2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Tyler Watson
- Position:
- Fly/Free/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
Regular Season
Career-Best Times at Florida:
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- Had three top ten finishes
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
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
