Two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Caeleb Dressel was named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year this past weekend. 2017 Athlete of the Year Caeleb Dressel highlights this weekend's #USAS2017 award winners! Full list ➡️ https://t.co/rrN3j8tV6I pic.twitter.com/Uj2gT9lkx2 — USA Swimming (@USASwimming) September 17, 2017 Olympic Gold Medalist Dressel made a name …
Read More »Caeleb Dressel Wins Individudal Gold Medal in FINA Championships
On the fifth day of the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, rising Gator senior Caeleb Dressel earned his third gold medal by winning the men’s 100 meter freestyle event. In all, five Gator swimmers participated in events on Thursday, with Dressel and Liliana Szilagyi swimming in a final. …
Read More »No.19 Florida Women’s Swimming and Diving Heads to NCAA Championships
It’s finally the end of the collegiate swim season. The Florida women’s swimming and diving team will wrap up competition this week in Indianapolis. On each day of competition, prelims will be in the morning and then finals will follow later on. Eight swimmers and two divers have qualified for …
Read More »Florida Swimming Ready For NCAA Tournment
Florida men and women’s swimming teams competed for the final time this season at home. The Gators participated in a last chance NCAA qualifying meet over the weekend. The three-day meet consisted of both men and women teams from FSU and just Women’s teams from FGCU, Miami and Texas A&M. …
Read More »SEC Swimming “Heats” Up
Even though swimming season is almost over, the SEC is hardly ready to dry off. The 2017 SEC Championship features high scores, smashed records, and former Olympians going for college gold. The first three days have concluded and some teams have proven dominant. But, close scores leading into the final …
Read More »Next Up, the SEC Championships for Swimming and Diving
The University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished the regular 2016 season with a victory over Tennessee on Saturday in the Allen Joes Aquatic Center. The #3 men’s team posted a 185-115 win over the #12 ranked Tennessee team and the women ended the meet with …
Read More »Florida Swimming Prepares for Buckeye Invitational
The fall Florida swimming season slows down with a trip to Ohio for the Gators. The team will be swimming both long course and short course events at the Buckeye Invitational. The competition will last three days and Florida head coach Gregg Troy explains that the team will have a great …
Read More »Florida Swimming Falls to Georgia
Both the men’s and women’s swim teams fell to Georgia on Friday. The men lost 172.5 to 127.5 while the women lost 169 to 129. While the outcome wasn’t something that head coach Gregg Troy wanted, there were still some positives that came out of the meet. Troy explained that both Natalie Hinds …
Read More »Swimming Travels To Take On Texas and Indiana
The Florida swim teams will next face Texas and Indiana after swimming most recently against Minnesota. The men’s swim team defeated Minnesota 174.50 to 125.50. Sophomore Caleb Dressel earned a B qualifying time in the 100 back, finishing only behind Jack Blyzinskyj. “On the men’s side, the men’s meet was pretty …
Read More »Men’s Swimming Success At NCAA Championships
The men’s NCAA swim championships came to a close this past weekend. The Gator men finished fifth overall as a team. Since head coach Gregg Troy has been with the men’s team, they have placed in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. There were a couple of school records …
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