GREENSBORO, N.C. – 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=j8CoJF5X-oU6JovY0YPpSqHOeSYsHSv-wt8oDIo5w_0&e= > and Robert 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=kqMxAlcgKnlwDfbpcWR1AqqjZqaru5H127Y-xlabyDw&e= > got the Gators going on day two of the 2021 NCAA Championships in Greensboro, N.C. as both
qualified for the A-final in the 500 free.
Smith was first in his heat and third in the overall prelims in the 500 free with a time of 4:11.03. Behind Smith was Finke who went 4:12.37 to place third
in his heat and eight overall. With that time from Finke, he moves up to number fifth on the UF all-time best list as he dropped a full second off of his
qualifying time.
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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=szMpNSGZW3R-bBFos_q4UbupdKhFAoDZAbwvM2Rv9SA&e= > went 4:12.61 in the 500 free to place fifth in his heat and tenth overall as he grabs a spot in the B-final. Also, in the B-final, Alfonso Mestre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13962&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=ReIVUXU-YSo1A8nkK16kiE-JwdCuqTQ1A1cM6jQDHTM&e= >
went 4:14.10 to place sixth in his heat and 16th overall in the prelims.
To cap off the 500 free, 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=tIbLJw1pPJapJJJG_ofChtykCFo4eXn8CbocINjK_0o&e= > finished sixth in his heat and 26th overall with a time of 4:15.88, a seasons best time for Watson. Brennan Gravley<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13951&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=zjDIxOZ12WNpBd84s8AsRKtPCGZHgzenYvNsxjpyHxQ&e= > went
4:20.93 to place fourth in his heat and was 42nd overall.
In the 200 IM, Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=6vdi4zb4qRdcJZf2r-g2_z-A2n0UI1ITseEbstDhE1Q&e= > was the top finisher for the Gators as he went 1:43.00, a season best time, to place fifth in his heat and 14th overall to make the
B-final later tonight.
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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=rYBR_ttHYvy7grEILUPZpPbgn2JIirxhfGcVVtQ6ekc&e= > was the next finisher for the Gators as he went 1:46.01 to placed seventh in his heat and 41st overall. Kevin Vargas<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13973&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=g0LzqNYhE1XUJamw2EelhsD3FaGzoJyyhFzk157DkF4&e= > went 1:46.37 to place fifth in
his heat and 45th overall in the 200 IM prelims.
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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=iVkICx6Sc2RoVr_bUH-0UogeFrqHQ4_ggaJO4lm2rHE&e= > finishes first in his heat and fourth overall in the 50 free prelims with a time of 18.98 to make the A-final later tonight. In the B-final later tonight
we will have Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13949&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=TbG9Glgym2F-2urOC4sIcoyWowC4epSXQwuEthOxc5w&e= > as he placed second in his heat and 10th overall. 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=HAYFAyo3iANxQrXk175VjEfQyUwTK5D3MIvKn58Yc_4&e= > went out in 19.82 to place eighth in his heat and 40th overall.
Standings
1. Texas 40
2. California 34
3. Texas A&M 32
4. Florida 30
5. NC State 28
6. Georgia 26
7. Stanford 24
8. Louisville 22
9. Indiana 18
10. Virginia Tech 14
11. Michigan 12
12. Arizona 10
13. Virginia 8
14. Ohio St 6
15. Missouri 4
16. Notre Dame 2
Event Schedule
March 24 – 6 p.m. finals
* 800-yard Freestyle Relay
March 25 – 10 a.m. Trials
* 500-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Individual Medley
* 50-yard Freestyle
* One-meter Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 200-yard Freestyle Relay
* 500-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Individual Medley
* 50-yard Freestyle
* 400-yard Medley Relay
* One-meter Diving
March 26- 10 a.m. Trials
* 400-yard Individual Medley
* 100-yard Butterfly
* 200-yard Freestyle
* 100-yard Breaststroke
* 100-yard Backstroke
* Three-meter Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 400-yard Individual Medley
* 100-yard Butterfly
* 200-yard Freestyle
* 100-yard Breaststroke
* 100-yard Backstroke
* Three-meter Diving
* 200-yard Medley Relay
March 27- 10 a.m. Trials
* 200-yard Backstroke
* 100-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Breaststroke
* 200-yard Butterfly
* Platform Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 1,650-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Backstroke
* 100-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Breaststroke
* 200-yard Butterfly
* Platform Diving
* 400-yard Freestyle Relay
What’s Next
In the finals tonight we will have 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=j8CoJF5X-oU6JovY0YPpSqHOeSYsHSv-wt8oDIo5w_0&e= >, Robert 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=kqMxAlcgKnlwDfbpcWR1AqqjZqaru5H127Y-xlabyDw&e= > 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=iVkICx6Sc2RoVr_bUH-0UogeFrqHQ4_ggaJO4lm2rHE&e= > in A-finals in their respective events. In the B-finals we will have 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=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=szMpNSGZW3R-bBFos_q4UbupdKhFAoDZAbwvM2Rv9SA&e= >, Alfonso Mestre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13962&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=ReIVUXU-YSo1A8nkK16kiE-JwdCuqTQ1A1cM6jQDHTM&e= >, Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=6vdi4zb4qRdcJZf2r-g2_z-A2n0UI1ITseEbstDhE1Q&e= >, and Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13949&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=pN7vl1i43gi8gyTZJKNrsZQH8Yw-etTwq-9SI2LhGOM&s=TbG9Glgym2F-2urOC4sIcoyWowC4epSXQwuEthOxc5w&e= > in their respective events.
