Florida Sends 16 To Finals On Night Two Of The Championships

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In the 500 free, the first individual event of the championships, the Gators have five in the A-final, one in the B-final and two in the C-final.

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=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=JEQ-orifyGa8PZxbN0onI_zKE5LYaWdYP-n7sbKehTM&e= > had the second fastest time for in the prelims with a time of 4:13.53 in the 500 free. 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=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=xzfD0tOWprOuam6LIXB7bL4LvVDXSby2jaGTgxD5n5c&e= > was in third, 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=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=e_mYa1G6Pv6ZVHFeG0lSPQHG63yfIJ6BJS1KkUApsSQ&e= > in fourth, Robert 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=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=CBZaaomho_i-zquVgzhu4VAqTFBwZh4njRuX5Lw42-8&e= > in fifth and Tyler Watson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13974&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=JVj-A9s6zX535XM6XKuvxthBGoVXwvrJIEvRCC77jVw&e= > in sixth.

Brennan Gravley<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13951&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=TqxTcRCStdyqc4VssyGjM5JZaNifTeGbOa32_Z9lgVU&e= > in the lone Gator in the B-final as he finished 13th overall in the prelims. Jace Crawford<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13940&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=2E1VlvZmHD7zBylZXW2piEjatTeXF-R_YN5v40wWJCA&e= > and John VanDeusen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13972&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=KTz3Y97jmYxr6ti6w94lul8hc19flELRm6XBN4DDwO0&e= > will be representing the Gators in the C-final for the 500 free.

In the 200IM Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=fANgVrYwaynl_ybI71zfqvN7dD1AJSjmvYWwlX_sdfk&e= > is the lone Gator in the A-final as he was fourth overall in the prelims with a time of 1:43.11. In the B-final we have 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=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=NIJJLgh659xNgHakvwTlbVH98VebEt8lzBQPPcyFp_w&e= > who was 11th overall, Miguel Cancel<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13936&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=OHuBqJeBX56bfw4F4cwQwCvOxOxTqlgh1iGsPDCYum4&e= > who was 14th overall, and Kevin Vargas<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13973&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=NgipNRu8GY15QiU1_O4thSNOdjcC2jGuz-TZnmraU7w&e= > who was 16th overall in the prelims.

Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13939&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=2bQ6n55fbfU4VD9eNr2EdDnw6bGH5IcLfu1x6rKOOvQ&e= > had the fastest time in the 50 free prelims and now has the fastest time in the nation as of right now as he secures a spot in the A-final and makes an A-cut for the NCAA. Will Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13942&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=TIygcLxGUloDhJYZL2CMP3CUIoCwBKzAgW4Fy9WuZv8&e= > and Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13949&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=WCavoD-emWGRRMCedsbY9m8-B_KCY7dXemgN7NnLfyo&e= > will join Chaney in the A-final.

In the C-final Isaac Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13941&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=IKdSg2EZeN9IMzZ10fijTEdoI4fuURgCWnjAAjugB2o&s=d5etfn6zDYYboqhgsb2T1T4IoQlSUioCoVWOJYF2N54&e= > is the lone Gator as he finished 20th overall in the prelims.

Standings
1.    1. Kentucky – 338
2.    2. Tennessee – 287
3.    3.Missouri – 232
4.    4. Texas A&M – 221
5.    5. Florida – 207
6.    6. Auburn – 202
7.    7. LSU – 176
8.    8. Alabama – 156
9.    9. Georgia – 152
10. South Carolina – 90

What’s Next

Wednesday evening will begin at 7 p.m. ET with the men’s 50 free. The remainder of the schedule is the 200IM, 50 free and the 200 free relay.