BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Florida’s Leonardo Garcia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13950&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dsy3-0g8K4yP_b6Hc8BONAd3Cc4Z2eiddggnJN30IXkm7C0Gyz7uqEvBLI0e6pGe&s=ytVjP7A27G9PKF3GYRZTzElNkI33ROLf6aTnMaNNOMM&e= > and Elizabeth Perez<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14754&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dsy3-0g8K4yP_b6Hc8BONAd3Cc4Z2eiddggnJN30IXkm7C0Gyz7uqEvBLI0e6pGe&s=FP6pQv05uFW4R9jRuVJFhzWWTEcUuebJnyVCxR8mSPw&e= > were named the Southeastern Conference’s Male and Female Diver of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Garcia, kept his momentum going over the past two meets with a first-place finish on the 1 and 3-meter springboard. Garcia finished with 330.90 on the 1-meter board and 394.65 points on the 3-meter board. This award marks Garcia’s second diver of the week accolade, the first came the week of Jan. 19, 2021.
For Elizabeth Perez<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14754&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dsy3-0g8K4yP_b6Hc8BONAd3Cc4Z2eiddggnJN30IXkm7C0Gyz7uqEvBLI0e6pGe&s=FP6pQv05uFW4R9jRuVJFhzWWTEcUuebJnyVCxR8mSPw&e= >, this is her first Diver of the Week award. It comes after a pair of stellar performances on the 1 and 3-meter springboards this past week against Georgia. Perez swept both boards earning 315.83 points on the 1-meter board and 340.05 on the 3-meter board.
“I’m very happy for both Chunchy and Leo”, said diving coach Bryan Gillooly<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1403&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Dsy3-0g8K4yP_b6Hc8BONAd3Cc4Z2eiddggnJN30IXkm7C0Gyz7uqEvBLI0e6pGe&s=klMwaDScMepNguvZRG0Kkv0c1i8ldnzE5RVs9PZCHSY&e= >. “At this point in the season we are focused a lot more on the process than the results so I feel like this recognizes all of the hard work they are putting in every day at practice. They have both been great team leaders this season and I know there will be more good things to come.”
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