2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell

Gio Linscheer

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richardson, Texas
  • Highschool Plano East Senior High

Biography

Olympic Experience 
2024 Olympic Trials 
Date Event Result
6/15/24 Heat: 400 free 25th - 3:53.11
6/17/24 Heat: 800 free 23rd - 8:05.04
6/22/24 Heat: 1500 free 36th - 15:41.44

Career Accolades:
  • Seven-time All-American
  • 2025 SEC Community Service Team 
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team 
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Two-Time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2024,25)
  • 2024 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2023-24 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023 All-SEC Freshman Team
  • 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 (Junior)
  • Set three of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 500-Yard Freestyle | 6. – 4:11.03
    • 1650-Yard Freestyle | 2. – 14:33.10
    • 400-Yard IM | 8. 3:38.46
NCAA Championships 
  • Earned three All-American honors 
  • Competed in the 500 Free, 1650 Free and 400 IM
  • Set a personal-best 14:33.10 in the 1650y free, resetting the program's second-fastest time and taking home ninth place
  • Advanced to the Consolation Final in the 400y IM and 500y free, placing 12th in the 400 IM (3:39.38) and in the 500 free (4:12.05) 
SEC Championships 
  • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Contributed 61 individual points to Florida's team total
  • Competed in the 500y free, 1650y free and 400y IM 
  • Recorded personal-best times in the 500 free (4:11.03) and the 400 IM (3.38.46)
  • Claimed fourth in the 400y IM A Final 
  • Advanced to the 500y free A Final and earned eighth 
  • Finished 14th in the 1650y free after touching the wall in 14:51.03
Regular Season
  • Competed in four dual meets and one Invitational 
  • Raced in 14 events and placed in the top-five eight times 
  • Had two season-best times in Florida's road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17... Recorded season-bests in the 200y fly (1:56.70) and the 200y breast (2:09.15)... Anchored the Gators 400y free relay team with a 47.77 split as they finished fifth in 3:07.20
  • Recorded a season-best 9:13.05 to earn fourth in the 1000y free and finished sixth in the 500y free (4:34.42) in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3
  • Won the 1650y free event and advanced to the A Final in his other two individual events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Recorded a winning time of 14:45.26 in the 1650y free... Went 3:42.82 in the 400y IM for second place and finished fifth in the 500y free with a 4:15.04 time... Was the lead off for Florida's 800y free relay team that earned fourth overall (6:22.20/ 1:35.19) and swam the second leg for the Gators 400y free relay team that finished 11th (2:55.99/ 44.45)
  • Saw action in two events in the Gators win at Georgia on Nov. 1... Went 3:56.01 in the 400y IM for fourth and finished sixth in the 1000y free (9:14.33)
  • Tallied two top-five finishes in Florida season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Earned third in the 400m free (3:48.08) and fourth in the 200m free (1:45.85)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • Set two of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 500-Yard Freestyle| 8. – 4:11.84
    • 1650-Yard Freestyle| 2. – 14:36.01
NCAA Championships
  • Earned three All-American Honors
  • Competed in the 500 Free, 1650 Free and 400 IM
  • Recorded personal-bests in his three events: 500 Free (4:11.84), 1650 Free (14:36.01) and 400 IM (3:39.360
  • Clinched second place in the 1650 Free after clocking the second-fastest time in program history
  • Advanced to A Final in his other two events, placing seventh in the 400 IM Championship Final and second in the 500 Free Consolation Final (tenth overall)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championships winning team
  • Earned two medals (One Silver and one Bronze)
  • Scored 80 team points
  • Took home silver in the 1650 Free after touching the wall in 14:38.78
  • Claimed bronze in the 400 IM, while placing fifth in the 500 Free
Regular Season
  • Competed in three Dual Meets and two Invitationals
  • Participated in 13 events during the regular season
  • Placed in the top-10 eight times
  • Made a 200 Fly event debut in dual-meet win over FSU (1/26) and clocked a personal-best 1:53.32
  • Competed in the 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay and 400 IM at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Won the 1650 Free event by over 10 seconds with a time of 14:40.21, while placing fourth overall in the 400 IM
  • Swam a personal-best 9:13.91 in the 1000 Free to finish fifth, while also placing fifth in the 500 Free in dual-meet win over Georgia (10/27)
2022-23 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified in three events, earning an All-American honor
  • Finished 16th in the 1650 free with a personal-best 14:48.63
  • Clocked a 3:42.16 in the 400 IM to place 18th
  • Went 4:16.06 in the 500 free to finish 26th
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship winning team
  • Notched personal-bests and fourth-place finishes in the 400 IM (3:40.90) and 500 free (4:12.69)
  • Secured a B-cut time of 14:53.65 in the 1650 free to place 13th
Regular Season
  • Competed in six meets
  • Placed second in the 200 back at 1:51.56
  • Recorded two top-four finishes against NOVA Southeastern
Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Breaststroke 2:02.65 Vs. Virginia Oct. 13, 2023
200 Butterfly 1:53.32 Vs. FSU Jan. 26, 2024
200 Freestyle 1:35.19 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 21, 2024
500 Freestyle 4:11.03 SEC Championships  Feb. 19, 2025
1000 Freestyle 9:13.05 vs. Indiana  Jan. 3, 2025
1650 Freestyle 14:33.10 NCAA Championships March 29, 2025
400 IM 3:38.46 SEC Championships Feb. 20, 2025

Prior to Florida:
  • Texas 6A State Championships Finalist in the 200 IM
  • Finalist at the NCSA Summer Swimming Championships in the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 1500 free, 100 breast, and the 200 breast
  • 2020 Toyota U.S. Open Qualifier

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Free/Breast/IM

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Free/Breast/IM

  • 2024-25Junior

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'3"

  • 2025-26Senior

    Breast/Free/IM
    6'3"

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