UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS
Florida Swim & Dive
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Contact: Abby Wisecup
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Florida Finishes Runner-Up at SEC Championships
The Gators scored 1325 on the men’s side and 1172 on the women’s.
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming & diving team finished second at the 2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships, where the six-day event was held inside the University of Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium.
Two Gators earned SEC Championship awards, as Julian Smith was named the SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Meet and Camyla Monroy earned SEC Women’s Diver of the Meet. The senior received the accolade after winning two individual events and breaking the 100 breaststroke NCAA record. He was also part of two winning relay teams as well as the 400 medley relay who smashed the NCAA record on Friday night.
Throughout the six days of competition, the Gators totaled 29 medals, 15 of which were gold. Additionally, Florida broke 46 records, including two NCAA records, 13 program, 11 SEC Meet, 11 pool, six SEC, two US Open and one American. Additionally, 25 NCAA A-cuts were recorded throughout the final events.
Florida had several Gators capture two event tiles, as Josh Liendo, Julian Smith and Jonny Marshall took home two individual gold medals. On the women’s side, Bella Sims led the way with two gold in both backstroke events, while Monroy won the first event of the week in the 1-Meter, while Emma Weyant defended her title in the 400 IM for the third-straight year.
Final Men’s Team Scores
1.
Texas
1474.5
2.
Florida
1325
3.
Tennessee
977.5
4.
Georgia
796.5
5.
Texas A&M
790
6.
Alabama
667
7.
LSU
579
8.
Auburn
554.5
9.
Kentucky
431.5
10.
Missouri
362.5
11.
South Carolina
338
Final Women’s Team Scores
1.
Texas
1450
2.
Florida
1179
3.
Tennessee
1172
4.
Georgia
689.5
5.
South Carolina
635.5
6.
Alabama
620
7.
LSU
609
8.
Texas A&M
566.5
9.
Auburn
524.5
10.
Missouri
398
11.
Kentucky
345
12.
Arkansas
244
1.
Texas
1450
Florida Medal Count: 29 total
Gold Medals:
1. Camyla Monroy – women’s 1-meter diving
2. Alexander Painter, Josh Liendo, Julian Smith, Jake Mitchell – Men’s 800 free relay
3. Julian Smith – 200 IM
4. Emma Weyant – 400 IM
5. Josh Liendo – 100 butterfly
6. Conor Gesing – men’s 1-meter diving
7. Bella Sims 100 backstroke
8. Jonny Marshall – 100 backstroke
9. Julian Smith – 100 breaststroke
10. Bella Sims, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk – Women’s 400 medley relay
11. Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Josh Liendo, Alex Painter – Men’s 400 medley relay
12. Bella Sims – 200 Backstroke
13. Jonny Marshall – 200 Backstroke
14. Josh Liendo – 100 Freestyle
15. Aleksas Savickas – 200 Breaststroke
Silver Medals:
1. Conor Gesing – men’s 3-meter diving
2. Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff, Ed Fullum-Huot – Men’s 200 medley relay
3. Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter, Ed Fullum-Huot, Scotty Buff – Men’s 200 free relay
4. Josh Liendo – 50 freestyle
5. Olivia Peoples – 100 butterfly
6. J. Liendo, J. Smith, A. Painter, S. Buff – 400 Free Relay
Bronze Medals:
1. Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk – Women’s 200 medley relay
2. Julie Brousseau, Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk – Women’s 800 free relay
3. Julie Brousseau – 500 freestyle
4. Bella Sims – 200 IM
5. Scotty Buff – 100 butterfly
6. Anita Bottazzo – 100 breaststroke
7. Jesus Gonzalez – Platform
8. B. Sims, A. Reese, L. Kruger, M. Cronk – 400 Free Relay
Record Count
NCAA:
1. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
2. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
American:
1. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
US Open:
1. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
2. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
Program:
1. Men’s 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
2. Men’s 200 Free Relay 1:13.29 J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
3. Men’s 1-Meter Diving 412.75 Conor Gesing
4. 100 Backstroke 48.97 Bella Sims
5. 100 Backstroke 43.73 Jonny Marshall
6. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
7. 400 Medley Relay 3:24.78 B. Sims, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
8. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
9. 200 Backstroke 1:48.28 Bella Sims
10. 200 Backstroke 1:35.85 Jonny Marshall
11. 200 Breaststroke 1:50.02 Aleksas Savickas
12. Platform 452.35 Jesus Gonzalez
13. Men’s 400 Free Relay 2:43.60 J. Liendo, J. Smith, A. Painter, S. Buff
SEC:
1. Men’s 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
2. 100 Backstroke 48.97 Bella Sims
3. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
4. 400 Medley Relay 3:24.78 B. Sims, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
5. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
6. 200 Breaststroke 1:50.02 Aleksas Savickas
SEC Meet:
1. Men’s 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
2. 100 Butterfly 43.70 Josh Liendo
3. 100 Freestyle 43.23 Josh Liendo
4. 100 Backstroke 48.97 Bella Sims
5. 100 Backstroke 43.73 Jonny Marshall
6. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
7. 400 Medley Relay 3:24.78 B. Sims, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
8. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
9. 200 Backstroke 1:35.85 Jonny Marshall
10. 100 Freestyle 40.45 Josh Liendo
11. 200 Breaststroke 1:50.02 Aleksas Savickas
Gabrielsen Natatorium:
1. Men’s 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
2. 200 IM 1:39.38 Julian Smith
3. 100 Butterfly 43.70 Josh Liendo
4. 100 Freestyle 43.23 Josh Liendo
5. 100 Backstroke 48.97 Bella Sims
6. 100 Backstroke 43.73 Jonny Marshall
7. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
8. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
9. 200 Backstroke 1:35.85 Jonny Marshall
10. 100 Freestyle 40.45 Josh Liendo
11. 200 Breaststroke 1:50.02 Aleksas Savickas
NCAA A-Cut Times (From finals session only)
Women
1. 200 Medley Relay 1:34.34 C. Choate, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
2. 800 Free Relay 6:53.53 J. Brousseau, B. Sims, E. Weyant, M.Cronk
3. 200 Free Relay 1:28.24 B. Sims, M. Cronk, O. Peoples, A. Reese
4. 500 Freestyle 4:34.59 Julie Brousseau
5. 200 IM 1:53.63 Bella Sims
6. 400 IM 3:59.24 Emma Weyant
7. 100 Backstroke 48.97 Bella Sims
8. 100 Breaststroke 57.65 Anita Bottazzo
9. 400 Medley Relay 3:24.78 B. Sims, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
10. 200 Backstroke 1:48.28 Bella Sims
11. 400 Free Relay 3:11.07 B. Sims, A. Reese, L. Kruger, M. Cronk
Men
1. 200 Medley Relay 1:20.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, S. Buff, E. Fullum-Huot
2. 800 Free Relay 6:02.50 A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
3. 200 Free Relay 1:13.29 J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
4. 200 IM 1:39.38 Julian Smith
5. 50 Freestyle 18.35 Josh Liendo
6. 100 Butterfly 43.23 Josh Liendo
7. 100 Butterfly 44.28 Scotty Buff
8. 100 Backstroke 43.73 Jonny Marshall
9. 100 Breaststroke 49.51 Julian Smith
10. 400 Medley Relay 2:55.66 J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
11. 200 Backstroke 1:35.85 Jonny Marshall
12. 100 Freestyle 40.45 Josh Liendo
13. 100 Freestyle 41.34 Julian Smith
14. 200 Breaststroke 1:50.02 Aleksas Savickas
1. 400 Free Relay 2:43.60 J. Liendo, J. Smith, A. Painter, S. Buff
Florida Top-Ten Times
Women
Event
Top-10 placement
Time
Swimmers
800 free relay
No. 2
6:53.53
J. Brousseau, B. Sims, E. Weyant, M.Cronk
200 medley relay
No. 3
1:34.34
C. Choate, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
200 free relay
No. 9
1:28.24
B. Sims, M. Cronk, O. Peoples, A. Reese
500 freestyle
No. 5
4:34.59
Julie Brousseau
200 IM
No. 5
1:54.08
Lainy Kruger
200 freestyle
No. 7
1:43.90
Lainy Kruger
400 IM
No. 7
4:03.93
Mabel Zavaros
400 IM
No. 8
4:04.21
Julie Brousseau
200 butterfly
No. 10
1:55.62
Addison Reese
100 backstroke
No. 1
No. 6
No. 10
48.97
51.54
52.38
Bella Sims
Catie Choate
Carly Meeting
400 medley relay
No. 1
3:24.78
B. Sims, A. Bottazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk
200 backstroke
No. 1
No. 8
1:48.28
1:51.78
Bella Sims
Catie Choate
200 Breaststroke
No. 5
2:08.66
Anita Bottazzo
200 Breaststroke
No. 8
2:10.14
Gracie Weyant
200 Breaststroke
No. 9
2:10.17
Sofia Plaza
400 Free Relay
T-No.3
3:11.07
B. Sims, A. Reese, L. Kruger, M. Cronk
Men
Event
Top-10 placement
Time
Swimmers
800 Free Relay
No. 1
6:02.50
A. Painter, J. Liendo, J. Smith, J. Mitchell
200 Medley Relay
No. 2
1:20.66
J. Marshall, J. Smith, S. Buff, E. Fullum-Huot
200 Free Relay
No. 1
1:13.29
J. Liendo, A. Painter, E. Fullum-Huot, S. Buff
200 IM
No. 2
1:39.38
Julian Smith
50 Freestyle
No. 3
No. 5
18.73
18.80
Scotty Buff
Alexander Painter
400 IM
No. 8
3:48.46
Gio Linscheer
200 Freestyle
No. 3
1:31.13
Alexander Painter
100 Butterfly
No. 3
44.28
Scotty Buff
1-Meter diving
No. 1
412.25
Conor Gesing
100 Backstroke
No. 1
43.73
Jonny Marshall
100 Breaststroke
No. 1
49.51
Julian Smith
400 Medley Relay
No. 1
2:55.66
J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. Liendo, A. Painter
200 Backstroke
No. 1
No. 9
1:35.85
1:40.05
Jonny Marshall
Caleb Maldari
100 Freestyle
No. 4
41.34
Julian Smith
100 Freestyle
No. 5
41.41
Alexander Painter
200 Breaststroke
No. 1
1:50.02
Aleksas Savickas
Platform
No. 1
452.35
Jesus Gonzalez
400 Free Relay
No. 1
2:43.60
J. Liendo, J. Smith, A. Painter, S. Buff
Saturday Recap
There were eight program top-ten times recorded and three NCAA A-cut times recorded during morning prelims, as 21 swimmers advanced to Saturday finals.
The 1650 free opened Saturday finals, as 10 Gators competed in the event. Emma Weyant (14:53.23) and Michaela Mattes (16:02.53) went four-five on the women’s side, respectively. Julie Brousseau finished in 11th after swimming a 16:09.69. Jake Mitchell had the fastest time on the men’s side after going 14:47.44 in the second heat. Josh Parent’s 14:48.46 followed in tenth, while Gio Linscheer placed 14th with a time of 14:51.03. Eric Brown and Andrew Taylor added points to Florida’s team total as well, finishing in 21st (14:56.84) and 22nd (15:01.05), respectively.
For the second-consecutive day, Bella Sims and Jonny Marshall swept the backstroke event, as the two sophomores defended their title in the 200 back, Sims posted a winning time of 1:48.28 to win the event in over two seconds to improve her school record time of 1:48.47 from last year’s NCAA Championships. Marshall followed up with a school record and SEC Meet record time of 1:35.85 to defeat defending Olympic gold medalist Hubert Kos of Texas and maintain his title.
In the men’s 100 free, Josh Liendo tied with Jordan Crooks of Tennessee for first place, finishing at 40.45 for an SEC Meet record and his second-straight event title. Smith and Alexander Painter also swam in the A final, registering the program’s fourth and fifth-fastest times in history after finishing sixth and seventh, respectively.
Aleksas Savickas reset his program as well as well as the SEC and SEC Meet record to win the men’s 200 breaststroke for the second time in three years, posting a 1:50.02 to best his own record set in 2023. The junior now has two golds and one silver medal in the event.
Gator diver Jesus Gonzalez had a record-breaking night himself, breaking the program’s platform record from 2004. He advanced to the finals after scoring a 90.10 on his second-prelim dive to place second and advance to prelims, where he went on to earn third with a final score of 452.35. Conor Gesing finished second in the B final to earn 10th overall with 353.15.
The women’s 400 free relay team of Bella Sims, Addison Reese, Lainy Kruger and Micayla Cronk finished third after going 3:11.07, while the men’s 400 free relay team of Josh Liendo, Julian Smith, Alex Painter and Scotty Buff finished second after breaking the school record with a 2:43.60.
Hear from the Gators
Sophomore Bella Sims:
On how happy she was with her time and how swimming the 200 back felt:
“I was talking about how the 200 back is one of the most painful 200’s. It hurt so bad, but best time and I am always happy with a best time.”
Sophomore Jonny Marshall:
On being the fifth-fasest performer ever and swimming next to the defending Olympic gold medalist (Hubert Kos of Texas):
“I knew it was going to be fast and that he was coming from me, so I knew I had to set myself up for success and get out as far ahead as I could.”
On how he carries his momentum in the backstroke into next month at NCAA’s:
“Just celebrating the success here and keep it as a chip on our shoulder as we go through the next month of training and what not. I know when I get back on Monday its not going to be a taper, so keep that same grit I had in the fall and keep the confidence as well.
Saturday, Feb. 22
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 200 Backstroke
* 1st place: Bella Sims – 1:44.99 (A-cut)
* 3rd place: Catie Choate – 1:51.78 (B-cut)
* 5th place: JoJo Ramey – 1:52.33 (B-cut)
* 10th place: Zoe Dixon – 1:53.48 (B-cut)
* 14th place: Mabel Zavaros – 1:53.98 (B-cut)
* 23rd place: Katelyn Schroeder – 1:55.17 (B-cut)
* 36th place: Carly Meeting – 1:57.51 (B-cut)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
* 1st place: Jonny Marshall – 1:37.94 (A-cut)
* 6th place: Caleb Maldari – 1:40.60 (B-cut)
* 11th place: Aiden Norman – 1:40.97 (B-cut)
Women’s 100 Freestyle
* 16th place: Addison Reese – 48.62 (B-cut)
* 29th place: Micayla Cronk – 49.12 (B-cut)
* 50th place: Julia Heimstead – 50.15
Men’s 100 Freesyle
* 2nd place: Josh Liendo – 40.83 (A-cut)
* 6th place: Julian Smith – 41.68 (B-cut)
* 7th place: Alexander Painter – 41.81 (B-cut)
* 12th place: Ed Fullum-Huot – 42.15 (B-cut)
* 32nd place: Devin Dilger – 43.04 (B-cut)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
* 5th place: Molly Mayne – 2:08.50 (B-cut)
* 9th place: Anita Bottazzo – 2:09.17 (B-cut)
* 11th place: Grace Rainey – 2:09.92 (B-cut)
* 13th place: Sofia Plaza – 2:10.37 (B-cut)
* 15th place: Gracie Weyant – 2:11.52 (B-cut)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
* 2nd place: Aleksas Savickas – 1:51.21 (B-cut)
* 9th place: Peter Bretzmann – 1:54.19 (B-cut)
Men’s Platform Prelims
Jesus Gonzalez | 2nd place | 425.30
* Round 1 – 59.20
* Round 2 – 90.10
* Round 3 – 67.50
* Round 4 – 69.30
* Round 5 – 72.00
* Round 6 -67.20
Conor Gesing | 10th place | score
* Round 1 – 57.20
* Round 2 – 43.20
* Round 3 – 63.00
* Round 4 – 62.00
* Round 5 – 69.75
* Round 6 – 58.00
Men’s Platform B Final
Conor Gesing | 2nd place (10th overall) | 353.15
* Round 1 – 57.20
* Round 2 – 43.20
* Round 3 – 63.00
* Round 4 – 62.00
* Round 5 – 69.75
* Round 6 – 58.00
Women’s 1650 Freestyle Heats
* 4th place: Emma Weyant – 15:53.23 (B-cut)
* 5th place: Michaela Mattes – 16:02.53 (B-cut)
* 11th place: Julie Brousseau – 16:09.69 (B-cut)
Men’s 1650 Freestyle Heats
* 9th place: Jake Mitchell – 14:47.44 (B-cut)
* 10th place: Josh Parent – 14:48.46 (B-cut)
* 14th place: Gio Linscheer – 14:51.03 (B-cut)
* 21st place: Eric Brown – 14:56.84 (B-cut)
* 22nd place: 15:01.05 (B-cut)
*
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Championship Final
* 1st place: Bella Sims – 1:48.28 (A-cut)
* 4th place: Catie Choate – 1:51.95 (B-cut)
* 7th place: Jo Jo Ramey – 1:52.77 (B-cut)
B Final
* 9th place: Mabel Zavaros – 1:52.24 (B-cut)
* 10th place: Zoe Dixon: 1:52.40 (B-cut)
C Final
* 22nd place: Katie Schroeder – 1:55.26 (B-cut)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Championship Final
* 1st place: Jonny Marshall – 1:35.85 (A-cut)
* 5th place: Caleb Maldari – 1:40.05 (B-cut)
B Final
* 9th place: Aiden Norman – 1:40.09 (B-cut)
Women’s 100 Freestyle
B Final
* 12th place: Addison Reese – 48.48 (B-cut)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Championship Final
* T1st place: Josh Liendo – 40.45 (A-cut)
* 6th place: Julian Smith – 41.34 (A-cut)
* 7th place: Alexander Painter – 41.41 (B-cut)
B Final
* 16th place: Ed Fullum-Huot – 42.90 (B-cut)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Championship Final
* 8th place: Molly Mayne – 2:09.55 (B-cut)
B Final
* 9th place: Anita Bottazzo – 2:08.66 (B-cut)
* 11th place: Gracie Weyant – 2:10.14 (B-cut)
* 12th place: Sofia Plaza – 2:10.17 (B-cut)
* 13th place: Grace Ramey – 2:10.83 (B-cut)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Championship Final
* 1st place: Aleksas Savickas – 1:50.02 (A-cut)
B Final
* 9th place: Peter Bretzmann – 1:53.36 (B-cut)
Men’s Platform A Final
Jesus Gonzalez | 3rd place | 452.35
* Round 1 – 76.80
* Round 2 – 85.00
* Round 3 – 67.50
* Round 4 – 74.25
* Round 5 – 73.60
* Round 6 -75.20
Women’s 400 Free Relay
A Relay Team | 3rd place | 3:11.07
* B. Sims (47.06), A. Reese (48.36), L. Kruger (48.06) M. Cronk (47.59)
Men’s 400Free Relay
A Relay Team | 2nd place | 2:43.60
* J. Liendo (40.78), J. Smith (40.76), A. Painter (40.85), S. Buff (41.21)
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