Florida will travel to Athens, Ga. next Friday for their season-opener against the No. 8 Bulldogs.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida men’s swimming and diving team will head into its season opener next Friday as the third-ranked team in the Preseason College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 poll.
Florida currently sits as the highest ranked team in the Southeastern Conference, as there is a total of six other SEC teams in the opening poll. Last year, the Gators began the season ranked at No. 7 and would move up one spot to No. 6 on Nov. 13, their highest ranking of the season. Just prior to their eighth-straight SEC title on Feb. 22, 2020, the team settled into No. 11 in the final CSCAA poll of 2019-20.
25 letterwinners return to the water this year for UF, highlighted by 12 CSCAA All-Americans, 10 All-SEC honorees and three All-Freshman from last year’s campaign. Florida will bolster their roster with 16 newcomers, replacing 11 graduating seniors from a season ago.
The Gators will travel to Athens, Ga. on Oct. 30 to take on the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs in a top-10, SEC dual meet at 2:00 p.m. Meet results will be made available through the MeetMobile app, as well as Georgia’s website.
The University of Georgia and Gabrielsen Natatorium are still evaluating and determining meet day procedures, such as allowing spectators. Finalized guidelines are expected to be announced in the near future.
Stay tuned to FloridaGators.com for a full 2020-21 swimming and diving season schedule.
School
Points
1
Texas
374
2
California
359
3
Florida
326
4
NC State
325
5
Michigan
313
6
Indiana
297
7
Texas A&M
28
8
Georgia
256
9
Louisville
246
10
Ohio State
235
11
Stanford
202
12
Arizona State
199
13
Virginia
181
14
Tennessee
170
15
Alabama
167
16
Arizona
140
17
Missouri
137
18
Florida State
125
19
Virginia Tech
112
20
Wisconsin
109
21
Notre Dame
68
22
Auburn
52
23
USC
51
24
North Carolina
33
25
Iowa
28
Others receiving votes: Harvard (18), Kentucky (16), Denver (11), Pittsburgh (10), Minnesota (10), LSU (8), Purdue (7), Penn State (5), Navy (3), South Carolina (2), Utah (1), Georgia Tech (1)
2020-21 SEC Swimming and Diving Plan:
* Season runs October 1, 2020 to January 25, 2021
* Regionalized competition permitted upon the adherence of opponents to SEC Medical Guidance Task Force Requirements for COVID-19 Management
* No restrictions on number of events
COVID-19 Commitments to Student-Athletes:
* The SEC announced in July that student-athletes in all sports who elect to not participate in intercollegiate athletics during the fall 2020 academic semester because of health and/or safety concerns related to COVID-19 will continue to have their scholarships honored by their university and will remain in good standing with their team.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_7_17_general-2Dsec-2Dschools-2Dcommit-2Dto-2Dscholarships-2Dfor-2Dstudent-2Dathletes.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Uc0dbuueSQGdn84LgcAuUrdOuctO1zYDHy4PXQNdhpY&s=WGX87OM4DIi62Q3biJy-sz4WGkC3RveZXqWpd-6DP_8&e= >
* The SEC’s Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_8_7_general-2Dsoutheastern-2Dconference-2Dannounces-2Dinitial-2Dmedical-2Dprotocols.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Uc0dbuueSQGdn84LgcAuUrdOuctO1zYDHy4PXQNdhpY&s=wDBjNe_jleQ_pzkXDio5LZMYGpjFa6GkknVmrvMii-A&e= > continues to meet on policies and procedures for the safe return of student-athletes to competition, building on the NCAA’s Resocialization of College Sports Guidelines.
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