14 Gators Hit Olympic Qualifying Standards on Day 2 In Atlanta

Gainesville, FL. – On day two of the SwimAtlanta’s Mizuno 2021 Atlanta Classic 14 Gators hit Olympic qualifying times in their respective events.

Jace Crawford<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13940&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=8r2RPhzZSSNYLM3dLlG0JVfkyfMKBFxRlHB1r_r28rI&e= > got the momentum going on day two as he was the first Gator to hit an Olympic qualifying time. In the 200 fly Crawford dropped .07 seconds to go 1:59.02 to place fifth.

In the 50 free Will Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13942&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=gX_sPCMrRUMl5WNudE98UODKHxg4vnrDlzFqEkhn0v0&e= > went 22.94 to place ninth and Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13939&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=VpxQoJ1fJfGDycHVcABKVlgumHzFkl-VPeScInZzmCg&e= > placed 11th with a time of 22.81. With both of those times, Davis and Chaney hit the Olympic qualifying standard in the 50 free.

Clark Beach<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13932&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=DCYsoYrZxTiAsh3qPJRZ5-xwjD6S8IguhAqe07p1iUQ&e= > kept the momentum rolling as he shaves off .23 seconds to place seventh in the 100 back with a time of 55.77.

To cap of the night, Kieran Smith<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13968&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=j3vVXqNhmGtEMKVV7LjzLGshvEgInmOsUG_KC22zyPo&e= >, Trey Freeman<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13948&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=X0bmVdMur95jN_4wNEJliAIShD2QHXXi6G7mlS2ioLM&e= >, Bobby Finke<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13946&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=zK8RXou2WAD9P-T9zZjDQS-DxZOVWrSUsoQNzp_1N7k&e= >, and Tyler Watson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13974&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=Bg72VQTtrLYIKyixvgFue2SUUgX_tNmL0pZB44dVRlM&e= > all hit qualifying times in the 400 free. Smith went 3:47.71 to place first, Freeman placed third with a time of 3:50.59, Finke went 3:54.27 to finish in sixth, and Watson went 3:55.76 to place seventh.

Amanda Ray<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14001&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=aWZoQpeUQNpiGuXx22rzJDKSKKifW1O5QvQ2mJt0jfc&e= > dropped .44 seconds to go 2:11.87 to place third in the 200 fly to hit the qualifying standard.

Talia Bates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13977&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=gTFtNZ3URxKjKqc8K5ArCUivPbT1o7pkcSFo-2go3T8&e= > grabs her third Olympic qualifying time of the meet this weekend in the 100 back as she drops 1.09 seconds to go a blistering 1:01.78 to place 11th in the finals. The next Gator to qualify in the 100 back was Rosie Zavaros<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14008&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=xcRyudvhowaTpUr19Uf7GrsPd_vgTavxKgmXTwoQ2L4&e= >, she placed 18th with a time of 1:02.48.

In the 200 breast Vanessa Pearl<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13997&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=MxnVPTeQmVwm4WG6v7FHmu13sdZ4Ssx6_cQ8t_sv7Jc&e= > dropped 2.02 seconds to place seventh with a time of 2:33.14 to hit her first Olympic qualifying standard of the meet.

Tylor Mathieu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13992&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=YzIl0q2BjZIi6-9EKIdGue5tJxs4ECO_73W7q_UiCf4&e= > and Kathleen Golding<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13984&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=77-whpueiPtCJuNXel_EucRSitfvFQl24no8o2HR4qY&e= > both picked up their second qualifying standard this weekend. In the 400 free Mathieu shaved off 3.78 seconds to place first with a qualifying time of 4:12.89. Kathleen Golding<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13984&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=m1ezdkZo2MtlK0MTk5LDKizmaOHMWmP_rReDejE8O00&s=77-whpueiPtCJuNXel_EucRSitfvFQl24no8o2HR4qY&e= > finished fourth in the 400 free with a qualifying time of 4:15.25.