2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Gonzalez Pinero, Joaquin

Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero
- Position:
- IM
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- High School:
- Jumeirah English Speaking School
Bio
Career Accolades:
Regular Season
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
SEC Championships
Prior to Florida
Graduted Summer 2025 with Bachelor's degree in Food and Resource Economics
- All-American
- 2025 SEC Startup Finalist
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 & 2024 All-SEC Second Team
- 2022-23 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
Regular Season
- Competed in four dual meets and two Invitationals
- Raced in 14 events and earned six top-five finishes
- Swam a 1:43.72 in the 200y fly and a 1:45.86 in the 200y IM at the Florida Inviational on Feb. 27-Mar. 1
- Earned second in the 200y fly after recording a season-best 1:45.29 in the Gators last regular season dual meet against FSU on Jan. 31
- Placed fifth in the 200y fly (1:50.11) and eighth in the 200y IM (1:54.56) in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3
- Raced in four events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Fall Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Claimed third in the 200y IM (1:44.76), seventh in the 400y IM (3:46.79) and 12th in the 200y fly (1:46.78)... Recorded a 1:36.26 split as the third leg for Florida's 800y free relay team who finished sixth with an overall time of 6:24.89
- Finished fifth in the 200y fly (1:49.37) and sixth in the 400y IM (3:57.34) in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1
- Tied for first in the 200m IM (1:57.63), earned second in the 200m fly (1:56.26) and was a member of the 200m medley relay team who placed seventh (1:38.67 / 24.64) in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18
NCAA Championships
- Earned his first All-American honor in the 400 IM
- Competed in the 200 Fly, 200 IM and 400 IM
- Clocked a personal-best 3:41.22 in the 400 IM for 16th
- Finished 24th in the 200 Fly and 28th in the 200 IM
- Member of the SEC Championships winning team
- Competed in the 200 Fly, 200 IM and 400 IM
- Earned one bronze medal
- Individually scored 65 points
- Set two personal-bests in the 200 Fly (1:41.33) and 200 IM (1:42.07)
- Took home the bronze medal in the 200 IM, while claiming fourth in the 200 Fly and 15th in the 200 IM
- Competed in three Dual Meets and one Invitational
- Participated in 10 events during the regular season
- Individually placed in the top-3 five times
- Earned second in the 200 fly, while claiming third in the 200 IM in Florida’s last dual meet of the season verse FSU (1/26)
- Won both of his events (200 Fly and 400 IM) against South Carolina (1/5)
- Finished second in the 200 fly in Florida’s home opener against Virginia (10/13)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified in two individual events
- Finished 25th in the 200 IM with a personal-best 1:43.05
- Clocked a personal-best 3:41.99 in the 400 IM to finish 17th
- Posted a top-10 finish in the 200 fly with a 1:41.62
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- Silver medalist in the 200 fly, swimming a personal-best 1:41.37
- Placed fourth in the 200 IM, clocking a 1:43.09
- Went 3:46.59 to finish 14th in the 400 IM
- Swam a career-best 1:34.81 in the 200 free time trial
- Won the 200 fly at the Georgia Fall Invitational with a time of 1:42.30
- Secured first in the 200 fly in the win over Tennessee
SEC Championships
- Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
- Had career-best swims with a 1:45.03 to finish 14th in the 200 IM and a 3:46.49 to finish 17th in the 400 IM
- Touched the wall in a career-best 1:43.14 in the 200 fly to finish ninth
- Earned B-cuts in the 200 IM, 200 fly, and 400 IM
- Won the 200 IM in the win over FAU and at the Auburn University Invite
- Notched a career-best 1:46.27 in the 200 back at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
200 Freestyle | 1:34.81 | SEC Championships | February 18, 2023 |
100 Butterfly | 49.52 | vs. FAU | January 13, 2023 |
200 Butterfly | 1:41.33 | SEC Championships | February 23, 2024 |
200 Backstroke | 1:46.27 | Georgia Tech Fall Invitational | November 20, 2021 |
100 Breaststroke | 58.54 | vs. FAU | January 13, 2023 |
200 IM | 1:42.07 | SEC Championships | February 21, 2024 |
400 IM | 3:41.22 | NCAA Championships | March 29, 2024 |
- Competed at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships
- Multiple Senior and Junior National Record Holder
- Won multiple national championship titles
- Two-time United Arab Emirates (UAE) Athlete of the Year
Graduted Summer 2025 with Bachelor's degree in Food and Resource Economics
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