2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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BryceMitchell
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BryceMitchell

Jonny Marshall

  • Height 6-6
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Akron, Ohio
  • Highschool Firestone Sr.High School

Biography

Olympic Experience
  • Represented Great Britain in the men's 200m backstroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics
2024 Paris Olympic Games Results:
Date Event Result
7/28/24 Heat: 100m backstroke 16th (Advanced to semifinals) - 53.93
7/28/24 Semi: 100m backstroke 14th - 53.46
Career Accolades
  • Five-time All-American
  • 2025, 2024 All-SEC First Team
  • 2025 NCAA Champion in the 400 Medley Relay 
  • 2025 100 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2025 200 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2025 400 Medley Relay SEC Champion 
  • 2024 SEC Male Freshman of the Year
  • SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2024 100 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2024 200 Backstroke SEC Champion
  • 2024 400 Yard Medley Relay SEC Champion
  • Three-time Men’s SEC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 17, Nov. 7 and Nov. 21, 2023)
  • Recipient of Florida’s 2024 Tiger Holmes Award, which is awarded the an outstanding freshman male and is given based upon his performance at the SEC & NCAA Championships
2024-25 (Sophomore)
  • Holds the 100-yard backstroke program record – 43.22
  • Holds the 200-yard backstroke program record – 1:35.85
  • Member of Florida’s 400 medley relay NCAA, SEC, American and Program record – 2:55.66
  • Set Five of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 100-yard Backstroke | 1. 43.22
    • 200-yard Backstroke | 1. 1:35.85
    • 200-yard Medley Relay | 2. 1:20.66 | 5. 1:21.49
    • 400-yard medley relay | 1. 2:55.66
NCAA Championships
  • Earned three All-American honors
  • Competed in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
  • Member of Florida’s winning 400 medley relay team who earned the program’s third national title in the event, breaking the NCAA Meet record with their 2:56.10
  • National runner-up in the 100 backstroke (43.22)
  • Finished fifth in the nation in the 200 backstroke (1:27.00)
SEC Championship
  • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Competed in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 free, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
  • Earned four medals (three gold and one silver)
  • Totaled 67 individual points
  • Set one NCAA, one U.S. Open, one SEC, three program, three Gabrielsen Natatorium and three SEC Meet records
  • Defended his 200 backstroke SEC title, setting an SEC meet record with his  1:35.85
  • Threw down a 43.73 in the 100 back to win his second-straight SEC title in the event, setting an SEC Meet and pool record
  • Member of Florida’s winning 400 medley relay team that smashed the NCAA record with their 2:55.66 time
  • Swam the backstroke leg in 20.61 for Florida’s 200 medley relay team that earned a silver medal after the team put together a final time of 1:20.66
  • Advanced to the C Final in the 200 free and recorded a personal-best 1:34.10 to finish 22nd overall  
Regular Season
  • Competed in five dual meets and one Invitational
  • Raced in 28 events during the regular season and won 10 of them
  • Swam in four events in Florida’s last regular season meet against Florida State on Jan. 31… Earned second in the 200y medley relay, clocking a 22.12 backstroke split as the four swimmers put together a 1:25.62… Placed third in the 100 back (47.72) and recorded his best 100y fly time at Florida with a 50.44 for eighth… Swam the third leg for the Gators 200y free relay team that finished sixth (1:23.35/20.66)
  • Recorded three top-three finishes in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17… Won the 100y back in 47.10 and was a member of the winning 200y medley relay team (1:25.53/ 21.95) … Swam a 1:44.92 to earn second in the 200y back… Was the leadoff for Florida’s 400 free relay team that placed fifth (3:07.20/45.81)
  • Member of Florida’s winning 200 medley relay team (1:25.40/22.17) in the Gators home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3… Finished third in the 100y back after going 47.98… Earned sixth in the 200 back (1:47.76) and was the leadoff for UF’s 400 free relay team that was sixth overall (3:07.13/ 46.04)
  • Raced in eight events at in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Swept the backstroke events, recording winning times of 45.02 in the 100y back and 1:38.46 in the 200y back… Member of both of Florida’s winning medley relay teams, clocking a 20.83 backstroke split for the 200y medley relay’s 1:21.49 and a 45.48 backstroke split for the 400y medley relay’s 3:02.95… Anchored the Gators 800y free relay team with a 1:36.71 split as the four placed fourth with a final time of 6:22.20… Was the leadoff for UF’s 200y free relay team that earned fifth place (1:18.34/20.06) and for the 400y free relay team that finished 11th (2:55.99/43.62)… Had a season-best 1:49.68 in the 200y IM to place 28th overall
  • Earned four top-five finishes in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1… Member of Florida’s winning 200y medley relay (1:25.74/ 22.13) … Finished second in the 100y back (47.85) and third in the 200y back (1:45.67)… Swam the second leg of UF’s 400 free relay team that came in fourth (3:01.73/ 45.42)
  • Placed in the top-two in three of his events in Florida’s season opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18… Earned first in the 100m back with a winning time of 50.46… Clocked a 23.34 backstroke split for Florida’s winning 200m medley relay team (1:31.31)… Was second in the 200m back with a time of 1:51.98
2023-24 (Freshman)
  • Set Florida’s 200-Yard Backstroke School Record | 1:36.68
  • Member of the School Record 400-Yard Medley Relay Team | 3:00.06
  • Set three of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 100-Yard Backstroke | 2. – 44.12
    • 200-Yard Backstroke | 1. – 1:36.68
    • 400-Yard Medley Relay | 1. – 3:00.06
NCAA Championships
  • Earned two All-American Honors
  • Competed in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, and was the only freshman to compete in the 100 Back and 200 Back Championship Finals
  • Placed fourth in the 200 Back after going 1:37.04
  • Finished eighth in the 100 Back with a time of 44.86
SEC Championships
  • Member of SEC Championships winning team
  • Earned three gold medals
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free and 400 Medley Relay
  • Notched a personal-best time of 1:36.68 to win the 200 Back to set a new program, Auburn pool and SEC Meet record
  • Won the 100 Back after swimming a personal-best 44.12
  • Lead off with a 1:56.21 split for the winning 400 Medley Relay Team
  • Recorded a personal-best 1:34.75 200 Free time to finish 13th overall
Regular Season
  • Competed in five Dual Meets, two Invitationals and one Tri-Meet
  • Participated in 30 events during the regular season
  • Won five individual events, while placing in the top-3, 10 times
  • Earned second in the 200 Back in the last regular-season dual-meet against FSU (1/26)
  • Placed third in the 100 & 200 Free in dual-meet win verse South Carolina (1/5)  
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Recorded a personal-best time of 1:48.15 after competing in his first 200 IM event of the season … Won the 200 Back and finished fifth in the 100 Back
  • Claimed first in both of his individual events, 100 & 200 Back, at the Tri-Meet against Kentucky & Tennessee (11/3)
  • Finished first in the 200 Back against Georgia (10/27)
  • Won the 200 Back in his collegiate debut verse Virginia (10/13) … Set a personal-best 100 Free time of 45.46 as the leadoff for the winning 400 Free Relay Team and was second in the 100 back
Career-Best Times at Florida
50 Freestyle 20.06 UGA Fall Invitational  Nov. 20, 2024
100 Freestyle 43.62 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 22, 2024
200 Freestyle 1:34.10 SEC Championships Feb. 20, 2025
100 Backstroke 43.22 NCAA Championships  March 28, 2025
200 Backstroke 1:35.85 SEC Championships Feb. 22, 2025
100 Butterfly 50.44 vs. FSU Jan. 31, 2025
200 IM 1:48.15 Georgia Fall Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2023

Prior to Florida:
  • Great Britain National Team member
  • 2022 Junior European gold medalist in the 400 medley relay, silver medalist in the 50 back, bronze medalist in the 100 back in Romania
  • Semi-Finalist at 2022 European Championships in Rome
  • USA Junior National Silver medalist in 100 back
  • Two-time Ohio High School State Champion in 100 back, two-time runner up in 200 free
  • Dual citizen of USA and Great Britian
  • Mother (Louise) and Father (Steve) both swam collegiately. Louise was also a member of the British national team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Backstroke
    6'6"

  • 2025-26Junior

    Back
    6'6"

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