The Somerton, England native collects the men’s first weekly swim honor of the 2024-25 season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For his efforts in the No. 4 Florida men’s swim and dive team’s first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational last week, Alexander Painter was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, as the league announced Tuesday.
It marks the Somerton, England natives first honor of his career as well as the men’s first swimming weekly accolade of the 2024-25 season.
Painter was a member of the Gators’ relay sweep who all recorded five NCAA A-cut times and earned one individual podium finish to help his time finish first at the Georgia Invitational. Painter swam the leadoff leg in the 400 free relay (2:46.81) and 800 free relay (6:12.85), the third leg of the 200 free relay (1:15.10) and the anchor leg in the 200 medley relay (1:21.49) and 400 medley relay (3:02.95). Individually, he recorded a trio of NCAA B-cut times to place third in the 50 free (19.24), eighth in the 100 free (43.04) and ninth in the 200 free (1:34.62). Additionally, all four of the Gators five relay times recorded were good enough to land a spot in in the men’s top-10 program times.
FLORIDA MEN’S TOP-10 PROGRAM TIMES
200- YARD FRESTYLE RELAY
1. Liendo, Chaney, Friese, McDuff (2023) – 1:13.35
2. Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff (2024) – 1:13.49
3. Chaney, W. Davis, Smith, Friese (2022) – 1:14.11
4. McDuff, Liendo, Chaney, Alb. Mestre (2023) – 1:14.19
5. Liendo, Chaney, Smith, Fullum-Huot (2024) – 1:14.36
6. Dressel, Switkowski, Martinez-Scarpe, M. Szaranek (2018) – 1:14.39
7. Smith, Liendo, Painter, Fullum-Huot (Nov. 2024) – 1:15.10
8. Chaney, Friese, Smith, McDuff (2022) – 1:15.18
9. Chaney, W. Davis, Smith, Friese (2021) – 1:15.21
10. Chaney, Liendo, Fullum-Huot, McDuff (2023) – 1:15.65
Dressel, Switkowski, Martinez-Scarpe, Blyzinskyi (2017) – 1:15.65
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1. Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff (2023) – 2:44.07
2. Baqlah, Switkowski, Dressel, M. Szaranek (2018) – 2:45.73
3. Dressel, Switkowski, Rooney, M. Szaranek (2017) – 2:46.21
4. Painter, Dardis, Smith, Liendo (Nov. 2024) – 2:46.81
5. Smith, Chaney, Freeman, Friese (2021) – .2:46.88
6. McDuff, Chaney, Friese, Smith (2022) – 2:46.91
7. Dressel, Baqlah, Rooney, M. Szaranek (2018) – .2:47.06
8. Dressel, C. Main, M. Szaranek, Switkowski (2016) – 2:47.16
9. Chaney, Friese, McDuff, Smith (2022) – 2:47.39
10. Rooney, Baqlah, B. Main, Smith (2019).- 2:48.82
200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
1. Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff (2024) – 1:20.15
2. Chaney, Hillis, Friese, W. Davis (2022) – 1:21.13
3. Chaney, Smith, Buff, McDuff (2024) – 1:21.66
4. Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter (Nov. 2024) – 1:21.49
5. Chaney, Hillis, Friese, Mestre (2022) – 1:22.06
6. Taylor, Bray, M. Szaranek, Dressel (2018) – 1:22.33
7. Taylor, Bray, Switkowski, Dressel (2018) – 1:22.94
8. Chaney, Savickas, Liendo, McDuff (2023) – 1:23.02
9. Blyzinskij, Bray, M. Szaranek, Dressel (2017) – 1:23.08
10. Stokowski, Guarente, Rooney, W. Davis (2019) – 1:23.25
400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
1. Marshall, Savickas, Liendo, McDuff (2024) – 3:00.06
2. Chaney, Hillis, Friese, Smith (2021) – 3:01.00
3. Chaney, Al-Wir, Friese, Smith (2022) – 3.02.61
4. Chaney, Savickas, Liendo, McDuff (2024) -.3:02.68
5. Marshall, Smith, Liendo, Painter (Nov. 2024) – 3:02.95
6. B. Main, Dressel, Switkowski, Rooney (2018) -.3:03.16
7. Blyzinskyj, Dressel, Switkowski, C. Main (2016) – 3:03.86
8. Blyzinskyj, Bray, Switkowski, Dressel (2017) -.3:04.20
9. B. Main, Dressel, M. Szaranek, Switkowski (2018) – 3:04.55
10. Stokowski, Guarente, Rooney, B. Main (2019) – 3:04.66
Week 7 Honorees
Men’s Co-Swimmers
Jordan Crooks, Tennessee
Rex Maurer, Texas
Men’s Diver
Bennett Greene, Tennessee
Men’s Co-Freshman
Alexander Painter, Florida
Cooper Lucas, Texas
Women’s Swimmer
Emma Sticklen, Texas
Women’s Diver
Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina
Women’s Freshman
Jillian Cox, Texas
Up Next
Both programs will take a break for winter training before returning to action in the new year for Florida’s first home dual meet against Indiana on Friday, Jan. 3 at 11:00 a.m. During the training period, certain swimmers will head to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in the US Open from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7, while divers will head to Bloomington, Indiana for the USA Diving Winter National Championships from Dec. 7 through Dec. 15.
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