2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Buff, Scotty
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Scotty Buff
- Position:
- Back/Fly/Free
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ohio
- High School:
- Saint Francis De Sales
Bio
Career Accolades
Prior to Florida:
- Five-Time All-American
- 2025 All-SEC Second Team
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American
- 2024 SEC 200 Medley Relay Champion
- 2024 All-SEC First Team
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Recipient of Florida’s Swimming & Diving 2025 Donald Gibb Award, given the individual who performed above and beyond expectations
- Member of Florida’s 200-yard Free Relay Program Record – 1:13.29
- Member of Florida’s 400-yard Free Relay Program Record – 2:43.60
- Set eight of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 50-Yard Freestyle | 4. – 18.73
- 100-Yard Butterfly | 3. – 43.95
- 200-Yard Freestyle Relay | 1. - 1:13.29 | 3. – 1:13.37
- 400-Yard Freestyle Relay | 1. - 2:43.60 | 5. – 2:46.81
- 200-Yard Medley Relay | 2. - 1:20.66 | 5. – 1:21.49
- Earned three All-American honors
- Competed in the 100 back, 50 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay
- Was the anchor for Florida’s two relay teams that placed third: 200 free relay team (1:13.37/ 18.48), 400 free relay (2:44.02/ 41.46)
- Swam a career-best 43.95 in the 100y fly A Final to earn fifth overall
- Recorded a 19.08 in the 50y free to earn 23rd overall
- Finished 32nd in the 100y back after touching the wall in 45.77
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Competed in the 100 back, 50 free,100 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and the 200 medley relay
- Earned four medals (three silver & one bronze)
- Contriuted 74 individual points to Florita's team total
- Advnaced to the 50y Free A Final and finished sixth with an 18.73
- Claimed bronze in the 100y fly after touching the wall in 44.28
- Was the anchor in Florida’s 200 free relay (1:13.29) and 400 free relay teams (2:43.60) who both set school records and finished in second place
- Swam the fly leg of Florida’s 200 medley relay team and recorded a 19.40 split as the squad earned silver with their 1:20.66
- Recorded a season-best 45.23 in the 100y back to advance to the A Final and earned seventh overall with his 45.37
- Competed in four dual meets and one Invitational
- Raced in 24 events and earned 19 top-five finishes
- Saw action in four events in the Gators last reguarl season dual meet against FSU on Jan. 31... Swam the third was in both the 200y medley relay's second-place finish (1:25.62/ 20.52) and the 200y free relay's third-place finish (1:19.65/ 19.87)... Earned fifth in the 100y fly (47.75) and seventh in the 50y free (20.45)
- Tallied two second-place finishes in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3... Recorded a 47.52 in the 100y fly for second and swam a 43.91 as the third leg of Florida's 400y free relay team that finished second with a 2:56.00... Member of the fourth-place 200y medley relay team, recording a 20.85 fly split as the squad put together a final time of 1:27.80... Finished sevneth in the 100y back (48.47)
- Swam in eight events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Placed second in the 100y fly (45.69), fourth in the 100y back (46.04), fourth in the 50y free (19.30) and seventh in the 200y fly (1:44.94)... Swam the third leg for Florida's 400y free relay team who finished fifth (2:51.02/ 42.38)... Was the anchor for the 200y free relay team (1:18.34/ 19.06) and the lead off for the 200y medley relay team (1:24.34/ 20.99) that both that finished fifth... Recorded a 44.87 fly split as the third leg in Florida's 400y medley relay team's sixth-place finish (3:07.71)
- Earned four top-five finishes in the Gators road win at Georiga on Nov. 1... Swam the third leg in Florida's 200y medley relay team who finished third (1:27.65/ 21.32) and in Florida's 400y free relay team who finished fourth (3:01.73/ 45.29)... Placed fourth in the 100y fly (48.01) and fifth in the 100y back (48.54)
- Finished third in his three events in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Recording a 51.62 in the 100m back and a 51.08 in the 100m fly... Swam the third leg in 22.61 for Florida's 200m medley relay team who put together a third-palce time of 1:34.02
- Set three of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 100-Yard Butterfly | 3. – 44.38
- 100-Yard Backstroke | 5. – 45.20
- 200-Yard Medley Relay | 3. – 1:21.66
- Earned two All-American Honors
- Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free and 100 Fly
- Swam two personal-best times in the 50 Free (19.35) and 100 Back (45.20)
- Placed 12th in the 100 Fly after touching the wall in 44.88 to earn a Second-Team All-American Honor, finished 16th in the 100 Back to earn his second, Second-Team All-American Honor and was 33rd in the 50 Free
- Member of SEC Championship winning team
- Earned two medals (1 Gold & 1 Silver)
- Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free, 100 Fly and 200 Medley Relay
- Swam the third leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay Team, who recorded the third-best time in program history and set a new Auburn Pool Record with a 1:21.66
- Went a personal-best 44.38 in the 100 Fly to claim silver
- Finished second in the Consolation Final, 10th overall in the 100 Back and was 27th in the 50 Free
- Competed in four Dual Meets, one Tri-Meet and one Invitational
- Participated in 27 events during the regular season
- Placed in the top-3 five times and top-5 nine times in his individual events
- Won his first individual event after going 47.45 in the 100 Fly against FSU (1/26)
- Recorded two second-place finishes in 100 Back and the 100 Free as well as a member of the winning 400 Medley Relay Team in Florida’s dual-meet win over South Carolina (1/5)
- Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Advanced to a Final in all four of his individual events … Claimed fourth overall in the 100 Fly, 16th in the 100 Back, 18th in the 50 Free and 21st in the 100 Free
- Notched third in the 100 Back and fourth in the 100 Fly at Tri-Meet against Kentucky & Tennessee (11/3)
- Finished third in the 100 Fly and fifth in the 50 Free at Georgia (10/27)
- In his collegiate debut, he finished fifth in the 50 Free in Florida’s dual-meet win verse Virginia (10/13)
| 100 Backstroke | 45.20 | NCAA Championships | March 29, 2024 |
| 50 Freestyle | 18.73 | SEC Championships | February 19 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | 43.53 | SEC Championships | February 24, 2024 |
| 100 Butterfly | 43.95 | NCAA Championships | March 28, 2025 |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:44.27 | UGA Fall Inviational | November 22, 2024 |
- SwimSwam #1 Recruit in the Nation
- USA National Junior Team member
- Scholastic All-American
- High School All-American
- Vice President of National Honor Society
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
