14 men and 12 women earn honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – 26 members of the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving team earned All-American honors from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of American.
Florida landed 14 men on the list following a sixth-place finish at last week’s NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The Gators set three NCAA relay records (200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay) and four National Championships. Freshman Josh Liendo, the 100 free National Champion achieved seven first-team honors.
The Gator women had 12 earn the postseason accolades during their ninth-place finish in the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Florida earned its first top-10 finish since the 2014-15 season. Micayla Cronk earned four first team-All American relay honors, while Emma Weyant secured first-team honors in the 500 free and 400 IM.
Florida Men CSCAA All-Americans
* Chaney, Adam – 100 Back, 100 Free (2nd Team), 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
* Friese, Eric – 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
* Garcia, Leonardo – 1 mtr Diving (2nd Team), Platform Diving
* Gonzalez Pinero, Joaquin – 200 Fly (2nd Team)
* Hillis, Dillon – 100 Breast, 200 Breast (2nd Team), 400 Medley Relay
* Laur, Mason – 400 IM (2nd Team)
* Liendo, Josh – 100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 50 Free
* Linscheer, Gio – 1650 Free (2nd Team)
* McDuff, Macguire – 100 Free (2nd Team), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay
* Mestre, Alfonso – 1650 Free (2nd Team), 500 Free, 800 Free Relay
* Mitchell, Jake – 200 Free (2nd Team), 500 Free, 800 Free Relay
* Savickas, Aleksas – 100 Breast (2nd Team), 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay
* Smith, Julian – 100 Breast (2nd Team), 200 IM (2nd Team), 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
* Watson, Tyler – 1650 Free (2nd Team)
Florida Women CSCAA All-Americans
* Amer, Maha – 1m Diving (2nd Team)
* Bates, Talia – 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
* Cronk, Micayla – 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay, 400 Free Relay
* Dixon, Zoe – 400 IM (2nd Team)
* Kucheran, Nina – 400 Med Relay, 200 Breast (2nd Team)
* Mack, Katie – 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
* Mathieu, Tylor – 800 Free Relay, 500 Free (2nd Team)
* Nikonova, Ekaterina – 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free (2nd Team)
* Peoples, Olivia – 400 Med Relay, 100 Fly (2nd Team)
* Runnels, Aris – 400 Med Relay, 100 Back (2nd Team)
* Weyant, Emma – 500 Free, 400 IM, 1650 Free (2nd Team)
* Zavaros, Mabel – 400 IM, 500 Free (2nd Team)
Noteworthy
* Florida finished in the top-10 of both men’s and women’s NCAA Championships for the first time since 2014-15
* For the ninth time in program history, and the first time since 1992-93, the Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams won SEC Championships during the same season.
* Florida is the first SEC school to win both the men’s and women’s SEC title in the same season in 15 years
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