Due to inclement weather conditions in Knoxville, Tenn., the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams’ meets were moved from Saturday afternoon and Friday night, respectively, to both taking place Friday afternoon.
The change in timing didn’t seem to affect the Gators’ performance in their final dual-meet of the season as the women defeated Tennessee 170-130 and the men followed with a 164-133 win.
With the win against Tennessee, the No. 6 men’s team (9-0, 4-0 SEC) finished undefeated for the first time since the 1987-88 season. The win also marked the first time the UT men have lost in the two-year history of the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
Conor Dwyer continued his dominance by winning the 100-yard freestyle (44.49) and 400-yard individual medley (3:49.86).
On the No. 7 women’s side, Gemma Spofforth won the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes, events in which she’s the defending NCAA champion.
On the diving board, Kara Salamone notched two first-place finishes.
The teams will have three weeks to prepare for the postseason before they compete at the SEC Championship Meet.
The meet will take place in Athens, Ga. on Feb. 17-20 and will be hosted by Georgia.
