoring points in two events
  • Earned bronze in the 1650 free after posting a time of 14:46.19
  • Placed seventh overall in the 500 free with a time of 4:21.46
  • Finished 44th in the 200 free with a swim of 1:40.01
Regular Season
  • Totaled two individual wins over the course of the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 500 free (4:17.38) and 1650 free (14:46.19)
 
2016-17 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 19th in the 1650 free (14:53.68) and 33rd in the 500 free (4:19.44)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, finishing 11th in the 1650 free (14:57.85), third in the 500 free B-final (4:18.28) and 40th in the 200 free (1:38.21)
Regular Season
  • Posted one individual win on the season
 
2015-16 (Redshirt Sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
  • Qualified in two events to make his first-ever NCAA appearance
  • Was one of five Florida sophomores to compete
  • Swam to a 34th-place finish in the 1,650 Free with a time of 15:24.25
  • Also finished 47th in the 500 Free, clocking a 4:24.35
SEC Championships:
  • Registered 29 points for the first-place finishing Florida Men
  • Earned a Top-10 finish in the 1,650 Free after touching out with a career-best 15:00.11
  • Also brought in points in the 500 Free on a time of 4:23.09, which placed 20th among the field
  • Finished 42nd in the 200 Free, clocking a 1:39.33
Regular Season
  • Competed in all nine regular season meets
  • Posted top times in the 200 Free (12th, 1:38.68) and 500 Free (5th, 4:21.17) at the Buckeye Invitational from Nov. 20-22
 
2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Ended his season by clocking career-best times in two events (500 free, 1650 free) at Florida’s Last Chance Meet
  • Placed second in the 1000 freestyle event in UF’s dual meets against Florida State and Tennessee
  • Finished runner-up in the 500 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 4:26.85
  • Made his UF debut in at the Pinch-A-Penny All-Florida Invitational where he competed in multiple events and captured his collegiate individual event victory in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:50.76
 
2013-14 (Freshman)
  • Redshirted
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Competed in the 2017 USA Swimming Open Water Championships, placing 14th in the 10,000m Free with a time of 121:44.05 and 28th in the 5,000m Free race with a time of 60:03.81
  • Competed in the 2016 United States Olumpic Trials, placing 53rd in both the 400m Free and 1500m Free
  • Posted a time of 3:58.85 in the 400m Free, while recording a time of 15:46.77 in the 1500m Free
  • At the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships, he finished 54th in the 1500m Free with a time of 15:59.55
  • Placed 37th in the 800m Free at the 2014 Phillips 66 National Championships, finishing with a time of 8:18.23
  • Also raced in the 1500m Free, recording a time of 15:45.91, good for 41st.
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 22.70 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 20, 2014
200 Free 1:38.21 SEC Championships Feb. 16, 2017
500 Free 4:16.56 NCAA Championships March 21-24, 2018
1000 Free 9:01.95 Tennessee Jan. 31, 2015
1650 Free 14:44.72 NCAA Championships March 21-24, 2018
200 Fly 1:55.03 Florida State Jan. 2, 2016
200 IM 2:02.37 All-Florida Sept. 23, 2016
400 IM 4:01.38 Georgia Tech Invite Nov. 18, 2016
 
Prior to Florida
  • 2012-13 Scholastic All-American
  • Coached in high school by David Booher
  • Trained with the Aquakids Sharks
  • Father, Lou, swam for USF and served as Blake’s club coach
  • Brother of former Gator swimmer Austin Manganiello

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Free/Back

  • 2014-15Redshirt Freshman

    Free/Back

  • 2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

    Free/Back

  • 2016-17Redshirt Junior

    Back/Free
    6'0"

  • 2017-18Redshirt Senior

    Back/Free
    6'0"

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