2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Dressel, Sherridon

Sherridon Dressel
- Position:
- Back/Fly/Free
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Clay
- Hometown:
- Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Bio
Career Accolades
NCAA Championships
Regular Season
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships:
SEC Championships:
Regular Season:
2016-17 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
- 10-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 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 CSCAA Scholar All-America
- 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-America
NCAA Championships
- Earned seven All-American honors, receiving recognition in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 fly, 100 and 200 back
- Earned a silver medal in the 100 back with a new personal-best swim of 50.64, the second-fastest time in program history
- Secured a bronze medal with a new personal-best swim of 51.20 in the 100 fly, the second-best time by a Gator ever
- Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay that posted a combined for a effort of 1:36.10
- Finished in fourth-place with a 200 back effort of 1:50.93, a new career-best and the fourth-fastest time in UF history
- Swam the second leg (47.70) of the 400 free relay that finished in fourth-place with a time of 3:12.79, the second-fastest swim in school history
- Was a part of the fourth-place 400 medley relay that combined for a fourth-place with a swim of 3:31.13 (third-fastest in UF history)
- Clocked a split of 21.75 for the sixth-place 200 free relay that combined for the fourth-fastest time in Gator history (1:28.13)
Regular Season
- Named the SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 28
- Won a team-best 16 individual events and added 11 relay wins during the season
- Was a member of the fourth-fastest 200 medley relay, ninth-fastest 400 free relay, fifth-fastest 400 medley relay and fifth-fastest 200 free relay in Gator history at the Georgia Tech Invitational
- Won three events against Minnesota in the 100 back (52.21), 200 back (1:55.86) and 100 fly (53.88)
NCAA Championships
- Placed seventh in the 100 back with a time of 51.03 and earned her first First-Team All-American honor
- Led off the 400 medley relay with a backstroke split of 51.43 as the group combined for a swim of 3:32.05 and tied for fifth and tied for 13th overall, the team earned All-American honorable mention for their efforts
- In the 400 medley relay prelims, she led the relay off with a split of 51.49 as the squad posted the third-best time in Florida history with a combined time of 3:31.32
- Led the 200 free relay off with a split of 22.47 as the team placed 18th with a combined effort of 1:29.43
- Swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay and notched a split of 23.08 as the unit posted the 19th-fastest time with an effort of 1:37.37
- Led the 400 free relay off with a split of 48.90 as the team posted a combined swim of 3:16.56 and finished with the 23rd-fastest time
- Finished with the 24th-best swim in the 200 back prelims with a time of 1:53.77
- Aided the 200 medley relay team to a third-place finish with a third-leg split of 22.86 as the unit combined for a swim of 1:35.64, which is the second-best time in UF history
- Earned Second-Team All-SEC as a member of the 200 medley relay
- Placed third in the 100 back with a mark of 51.17
- Recorded a career-best time of 50.93 in the 100 back prelims
- Swam the second-leg split of 48.38 in the 400 free relay where the team posted a time of 3:15.58 and placed sixth with the ninth-fastest time in program history
- Started the 400 medley relay off with a split of 51.47 as the team clocked a time of 3:31.91 and placed sixth
- Led the 200 free relay off with a split of 22.41 as the squad posted a time of 1:29.29 and placed sixth
- Notched a seventh-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:53.51
- In the 200 back prelims she clocked a personal-best swim of 1:53.01
- Placed third in the B Final, 11th overall, in the 100 free with a swim of 48.73
- Produced a career-best mark of 48.65 in the 100 free prelims
- Compiled 13 individual event wins and added 11 relay victories throughout the season
- Recorded a career-best time in the 100 fly at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational with a swim of 53.84
- Notched a season-best swims in the 50 back (25.69) 200 free (1:52.95) and 200 IM (2:04.68) at FAU
NCAA Championships:
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, competing in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 back and 200 MR
- Earned the first All-American honors of her career after finishing 14th in the 100 back with a time of 51.85
- Registered a career-best time of 51.80 in the prelim ... finished 29th overall in the 200 back with a personal-best time of 1:54.19
- Posted a career-best time of 22.48 in the 50 free, good for 31st place
- Aided Florida’s 200 MR (1:37.93) to a 21st-place finish after recording a split of 23.35 in the fly
SEC Championships:
- Competed at the 2018 SEC Championships, where she scored points in five of her six events
- Finished fifth in the first A-final of her career, posting a time of 51.85 in the 100 back
- Placed 10th in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.44
- Rounded out her individual events in the 50 free, swimming a 22.55, good for 26th overall
- Helped Florida’s 200 MR (1:37.16) to a fifth-place finish after a 23.39 butterfly leg
- Finished seventh in the 200 FR (1:30.49) after swimming a split of 22.55
- Posted an eighth-place finish in the 400 FR (3:18.61), recording a split of 48.75
Regular Season:
- Totaled five individual wins and seven relay victories during the season
- Notched B-cuts in the 50 free (22.77), 100 free (48.75), 100 back (51.85), 200 back (1:54.44), 100 fly (53.92) and 200 IM (2:01.19).
2016-17 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships as a relay member, finishing 21st in the 800 free relay (7:06.85)
- Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing second in the 100 free B-final (48.98), seventh in the 50 free B-final (22.62), 27th in the 100 fly (54.26), eighth in the 200 free relay (1:30.98), eighth in the 200 medley relay (1:39.03), ninth in the 400 free relay (3:18.26) and ninth in the 400 medley relay (3:37.15)
- Totaled six individual and nine relay (including one in LCM) wins on the season
- Posted Florida’s top times for the 50 free (22.62 at the SEC Championships) and 100 free (48.98 at the SEC Championships)
- Part of Florida’s top 200 free relay (1:30.98 at the SEC Championships), 400 free relay (3:18.26 at the SEC Championships), 800 free relay (7:06.85 at the NCAA Championships), 200 medley relay (1:39.03 at the SEC Championships) and 400 medley relay (3:37.15 at the SEC Championships)
- Recorded B-cuts in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 100 fly
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- Competed at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships and posted career-bests in the 100m free (56.87), 100m back (1:01.66) and 200m back (2:12.03)
- Served as the anchor on the 4x100 free relay squad with a spilt of 56.62
- Posted an 18th-place finish in the 100m back with a swim of 1:01.66.
- Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 100m back, as well as 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle events
- Swam a 1:03.52 in the 100m back, good for 29th place overall
- Posted a time of 26.84 in the 50m free and finished the 100m free with a time of 58.04
- Finished the 200m free in 36th place overall with a time of 2:04.13
- Competed at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships...Raced in the 100m free, 200m free and 100m fly
- Posted a time of 56.99 in the 100m free, good for sixth in her heat
- Finished the 200m free with a time of 2:04.72 and recorded a time of 1:02.40 in the 100m fly
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free | 22.41 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
100 Free | 48.65 | SEC Championships | Feb. 19-23, 2019 |
200 Free | 1:47.43 | Last Chance Meet | Feb. 25, 2017 |
50 Back | 25.25 | FAU | Jan. 6, 2018 |
100 Back | 50.64 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
200 Back | 1:50.93 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
100 Fly | 51.20 | SEC Championships | Feb. 18-22, 2020 |
200 IM | 2:01.19 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
Prior to Florida
- Swam for the Bolles club team
- Back-to-back state champion in both the 100 back and 100 fly
- Became an automatic All-American with her places in those two events
- Reached the final stage of the 50 free at the 2015 USA Swimming Speedo Junior Nationals
- Two-time All-First Coast Swimmer of the Year
- 2015 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Swimming
- Brother Caeleb is a member of the Florida men’s team and sister, Kaitlyn, swam for Florida State
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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