Florida's women's swimming and diving teams had an outstanding weekend all around, dominating two separate meets and defeating seven opponents.
Eight of UF's top swimmers and one diver went to Texas for the SMU Classic, while the remaining athletes faced the challenge of winning in Fayetteville, Ark.
In Fayetteville, UF's women responded and took down Kansas and Arkansas in the one-day meet. The Gators defeated the Razorbacks 175-133 and routed the Jayhawks 205-103.
Sophomore Anna-Liisa Pold led the charge for UF. Pold finished in the top four in three individual races and one relay.
Freshman Corinne Showalter also shined for UF, finishing third in the mile freestyle and fourth in the 200 back.
Showalter said there was some pressure entering the meet to show how they would perform in the situation.
"We went in confident," Showalter said. "We were well prepared, and we knew what was coming, so we were ready."
Instead of thinking about the overall result and the pressure to perform, Showalter added that the team focused on each event and did what the coaches expected.
"We beat people next to us. We beat people to the wall. We won the close races," Showalter said. "That's all the coaches wanted us to do, and we did it."
In the SMU Classic, UF took the lead after the first day of competition and didn't look back. Led by senior Gemma Spofforth and sophomore Shara Stafford, UF won the six-team meet with 353 points, ahead of second place Louisville, which had 309 points.
