Hurricanes Win Season-Opener Against Florida International University, Head To SMU Classic This Weekend

By Sharon Robb
CORAL GABLES, October 3, 2022—University of Miami women’s swimming and diving team recently opened its season successfully with a win over cross-town rival Florida International University at Whitten Center Pool.

The Hurricanes defeated the Panthers, 196-103, in their first dual meet of the season.

“It was a good meet, lots of good energy,” UM head coach Andy Kershaw said. “The things I love about this is it really gives us a chance to evaluate the things we are doing well and what we can improve on. There are things to improve on, but we did a lot of things really well.”

One of Miami’s top-point scorers was junior diver and reigning NCAA national champion Mia Vallée, who won the 3-meter springboard with 308.93 points and finished second on 1-meter with 307.13. UM teammate and sophomore diver Emma Gullstrand won 1-meter springboard with 326.03 and second on 3-meter with 297.90 points.

Redshirt junior Adrianna Cera was a double winner in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:21.09 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:02.20. She was also a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:25.93.

Captain and veteran Zorry Mason won the 100-yard backstroke in 56.39 was second in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley. She was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay.

Sophomore Jacey Hinton was also a double winner for the Hurricanes in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.26 and 100-yard freestyle in 51.01.

Miami’s next meet will be the Oct. 7-8 SMU Classic in Dallas.

“The SMU Classic is certainly very special,” Kershaw said. “It’s also challenging because we have a very limited travel squad, so I’m looking forward to going to that competition, but also have some mixed emotions since we’re going to have some people here in Miami. It’s always great to get a chance to get on the bus and race.”

The Hurricanes were ranked No. 22 in the SwimSwam pre-season power rankings. In addition to the return of Vallee, several veteran swimmers who helped combine for 25 Top-10 performances in school history last season return to the lineup.

“We’re super excited about the season,” Kershaw said. “The team seems to have a hunger to them. Swimming can be very focused towards March and the postseason, but our team is eager to play the game.

“Our sport can get so driven on practice, we really kind of emphasize the importance of letting the game drive the practices, and they have really embraced it.

“The Top 10s and success last year, it seemed to only make them more hungry. Sometimes you go through that and you feel a lot of satisfaction. In this situation, it put them on the doorstop and had them very hungry to complete that process.”

The meet also marked the debut of South Florida Aquatic Club lead age group coach Kyle Cormier, a volunteer assistant at FIU.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING
University of Miami 196, Florida International 103
200-yard medley relay: 1. Miami A 1:41.68, 2. Miami B 1:43.76, 3. FIU A 1:44.26.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Adrianna Cera, UM 10:21.09, 2. Aino Otava, UM 10:23.16, 3. Kate Sommerstad, UM 10:27.71.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Harliai Curthoys-Davies, FIU 1:51.91, 2. Jane Fitzgerald, UM 1:52.01, 3. Savannah Barr, UM 1:52.23, 5. Eriana Temperino, FIU 1:54.64.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Zorryonna Mason, UM 56.39, 2. Celina Kuehne, UM 56.94, 3. Gia Pergolini, FIU 57.53.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Christie Chue, FIU 1:02.58, 2. Tara Vovk, UM 1:03.31, 3. Giulia Carvalho, UM 1:03.49.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Mia Zahab, FIU 2:06.49, 2. Kaitlyn Bitting, UM 2:06.80, 3. Isabel Traba, UM 2:07.16.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Jacey Hinton, UM 23.26, 2. Hailiai Curthoys-Davies, FIU 23.88, 3. Hana Spaulding, UM 24.04, 7. Delaney Biro, FIU 25.84.

1-meter diving: 1. Emma Gullstrand, UM 326.03, 2. Mia Vallee, UM 307.13, 3. Maha Gouda, FIU 299.25.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Jacey Hilton, UM 51.01, 2. Jane Fitzgerald, UM 51.99, 3. Hana Spaulding, UM 52.47.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Sarah Sensenbrenner, UM 2:02.48, 2. Kate Sommerstad, UM 2:04.19, 3. Celina Kuehner, UM 2:07.29., 4. Anelis Roque, FIU 2:08.52.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Christie Chue, FIU 2:16.31, 2. Zorryonna Mason, UM 2:19.24, 3. Tara Vovk, UM 2:19.27.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Adrianna Cera, UM 5:02.20, 2. Harliai Curthoys-Davies, FIU 5:05.07, 3. Aino Otava, UM 5:05.23.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Giulia Carvalho, UM 56.01, 2. Mia Zahab, FIU 57.29, 3. Savannah Barr, UM 57.66, 7. Delaney Biro, FIU 1:00.72.

3-meter diving: 1. Mia Vallee, UM 308.93, 2. Emma Gulstrand, UM 297.90, 3. Maha Gouda, FIU 295.95.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Christie Chue, FIU 2:04.11, 2. Zorryonna Mason, UM 2:05.69, 3. Eriana Temperino, FIU 2:09.58.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Miami A 3:25.93, 2. FIU A 3:28.48, 3. FIU B 3:41.49.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Florida Gators Win Season Opener Against Nova Southeastern, Arkansas; Golding Takes Two Seconds, Anchors Winning Relay

By Sharon Robb
GAINESVILLE, September 23, 2022—If Friday’s season-opener at the Stephen O’Connell Center Natatorium is any indication, University of Florida men’s and women’s teams are in for a great season.

The Gators’ women’s team defeated Nova Southeastern, 244-44, and Arkansas, 219-79, in a double-dual, while the men’s team topped Nova Southeastern, 252-42.

The Gators finished with seven B-cuts and won every event but one.

South Florida Aquatic Club alum and Gators team captain Kathleen Golding finished second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.19 and second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.24.

Golding also anchored the winning 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:20.56 with teammates Talia Bates, Micayla Cronk and Ekaterina Nikonova.

Florida started off sweeping the 200 medley relays to open the meet. The men had four relay teams finish in the top five, while the women claimed 13 points on first and third place finishes.

Gainesville native and senior Talia Bates won four events, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, and 400 free relay.

In his first college start, Joshua Liendo was three for three in first place finishes. The Canadian Olympian swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay in his first college race, before winning the 50 freestyle in 19.69, earning a B-cut, and winning the 100 butterfly in 48.06.

In the 1000 free, Hayden Miller swam a 9:53.52, over 13 seconds ahead of the field in her college debut. The freshman from Houston also won the 500 freestyle in 4:51.10.

Nina Kucheran won three events in her Florida debut, winning the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and 200 medley relay.

Carina Lumia swept the women’s diving competition, winning at the 1-meter and 3-meter, while Anton Svirskyi swept the 1-meter and 3-meter.

WOMEN
Florida 244, Nova Southeastern 44
Florida 219, Arkansas 79
3-meter diving: 1. Carina Lumia, UF 291.00, 2. Grace Walker, ARK 272.48, 3. Elettra Neroni, UF 248.93.

1-meter diving: 1. Carina Lumia, UF 286.80, 2. Elettra Neroni, UF 284.10, 3. Grace Walker, ARK 262.73.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Florida B 1:40.72 (Katie Mack, Nina Kucheran, Olivia Peoples, Talia Bates), 2. Arkansas A 1:40.99, 3. Florida A 1:43.84.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Hayden Miller, UF 9:53.52, 2. Anna Auld, UF 10:06.77, 3. Camille DeBoer, UF 10:15.37.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Taylor Mathieu, UF 1:49.36, 2. Kathleen Golding, UF 1:50.19, 3. Kobie Melton, ARK 1:51.59. 11. Sara Quintero, NSU 2:04.47, EXH: Mallory Schleicher, UF 1:58.07.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Talia Bates, UF 54.23, 2. Andrea Sansores, ARK 54.78, 3. Aris Runnels, UF 55.92, 4. Celina Marquez, NSU 56.83.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Nina Kucheran, UF 1:02.09, 2. Vanessa Herrmann, ARK 1:02.88, 3. Olivia Peoples, UF 1:03.32; EXH: Molly Golding, UF 1:07.18.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Luciana Thomas, ARK 1:59.01, 2. Amanda Ray, UF 1:59.12, 3. Betsy Wizard, ARK 2:00.44.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Ekaterina Nikonova, UF 22.45, 2. Katie Mack, UF 22.56, 3. Bella Cothern, ARK 22.93, 10. Solana Capalbo, NSU 24.79.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Ekaterina Nikonova, UF 48.95, 2. Katie Mack, UF 49.65, 3. Micayla Cronk, UF 50.61.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Mabel Zavaros, UF 1:56.92, 2. Zoe Dixon, UF 2:00.63, 3. Kobie Melton, ARK 2:02.24, 9. Solana Capalbo, NSU 2:12.79, EXH: Amanda Kopas, NSU 2:20.52.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Nina Kucheran, UF 2:15.76, 2. Vanessa Herrmann, ARK 2:15.84, 3. Tylor Mathieu, UF 2:17.20; EXH: Molly Golding, UF 2:25.66.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Hayden Miller, UF 4:51.10, 2. Elise Bauer, UF 4:51.93, 3. Luciana Thomas, ARK 5:00.06, 10. Sara Quintero, NSU 5:26.19; EXH: Anna Auld, UF 4:58.61, Mallory Schleicher, UF 5:11.90.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Talia Bates, UF 53.84, 2. Olivia Peoples, UF 54.53, 3. Betsy Wizard, ARK 54.89, 9. Amanda Kopas, NSU 1:00.76.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Mabel Zavaros, UF 2:01.21, 2. Kathleen Golding, UF 2:02.24, 3. Nina Kucheran, UF 2:04.81.

400-yard freestyle: 1. Florida A 3:20.56 (Talia Bates, Micayla Cronk, Ekaterina Nikonova, Kathleen Golding), 2. Arkansas A 3:24.36, 3. Florida B 3:24.59.

MEN
Florida 252, Nova Southeastern 42
1-meter diving: 1. Anton Svirskyi, UF 367.43, 2. Elisha Dees, UF 320.78, 3. Brandon Wegner, UF 289.13.

3-meter diving: 1. Anton Svirskyi,UF 380.40, 2. Elisha Dees, UF 319.65, 3. Brandon Wegner, UF 272.10.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Florida A 1:28.04 (Adam Chaney, Dillon Hillis, Josh Liendo, Alberto Mestre), 2. Florida B 1:30.84, 3. Florida C 1:32.81.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Brennan Gravely, UF 9:09.98, 2. Eric Brown, UF 9:11.61, 3. Jack VanDeusen, UF 9:12.22.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Julian Smith, UF 1:37.56, 2. Jake Mitchell, UF 1:37.57, 3. Oskar Lindholm, UF 1:37.59.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Adam Chaney, UF 48.45, 2. Cam Abaqueta, UF 50.49, 3. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, UF 50.53.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Dillon Hillis, UF 55.30, 2. Aleksas Savicka, UF 55.51, 3. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 56.12.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Billy Jones, UF 1:49.00, 2. Alfonso Mestre, UF 1:51.12, 3. Tyler Watson, UF 1:51.51.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Josh Liendo, UF 19.69, 2. Alberto Mestre, UF 19.97, 3. Eric Friese, UF 20.47.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Julian Smith, UF 43.53, 2. Alberto Mestre, UF 44.31, 3. Trey Freeman, UF 44.47.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Adam Chaney, UF 1:49.11, 2. Kevin Vargas, UF 1:49.67, 3. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, UF 1:51.19.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 2:00.13, 2. Aleksas Savickas, UF 2:00.56, 3. Oskar Lindholm, UF 2:01.89.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Jake Mitchell, UF 4:24.92, 2. Eric Brown, UF 4:27.46, 3. Giovanni Linscheer, UF 4:32.52.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Josh Liendo, UF 48.06, 2. Jace Crawford, UF 48.36, 3. Alfonso Mestre, UF 49.96.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Kevin Vargas, UF 1:46.80, 2. Julian Smith, UF 1:48.97, 3. Billy Jones, UF 1:51.53.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Brennan Gravely, UF 3:55.29, 2. Jack Van Deusen, UF 4:01.11, 3. Wesley Hyde, UF 4:06.06.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Florida C 2:59.41 (Oskar Lindholm, Alfonso Mestre, Ed Fullum-Hout, Trey Freeman) , 2. Nova Southeastern A 3:06.78, 3. Florida B 3:07.44.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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Florida Gators Announce 2022-23 Schedule; SOFLO Alum Kathleen Golding Named Team Captain

By Sharon Robb
GAINESVILLE, September 14, 2022—University of Florida will open its 2022-23 men’s and women’s schedule at home against Nova Southeastern and Arkansas on Sept. 23 at the O’Connell Center Natatorium.

The season-opener is one of four home meets. Arkansas has only a women’s team. NSU has both a men’s and women’s team.

After a month of training, the Gators head to Virginia to swim defending women’s national champion Cavaliers on Saturday, Oct. 22 in Charlottesville.

Florida will then swim conference opponents on back-to-back weeks, at Georgia in Athens, Ga. on Friday, Oct. 28 in its annual rivalry before returning to Gainesville to host Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The Gators end the 2022 calendar year with three straight invitationals: Georgia Invite, Nov. 17-19, U.S. Open, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Greensboro, N.C. before diving ends 2022 at the Auburn Invitational, Dec. 16-20.

The 2023 part of the schedule opens at home Florida Atlantic University, Jan. 14, before hosting a diving invitational Jan. 20-21, while simultaneously swimming Florida State on Jan. 20 in Ocala, in its final dual meet. Two weeks later, the Gators will swim in the Feb. 3-5 Auburn Last Chance Invitational.

The Gators begin the post-season at the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 14-16 in College Station, Tex. The men will go for their 11th straight conference titles, before the Bulldog Last Chance Meet from Feb. 24-25 in Athens. Qualified divers will compete at the NCAA Diving Zones from Mar. 5-8.

The season ends at the NCAA Swimming National Championships, with the women’s meet in Knoxville, Tenn., March 15-18 and men’s meet in Minneapolis, Minn., March 22-25.

One of the highlights of the season is South Florida Aquatic Club alum Kathleen Golding will serve as one of the Gators’ team captains for the 2022-23. The two-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier is a senior and three-time All-American. Her marquis events are the 200 and 400 IM though she swims several other events, both sprint and distance.

Golding’s younger sister, Molly, also a SOFLO alum, will begin her sophomore season in the IM and breaststroke events.

Other Gators with South Florida and Florida Gold Coast ties are sophomore Anna Auld of West Palm Beach, who is coming off an outstanding summer; and freshman Mallory Schleicher, another SOFLO alum.

Florida’s men’s and women’s head coach Anthony Nesty was recently named the 2022 American Swimming Coaches Association George Haines Coach of the Year at the ASCA World Clinic Sept. 8 in Las Vegas. Nesty joins former Florida coaches Gregg Troy and Randy Reese as the only coaches in Gators history to win the award.

The award is annually given to the individual whose coaching contributed the most towards American swimming excellence at the world level. Nesty was one of six finalists who coached athletes that won gold medals at the FINA World Championships last June in Budapest, Hungary.

Nesty coached multiple gold medalists in Budapest, including Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke, Kieran Smith and UF volunteer Coach Katie Ledecky. The four combined for eight gold medals, the most golds coached by any finalist for the award the year.

Six current Gators, four former Gators and volunteer coach Katie Ledecky were named to the 2022-23 U.S. National Team.

Anna Auld, Emma Weyant, Natalie Hinds, and Katie Ledecky were selected for the women’s team, and Brennan Gravley, Jacob Mitchell, Trey Freeman, Kevin Vargas, Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke, and Kieran Smith were named on the men’s roster. Florida has 11 athletes on the team, tied with Texas/Longhorn Aquatics for most-represented club/college. Auld and Gravley were both selected as open water athletes in May 2022, and are active through October 31, 2022.

2022-23 UF Men’s, Women’s Schedule
Sept. 23, Nova Southeastern, Arkansas, 10 a.m.
Oct. 22, at Virginia, 10 a.m.
Oct. 28, at Georgia, 10 a.m.
Nov. 5, Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Nov. 17-19, at Georgia Invite
Nov. 30-Dec. 3, U.S. Open, Greensboro, N.C.
Greensboro, NC
Dec. 16-20, Auburn Invitational, Diving
Jan. 14, Florida Atlantic, 2 p.m.
Jan. 20-21, UF Diving Invitational
Jan. 20, Florida State at Ocala, 2 p.m.
Feb. 3-5, Auburn Last Chance
Feb. 14-18, SEC Championships, College Station, Tex.
Feb. 24-25, Bulldogs Last Chance Meet, Athens, Ga.
Mar. 5-8, NCAA Diving Zones – TBD
Mar. 15-18, Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.
Mar. 22-25, Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, Minneapolis

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships Begin Wednesday; Florida Gold Coast’s Golding, Auld, Nava Among Field

ATLANTA, March 15, 2022—Eleven University of Florida swimmers and divers including locals Kathleen Golding and Anna Auld and University of Virginia’s Jessica Nava will compete in the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships that begin Wednesday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Center.

The meet begins Wednesday with timed finals of the 200 medley and 800 free relays. Individual races will start on Thursday, with the Top 16 from prelims in each event advancing to finals. Prelims will start at 10 a.m., with finals following at 6 p.m.

Florida Gold Coast swimmers Kathleen Golding and Anna Auld; Talia Bates, Elise Bauer, Leah DeGeorge, Tylor Mathieu, Ekaterina Nikonova, Amanda Ray and Mabel Zavaros will compete in the national championships based on their season-best times in seven different events.

Golding, a junior, will compete in the 200 IM and 400 IM. Auld, a freshman, will swim the 500 and 1,650 freestyles and 400 IM.

Westminster Academy alum Jessica Nava will make her final appearance for defending NCAA champion University of Virginia. The senior will compete in the 50 freestyle, 100 and 200 butterfly.

Maha Amer and Carina Lumia joined the Gators group after qualifying at NCAA Diving Zones. Amer will compete in all three events. Lumia qualified on 3-meter springboard.

Four Gator relays will also compete with the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay hitting the qualifying standard. Both the 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay qualified with provisional standard times.

The Gators bring NCAA experience to the meet with Golding, Bates, Bauer, Mathieu and Ray all having competed at the championships in previous seasons.

ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday.

FLORIDA STATE
The Seminoles qualified three swimmers in individual events in addition to its 200 medley relay.

Nina Kucheran, Tania Quaglieri and Edith Jernstedt will compete in individual events. Rebecca Moynihan, Zsofia Kurdi, Jenny Halden and Gloria Muzito will contribute as relay swimmers.

“We’re excited to get started tomorrow,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We have a great group of ladies here and we’re looking forward to seeing what they can achieve.

“I always feel like having relays is the key to success and it’s a sign of a strong team. This year, it’s a little special having three relays competing.”

MEET SCHEDULE
Day 1, Wednesday, 200 medley relay (Finals only); 800 free relay (Finals only).

Day 2, Thursday, 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving, 200 free relay (finals only).

Day 3, Friday, 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 3-meter diving, 400 medley relay (finals only).

Day 4, Saturday, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform diving, 1650 freestyle (3:45 p.m. start), 400 free relay (finals only).

The official website for the women’s championship is http://www.ncaa.com/championships/swimming-women/d1.

As the host college, Georgia Tech’s website also features the Championship Central, where heat sheets and results will be updated each day.

The DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Program can be viewed at http://www.NCAA.com/gameprograms. The program is free to view and can be downloaded and printed

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

University of Miami Women’s Team Wins Season-Opener Against Florida International

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI—University of Miami women’s swimming and diving team won its season-opener with a 162.5-137.5 victory over cross-town rival Florida International Saturday at Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.

“It was a very good meet today on both sides, with lots of great racing and lots of back and forth,” Miami head coach Andy Kershaw said. “That’s what it’s all about. I’m very proud of our women and how they responded. It was definitely a team effort.”

UM redshirt sophomore Adrianna Cera, 20, won three events including the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:17.78 and 500-yard freestyle in 4:58.78. She was also a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:25.67.

Veteran Carmen San Nicolas won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.64. Sophomore Emma Sundstrand (1:03.20) and freshman Giulia Carvalho (1:03.23) finished one-two in 100-yard breaststroke.

“It’s such a credit to the vibe they’ve created and the bond they’re creating, even this early in the season,” Kershaw said. “They’re all there for each other, all cheering for each other, racing for each other, getting to the wall for the betterment of the team.”

Freshman Jacey Hinton was second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.04) in her college debut. San Nicolas (51.82) and Hinton (52.39) had top-two finishes two events later in the 100-yard freestyle to maintain the lead.

Kershaw was pleased with his team’s camaraderie.

“That’s what we talked about going in, and that’s what we executed,” Kershaw said. “That was true whether they had great races. Even the people who weren’t happy with their races still celebrated with the team.

“Certainly, we have things to work on, but I’m very happy with the culture and foundation that is being put in place by this group of women.”

Giulia Carvalho earned her first college win in the 100-yard butterfly (55.49).

The Hurricanes capped their opening meet with a win the 400-yard freestyle relay with Hinton, San Nicolas, veteran Sydney Knapp and Cera in 3:25.67.

“Hats off to FIU, they had some great races and a lot of great detail out of their team,” Kershaw said. “It was another great battle, and we’re happy to come out on top this time. I’m looking forward to continuing this great rivalry that we have.”

One of Miami’s leading -scorers was second-year diver Emma Gullstrand, who swept the 1-meter springboard (360.83) and 3-meter springboard (327.23). Gullstrand represented Sweden at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer.

Miami next competes at the SMU Classic in Dallas, Texas from Oct. 8-9.

WOMEN
Miami 162.5, FIU 137.5

200-yard medley relay: 1. FIU 1:42.76, 2. UM A 1:43.31, 3. UM B 1:48.18.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Adrianna Cera, UM 10:17.78, 2. Stephanie Hussey, FIU 10:22.52, 3. Aino Otava, UM 10:32.15.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Carmen San Nicolas Martinez, UM 1:50.64, 2. Christie Chue, FIU 1:52.48, 3. Sydney Knapp, UM 1:54.70.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Julia Miranda, FIU 56.51, 2. Kelsie Campbell, FIu 57.11, 3. Danika Huizinga, UM 58.17.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Emma Sundstrand, UM 1:03.20, 2. Giulia Carvalho, UM 1:03.223, 3. Sara Gyertyanffy, FIU 1:04.10.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Stephanie Hussey, FIU 2:03.71, 2. Isabel Traba, UM 2:05.02, 3. Aino Otava, UM 2:05.85.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Elinah Phillip, FIU 23.97, 2. Jacey Hinton, UM 24.04, 3. tie, Helga Fodor, FIU 24.71 and Sydney Knapp, UM 24.71.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Carmen San Nicolas Martinez, UM 51.82, 2. Jacey Hinton, UM 52.39, 3. Elinah Phillip, FIU 52.92.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Julia Miranda, FIU 2:03.73, 2. Danika Huizinga, UM 2:06.30, 3. Zorryonna Mason, UM 2:08.07.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Christie Chue, FIU 2:17.58, 2. Emma Sundstrand, UM 2:20.87, 3. Delaine Goll, FIU 2:21.97.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Adrianna Cera, UM 4:58.78, 2. Stephanie Hussey, FIU 5:03.03, 3. Aino Otava, UM 5:09.78.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Giulia Carvalho, UM 55.49, 2. Sara Gyertyanffy, FIU 56.3, 3. Kelsie Campbell, FIU 56.58.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Julia Miranda, FIU 2:06.09, 2. Emma Sundstrand, UM 2:06.14, 3. Christie Chue, FIU 2:06.23.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. UM A 3:25.67, 2. FIU A 3:26.30, 3. FIU B 3:34.97.

1-meter diving: 1. Emma Gullstrand, UM 360.83, 2. Mia Vallee, UM 318.30, 3. Maha Gouda, FIU 311.10.

3-meter diving: 1. Emma Gullstrand, UM 327.23, 2. Maha Gouda, FIU 320.10, 3. Mia Vallee, UM 310.05.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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Golding Sisters Compete First Time Together For Florida Gators In Season-Opener; Florida Gold Coast’s Anna Auld Picks Up First College Win

By Sharon Robb
BOCA RATON, October 2, 2021–University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the 2021-22 collegiate season with impressive wins over Florida Atlantic University Saturday morning at FAU Aquatic Center.

Veteran UF swimmer Kathleen Golding was joined by younger sister Molly Golding making her collegiate debut.

Kathleen Golding, 20, swam anchor leg on the third place 200-yard medley relay that finished in 1:48.04 with teammates Katherine Minnich, Eleanor Hatton and Kenady Bell. She also swam an exhibition 500-yard freestyle in 4:51.74.

The sisters teamed up as members of the Gators “C” 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in 3:34.74 with teammates Aris Runnels and Mabel Zavaros. Kathleen led off and Molly swam second leg.

Molly Golding, 18, swam anchor on the Gators’ D 200-yard medley relay that finished fourth in 1:48.21 with teammates Celismar Guzman, Ellie Zweifel and Georgia Bates. She also picked up three points finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.50. She also swam an exhibition 100-yard freestyle in 55.61.

Another swimmer with SOFLO connection, Miguel Cancel, 22, was sixth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:42.28 and fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:33.02). He also swam exhibitions in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:49.59 and 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:04.48.

The women won all 16 events while the men won 15 out of 16 events. The Gators swept 13 out of the 32 events.

Freshman Raphael Rached Windmuller, Anna Auld, Oliva Peoples and Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero all picked up their first collegiate win at FAU. Transfer Maha Amer, won the 3-meter, earning her first win as a Gator.

Auld, a Forest Hill High School alum from West Palm Beach, trained and competed with East Coast Aquatic Club and St. Andrew’s Swimming during her FGC club career. She won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:51.39.

Olympians Bobby Finke and Kieran Smith, fresh off the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, got back in competitive waters. Finke, double Olympic gold medalist, won the 200 backstroke in 1:46.88 and anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay. Smith, an Olympic bronze medalist, won the 100 backstroke in 49.26.

“Today was a good start to the season.” said Gators head coach Anthony Nesty. “This gives us a baseline that we needed to work from. We have a lot of work ahead of us and we will continue to focus on our team objectives daily.

“This meet gave the freshmen their first opportunity to travel and experience competition on the road. On Monday, we will be back to work. Many thanks to our dedicated staff who remain committed and focused on team goals. Thank you also to our Administration who greatly support our program with passion.”

The Gators next meet is Oct. 29 against Georgia at home.

WOMEN
Florida 655.8, Florida Atlantic 572.8

200-yard medley relay: 1. Florida A 1:43.73, 2. Florida B 1:44.51, 3. Florida C 1:48.04.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Elise Bauer, UF 9:59.17, 2. Anna Auld, UF 10:06.10, 3. Leah DeGeorge, UF 10:12.25.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Tylor Mathieu, UF 1:49.32, 2. Nikki Miller, UF 1:50.34, 3. Gabriella Hillis, UF 1:52.34.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Celismar Guzman, UF 56.47, 2. Katherine Minnich, UF 56.73, 3. Aris Runnels, UF 57.63.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Cecilia Porter, UF 1:03.31, 2. Olivia Peoples, UF 1:04.72, 3. Molly Golding, UF 1:06.50.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Mabel Zavaros, UF 2:01.23, 2. Amanda Ray, UF 2:01.58, 3. Nikki Miller, UF 2:03.15.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Talia Bates, UF 23.06, 2. Gabrielle Hillis, UF 23.59, 3. Georgia Bates, UF 23.89.

1-meter diving: 1. Elizabeth Perez, UF 324.15, 2. Maha Amer, UF 297.75, 3. Alicia Mora Herencia, FAU 286.27.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Nikki Miller, UF 51.68, 2. Kasia Sziek, FAU 53.90, 3. Michaela Bernard, FAU 55.07.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Celismar Guzman, UF 2:01.90, 2. Riley Trout, FAU 2:05.77, 3. Kirsty Hobson, FAU 2:08.57.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Tylor Mathieu, UF 2:14.58, 2. Mary Adam, FAU 2:27.28, 3. Lisa Cottage-Ramnick, FAU 2:28.93.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Anna Auld, UF 4:51.39, 2. Maggie Casey, FAU 5:08.31, 3. Kasia Sziek, FAU 5:16.38.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Olivia Peoples, UF 54.91, 2. Grace Molinaro, FAU 56.77, 3. Dolores Margni, FAU 57.85.

3-meter diving: 1. Maha Amer, UF 315.90, 2. Alicia Mora Herencia, FAU 294.60, 3. Elizabeth Perez, UF 287.40.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Mabel Zavaros, UF 2:05.16, 2. Riley Trout, FAU 2:11.64, 3. Grace Molinaro, FAU 2:15.41.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. UF A 3:28.63, 2. FAU A 3:35.46, 3. FAU B 3:41.67.

MEN
Florida 685.9, Florida Atlantic 589.9

200-yard medley relay: 1. UF A 1:27.95, 2. UF B 1:30.65, 3. FAU A 1:32.88.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, UF 9:15.80, 2. Tyler Watson, UF 9:17.91, 3. Jack Van Deusen, UF 9:20.24.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Trey Freeman, UF 1:36.82, 2. Oskar Lindholm, UF 1:39.04, 3. Adam Cheney, UF 1:40.39.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Kieran Smith, UF 49.26, 2. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, UF 51.50, 3. Dillon Hills, UF 51.58.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Eric Friese, UF 55.25, 2. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 56.50, 3. Mateusz Dubas, UF 56.86.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Jace Crawford, UF 1:48.42, 2. Alfonso Mestre, UF 1:48.53, 3. Rateb Hussein, FAU 1:50.54.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Will Davis, UF 20.22, 2. Macguire McDuff, UF 20.36, 3. Kieran Smith, UF 20.46.

1-meter diving: 1. Leonardo Garcia, UF 351.90, 2. Nicholas Lydon, UF 280.87, 3. Brandon Wegner, UF 257.47.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Eric Friese, UF 43.87, 2. Alec Peckmann, FAU 45.75, 3. Jackson Kirk, FAU 47.24.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Bobby Finke, UF 1:46.88, 2. Max Ahumada Valdovinos, FAU 1:54.63, 3. Taylor Eaton, FAU 1:55.31.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 2:02.11, 2. Nick Shaffer, FAU 2:09.50, 3. Quinn Lacoursiere, FAU 2:12.70.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Brennan Gravley, UF 4:29.97, 2. Timo Paisley, FAU 4:41.23, 3. Logan Thornsberry, FAU 4:47.78.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Rateb Hussein, FAU 48.92, 2. Jace Crawford, UF 49.13, 3. Jake Blair, FAU 52.39.

3-meter diving: 1. Leonardo Garcia, UF 379.80, 2. Nicholas Lydon, UF 341.02, 3. Brandon Wegner, UF 254.70.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, UF 1:50.91, 2. Alec Peckmann, FAU 1:51.43, 3. Nick Shaffer, FAU 1:54.85.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. UF A 2:58.56, 2. FAU A 3:06.53, 3. FAU B 3:11.65.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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Florida State Seminoles Announce 2021-22 Schedule; SOFLO’s Gaby Banks Returns

By Sharon Robb
TALLAHASSEE, August 28, 2021—Five home meets highlight the 2021-22 Florida State men’s and women’s swimming and diving schedule.

The dual meet schedule features meets against four Southeastern Conference teams including University of Florida, which is the most for the Seminoles in a single season since 2011-12.

Atlantic Coast Conference mates Georgia Tech and University of Miami women are also on the schedule. Among the 11 teams on the schedule, nine scored points at the 2021 NCAA Championships, with six finishing in the Top 25.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Gaby Banks returns this season for her sophomore year. The Cypress Bay alum will compete in the freestyle and relay events.

“We are excited to get another season started,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “This is one of the most challenging schedules we have put together, but this will give us the opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best in the nation.”

“We have a very good team this year. We want to be prepared and at our best for championship season and this schedule will help us do that.”

The Seminoles open the season with five consecutive weekends of competition, starting with the Oct. 8-9 FIU TYR Fall Classic on the road in Miami. In addition to FSU and host Florida International, Pitt, Florida Atlantic, Missouri State and TCU are also in the field.

FSU will return to host Auburn (Oct.15) before heading out on its first of five trips to Atlanta on Oct. 23 to face Georgia Tech.

West Florida, North Florida and Florida Southern will head to Tallahassee on Oct. 30 for a quad meet, before the Seminoles host rival Florida on Nov. 5.

The first half of the schedule concludes at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

Following December holiday training, FSU will host Texas A&M on Jan. 6. The Seminoles last hosted both squads in January of 1994. The FSU women’s team also hosted the Aggies in a tri-meet in February of 2009 along with Auburn.

FSU travels to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a dual against LSU on Jan. 15 and the women will swim University of Miami in Coral Gables on Jan. 21.

The Seminoles wrap up the regular season hosting Tampa on Jan. 28 on Seniors Day.

FSU will send a group to compete at the Auburn First Chance Invite from Feb. 3-5 before both teams compete together at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Atlanta at the McAuley Aquatic Center; the site of the 1996 Olympic Games, from Feb. 15-19.

The divers will look to qualify for the NCAA Championships at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship from March 7-9 in Atlanta.

Qualified swimmers and divers return to Atlanta to compete at the NCAA Championships. The women will compete from March 16-19 and the men will follow March 23-26.

Before the start of the regular season, the Seminoles will host the annual Garnet vs. Gold exhibition on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. The meet also highlights Alumni Weekend.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, fans are expected to be allowed to attend all meets at the Morcom Aquatics Center in 2021-22. Admission is free.

Other South Florida swimmers joining Banks on the roster are:

Brooke Goedel, Boca Raton alum, Boca Raton

Adrian Aguilar, Doral alum, Miami

Cameron Taddonio, Boca Raton High alum, Boca Raton

Elvis Kotikovski, Pine Crest, Sunny Isles

Izaak Bastian, St. Andrew’s alum, Bahamas

Kyle DiMatteo, Park Vista, Boynton Beach

FSU 2021-22 SCHEDULE
Sept. 24, Garnet-Gold Meet, 2 p.m.
Oct. 8-9, FIU TYR Fall Classic, Miami, 10 a.m., 5 p.m.
Oct. 15, Auburn, 2 p.m.
Oct. 23, at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m.
Oct. 30, UWF,UNF, FSC, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5, Florida, 2 p.m.
Nov. 18-20, Georgia Tech Invite
Jan. 6, Texas A&M, 2 p.m.
Jan. 15, at LSU, 11 a.m.
Jan. 21, at University of Miami women, 3 p.m.
Jan.28, Tampa, 2 p.m.
Feb. 3-5, Auburn First Chance
Feb. 26-27, UGA Last Chance
March 5-9, NCAA Zone B Diving, Atlanta
March 16-19, NCAA Women’s Championships, Atlanta
March 23-26, NCAA Men’s Championships, Atlanta

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

South Carolina Hires Jeff Poppell As Head Men’s, Women’s Swimming, Diving Coach

By Sharon Robb
COLUMBIA, S.C., April 11, 2021—After only three seasons, Jeff Poppell is leaving University of Florida for University of South Carolina.

Poppell was named University of South Carolina head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach, pending approval of the Board of Trustees, Gamecock Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced on Friday.

Poppell was head women’s swimming and diving coach at University of Florida for the past three seasons, replacing Gregg Troy who retired from college coaching. Poppell coached several top UF swimmers including South Florida Aquatic Club’s Kathleen Golding.

“I am excited to welcome Jeff and his family to the University of South Carolina and our athletics program,” Tanner said in a statement. “Jeff brings an outstanding coaching resume and coaching philosophy that will greatly benefit our student-athletes. He knows what it takes to move our swimming and diving program to a championship level.”

Poppell replaces McGee Moody, who stepped down after 14 seasons with the Gamecocks.

Poppell has been coaching for 27 seasons including 13 seasons in the Southeastern Conference, 13 seasons at Bolles and four seasons at Gulliver Prep.

“I’m both honored and thrilled to have been named the new head swimming and diving coach at South Carolina,” Poppell said.

“On my visit earlier this week, I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the campus, the highly ranked academic programs offered, as well as the strong commitment made by the Gamecock athletic administration to help build and sustain a championship caliber program at the University of South Carolina.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us in the future however I can’t wait to get to Columbia, meet the teams, and begin this exciting new journey.”

South Carolina’s swim program is back on firm footing. In December, school president Robert Caslen had suggested that the school may have to cut some Olympic sports programs including swimming to save money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Gamecocks are the only Division I swimming program in South Carolina after rival Clemson cut its swim teams after the 2012 season, and College of Charleston cut its program in 2015.

Poppell was also head women’s swimming and diving coach at Arkansas from 2006-12 as well as an associate head coach of the combined men’s and women’s program at Florida from 2016-18 and women’s head coach from 2018-21.

The Gators finished second in the SEC Championships in all three seasons of Poppell’s tenure at Florida and had an overall dual meet record of 18-3.

The Gators finished 17th at the 2021 NCAA Championships, the highest finish for the program since 2015. Florida had the most NCAA qualifiers of any team in the nation this season.

At Gulliver Prep, he guided the program to consecutive 2A FHSAA High School State Swimming Championship titles in girls swimming after winning the school’s first state championship in swimming in 2014. In 2015-2016, Poppell guided Gulliver Swim Club to its first Silver Medal Award, which recognizes the Top-100 swimming clubs in the United States.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Louisville Wins First Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Title By Two Points; Florida State Finishes Fifth

By Sharon Robb
GREENSBORO, N.C., February 28, 2021–For the first time in school history, the University of Louisville won a thrilling Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The Cardinals, coached by Arthur Albiero since 2003, broke five school records, had eight first place swims and won in the closest margin of victory in ACC history.

Louisville finished with 1,181 points and edged North Carolina State by two points in the meet. N.C. State was second with 1,179 and Virginia Tech was third with 1,085.

Florida State, with St. Andrew’s alum Izaak Bastian, finished fifth with 740 points.

Louisville needed to finish in the top three of the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final race of the meet, to win the championship. The teams were separated by 10 points going into the relay.

The Louisville relay team of Haridi Sameh, Nicolas Albiero, Michael Eastman and Tanner Cummings delivered, finishing second to N.C. State (2:48.19) with a time of 2:48.37.

“What a meet all around,” Albiero said. “I am proud to be part of this conference. It has been a crazy year for all of us. I am so proud of the guys. They found a way to be resilient.

“Plenty of things weren’t pretty but this group has so much fight. I love their passion and pride. We are who we are because of the people who came before us.

“This is such a special group. We do it the Louisville way, with heart and with not dwelling on past mistakes.”

Louisville’s score marked the highest point total in program history, bettering the previous mark of 1,178 set in 2015 during its first year in the ACC.

The win snapped N.C. State’s winning streak.

The Cardinals return to the Greensboro Aquatic Center for the NCAA Championships on March 24-27.

Vlad Polyakov, a St. Thomas Aquinas and Coral Springs Swim Club alum, has been a member of the Louisville coaching staff and men’s recruiting coordinator since September 2012. He is a three-time Olympian and world champion for Kazakhstan and NCAA champion for Alabama, where Albiero was on the swim coaching staff at the time.

In early January, Albiero was forced to watch his team’s Missouri meet on his home computer because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.

Notre Dame’s Jack Hoagland was named the Most Valuable Swimmer after becoming the first men’s swimmer since 2018 to win three individual events. Hoagland won the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley and 1,650-yard freestyle.

North Carolina’s Anton Down-Jenkins was voted the Most Valuable Diver last week after winning the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions.

University of Miami swept the podium for the men’s platform diving competition. The Hurricanes’ Zach Cooper won the event after taking silver in 2020 with a score of 421.50, extending the Hurricanes’ streak to five straight titles in the event. Max Flory (416.05) and Brodie Scapens (380.70) rounded out the top three.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Florida Sweeps Auburn; SOFLO’s Kathleen Golding Wins 200 IM, Gets Two B-Cuts

By Sharon Robb
AUBURN, Ala., January 23, 2021—University of Florida men’s and women’s teams swept Auburn Saturday at James E. Martin Aquatics Center.

The No. 8 Gators women’s team defeated No. 23 Auburn, 215-84, in a tuneup for the Feb. 17-20 SEC Championships in Athens, Ga.

The Gators won 15 of the 16 events and came up with 22 B-cut swims and one A-cut by senior diver Ashley McCool.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Kathleen Golding won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:57.96, a B-cut time for NCAAs.

Golding also got a B-cut in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.74. Golding was second in the 100-yard freestyle in 49.72.

SOFLO’s Miguel Cancel was third in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.47. The junior was also third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.96.

The women’s B-cut times were:

Talia Bates (52.84) and Katie Minnich (53.68), 100 backstroke.

Cecilia Porter (1:00.19), Vanessa Pearl (1:00.72) and Adrianna DeBoer (1:01.44), 100 breaststroke.

Amanda Ray (1:56.56), Kenady Beil (1:58.19) and Allison Piccirillo (1:58.68), 200 butterfly.

Katie Mack (22.74), 50 freestyle.

Katie Mack (49.19), 100 freestyle.

Rosie Zavaros (1:56.09) and Katie Minnich (1:56.79), 200 backstroke.

Vanessa Pearl (2:09.56) and Cecilia Porter (2:13.22), 200 breaststroke.

Taylor Ault (4:45.21), Tylor Mathieu (4:45.4) and Elise Bauer (4:46.76), 500 free.

Talia Bates (53.0), 100y butterfly.

Nikki Miller (1:46.42) and Kathleen Golding (1:46.74), 200 freestyle.

Kathleen Golding (1:57.96) and Vanessa Pearl (1:59.28) in the 200 individual medley.

The No. 5 Gator men competed for the first time as a whole squad. UF won nine of 16 events.

The men’s B-cut times:

Trey Freeman (1:35.38), 200 freestyle.

Kieran Smith (47.22), 100 backstroke.

Kieran Smith (42.75), 100 freestyle.

Alfonso Mestre (4:21.55), 500 freestyle.

Eric Friese (46.78), 100 butterfly.

Kieran Smith (1:43.76), 200 individual medley.

Leonardo Garcia (381.45), 3-meter diving.

WOMEN RESULTS
Florida 215, Auburn 84
200-yard medley relay: 1. Florida A 1:38.80 (Lain Shahboz, Cecilia Porter, Talia Bates, Katelyn Mack), 2. Auburn A 1:39.28, 3. Florida B 1:39.47.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Averee Preble, AUB 9:40.82, 2. Elise Bauer, UF 9:43.00, 3. Emily Hetzer, AUB 9:47.53.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Nikki Miller, UF 1:46.42, 2. Kathleen Golding, UF 1:46.74, 3. Taylor Ault, UF 1:47.59.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Talia Bates, UF 52.84, 2. Katherine Minnich, UF 53.68, 3. Kensley Merritt, AUB 54.02.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Cecilia Porter, UF 1:00.19, 2. Vanessa Pear;, UF 1:00.72, 3. Carly Cummings, AUB 1:01.41.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Amanda Ray, UF 1:56.56, 2. Kenady Beil, UF 1:58.19, 3. Allison Picirillo, UF 1:58.68.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Katelyn Mack, UF 22.74, 2. Kirschtine Balbuena, UF 22.91, 3. Gabrielle Hillis, UF 23.01.

3-meter diving: 1. Elizabeth Perez, UF 301.43, 2. Ashlynn Sullivan, AUB 299.10, 3. Emma Whitner, UF 295.58.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Katelyn Mack, UF 49.19, 2. Kathleen Golding, UF 49.72, 3. Emma Steckiel, AUB 50.19.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Rosie Zavaros, UF 1:56.09, 2. Katherine Minnich, UF 1:56.79, 3. Kensley Merritt, AUB 1:57.85.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Vanessa Pearl, UF 2:09.56, 2. Brynn Curtis, AUB 2:10.29, 3. Cecilia Porter, UF 2:13.22.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Taylor Ault, UF 4:45.21, 2. Tylor Mathieu, UF 4:45.40, 3. Elise Bauer, UF 4:46.76.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Talia Bates, UF 53.00, 2. Jewels Harris, AUB 53.48, 3. Abigail Gibbons, AUB 53.77.

1-meter diving: 1. Ashley McCool, UF 303.23, 2. Elizabeth Perez, UF 273.00, 3. Gretchen Wensuc, AUB 270.75.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Kathleen Golding, UF 1:57.96, 2. Hannah Ownbey, AUB 1:59.77, 3. Carly Cummings, AUB 2:01.94.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Florida A 3:17.66 (Talia Bates, Gabrielle Hillis, Kirschtine Balbuena, Katelyn Mack), 2. Auburn A 3:22.23, 3. Auburn B 3:24.07.

MEN RESULTS
Florida 158, Auburn 142
200-yard medley relay: 1. Auburn A 1:27.62, 2. Florida 1:27.76, 3. Auburn B 1:29.35.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Bobby Finke, UF 8:57.86, 2. Michael Bonson, AUB 9:02.68, 3. Brennan Gravley, UF 9:08.11

200-yard freestyle: 1. Trey Freeman, UF 1:35.38, 2. Mikkel Gadgaard, AUB 1:35.57, 3. Christian Sztolcman, AUB 1:37.18.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Kieran Smith, UF 47.22, 2. Christian Ginieczki, AUB 48.81, 3. Jadan Nabor, AUB 49.28.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Reid Mikuta, AUB 54.23, 2. Alejandro Flores, AUB 54.35, 3. Dillon Hillis, UF 54.92.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Evan McInerny, AUB 1:47.60, 2. Jace Crawford, UF 1:48.45, 3. Miguel Cancel, UF 1:48.47.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Nik Eberly, AUB 19.90, 2. Eric Friese, UF 20.01, 3. Will Davis, UF 20.16.

1-meter diving: 1. Logan Andrews, AUB 318.38, 2. Anton Svirskyi, UF 307.28, 3. Nicholas Lydon, UF 278.48.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Kieran Smith, UF 42.75, 2. Trey Freeman, UF 44.63, 3. Will Davis, UF 44.68.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Bobby Finke, UF 1:46.70, 2. Elliott Jones, AUB 1:47.18, 3. Ethan Beach, UF 1:48.04.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Reid Mikuta, AUB 1:58.78, 2. Kevin Vargas, UF 1:59.20, 3. Ty Babinec, AUB 2:01.31.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Mikkel Gadgaard, AUB 4:19.76, 2. Michael Bonson, AUB 4:21.13, 3. Alfonso Mestre, UF 4:21.55.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Eric Friese, UF 46.78, 2. Nik Eberly, AUB 47.74, 3. Christian Ginieczki, AUB 48.65.

3-meter diving: 1. Leonardo Garcia, UF 381.45, 2. Logan Andrews, AUB 330.08, 3. David Vargas Garcia, AUB 317.55.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Kieran Smith, UF 1:43.76, 2. Mikkel Gadgaard, AUB 1:49.62, 3. Miguel Cancel, UF 1:49.96.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Florida B 2:55.03 (Trey Freeman, Adam Chaney, Eric Friese, Will Davis), 2. Auburn A 2:57.82, 3. Auburn B 2:59.44.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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