GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pair of Gator men’s divers will look to earn bids to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Diving Zones on March 7-10 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center In Greensboro, North Carolina.
Leonardo Garcia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13950&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=Oygx4y6UbSGvIAqdhQgeWZIm3FY52Q_WRVH4kyk8RQw&e= > and Anton Svirskyi<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13970&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=9v2vL2RQktT1z6d6IooY7kDdNejsPMA0qmRBMnLW8Ak&e= > will compete to earn bids to NCAA’s on March 24-27 in Greensboro, N.C. The men swimmers who qualify for the championships will be announced here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncaa.com_sports_swimming-2Dmen_d1&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=O76napPSGU7mAJZEbe8Qa7D70oc75HGWBUdHl-4yxJ8&e= > next week.
UF will be competing in Zone B for just 10 qualifying spots on the 1-meter and eight spots in both the 3-meter and platform.
In all three events, the top-18 preliminary scores will advance to the final round. Scores from both rounds will be combined to determine each individual’s overall finish.
After qualifying for one event, a diver only needs to post a top-12 finish to earn a qualification in that respective event at NCAA’s.
Live results will be available here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure.meetcontrol.com_divemeets_system_meetinfoext.php-3Fmeetnum-3D6880&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=zpqR4PhgjsGbiWZgS-XZq6PbGiRgQl1Qvk6I8xf4QU0&e= > throughout the competition.
Florida Entries (subject to change/scratch)
Leonardo Garcia<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13950&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=Oygx4y6UbSGvIAqdhQgeWZIm3FY52Q_WRVH4kyk8RQw&e= > – 1-Meter and 3-Meter and Platform
Anton Svirskyi<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13970&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=qhjFQdYq14IEzJ7tf9SkU8a50AYmDMrh1r_9DNhgjjA&s=9v2vL2RQktT1z6d6IooY7kDdNejsPMA0qmRBMnLW8Ak&e= > – 1-Meter, 3-Meter and Platform
Meet Schedule
Day
Event (time)
SUNDAY
Women’s 1-meter Prelims (10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
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Women’s 1-meter Finals (12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)
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Men’s 3-meter Prelims (2:15 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.)
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Men’s 3-meter Finals (3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.)
Women’s 3-meter Prelims (10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
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Women’s 3-meter Finals (12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)
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Men’s Platform Prelims (2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
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Men’s Platform Finals (3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.)
TUESDAY
Women’s Platform Prelims (10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
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Men’s 1-meter Prelims (10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
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Women’s Platform Finals (12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.)
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Men’s 1-meter Finals (12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.)
Qualification Spots Per Zone
1-Meter
3-Meter
Platform
Zone A
6
5
4
Zone B
10
8
8
Zone C
7
7
10
Zone D
9
9
8
Zone E
4
7
6
2019-20 Men’s Diving Review
Both Garcia and Svireskyi will head into Zones fresh off a SEC Championship title as the Gators won their ninth-straight conference crown on Feb. 26 with 1,401 points over four days of competition in Columbia, Mo.
Garcia had a great start to his first season her at UF as he finished first on the 1 meter springboard and third on the 3 meter springboard at Georgia in the first meet of season.
Svirskyi ended up fourth on both the 1 and 3-meter springboards at the Georgia meet behind Garcia.
At the Auburn Fall Invitational, Garcia placed first on the platform, second on the 3-meter springboard, and sixth on the 1-meter springboard. Svirskyi finished seventh on both the platform and eight on the 1-meter board.
At the SEC Championships, Garcia placed seventh on the 1-meter board, eight on platform, and 12th on the 3-meter board.
Svirskyi finished seventh on the platform, and 23rd on the 1-meter and 3-meter board.
What’s Next
Any qualifiers will join the remainder of Gators who qualify at the 2021 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 24-27 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on the campus of North Carolina State University to wrap-up the 2020-21 campaign.
