2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Manganiello, Blake
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Blake Manganiello
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Palmetto
Bio
Career Accolades
2017-18 (Redshirt Senior)
NCAA Championships
2016-17 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA Championships
2015-16 (Redshirt Sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season
2013-14 (Freshman)
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
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