Florida swimmer Zoe Dixon competes in the 200 Fly at the The Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training (FAST) which hosted the Sunshine Showdown featuring UF vs. FSU Men and Women’s Swim Meet on Friday, January 20, 2023 in Ocala, FL. Teams competed in 16 events including the 100s and 200s of each stroke in addition to 50, 500, 1650 free, and 400 IM. The meet will start off with the 200 medley relay and finish with the 200 free relay. Florida holds the advantage in both series, 59-24-1 for the men, dating back to 1956, and 46-3 for the women. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2023

Gators Finish Day One of Auburn Last-Chance Meet

The Florida swim and dive teams competed in the Auburn Last Chance Meet on Friday.

Back like we never left! Last Chance is here 🤩

📍James E. Martin Aquatic Center
⌚️Prelims 11 a.m. EST | Finals 6 p.m. EST
📊 Meet Mobile
🗞️ https://t.co/HsYn179HTC #GoGators pic.twitter.com/CsUN5twDpN

— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 1, 2024

Twelve Gators competed for an opportunity to better their chances of qualifying for NCAAs.

B-Cuts

Florida recorded 12 b-cuts through the two sessions.

In the 500-yard freestyle, Eric Brown (4:13.31) and Josh Parent (4:23.04) earned b-cuts.

Grace Rainey (1:01.34) and Anna Moore (1:01.72) qualified for b-cuts in the 100-yard breaststroke. For the men, Amro Al-Wir surpassed the b-cut time with 53.12.

During the men’s 200-yard backstroke, Caleb Maldari (1:40.76) and Sean Sullivan (1:42.94) reached the cutoff time.

𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗙𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 ⤵️

Billy Jones – 1:43.94 (B-cut) #GoGators pic.twitter.com/bCLXkfdwCD

— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 1, 2024

Senior Billy Jones went 1:43.94 in the 200-yard fly to qualify for a b-cut.

Peter Bretzmann (1:53.05) and Rainey (2:14.60) earned cuts in the 200-yard breast.

Freshman Josh Parent finished the session with a b-cut time of 3:44.97 in the 400-yard IM.

Going Forward

The event continues Saturday with prelims at 11 a.m. and finals at 4 p.m.

NCAA Diving Zones are March 3-6 in Athens, Ga. The No. 3-ranked Florida women compete in Zones on March 20-23, also in Athens. The No. 4-ranked men’s Zones are in Indianapolis, In, March 27-30.

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