Gators Swimming and Diving

Katie Ledecky continued her historical run on Wednesday evening, becoming the first woman swimmer to secure a spot at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. The Florida Gators volunteer coach won the 800m free by over 23 seconds at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, North Carolina. The three-time Olympian clocked an …

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. From the first time he swam competitively, Oskar Lindholm knew he wanted to come to America to swim in college. Swimming has been the Dane’s passion his whole life.  Why America? One of Lindholm’s biggest draws …

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. The journey and transition from Germany to Gainesville is not easy. That is unless you’re Florida Gators swimmer Eric Friese. Friese made the move from Potsdam, Germany, just outside of Berlin, to Gainesville to swim in college …

After successful starts to the season, both the Men’s and Women’s Gators swim teams will compete in their first invite this weekend. How Will the Georgia Invite Work? The Georgia Invite is taking place from November 17th until November 19th. There will be five schools competing in the event, including …

To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. Deep breaths go in and out as Elettra Neroni makes her way up the stairs to the diving platform. She looks over down at the pool preparing herself to take the leap. A leap she has done …

Although the Gators football team is on a bye, it’s a loaded weekend for Gator sports. Numerous Florida teams are in action across the country. Men’s Tennis Six Florida men’s tennis players are in Tallahassee for the ITA Southeast Regional this weekend. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1583440975992860673 Each of the players listed in the …

Trey Freeman, a fifth year at the University of Florida, has had an impressive career as a member of the Gators swim team. Freeman joined Sports Scene on Monday and talked about his love and passion for swimming. His Swim Career Freeman was a highly decorated swimmer in high school. …

On Friday October 7, a group of nine outstanding Gators are set to be inducted into the UF Hall of Fame. This group of inductees was decided off of a basis of three different categories. These categories help the University of Florida F club to decide who will join those …

After a stellar 2021-22 campaign, the Florida Gators swimming program has picked up even more steam in recent days. On Sep. 7, USA Swimming announced their 2022-23 national team roster, which saw 11 Gators selected. In addition to volunteer coach Katie Ledecky, six current Gators and four former Gators earned …

The 2022 U.S. Swimming National Championships kicked off on Tuesday, and the gators came ready to swim. With 22 current and former UF swimmers in attendance, they have been representing the swamp well. Through two days of competition, the Gators have collected three gold medals. Women Grabbing Gold Through the …