Freeman Leads Gators in Prelims on Day Three of the US Open

Gainesville, Fla. – Trey Freeman<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14717&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=nYdi0GQOlY_W_ug5uWq6ckMYEzJGKfwQUU34-b68GlA&e= > and Katie Ledecky<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1439&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=r31r1ZqNtCZ0Zz_L3c6_Zeo_cu7npl_X0bM8xBBN07Q&e= > carry their momentum over from the past two days to day three of the Toyota US Open.

Day Three Prelims

Trey Freeman<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14717&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=nYdi0GQOlY_W_ug5uWq6ckMYEzJGKfwQUU34-b68GlA&e= > notched the top time of the day in the 200 free with a time of 1:49.17. Freeman will be joined in the A-final by freshman, Oskar Lindholm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14778&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=vsBKZHvqMS1BMpd51iMQV1vgyGmeibQFK4443M0I5mM&e= > as Lindholm swam a 1:51.48 to finish first in his heat. In the B-final 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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=PONrB6Q9S7CHibNwemWGC0DYnZaw8BwzPDjyjvxJaEU&e= >, 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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=GX7cEqzjWogSPS68dY3eZUsG_2xFhTEDAUi_t2OZU98&e= > and Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14710&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=kY9mo0oERp9Un6g2Ky0aH5vLIwctseMdNRN8yrr-PWw&e= > Will be fighting for ninth place finish over all as they finished ninth, 11th and 14th in the prelims.

Katie Ledecky<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1439&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=r31r1ZqNtCZ0Zz_L3c6_Zeo_cu7npl_X0bM8xBBN07Q&e= > breaks yet another Championship record, her third of the US Open. This time it was in the 200 free with a time of 1:56.06 to finish first, earning the top seed heading into the finals later tonight. In the B-final, 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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=8yY_WWO9W5fJETKlB4NPMOwXmRXwGxW2KqbMiV42UfE&e= >, Kathleen Golding<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14743&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=qDrBFimZvix6Aofjl2CFB0xIMfQpNB7KK2CZMH9_k1Y&e= >, and Tylor Mathieu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14749&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=aec92fTUZb7GDAN3-plKI2E9VEX55cIaV9AbUCRnbgI&e= > will be representing the Gators and, in the C-final is Micayla Cronk<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14773&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=1MrMhI_DR0hZaB4Kp0srLPK-1x5GzkbQXOxuxf16_YA&e= >.

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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=jZq3w4Ty5rCwtn41QZRk9jP_llDk2iKAitMcD4WjRzI&e= > and Brennan Gravley<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14720&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=SXiH7JTdmeX4oN62HyYp2YWecMGxq7kcJ1G5RnrA9xY&e= > both earned spots in the A-final with a third and eighth place finish on the 400IM prelims. Tyler Watson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14736&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=qDRZWuOrriNMA9j2Oaa3JdJurw4z2TpolIwCcGtFbq0&e= > will be in the B-final and Pinero will be in the C-final.

In the women’s 400 IM, Kathleen Golding<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14743&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=qDrBFimZvix6Aofjl2CFB0xIMfQpNB7KK2CZMH9_k1Y&e= > had the fastest time for the Gators going 4:53.33 to finish eighth overall. The Zavaros sisters will be battling it out in the B-final. Mabel Zavaros<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14763&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=3mZ-ysVI_5V_GV2CF-w7G39sQ0r8wibNNsorNOjk6F8&e= > is seeded ninth while Rosie Zavaros<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14761&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=XcGc-cX3KLRT4yGP2sfjuG5nKDCB_LgA5AZ-oyJFNFU&e= > is seeded tenth.

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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=qN5jeqc50T1cQeliT7eZMRygBHa4bpLWb5tumOKAcd8&e= > won the final heat of the 100 fly and finished second overall with a time of 53.47 and 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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=PONrB6Q9S7CHibNwemWGC0DYnZaw8BwzPDjyjvxJaEU&e= > finished second in his heat and fourth overall, both earning spots in the A-final.

Mabel Zavaros<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14763&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=3mZ-ysVI_5V_GV2CF-w7G39sQ0r8wibNNsorNOjk6F8&e= > kept her momentum up finishing fist in heath three of the 100 fly and fifth overall with a time of 1:00.69 to move onto the A-final. 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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=NljPGnUIm0T_P-JJlWutfE6mt9M14Ep2k_V67dJbJoM&e= > will be representing the Gators in the B-final.

Tylor Mathieu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14749&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=aec92fTUZb7GDAN3-plKI2E9VEX55cIaV9AbUCRnbgI&e= >, the lone Gator in the women’s 100 breast, swam her way into the A-final with a time of 1:10.05 to finish fifth overall in the prelims.

Freshman, Raphael Rached Windmuller<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14777&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=bjqj7P3D5JA0wQOtkiKorLkmeOTc8BAWRAiJs0exib0&e= > finished second in his heat and eighth overall to earn a spot in the final.

Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14710&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=kY9mo0oERp9Un6g2Ky0aH5vLIwctseMdNRN8yrr-PWw&e= >, who swam a 56.12, came out of the men’s 100 back prelims with the second fastest time in the field earning a spot in the A-final.

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=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=8yY_WWO9W5fJETKlB4NPMOwXmRXwGxW2KqbMiV42UfE&e= > and Rosie Zavaros<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14761&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=yGSzLPWBA9JDngkTSl4c-0uVDHouxmMVi_4w0jmTwvochK-0DnGfblLsAlu5bW2C&s=XcGc-cX3KLRT4yGP2sfjuG5nKDCB_LgA5AZ-oyJFNFU&e= > both swam their way into the B-final finishing ninth and 15th overall in the 100 back.

Up Next

The 400 IM will kick off day three finals of the Toyota US Open Friday Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and the100 back will follow.