2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Peyton Donald

  • Position Diver
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Spring, Texas
  • Highschool Grand Oaks

Biography

Olympic Experience:
2024 Olympic Diving Trials - Men's 3-Meter Prelims 
Dive Description Score Round Place
1 Inward 2 1/2 Somersault Pike 61.50 15
2 Forward 2 1/2 Somersault 1 Twist Pike 54.00 23
3 Back 2 1/2 Somersault Pike 42.00 34
4 Reverse 2 1/2 Somersault Pike 51.00 17
5 Reverse 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck 0.00 39
6 Forward 3 1/2 Somersault Pike 55.80 18
Final: 264.30 36
Career Accolades at Florida:
  • All-American
  • 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American 
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American 
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 
2024-25 (Junior)
NCAA Championships 
  • Competed in both springboard events 
  • Finished with a 3-meter prelim score of 340.10 to earn 22nd overall
  • Recorded a 1-meter prelim score of 287.50 for 39th overall 
NCAA Diving Zones 
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1-Meter and 3-Meter
  • Finished with a combined score of 751.95 in the men's 3-meter event to place fifth overall
  • Earned ninth in the men's 1-meter event after registering a combined score of 668.10
SEC Championships 
  • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Competed in the 1-meter and 3-meter events
  • Advanced to the men's 1-meter A Final and registered a 372.75 score to earn fourth overall
  • Totaled a prelim score of 308.25 in the men's 3-meter event to place 21st overall 
Regular Season
  • Competed in five dual meets, one Invitational and the USA Diving Winter Nationals 
  • Won five events and recorded 11 top-five finishes 
  • Recorded what was the men's 1-meter school record score of 392.78 and placed third in the men's 3-meter event (323.25) in Florida's last regular-season dual-meet against FSU on Jan. 31
  • Won the men's 1-meter event with a final score 373.35 and was second in the men's 3-meter (390.38) in Florida's road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17
  • Tallied third-place finishes in both the 1-meter (382.28) and 3-meter (380.78) events in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3
  • Competed in both springboard events at the USA DIving Winter Nationals on Dec. 13-15... Advanced to the men's 1-meter final where he came in sixth after having a combined score of 657.60... Scored a 257.95 in the men's 3-meter prelims to finish 29th overall 
  • Advanced to the A Final in both springboard events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Placed fifth in the men's 1-meter (333.35) and seventh in the men's three-meter (327.40)
  • Tallied two top-three finishes in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1... Won the men's 1-meter event (382.95) and finished third in the men's 3-meter event (370.88)
  • Swept the springboard events in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Recorded winning scores of 389.10 in the men's 3-meter event and a 353.70 in the men's 1-meter event
2023-24 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned one All-American Honor on 1-Meter
  • Competed in Men’s 1-Meter and 3-Meter
  • Advanced to the 1-Meter Consolation Final and claimed 14th in the Nation
  • Placed 21st on 3-Meter with a 348.25 score
NCAA Diving Zones
  • Qualified to NCAA Championships for 1-Meter and 3-Meter
  • Swept the 1-Meter event, winning both the prelim event and Final event to finish with a combined score of 703.55
  • Placed 11th on 3-Meter to finish in the top-12 qualifying NCAA Championship spots
SEC Championships
  • Member of SEC Championship winning team
  • Competed in 1-Meter and 3-Meter
  • Scored a personal-best 399.80 to win the 3-Meter Consolation Final, to earn ninth overall
Regular Season
  • Competed in four Dual Meets, two Invitationals and one Tri-Meet
  • Participated in 19 events during the regular season
  • Individually placed in the top-10, 11 times
  • Won the 1-Meter event after scoring a personal-best 373.75 in Florida’s last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/26)
  • Claimed second on 1-Meter, while finishing sixth on 3-Meter at the Tennessee Diving Invitational (1/3 – 1/5)
  • Competed in his first Platform event of the season at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) and finished 18th with a personal-best 257.50
  • Won the Men’s 1-Meter event with a 356.35 at Tri-Meet against Kentucky and Tennessee (11/3)
  • Finished second on 1-Meter and third on 3-Meter in Florida’s home opener verse Virginia (10/13)
Career-Best Diving Scores at Florida
1-meter 392.78  vs. FSU Jan. 31, 2025
3-Meter 399.80 SEC Championships  Feb. 21, 2024
Platform 257.50 UGA Fall Invitational Nov. 18 2023

At Stanford (2022-23):
  • Earned third place on the 1-meter at the Diving Zone E Championships (738.10)
  • Finished fourth overall on the 1-meter (333.10) at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Finished 12th overall on the 3-meter (282.80) at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Took fourth place on the 1-meter (643.40) at the Bruin Diving Invite
Prior to Florida:
  • 2023 NCAA Qualifier in the 1-meter, finishing 40th
  • Captain of the diving team at Grand Oaks High School for the 2021-22 season
  • Earned second place at the 2019-20 state meet
  • Two-time All-District, two-time All-State, two-time All-American and two-time High Point Scorer (2019-20 and 2020-21)
  • Named team MVP during the 2019-20 season
  • Holds the Grand Oaks High School record for 11 dives and six dives
  • Also competed for the Woodlands Diving Academy (2018-22)
  • Team took second place at the USA Diving Junior Nationals in 2018
  • Earned first place on the 1-meter at Marc Lepoole Dive Meet in B.C. Canada while a member of the 2018 national team
  • Also named to the 2019 and 2021 National Teams
Personal:
  • Brother of former Florida diver Skip Donald

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

    Diver
    5'8"

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