Florida women record five new top-10 program times, while the men tallied three.
Day One Swimming Results<https://floridagators.com/documents/2024/11/21/Swimming.pdf> | Day One Diving Results<https://floridagators.com/common/controls/doc_handler.aspx?doc=37851>
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 4/6 men’s and women’s swim & dive teams had a strong showing in day one of the Georgia Fall Invitational, as both teams sit at the top of the leaderboard following seven events.
Scores – Men
1. Florida – 299.5
2. Georgia – 254.5
3. Alabama – 194.5
4. LSU – 116.5
5. Missouri – 108
Scores – Women
1. Florida – 326.5
2. Alabama – 189.5
3. Georgia – 179
4. LSU – 159
5. Missouri – 133
Overall, the program recorded 26 NCAA B-cut times and four NCAA A-cut times. Both of the men’s relay A team’s and the women’s 400 medley relay A Team tallied an A-cut time, while sophomore Bella Sims posted the only Gator individual A-cut time of the day. The sophomore posted a first-place time of 4:31.06 in the 500 freestyle to reset her program record she set during her freshman season. Furthermore, 16 Gator men and 13 women swam NCAA B-Cut times.
Men’s NCAA A-Cut Times
Swimmer
Event
Time
NCAA A-Cut Standard
Julian Smith, Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter and Ed Fullum-Huot
200 Free Relay
1:15.10
1:16.51
Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Josh Liendo and Alexander Painter
400 Medley Relay
3:02.95
3:04.96
Women’s NCAA A-Cut Times
Swimmer
Event
Time
NCAA A-Cut Standard
Bella Sims
500y Freestyle
4:31.06
4:36.89
Bella Sims, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk
400 Medley Relay A Team
3:26.27
3:30.89
Men’s NCAA B-Cut Times
Event
Swimmer
Time
NCAA B-Cut Standard
500 Freestyle
* Gio Linscheer
* Jake Mitchell
* Eric Brown
* Andrew Taylor
* Josh Parent
* Oskar Lindholm
* Luke Whitlock
* Luke Corey
* 4:15.04
* 4:16.06
* 4:16.37
* 4:17.51
* 4:19.02
* 4:19.13
* 4:19.18
* 4:19.70
4:21.28
200 IM
* Julian Smith
* Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero
* Mason Laur
* 1:41.01
* 1:44.76
* 1:44.87
1:45.68
50 Freestyle
* Josh Liendo
* Alexander Painter
* Scotty Buff
* Ed Fullum-Huot
* Devin Dilger
* 18.80
* 19.24
* 19.30
* 19.50
* 19.68
19.69
Women’s NCAA B-Cut Times
Event
Swimmer
Time
NCAA B-Cut Standard
500 Freestyle
* Julie Brousseau
* Emma Weyant
* Mabel Zavaros
* Michaela Mattes
* Camille DeBoer
* Anna Auld
* 4:37.19
* 4:37.62
* 4:41.17
* 4:37.95
* 4:47.68
* 4:45.44
4:47.20
200 IM
* Zoe Dixon
* Lainy Kruger
* Catie Choate
* 1:54.57
* 1:56.29
* 1:58.88
1:59.55
200 Freestyle Relay
* Bella Sims, Julia Heimstead, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk
* 1:28.94
3:32.88
Not only did Sims set the women’s 500 free record but she also reset the women’s 100 backstroke record after clocking a 49.93 as the leadoff in the 400 medley relay. Additionally, the women updated seven spots between three events on the program’s top-10 times sheet. On the men’s side Julian Smith had two top-10 program times himself, while additionally being a member of the men’s 400 medley relay who recorded the fifth-best time in program history. The senior posted the program’s seventh-best individual time in the 200 IM and his leadoff 19.00 50 freestyle time in the 200 free relay ranks eighth-best individually.
Women Top-Ten Times
Event
Swimmer
Time
Top-10 Spot
500 Freestyle
* Bella Sims
* Julie Brousseau
* Michaela Mattes
* 4:31.06
* 4:37.19
* 4:37.95
* No. 1
* No. 7
* No. 9
200 IM
* Lainy Kruger
* 1:56.29
* No. 10
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
* Bella Sims, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk
* 3:26.27
* No. 2
Men Top-Time Times
Event
Swimmer
Time
Top-10 Spot
50 Freestyle
* Julian Smith
* 19.00
* No. 8
200 IM
* Julian Smith
* 1:41.01
* No. 7
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
* Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Josh Liendo and Alexander Painter
* 3:02.95
* No. 5
Josh Liendo and Julian Smith earned two individual wins for the Gator men and were both part of the two winning relay teams. Zoe Dixon and Sims recorded a pair of first-place wins for the women, as Sims was also the leadoff for the women’s first-place 400 medley relay team.
Men’s Top-Three Finishes
Event
Swimmer
Time
Place
200 Free Relay
* Julian Smith, Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter and Ed Fullum-Huot
* 1:15.10
* 1st
200 IM
* Julian Smith
* Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero
* 1:41.01
* 1:44.76
* 1st
* 3rd
50 Freestyle
* Josh Liendo
* Alexander Painter
* 18.80
* 19.24
* 1st
* 3rd
400 Medley Relay
* Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Josh Liendo and Alexander Painter
* 3:02.95
* 1st
Women’s Top-Three Finishes
Event
Swimmer
Time
Place
500 Freestyle
* Bella Sims
* 4:31.06
* 1st
200 IM
* Zoe Dixon
* Lainy Kruger
* 1:54.57
* 1:56.29
* 1st
* 2nd
400 Medley Relay
* Bella Sims, Anita Bottazzo, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk
* 3:26.27
* 3rd
Diving
Gator Diving saw five or their six advance to either the finals or the consolation final. In the men’s 3-meter springboard, Conor Gesing finished fourth overall, Peyton Donald improved his prelim score by over 10 points to follow in fifth place. Elisha Dees finished in the top-16 during prelims to earn a spot in the consolation final, where the junior scored a 298.00 for 11th overall.
Men’s 3-Meter Results
Diver
Prelim Score
Total Score
Place
Conor Gesing
* 333.55
* 336.15
* 4th
Peyton Donald
* 322.25
* 333.35
* 5th
Elisha Dees
* 284.45
* 298.00
* 11th
Camyla Monroy stayed steady in the women’s 1-meter, earning second in the finals after advancing with a second-place prelim score. Casey Greenberg represented Florida in the women’s 1-meter consolation final, where the Gainesville native placed 14th overall.
Women’s 1-Meter Results
Diver
Prelim Score
Total Score
Place
Camyla Monroy
* 325.20
* 370.95
* 2nd
Casey Greenberg
* 247.80
* 241.70
* 14th
Chloe Bishop
* 211.00
* 211.00
* 25th
Up Next
Day two of the Invite kicks off with 9:30 a.m. prelims with the 400y IM, 100y fly, 200y Free, 100y Breast and 100y Back events taking place inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. Men’s 3-meter and women’s 1-meter diving prelims will follow 11:30 a.m., with finals taking place at 5:30 p.m. Swimming finals will also begin at 5:30, as the 200y Medley Relay and the 800y free relay will bookend Thursday’s finals.
How to Watch
Prelims and finals will be streamed on SECN+ for authenticated subscribers of the network. Links for the live stream are available on the swim & dive schedule pages on Floridagators.com. Fans can follow Meet Mobile for updated results.
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