The Gator swimming and diving team swept past their state rival on Friday and Saturday. The men’s and women’s swim team went to Ocala on Friday to compete at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training facility, while the diving team hosted the Seminoles at the O’Connell Center on both Friday …
Read More »FEATURE: Elettra Neroni, A Dive Across The Ocean
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 …
Read More »Gators Women’s Swim and Dive prep for National Championships
After a strong showing at the SEC Championships and NCAA Diving Zones, 11 Gators will be competing in the Women’s NCAA National Championships. The Championships run from Wednesday until Saturday in Atlanta. Swimming Nine Gator swimmers qualified for the national championships with their season-best times and four relays qualified, too. …
Read More »Gators Swimming and Diving Prepares for Day Four of SEC Championships
After a strong showing on day three of the SEC Championships, the Florida Gators Swimming and Diving teams will look to continue their success on Friday. With three days of competition in the books, the men’s team sits in first place, and the women’s team sits in third place. The …
Read More »Florida Swimming and Diving Sit in Sixth and Seventh in SEC Day Two
After day one of the 2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Swimming and Diving Championships, the Florida Gators men and women sit in sixth and seventh place. Day 1 ✅#GoGators pic.twitter.com/PNbtcKmsof — Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) February 16, 2022 Men’s Recap The orange and blue, captained by Olympian Kieran Smith, reached …
Read More »Gators Swimming and Diving Competes in SEC Championship
The No. 5 Men’s and No. 17 Women’s Swimming and Diving team is competing at the 2022 SEC Championship on Feb. 15. The team expects will compete in Knoxville, Tennessee through Feb. 19 at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Entering the meet, both teams have two wins over Auburn …
Read More »Gators men’s swimming dominate SEC awards
Despite having their season end right before the NCAA Championships, the Gator’s men’s swimming and diving team took home plenty of hardware. The SEC announced the awards just yesterday. Coach and Swimmer of the year Taking home the SEC Male Swimmer of the Year is sophomore Kieran Smith. Smith was …
Read More »Day 2 of SEC Championship Solid for Gators Swimming and Diving
Both Gators men’s and women’s swimming and diving fared well on Day Two of the SEC Championships being held at Auburn University, with both finishing in second place. Men’s Swimming and Diving Florida’s Kieran Smith stood out on Day 2 with a record-breaking day. Smith set an NCAA, American, U.S. …
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 »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 …
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