2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Bella Garofalo
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Joseph Academy
- Hometown:
- St. Augustine, Fla.
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
2017-18 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
2016-17 (Freshman)
Regular Season
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
- Six-time All-American
- 2020 All-SEC Second Team
- 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 All-SEC Second Team
- 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 free
- Led-off Florida's second-fastest 400 free relay ever with the ninth-fastest 100 free time in school history of 48.46
- Finished in 15th in the 50 free after notching a new personal-best swim of 22.28 in the prelims (seventh-fastest in school history)
- Posted a 27th-place finish in the 200 free with a new career-best mark of 1:47.53
- Notched a third-place finish (11th overall) in the the 100 free B-final with a finals swim of 48.67
- Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay that combined for a swim of 1:36.10
- Led-off the sixth-place 200 free relay with a 50 free split of 22.27 as the team combined for a time of 1:28.13 (fourth-fastest ever)
- Served as the anchor of the 400 medley relay that posted a fourth-place finish with a combined effort of of 3:31.1, the third-best time in Gator history
- Led the team with 14 relay wins throughout the season, in addition to four individual victories
- Was a member of the ninth-fastest 400 free relay, fifth-fastest 400 medley relay and fifth-fastest 200 free relay in Gator history at the Georgia Tech Invitational
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
- Swam a 48.54 free split of the 400 medley relay that tied for 13th overall with a time of 3:32.05
- Earned first All-American honor as a member of the 400 medley relay
- In the 400 medley relay prelims, she anchored the relay with a split of 48.48 as the squad posted the third-best time in Florida history with a combined time of 3:31.32
- Swam the third leg of 200 free relay with a split of 22.27 as the team combined for a swim of 1:29.43 and placed 18th
- Posted a split of 22.37 in the 200 medley relay as the team placed 19th with a combined effort of 1:37.37
- Swam the second leg of the 400 free relay with a split of 49.03 as the team notched a time of 3:16.56 and placed 23rd
- Earned an All-SEC second team as a member of the 200 medley relay that placed third with a combined time of 1:35.64, which is the second-best time in UF history, after her anchor split of 21.98
- Swam a third-leg split of 22.41 on the 200 free relay and helped the team to a sixth-place time of 1:29.29
- Anchored the 400 medley relay with a split of 48.62 as the squad finished in sixth place with a combined effort of 3:31.91, which ranks ninth-fastest in Florida history
- Aided the 400 free relay to a combined swim of 3:15.58 and a sixth-place finish with a anchor-leg time of 48.62
- Won the C Final of the 100 free with a mark of 49.18 and finished 17th overall
- Tied for second in the C Final of the 50 free with a career-best time of 22.48 and finished tied for 18th overall
- Finished 50th in the 200 free with a swim of 1:50.01
- Tallied three individual wins and 14 relay victories throughout the season
- Recorded a personal-best time of 49.16 in the 100 free at the Last Chance Meet
- Posted a career-best swim at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 200 free with a mark of 1:48.91
- Clocked a season-best time of 1:00.34 in the 100 back against FAU
2017-18 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships as a relay alternate
- Helped Florida to a 21st-place finish in the 200 MR (1:37.93) after splitting a 22.46 freestyle leg
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 FR and 400 FR, scoring in four of the five events
- Finished 21st in the 50 free with a career-best time of 22.71
- Posted a career-best time of 49.93 in the 100 free to finish 24th overall
- Rounded out her individual events with a 54th-place finish in the 200 free (1:51.15)
- Aided Florida’s 200 FR (1:30.49) to a seventh-place finish, swimming a 22.84 split
- Swam a split of 50.34 to help the 400 FR to an eighth-place finish (3:18.61)
- Totaled one individual win during the season
- Notched B-cuts in the 50 free (22.71) and 100 free (48.99)
2016-17 (Freshman)
Regular Season
- Totaled one relay win on the season
- Recorded B-cuts in the 50 free and 100 free
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- Finished in 33rd with a career-best mark of 55.99 in the 100m free and secured a bronze medal with a spilt of 2:02.81 as a member of the 4x200 FR team at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships
- Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 50m free
- She finished with a time of 26.72 to lead the Gators in that event
- Competed in the 2016 Speedo Champions Series, racing in the 50m, 100m and 200m free, while also swimming in the 50m and 100m back
- Placed 11th in the 50m free, finishing with a time of 27.12
- Finished 15th in the 100m free, posting a time of 59.47
- Recorded a 2:09.80 in the 200m free, good for 26th place
- Finished the 50m back in 23rd, recording a time of 32.19
- Lastly, she posted a time of 1:10.79 in the 100m back.
Career-Best Times at Florida:
| 50 Free | 22.28 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
| 100 Free | 48.65 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
| 200 Free | 1:47.53 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
| 500 Free | 5:12.35 | Georgia Tech Invite | Nov. 17, 2016 |
| 50 Back | 27.60 | Florida Gulf Coast | Nov. 4, 2017 |
| 100 Back | 58.98 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
Prior to Florida
- Four-time state qualifier in the 50 and 100 free
- Double regional champion at the 2015 1A regional meet in the same events
- Automatic All-American in the 50 free and All-American consideration in the 100 free
- Scholastic All-American
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
