UF S&D: Florida Totals Six B-Cut Times on Day Two of Invitational

Six men recorded an NCAA B-standard time in four events.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming team had 12 student-athletes participate in the second day of the Florida Invitational with FSU at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Natatorium.

Six Gator men recorded an NCAA B-cut time during morning prelims, but Paul Dardis was the only swimmer to improve his qualifying time at Friday finals. The freshman dropped 0.66 seconds from his morning swim in the 200 free to 1:33.49.

NCAA B-Cut Times

* Paul Dardis – 1:33.49 (200 Freestyle)
* Raphael Rached Windmuller – 53.43 (100 Breaststroke)
* Peter Bretzmann – 1:53.08 (200 Breaststroke)
* Caleb Maldari – 46.84 (100 Backstroke)
* Aiden Norman – 46.96 (100 Backstroke)
* Matthew Cairns – 47.02 (100 Backstroke)

The final day of the Florida Invitational begins at 9:30 a.m. and is followed with finals at 4 p.m. Admission for all sessions is free, with live results available to paid subscribers on MeetMobile or on @GatorsSwimDV on socials.

The Invite provides an opportunity for swimmers to earn an NCAA Championship-qualifying time or improve upon their existing provisional cut. Prior to Friday, 10 swimmers (6 men; 4 women) have recorded an NCAA A-cut time in at least one event, while 49 (28 men; 21 women) have earned an NCAA B-cut time.

Parking

For both Saturday sessions, spectators can park in the O’Connell Center garage and can enter through Gate 2.

Results from Friday as well as Saturday’s events can be found below.
Prelim Events

Prelim Results

Men’s 200 Yard Freestyle

1:31.31 A NCAA

1:35.35 B NCAA

* Paul Dardis – 1:34.15
* Devin Dilger – 1:35.94

Women’s 100 Yard Breaststroke

58.01 A NCAA

1:01.22 B NCAA

* Grace Rainey – 1:02.62
* Gracie Weyant – 1:03.24