Gainesville, Fla. – The Florida Gators men’s and women’s Swim and Dive team send 36 to the Auburn Last Chance Invitational.
Last Time Out
The Florida Gators Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive team swept the Auburn Tigers with scores 201-99 of and 184-116 respectively.
Florida won 23 out of the 32 events and had a total of 13 athletes hit B-cuts.
Senior Bobby Finke<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14716&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=UW7i7P1_a1guMiDj3zxMUJuUuV22i7VVYfqAlwDX7Js&e= >, took home first place in the men’s 200 Back with a time of 1:46.25. Mason Laur<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14774&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=g-OEEGmfWI8UY8M0rnTAhdb9Pa1Te6xpcWJhnja9WUg&e= > was right behind Finke with a time of 1:49.04, finishing in fourth. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14775&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=VHYiwrwf3v8abKI4P29aIRmhFTVQCVFUwQ0qvlyhD-M&e= > finished in fifth and Miguel Cancel<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14709&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=ZHmzXUndQOhakVEBUW9x90XkgcOxr9bUnKGAebOSHBc&e= > placed in sixth.
Kieran Smith<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14732&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=FrQB1tGJgWS1ve_If-AxLYs4JviUjmuoxMsM_CP3uAs&e= >, a Ridgefield, Conn. native, swam a 4:18.16 clinching himself first place in the Men’s 500 free.
A pair of Gators took home first in both the men’s 3-meter and women’s 1-meter. Leonardo Garcia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14719&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=lt-K2TF_LMFBNuSc9pyWWX3R4Tdc0Q6nb4vYEMFOoNc&e= > finished with a score of 413.03 and Maha Amer<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14793&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=K6-gdh1SUnj3V4SihJRlUEJpD-KzMUAGKhkoqK0X-MU&e= > finished with a score of 284.55. This marks Garcia’s fifth win on the 3-meter springboard and is his season’s best score.
The Gators swept the men’s 100 fly, as Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14718&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=Oh3WjxwPJfnzd3kCbiydK1tblQ4QE8BjIC61yyf4mrU&e= > came in first for the men with a time of 47.56. Isaac Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14712&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=v2XR4aslU-kjw2jqEKtro-ubqFOlzdv28JuXovfVl7U&e= > came in second by less than half a second clocking a time of 47.99, Jace Crawford<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14711&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=Da31b_wX4wcMfo85q-kBMw_0v5jbip0t3URpjPfnwO8&e= > placed third with a 48.01 and Will Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14713&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=quKVrux4QHDVghHd08mUOhjD9w4-ml_05aysucgfZag&e= > came in fourth with a 48.61.
Amanda Ray<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14757&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=FLa8u73wc37lg3NsvRuAyQUpdD7G8V8hW-g97XYLYSo&e= > notched a time of 54.86 logging her a first-place finish for the women’s 100 fly.
Talia Bates<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14738&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=CJu1wEaBjhHdwaewVKIdXCz5v64eauSjSI4q1U0f2UY&e= > came away with two wins, one in the 100 free and the other in the 100 fly. Bates also notch two second place finished in the 400 free relay and the 200 medley relay.
New comer, Alberto Mestre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15274&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=71-LUF5k1weAgI4kddWqC_OdJqeJBioV7NoqG9kTNIIGk35GL0iZP703BsbOp2CQ&s=cFhLFVdX4NaMNSoC8QXpTcVc20V1nFDN4b_ozGjEC30&e= > notched his first win as a Gator in the 100 free with a time of 44.38. Mestre also finished third in the 50 free.
Following their meet at Auburn, the Gators will begin final preparations for the Southeastern Conference Championships on Feb. 15-19 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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