2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Maldari, Caleb

Caleb Maldari
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Denver, N.C.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs High School
Bio
Olympic Experience
2024 Olympic Trials
2020 Olympic Trials
Career Accolades at Florida:
Regular Season
Prior to Florida:
2024 Olympic Trials
Date | Event | Result |
6/16/24 | Heat: 100 back | 29th - 55.24 |
6/19/24 | Heat: 200 back | Advanced to semi - 1:58.16 (1st in heat) |
6/19/24 | Semi: 200 back | Advanced to final - 1:57.99 (3rd In heat) |
6/20/24 | Final: 200 back | 7th - 1:58.31 |
Date | Event | Result |
6/4/21 | Heat: 100 back | Advanced to B final - 56.39 |
6/4/21 | Final: 100 back | 3rd - 56.26 |
6/6/21 | Heat: 200 back | Advanced to A final - 2:01.17 |
6/6/21 | Final: 200 back | 5th - 2:01.27 |
- 2024-25 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Set one of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 200-Yard Backstroke | 9. – 1:40.05
- Competed in the backstroke events
- Clocked a 1:40.27 in the 200y back to place 25th
- Swam a 46.42 in the 100y back for 42nd
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM
- Contributed 41 individual points to Florida's team total
- Recorded career-best times in both backstrokes
- Advanced to the 200y back A Final and placed fifth with a career-best 1:40.05
- Advanced to the 100y back B Final and swam a career-best 45.96 for 11th overall
- Clocked a season-best 1:45.20 in the 200y IM for 25th place
- Competed in four dual meets, two Invitationals and one tri-meet
- Raced in 26 events and recorded 10 top-five finishes
- Swam the 100y back and the 200y back at Florida's Invitational on Feb. 27-Mar. 1... recording times of 46.84 and 1:40.45, respectively
- Appeared in four events in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17... Earned fourth in the 200y back (1:47.67), fifth in the 100y back (49.22) and sixth in the 200y IM (1:53.34)... Member of Florida's 200y medley relay team who finished fifth (1:29.89/ 23.90 back split)
- Recorded four top-10 finishes in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3... Placed seventh in the 200y back (1:48.09), the 200y IM (1:52.94) and was the lead off for the 200y medley relay team that finished seventh (1:30.34/ 23.16)... Went 49.44 in the 100y back for eighth
- Raced in six events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Advanced to a final in all three of his individual events, earning sixth in the 200y back after going a 1:40.82 in the A Final... Recorded a 1:46.04 in the 200y IM to finish second in the B Final and earn 10th overall... Was third in the 100y back B Final after going a 46.72 to earn 11th overall... Lead off for two Florida's medley relay teams, recording a 47.13 split for the 400y medley relay team that placed ninth with a final time of 3:09.23 and split 22.59 for the 200y medley relay team that put together a final time of 1:28.68 for 15th... Swam the third leg of Florida's 400y free relay team that finished 15th (2:59.06/ 44.81)
- Saw action in three events in Florida's road win at Georgia on Nov. 1... Recorded a 22.96 lead-off split for the Gators 200y medley relay team that placed fifth (1:29.28)... Finished sixth in the 200y back (1:47.26) and eighth in the 100y back (49.18)
- Swam in four events in the Gators tri-meet against Rollins and Tampa on Oct. 25... Finished second in both backstroke events, recording a 50.29 in the 100y back and a 1:48.16 in the 200y back... Went a 1:54.31 in the 200y IM for fifth... Clocked a 23.75 lead-off split for the 200y medley relay team that placed sixth with a 1:33.08 time
- Earned three top-five finishes in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Claimed fourth in the 200m back (1:55.53) and was fifth in the 100m back (52.51)... Led off the Gators 200m medley relay team that finished fifth (1:37.25/ 24.18)
Regular Season
- Competed in three Dual Meets and two Invitationals
- Participated in 15 events during the regular season
- Claimed first in the 200 Back, while earning third in the 100 Back against FSU (1/26)
- Won the 200 Back after touching the wall in 1:47.11 and finished fifth in the 100 Back in dual-meet win verse South Carolina (1/5)
- Made collegiate debut against Virginia (10/13) and placed fifth in the 100 Back
100 Back | 45.96 | SEC Championships | Feb. 21, 2025 |
200 Back | 1:40.05 | SEC Championships | Feb. 22, 2025 |
200 IM | 1:44.99 | 2024 Florida Invitational | Feb. 1, 2024 |
- International Team Trials Qualfier
- U.S. World Cup member
- Two-time U.S. Open Finalist
- U.S. Nationals Finalist
- 18U National Champion - 200 IM
- Two-Time Scholastic All-American
2024-25 Season Video
Wednesday, July 02
Men's 400 Medley Relay
Wednesday, April 02
Julian Smith - 100 Breaststroke
Wednesday, April 02
Josh Liendo 100 Butterfly
Wednesday, April 02