Gators split the men’s and women’s teams this weekend as the men are in Clermont and the women are at Bolles. The women’s meet will start Saturday, May 1, while the men’s meet will go through May 2.
Last night, 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=UlPJY2IgeitVVzuuVDcvTD0nVNCcVepWxwhHWWo-Ipk&e= > and 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=Asj6z0UCrPC8qymj93s8eqqQFScQkHH-wXZnxgCLqEs&e= > set the tone for the Gators at the UANA Tokyo Qualifiers.
Finke placed first in the 800 free with a qualifying time of 7:55.05 and Mestre finished in second with a qualifying time of 7:56.94.
Leading off for the men on the second day of the meet, 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=Asj6z0UCrPC8qymj93s8eqqQFScQkHH-wXZnxgCLqEs&e= > placed third in the 200 free with an Olympic trial qualifying time of 1:49.84. Right behind Mestre was 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=7YoJOg4iFKAU9rBTL3qXP0OO_Xw9MwZ4UZViED0OTRw&e= > in fourth place with a time of 1:49.91 also hitting a qualifying time in the 200 free.
In the 100 back, 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=lEsW6zgB3hKailNhCrEDtvUv1GFc34y-SMr6xXJeGjg&e= > shot out of a cannon and dropped 1.98 seconds to place first with a qualifying time of 55.70.
The last Gator to make an Olympic qualifying time was 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=Me3MfAyZTc5gcsWRJkJvAtK0jEzFcsHu6OQtjcp9bWw&s=C2iVRNVNXDT7QwfOsbStOh4imgzc71TmU8oUfptLPn0&e= > in the 400IM. Smith dropped 3.97 seconds from his previous time in the prelims to place third with a blistering time of 4.22.00.
