Seven women’s swimmers and divers earned All-SEC Second-Team honors, while placing a pair on the All-Freshman team.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Nine University of Florida women’s swimmers and divers earned Southeastern Conference postseason honors as the league office announced their annual awards to cap the 2019-20 season.
The Gators, who placed seven on the Second Team and a pair on the All-Freshman team, tallied nine total postseason honors for the second-straight season after a runner-up finish at the 2020 SEC Championships, registering 1,079.5 points and seven medals over five days of competition.
Emma Ball, Leah Braswell, Sherridon Dressel, Bella Garofalo, Vanessa Pearl, Elizabeth Perez and Emma Whitner all landed on the All-SEC Second Team after posting a second or third-place finish at SEC’s.
For Ball , Braswell, Dressel, Garofalo and Pearl, this marks back-to-back postseason SEC honor after earning All-SEC recognition last season.
Perez and Whitner reel in their first career postseason conference accolade and posting their first podium finish of their careers at the conference meet.
1,650 Free
Leah Braswell
100 Fly
Sherridon Dressel
100 Back
Sherridon Dressel
400 IM
Vanessa Pearl
3-Meter
Elizabeth Perez
Platform
Emma Whitner
200 Medley Relay
Sherridon Dressel, Emma Ball, Bella Garofalo, Vanessa Pearl
Kathleen Golding and Allie Piccirillo were named to the All-Freshman team after placing top-eight or finishing as the highest scoring freshman in their respective event.
In their first SEC Championship experience, Golding posted a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM, while Piccirillo was the top freshman finisher in the 200 fly, tallying 16 points with her 11th-place finish.
Complete List of the 2020 SEC Swimming & Diving All-SEC Awards:
Award
Name (School)
Female Swimmer of the Year
Erika Brown (Tennessee)
Female Freshman Swimmer of the Year
Zoie Hartman (Georgia)
Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year
Matt Kredich (Tennessee)
Female Diver of the Year
Alison Maillard (Auburn)
Female Freshman Diver of the Year
Tanesha Lucoe (Alabama)
Women’s Diving Coaches of the Year
Jeff Shaffer (Auburn)
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