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The Florida Gator Swim coach, Gregg Troy, has announced his retirement from collegiate coaching. Gator Career Troy successfully lead the Gators for 20 years. He carries a National Championship, 8 SEC Conference titles, and watched 47 Gators represent their country in the Olympic games. His decorated career is only a …

The Gator Men’s Swimming and Diving team is sending 13 team members to Minneapolis for the 2018 NCAA Championships. Individuals Attending The Gators are ranked no. 4 going into this Wednesday’s championships. 13 of the team’s athletes will be competing in these individual events: Caeleb Dressel: 50 Free, 100 Free …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …