2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Runnels, Aris

Aris Runnels
- Position:
- Back / Fly
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Colgan
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
Bio
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
Regular season
Prior to Florida
- Three-time All-American
- 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2024 All-SEC First-Team
- 2024 SEC Champion in the 200 Medley Relay
- 2023-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 All-SEC Second-Team
- 2022-23 SEC Honor Roll
- 2021-22 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
- Holds two of Florida Women’s All-Time Top-10 Times
- 100-yard Butterfly | 8. – 52.10
- 100-yard Backstroke | 7. – 51.70
NCAA Championships
- Competed in the 100 Back, 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay
- Recorded two career-best times in the 100 Back (51.70) and 200 Back (1:54.00)
- Was the lead off for the 200 Medley Relay Team who placed third in the Nation with a 1:34.30 time
- Went 51.70 in the 100 Back to finish 21st
- Swam in her first 200 Back event at the NCAA Championships and finished with a time of 1:54.00 to earn 27th place
- Placed 41st in the 200 IM after finishing the event in 1:57.81
- Member of SEC Championship winning team
- Competed in the 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay
- Was a member of the winning 200 Medley Relay Team
- Claimed fifth place in the 100 Back, finishing with a 51.71 time
- Notched a personal-best 1:56.85 in the 200 IM, finishing 10th
- Went 52.49 in the 200 IM to capture 11th place
- Swam in four dual meets, two Invitationals (Georgia invite & Florida Invite) and one tri-meet with Tennessee & Kentucky
- Swam in 31 events during the regular season
- Placed in the top-five nine times in her individual events
- Went 54.65 in the 100 Back to capture second place in dual meet win over South Carolina (1/5)
- Competed in eight events at the 2023 UGA Invite (11/16-11/18) … Placed third in the 100 Back after clocking a 52.45… Also advanced to the A-Final in the 200 IM, 100 Fly and the B-Final in the 200 Back
- Finished fifth in her two individual events against Virginia (10/13) … Went 54.85 in the 100 Fly and 55.07 in the 100 Back
- Member of the winning 200 Free Relay Team in season-opener win against Vanderbilt (9/29)
NCAA Championships
- Earned two All-American honors
- Clocked a personal-best 51.57 in the 100 back prelims before finishing 13th in the nation
- Member of the school-record breaking 400 medley relay team that finished seventh at 3:28.36
- Finished 38th in the 200 IM with a 1:57.72
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- Part of the school-record breaking 200 medley relay that won silver with a 1:34.76
- Bronze medalist in the 400 medley relay
- Notched a personal-best 1:57.39 in the 200 IM, finishing 14th
- Went a career-best 52.10 in the 100 fly for ninth place
- Posted a B-cut time of 51.97 in the 100 back that was sixth-best in the conference
- Finished second in the 100 fly, third in the 100 back, and fifth in the 200 back in the win over Tennessee
- Won the 100 back in the wins over FAU and Florida State
Regular season
- Posted a career-best 53.79 time in the 100 back prelim at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet before finishing third in the final
- Secured second in the 100 back at the Auburn University Invite with a time of 54.05
50 Free | 23.58 | Vs. FSU | Jan. 26, 2024 |
100 Free | 49.48 | UGA Fall Invite | Nov. 11, 2023 |
50 Back | 23.75 | SEC Championships | Feb. 14, 2023 |
100 Back | 51.70 | NCAA Championships | March 20, 2024 |
200 Back | 1:54.00 | NCAA Championships | March 20, 2024 |
100 Fly | 52.10 | SEC Championships | Feb. 16, 2023 |
200 IM | 1:56.85 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19, 2024 |
Prior to Florida
- Ranked as the ninth-best prospect in Virginia by CollegeSwimming.com
- Virginia 6A 100 back champion (2020)
- Eight-time Virginia 6A state finalist
- Virginia 6A 100 back and fly regional champion
- Scholastic All-American
- PVS Scholar-Athlete
- Two-time All-MET selectee
- NCSA Junior National record holder in the 200m medley relay
- 2019 NCSA Junior National Champion in the 50 back
- 2019 NCSA Junior National Champion in the 200m and 400 medley relay
Anthony Nesty Women's SEC Championship Interview
Thursday, February 29
Anthony Nesty Recap 10-29-2021
Friday, October 29
Ann Marie Rogers Pool Dedication
Friday, September 17
Florida vs UNF Recap 1-20-21
Friday, January 22