Florida will open up the new campaign against No. 4 Georgia next Friday at 10:00 a.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida women’s swimming and diving team has been voted the No. 10 team in the opening College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Poll released on Thursday.
A year ago, the Gators started off the season with the same ranking before moving all the way up to the top spot on Oct. 23 thanks to a scorching 5-0 start. The team would remain ranked No. 1 until the middle of December. Ultimately, the Gators would finish as the No. 7 team with an overall dual meet record of 8-1 heading into the 2020 Southeastern Conference Championships that saw them earn their second-consecutive runner-up finish, a first since the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
The 2020-21 squad will return 23 letterwinners from last season, including eight CSCAA All-Americans, four All-SEC members and a pair of All-Freshman honorees. 12 newcomers will look to make an immediate impact on a program that lost 13 seniors to graduation a season ago.
The Gators will head to No. 4 Georgia next Friday, Oct. 30 to open up the 2020-21 season in a top-10 conference dual meet in Athens, Ga. inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. The first event is slated to kick things off at 10:00 a.m. Live 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
Virginia
324
2
Stanford
307
3
Michigan
285
4
Georgia
280
5
Cal
266
6
NC State
257
7
Tennessee
255
8
Texas
232
9
Ohio State
210
10
Florida
205
11
Louisville
198
12
Kentucky
168
13
Alabama
160
14
Northwestern
147
15
USC
140
16
Indiana
131
17
Texas A&M
119
18
North Carolina
107
19
Auburn
106
20
Missouri
73
21
Duke
70
22
Wisconsin
40
23
Notre Dame
40
24
Virginia Tech
33
25
UCLA
23
Others receiving votes: Arizona State (7), Florida State (4), Akron (3), Princeton (2), Arkansas (2)
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=MVoMuMAZ6CRmwiYGIMgSvo68hZr2aorONcutkfGb1E0&s=nCYqbpBqaUP1ClS4v-CkX6YceZ2YCRdMcCiCRquH23Y&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=MVoMuMAZ6CRmwiYGIMgSvo68hZr2aorONcutkfGb1E0&s=azIAeFdlHiN2fhxGOoQCS0cJM0jLmEK_TkK3IuZc33A&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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