The last time the University of Florida swim team did not claim an SEC Championships title was 2012. The 2020 rendition of the finals, which marks the beginning of the postseason, begins Tuesday in Auburn, Alabama. The Gators are on the hunt for their eighth straight first-place finish. A Crowded …
Read More »UF Women’s Swimming Prepares for SEC Championship at Auburn
The women’s swimming and diving team prepares to kick off the SEC Championship on Tuesday. The Gators are currently ranked No. 8 and will be traveling to Auburn to kick off the first day of the tournament. https://twitter.com/GatorsSwimDv/status/1229488338408701953 Head Coach Jeff Poppell Head Coach Jeff Poppell discusses the importance of …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving to Face Auburn
The top-10 Gators men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams take on the Auburn Tigers for their Senior Day meet. The Final Home Dual The No.9 men’s swimming & diving team is set to face the No. 23 ranked Auburn Tigers for their Senior Day match-up on Jan. 25 inside …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Celebrates This Year’s Signees, Including a Future UF Female Swimmer
P.K. Yonge held their signing ceremony for two of their female athletes on Wednesday, November 13. University of Florida Swimming Lain Shahboz Lain Shahboz has spent most of her life in a pool. The senior committed to the University of Florida last Spring as a backstroker, but has been a …
Read More »Gators women’s swimming tops CSCAA poll
The latest College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) TYR Top 25 poll has the Florida Gator women’s swimming and diving team in first place for the first time since 2009-10. The Gators started the season in ranked No. 10. Since then, they have defeated then-No. 18 Minnesota …
Read More »Former Gators Wambach and Torres nominated for Hall of Fame honors
Two former Florida Gator athletes earned Hall of Fame honors this past week. On Saturday, former Gator and U.S Women’s soccer forward Abby Wambach was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Likewise, former Gator and 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres was nominated to the U.S. Olympic and …
Read More »Former Gator Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Beats A Michael Phelps’ Record
At just 22-years-old, Caeleb Dressel can say that he’s beaten Michael Phelps. Dressel Dominates The World Swimming Championships wrapped up Sunday in South Korea. The event is the second most prominent swim meet on the planet, behind the Olympics. Dressel won eight medals at the competition. He claimed six golds, …
Read More »Gators Athletics Finishes No. 3 in the Learfield IMG College Directors Cup
All University of Florida sports lay dormant for these scorching summer months, but the Gators are still making waves in the sports world. Florida Gator athletics finished third in the Learfield IMG College Director’s Cup. Florida has placed in the top-5 in these rankings each of the last 11 years. …
Read More »Gators Women’s Swimming and Diving competes in NCAA Championships
The Florida Gators women’s swimming and diving team continue their venture in the 2019 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. After two full days of competition, the Gators sit in 21st place with a team score of 21 points. All-American Honorable Mentions and Results In the first day of competition the …
Read More »Florida Swimming and Diving Teams Compete in the SEC Championship
The Florida men’s and women’s Swimming and Diving teams are competing in SEC Championship Tournament in Athens, Georgia. The UF men headed into the tournament ranked 6th and the Women are ranked 8th. Through Day Three The men’s team rounded out day three (Thursday) in first place with 636 points. …
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