Men secure first win of the season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a matchup between two of the top ranked programs in the country the No. 3/7 ranked Florida men’s and women’s swim and dive split Friday’s dual. The third-ranked Florida men’s team coasted to a, 202-96, win over No. 15 Virginia, while the seventh-ranked Florida women fell short against the three-time defending national champions Virginia women,164-136. The men picked up their first win of the season, and the women fall to 1-1.
The Gators finish with a combined 24 B-cuts on the day and finished in the top-three in every event but one.
Hear from Head Coach Anthony Nesty
“I’m happy with how we swam today. I was impressed with the freshmen and everyone’s performance against a top-ranked opponent. Feeling good after today’s meet, but know there is always room for improvement.”
Diving
Florida came out on top in all diving events. Freshman Conor Gesing continued his win-streak after sweeping the men’s diving competition. The SEC Co-Diver of the Week on Oct. 3, scored a 364.05 on the 1-meter and a 407.93 on the 3-meter. On the women’s side, Ana Monroy placed first in both the 1-meter and the 3-meter after scoring 318.38 and 407.93, respectfully.
Women 200 Medley Relay
The A relay team of Catie Choate, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, and Isabel Ivey posted a 1:38.67 to finish in second place. Florida’s B team finished in fourth and C team finished in sixth.
Men 200 Medley Relay
The A relay team of Adam Chaney, Aleksas Savickas, Joshua Liendo and Macguire McDuff placed first, finishing in 1:25.82 to secure the men’s first win of the day. The B relay team of Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff, and Ed Fullum-Huot finished in second after swimming a 1:27.87. Florida’s C team finished in fifth, and the D team finished in sixth.
Women 1000 Free
Caroline Pennington came in second place after swimming a 9:49.07. Anna Auld finished in fourth place with a time of 9:57.28, while Madison Kolessar finished seconds behind with a 9:57.93 to come in fifth.
Men 1000 Free
The Gators went 1-2-3, led by Eric Brown’s 9:03.88 time to finish in front of freshmen duo Andrew Taylor and Josh Parent. Taylor finished second with a 9:05.88, while Parent swam a 9:14.38 to follow in third.
Women 200 Free
Emma Weyant shaved over two seconds off previous time to touch the wall in 1:45.16. Isabel Ivey was right behind her with a 1:45.18. Both Gators recorded B-cuts, while recording the second and third fastest times in the nation.
Men 200 Free
Florida claimed three of the top-four finishes. Jake Mitchell clocked a B-cut time, 1:35.06. Macguire McDuff finished in second place at 1:38.64 and just ahead of Sean Sullivan, who swam a 1:38.88.
Women 100 Back
Bella Sims posted a B-cut time of 51.79 to finish second, while Catie Choate recorded a third-place finish at 54.12.
Men 100 Back
Gator duo Adam Chaney and Jonny Marshall clocked B-cut times to finish in top-two spots. Chaney, who notched fourth at the 2023 NCAA Championships last season, swam a 46.99 to win the event, while Marshall came in second after swimming a 47.33, in his collegiate debut.
Women 100 Breast
Florida finished under a second from each other. Grace Rainey swam a 1:01.72 and Olivia Peoples followed with a 1:02.29, which was just ahead of Molly Mayne’s 1:02.85 and Anna Moore’s 1:02.90.
Men 100 Breast
Julian Smith claimed the top-spot after posting a 54.18, while Aleksas Savickas came in close second, touching the wall in 54.26.
Women 200 Fly
Lainy Kruger registered a B-cut time of 1:58.29 to record a second-place finish.
Men 200 Fly
The Gators claimed the top-two spots, as Mason Laur finished in first with a 1:44.14 to record the fifth fastest time in the nation. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero earned second after swimming a 1:45.52.
Women 50 Free
Micayla Cronk touched the wall in 22.79, leading her to a first-place finish.
Men 50 Free
Josh Liendo posted a B-cut time of 19.43 to earn first place. His 19.43 is the third-fastest time in the nation.
Women 100 Free
The Gators had two finishes in the top-three, as Micayla Cronk recorded the fourth-fastest time in the nation after swimming a B-cut time of 48.90 to earn second. Isabel Ivey came in third at 49.53.
Men 100 Free
Macguire McDuff earned his second top-three finish of the day after touching the wall in 43.09 to finish first. Julian Smith earned third place with a 44.69.
Women 200 Back
Bella Sims clocked the fastest time in the nation, after she swam a 1:52.49 to earn the top spot. Sims, SEC Women’s Freshman of the week on Oct. 3, recorded a B-cut time and finished ahead of her teammate, Catie Choate, who came in third with a B-cut time of 1:55.14.
Men 200 Back
Jonny Marshall posted a time of 1:45.82, leading him to a first-place finish.
Women 200 Breast
Grace Rainey recorded a B-cut time after swimming a 2:12.62 to come in second place. The freshman secured the eight-fastest time in the nation.
Men 200 Breast
Aleksas Savickas finished over two seconds in front of his other competitors, clocking a 1:58.67 to finish first.
Women 500 Free
Emma Weyant came in first place, after swimming her second B-cut time of the day, 4:39.22, which is the fastest time in the nation.
Men 500 Free
Jake Mitchell recorded his second B-cut time of the day after touching the wall in 4:21.35 and secure the first-place finish.
Women 100 Fly
The Gators recorded two B-cut times, as Bella Sims came in second after posting a 52.09 and ahead of Olivia Peoples, who came in third with a 52.48.
Men 100 Fly
Josh Liendo earned his second B-cut time of the day, after touching the wall in 46.99 to finish first.
Women 400 IM
Emma Weyant led the way, finishing 4:07.51 to secure the fastest time in the nation and record her third B-cut finish of the day, while Julia Podkoscielny came in third with a B-cut time of 4:14.68.
Men 400 IM
Mason Laur secured the top spot after finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of his competition with a time of 3:49.64.
Women 400 Free Relay
The A-relay team of Isabel Ivey, Ekaterina Nikonova, Micayla Cronk and Bella Sims placed second after posting a B-cut time of 3:15.80.
Men 400 Free Relay
The A relay team and reigning NCAA champions, Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith and Macguire McDuff, came in first place after swimming a 2:54.61 to close out the meet.
The Gators will be off this week, before returning home on Friday, Oct. 27th to face Georgia in their first conference dual matchup of the season.
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