UF Athletic Hall of Fame 2019 The 2019 University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame class includes eight Gator Greats and one Honorary Letter winner. The eight letter winners include; Stacey Nelson, Taurean Green, Percy Harvin, Billy Horschel, Kisha Jett, Greg Ouellette, Fred Weary, Becki Wells, Gregg Troy. The Honorary …
Read More »Florida Replaces Legendary Swimming Coach Gregg Troy with In-House Assistants
After spending the last 20 years at the helm of the Florida Gators’ swimming and diving program, Gregg Troy announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from collegiate swimming. But the Gators’ coaching change will not signal a drastic change in culture. Instead, the Gators have decided to promote …
Read More »Gator Men’s Swimming Wins Sixth-Straight SEC Championship
The No. 3 Florida Men’s Swimming team won the SEC Championship on Sunday in College Station, Texas. This championship marks the sixth-consecutive SEC title for the men’s team and 39th overall in program history. How It All Went Down The Gators got off to a hot start on the first …
Read More »Gators Gear Up for Eighth Annual All-Florida Invitational
Florida’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams open their season Friday with the eighth annual All-Florida Invitational returning to Gainesville. Last year, the All-Florida Invitational was held in Fort Lauderdale due to renovations being done on the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. However, that didn’t stop the Gators from taking …
Read More »Florida Men’s Swim Team Collects Their Fifth SEC Championship Title.
UF’s men’s swimming & diving team celebrated their fifth consecutive title at the SEC Championship Saturday night.The Gators ended the night scoring 1,271.5 points over the five-day meet. The Gators have won 38 men’s conference title in program history. This SEC Championship win marked the Gator men's 38th all-time. 😳 …
Read More »Florida Swim and Dive Prepares for Next Invitational
The Florida Swimming and Diving teams will be heading to Atlanta this weekend for their first invitational in 10 weeks. This weekend will be one where Head Coach Gregg Troy puts heavy emphasis on his evaluations. In the latest CSCAA/TYR top-25 swimming and diving poll, the men’s team has dropped one spot …
Read More »Gator Swimming & Diving Teams Look to become Seven-Time All-Florida Champions
In what will be their first meet of the season, the Florida Gator men’s and women’s Swimming & Diving teams are heading down to Fort Lauderdale for the All-Florida Invitational this weekend. Both teams will find themselves facing off against some familiar cross-state schools as far as geography is concerned. …
Read More »Head Coach Gregg Troy Pleased with Gators Swimming Into Olympics
As of last week, the Olympic trials are over for swimming. Up next, the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It all started in Omaha, Nebraska where swimmers competed for a spot on their country’s Olympic team. After getting their feet wet in Olympic waters, thirteen different athletes will have …
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 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 …
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