2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Alexander Painter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Somerton, England
- High School:
- Millfield school
Bio
Career Accolades at Florida:
Accolades prior to Florida:
- Six-time All-American
- 2025 SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Year
- 2025 NCAA Champion in the 400 medley relay
- 2025 SEC Champion in the 400 medley relay
- 2025 SEC Champion in the 800 free relay
- 2025 All-SEC First Team
- 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Two-Time SEC Men's Freshman Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 26, 2024 & Jan. 7, 2025)
- Recipient of Florida’s Swimming & Diving 2025 Tiger Holmes Award, given to an outstanding freshman male and is given based upon his performance aat the SEC & NCAA Championships... exemplifying the competitive spirit
- Member of Florida’s 400 medley relay NCAA, SEC, American and Program record – 2:55.66
- 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
- Member of Florida’s 800-yard Free Relay Program Record – 6:02.50
- Set 12 of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 50-yard Freestyle | 3. 18.60
- 100-yard Freestyle | 5. 41.41
- 200-yard Freestyle | 3. 1:31.13
- 200-yard Free Relay | 1. 1:13.29 | 3. 1:13.37 | 8. 1:15.10
- 400-yard Free Relay | 1. 2:43.60 | 5. 2:46.81
- 800-yard Free Relay | 1. 6:02.50 | 3. 6:06.96
- 200-yard Medley Relay | 5. 1:21.49
- 400-yard Medley Relay | 1. 2:55.66
- Earned six All-American honors, four relay First-Team honors and two individual Second-Team honors
- Was part of one NCAA Championships record and set three program top-10 times
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and the 800 free relay
- Member of the winning 400-yard medley relay who won the program’s third National Title in 2:56.10 for a new NCAA Meet record
- Anchored Florida’s 200 free and 400 free relay teams who both placed third, recording a 18.40 in his 50-yard free split and 41.18 in his 100-yard free split
- Won the 50y free Consolation Final after having a personal-best 18.50 time to finish ninth in the nation
- Was the leadoff for Gators 800 free relay team who put together a 6:06.96 time for eighth
- Advanced to the 200y free Consolation Final where he finished fourth in the heat and 12th overall after touching the wall in 1:31.90
- Went 41.80 in the 100y free to place 18th overall and just miss the top-16 finals spots
- Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and the 400 medley relay
- Earned four medals (two gold and two silver)
- Individually scored 71 points
- Set one NCAA, one U.S. Open, two SEC, two SEC Meet, two Gabrielsen Natatorium and four program records throughout the six days of competition
- Recorded seven program top-10 times
- Member of Florida’s winning 400 medley relay team that smashed the NCAA record with their 2:55.66 time
- Was the leadoff for Florida’s 800 free relay team that placed first with a winning time of 6:02.50 en route to a program, SEC and SEC Meet record
- Advanced to the A Final and recorded personal-best times in all three of his individual events … Finished fifth in the 200y free after touching the wall in 1:31.13… Went 18.80 in the 50y free and swam a 41.41 in the 100y free to earn seventh in both events
- Swam an 18.18 split for Florida’s 200 free relay and went 40.85 in the Gators 400 free relay as both teams collected silver
- Competed in five dual meets and one Invitational
- Raced in 28 events, winning 11 and placed in the top-three 23 times
- Swam in four events in Florida’s last regular season dual meet against Florida State on Jan. 31… A member of the Gators winning 200 free relay (1:18.69/19.59) and was part of the 200 medley relay team who finished third (1:25.70/19.21)… Placed fifth in the 100 free (44.76) and swam a personal-best 48.99 in the 100y back for fifth as well
- Was part of Florida’s two winning relay teams in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17… Led off the 400 free relay with a 44.38 split as the team put together a first-place time of 2:53.98 and clocked a 19.59 free split for the 200y medley relay team that won in 1:25.53… Finished second in both of his individual events, recording a 44.33 time in the 100y free and a 1:37.63 in the 200y free
- Tallied four top-five finishes in Florida’s home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3… Anchored the winning 200y medley relay team, recording a 19.49 free split as the four Gators put together a winning time of 1:25.40… Swam a 43.53 split for the 400y free relay team who earned second (2:56.00)… Claimed third place in the 50y free (20.12) and tied for fifth after going 44.59 in the 100y free
- Competed in eight events and was a member in all five of Florida’s winning relay teams in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Advanced to the A Final in the 50 free and the 100 free, where he finished third (19.24) and eighth (43.04), respectively… Won the 200y free B Final after touching the wall in 1:34.62 to earn ninth overall
- Earned four top-three finishes in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1… Part of Florida’s 400 free relay team that came in first with a winning time of 2:53.66… Went a 20.03 in the 50y free to place second and was third in the 100y free (44.06)… Anchored Florida’s 200y medley relay with a 19.46 free split as the squad finished third with a 1:27.65 time
- Made his collegiate debut in Florida’s season opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18… Was a member of Florida’s winning 400m medley relay team (3:08.53/47.46)… Placed third in the 50m free (21.50) and second in 100m free (47.70)… Anchored the Gators 200 medley relay team with a 20.95 free split as they finished third in 1:34.02
| 50 Freestyle | 18.60 | NCAA Championships | March 27, 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | 41.41 | SEC Championships | February 22, 2025 |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:31.13 | SEC Championships | February 20, 2025 |
| 100 Backstroke | 48.99 | vs. Florida State | January 31, 2025 |
Accolades prior to Florida:
- #1 overall ranked recruit in Great Britain’s class of 2024
- European Junior Swimming Championship finalist
- Best LCM sprinter in the class
Signed on the dotted line??
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) November 15, 2023
Welcome to UF, Alex!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/KvPto9qeZv
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