2021-22 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster

Leah Braswell
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Home Schooled
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Pa.
Career Accolades:
Regular Season
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
Prior to Florida
- Two-time All-American
- 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 All-SEC Second Team
- 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 All-SEC First Team
- 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
Regular Season
- At the Auburn Invite, she finished first in the 500 free and third in the 1650 free
NCAA Championships
- Received first career All-American recognition in the 500 and 1,650 free
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 and 1,650 free
- Posted a third-place finish in the 1,650 free with her effort of 15:54.54
- Notched new personal-bests in the 500 free with an effort of 4:38.22 (ninth-place) and the 200 free with a swim of 1:45.73 (19th-place)
- Won 11 individual events throughout the season, as well as one relay
- Swam the 1,650 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational in a new lifetime-best effort of 15.47.85, the third-fastest time in UF history and the fastest time in the nation at the conclusion of the meet
- Tallied a new personal-best in her 1,000 free win against Georgia, hitting the wall in 9:45.74
- Posted the fourth-fastest 500 free time (4:46.38) in the nation at the time of the meet on Oct. 18 against Missouri
NCAA Championships
- Finished the 500 free prelims in 31st with a swim of 4:41.88
- Placed 21st in the 1,650 free with a mark of 16:09.16
- Won the SEC Championship in the 1,650 free with a career-best time of 15:53.54, her time is the fifth-best in UF history
- Placed second in the 500 free with a personal-best swim of 4:36.81, which ranks fourth in the Florida record books
- Finished 26th in the 400 IM with a mark of 4:16.97
- Collected eight individual wins throughout the season
- Recorded a personal-best swim of 2:06.65 in the 200 fly at FAU
- Tallied three career-best times at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, 200 free (1:48.17), 200 back (1:59.90), and 400 IM (4:12.99)
- Posted a personal-best time of 9:51.31 at Auburn in the 1,000 free
200 Free | 1:45.73 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
500 Free | 4:36.81 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
1,000 Free | 9:42.44 | Auburn | Jan. 25, 2020 |
1,650 Free | 15:47.85 | Georgia Tech Invitational | Nov. 22-24, 2019 |
200 Back | 1:59.90 | Georgia Tech Fall Invitational | Nov. 15-17, 2018 |
200 Fly | 2:06.65 | FAU | Sept. 27, 2019 |
400 IM | 4:12.99 | Georgia Tech Fall Invitational | Nov. 15-17, 2018 |
Prior to Florida
- According to CollegeSwimming.com, Braswell is the No. 17-ranked recruit overall and No. 1 in the state of Pennsylvania
- National Junior Team member
- 2017 FINA World Junior Team member
- 2017 World Junior Championship Trials 18 & under champion in the 400 free
- Won the 100-meter butterfly at the 2018 YMCA National Championship Time Trials with a personal-best swim of 1:03.78
- Won the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:55.70 at the 2018 YMCA National Championship Time Trials
- Placed first in the 400-yard individual medley, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle, and the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2018 YMCA Short Course National Championships
- Collected a first-place finish at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships - East in 2017 with a time of 4:39.29, in the 500-yard freestyle
- Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America
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