2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath
Courtney Culbreath

Tyler Watson

  • Position Fly/Free/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool Paxon School for Advanced Studies

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Two-time All-American
  • 2023 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team
2022-23 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned an All-American honor
  • Finished 12th in the 1650 free with a 14:46.27
  • Swam a 4:15.01 to place 21st in the 500 free
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship winning team
  • Bronze medalist in the 1650 free, clocking a personal-best 14:38.50
  • Finished 10th in the 500 free with a personal-best time of 4:13.92
  • Went 3:45.74 in the 400 IM to place 13th
Regular Season
  • Won the 1650 free at the Auburn Invitational with a 14:48.34
  • Finished third in the 200 fly in the season-opener against NOVA Southeastern
2021-22 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Recorded a 14:46.95 in the 1650 free to finish 12th
  • Finished 30th in the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:17.10
  • Named an honorable mention All-American in the 1650 free
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Claimed bronze in the 1650 free after recording a career-best time of 14:40.45
  • Placed 8th at SEC Championships in the 500 free final after notching a career-best time of 4:14.96 in the prelims
  • Placed 3rd in the C-Final for the 400 Yard IM with a time of 3:48.29, a career-best
Regular Season
  • Swam a 4:20.95 in the 500 free and a 15:00 in the 1650 free at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, earning B-cuts in both
  • Finished second in the 1000 free in the season opening win over FAU
2020-21 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified in the 500 free, 200 fly, and the 400 IM
  • Finished 24th in the 400 IM and 40th in the 200 fly
  • Finished 26th in the 500 free with a new personal best time of 4:15.88
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Competed in the 500 free, 200 fly, and the 400 IM
  • Finished seventh in the 500 free and ninth in the 400 IM
  • Finished 12th in the 200 fly
  • Earned B-cuts in the 500 free, 200 fly, and 400 IM
Regular Season
  • Had three top ten finishes
2019-20 (Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Won his first career event at the Auburn Invite in the 400 IM
  • Finished regular season at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet, recording personal-bests in the 500 free (4:19.47), 200 fly (1:44.52) and 400 IM (3:46.20)
  • Posted a pair of personal-bests at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 200 free (1:42.44) and 1,650 free (15.35.39)

Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Free 1:39.12 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational Nov. 18-20, 2021
500 Free 4:13.92 SEC Championships Feb. 15, 2023
1,000 Free 9:25.77 Auburn Invite Nov. 18-20, 2020
1,650 Free 14:38.50 SEC Championships Feb. 18, 2023
100 Fly 51.58 Tennessee Feb. 1, 2020
200 Fly 1:44.52 Last Chance Meet Feb. 29- March 1, 2020
200 IM 1:55.57 Nova/Indian River Sept. 27, 2019
400 IM 3:45.29 SEC Championships Feb. 23-26, 2021

PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
  • According to Collegeswimming.com, Watson is the 6th-best prospect from Florida in the 2019 class
  • Four-time NISCA All-American
  • USA Swimming Scholastic All-America
  • Three-time FHSAA Champion
  •  Two-time Futures Champion
  • Southern Zone 200 Fly record holder
  • Four-time All-First Coast Swimming
  • Four-time all-conference

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Fly/Free/IM

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Fly/Free/IM

  • 2021-22Junior

    Fly/Free/IM

  • 2022-23Senior

    Fly/Free/IM

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