2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Tennessee Athletics
Michael Hickey
Reagan Lunn
Tim Casey

Autumn Finke

  • Position Free
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clearwater, Fla.
  • High School Countryside

Biography

Career Accolades

  • 2017 SEC Championships silver medalist in the 1650 free
  • 2017 All-SEC second team
  • 2015 UF Female Scholar-Athlete of Year
  • 2017, 2016 and 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 and 2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2014 CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention

2016-17 (senior)

  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 25th in the 1650 free (16:10.08) and tying for 45th in the 500 free (4:44.81)
  • 2017 SEC Championship silver medalist in the 1650 free with a career-best time of 16:06.64; also finished fourth in the 500 free B-final (16:06.64) and 38th in the 200 free (1:49.71)
  • Totaled five individual and one relay win on the season
  • Posted Florida's top times in the 1000 free (9:50.90 vs. Tennessee) and 1650 free (16:06.64 at the SEC Championships)

2015-16 (junior)

NCAA Championships:
Qualified in two events at the NCAA Championships… brought home a Top-20 finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, touching out with a season-best time of 16:07.83…finished 37th overall in the 500-Yard free, clocking a second season-best time of 4:44.21… SEC Championships: Generated 39 points off a pair of Top-20 finishes… competed in the 1,650 free and finished fourth overall, posting a time of 16:11.00… also took part in the 500 Free and finished 14th overall on a time of 4:46.69 in the ‘B’ final… placed 45th overall in the 200 Free, touching out with a season-best time of 1:49.88… participated in all 10 regular-season meets… had a strong start to the season, clocking season-best times in the 50 Free (25.73) and 100 Back (1:00.79)…        

2014-15 (sophomore)

NCAA Championships: Notched season-best times of 4:46.32 and 16:13.93 in the 500-yard and 1,650-yard freestyle races, respectively… SEC Championships: Placed ninth in the mile with a mark of 16:17.36… Finished seventh in the C-Final of the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.54 and competed in the 200-yard freestyle and clocked a career-best time of 1:50.47… Recorded a season-best time in the 1,000-meter freestyle in Florida’s dual meet with Auburn (10:06.81)… Competed in all dual meet and invitational competition for the Gators throughout the season

2013-14 (freshman)

  • Won both the 500 free (4:46.23) and the 1650 free (16:21.82) at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet
  • Recorded a time of 1:51.87 at the Ohio State Invitational in the 200 free
  • Posted her personal-best time in the 1000 free in a dual meet against Tennessee with a time of 9:52.27
  • Made her collegiate debut at the All-Florida Invitational, where she competed in the 400 IM 

Prior to Florida

  • Coached in high school by Susan Curnutte
  • Trained with Saint Petersburg Aquatics under Fred Lewis
  • Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Countryside
  • Countryside Principal’s Leadership Award recipient
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society
  • Mother, Jeanne, swam for Ball State and sister, Summer, swims for Florida State
Personal
Graduated in Spring 2024 with a Juris Doctorate 
Graduated Cum Laude with bachelor's degree in English in December 2017
 
Top Times (in yards)
50 free 25.32 Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 17, 2016)
200 free 1:49.61 Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 18, 2016)
500 free 4:43.89 2017 SEC Championships (Feb. 15, 2017)
1000 free 9:50.90 Tennessee (Jan. 28, 2017)
1650 free 16:06.64 2017 SEC Championships (Feb. 18, 2017)
100 back 58.85 Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 21, 2014)
200 back 2:01.13 (converted from LCM) Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 22, 2015)
400 IM 4:30.12 at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 6, 2017)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Free
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Free
  • 2015-16Junior

    Free
  • 2016-17Senior

    Free
    5'8"