Carlin, Farrow and Lydon will look to punch their ticket to NCAA’s over three days of diving in Athens.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A trio of Gator men’s divers will look to earn bids to the 2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Diving Zones on March 9-11 at the Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, Ga.
Nicholas Carlin, Alex Farrow and Nick Lydon will all compete to earn bids to NCAA’s on March 25-28 in Indianapolis, Ind. 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=aYVJHv3-0uvU-OoefAcI7slVlCz3Kyu0dTL0fkWXWhk&s=5zdEuT8JA2epr_ytKAh28L2s2HwyH5sh8yR1urCMwKM&e= > on Wednesday, March 11.
UF will be competing with 91 divers from other schools 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 at Zones, 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-3D6519&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=aYVJHv3-0uvU-OoefAcI7slVlCz3Kyu0dTL0fkWXWhk&s=tmzZOokZ0Bz9t3CplAmW1dodKfIW1-qfqekRP97fHmc&e= > throughout the competition.
Florida Entries (subject to change/scratch)
Nicholas Carlin- 1-Meter and 3-Meter
Alex Farrow- 1-Meter, 3-Meter and Platform
Nick Lydon- 1-Meter and 3-Meter
Meet Schedule
Day
Event (time)
Women’s 1-meter Prelims (11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.)
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Women’s 1-meter Finals (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
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Men’s 3-meter Prelms (3:45 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.)
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Men’s 3-meter Finals (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
TUESDAY
Men’s 1-meter Prelims (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
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Men’s 1-meter Finals (1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.)
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Women’s 3-meter Finals (3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.)
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Women’s 3-meter Finals (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY
Men’s Platform Prelims (10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
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Men’s Platform Finals (11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)
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Women’s Platform Prelims (2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.)
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Women’s Platform Finals (4:00 p.m. – 5:00 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 Farrow and Lydon will head into Zones fresh off a SEC Championship title as the Gators won their eighth-straight conference crown on Feb. 22 with 1,194 points over five days of competition in Auburn, Ala.
Farrow would go on to finish in 10th in the 1-meter, 11th in the 3-meter and 13th on the platform with a new lifetime-best score of 267.55.
Lydon posted 21st-place finishes in both the 1-meter and 3-meter board, as well as a 23rd-place finish on the platform.
During the regular season, Farrow picked up four event victories and was named SEC Diver of the Week on Oct. 15. He would set a personal-best score against Auburn on the 3-meter with his winning tally of 370.28.
Lydon and Carlin each posted regular season victories during Florida’s opening weekend in South Florida against Nova Southeastern, Indian River and FAU.
Lydon won his first event of the year against Nova Southeastern on the 1-meter with a personal-best tally of 320.32. In Florida’s final home dual of the season, he would set a new lifetime-best on the 3-meter with a score of 335.10.
Carlin posted season-best and his best scores as a Gator in the season opener against Nova Southeastern and Indian River on Sept. 27. His 3-meter effort of 307.50 helped him earn his first collegiate victory.
What’s Next
Any qualifiers will join the remainder of Gators who qualify at the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 25-28 at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI to wrap-up the 2019-20 campaign.
