The University of Florida has been well-represented through the first two days of the World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan.
At the 2017 FINA World Championships, one man from Gainesville stole the show.
Day 4 of the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, was just another walk in the park for UF rising senior Caeleb Dressel—or at least it seemed that way.
Eleven current and former Gators are competing at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The competition began on Sunday and runs until July 30.
As the NCAA Championship wrapped up this past week, the Gators men’s swimming and diving team found themselves in a familiar place.
Behind a memorable performance by Caeleb Dressel, the Gators men’s swimming and diving team finished third in the NCAA Championship, combining for 32 All-American honors and breaking seven school records throughout the week.
Having spent the majority of its season away from the O’Connell Center, the Gators men’s swimming and diving team has grown accustomed to life on the road.
The Gators women’s swimming and diving team capped off their season at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, March 18.
Rachel Madden was the last Florida athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships. It was also a first for the diver.
At UF’s Last Chance Meet over the weekend, coach Gregg Troy and the rest of the Gators coaching staff wanted to see how the men’s and women’s teams would respond after the SEC meet last month in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Over the weekend, several UF swimmers competed in the Last Chance Meet in Gainesville for a chance to earn qualifying times for the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis.
After winning its fifth-straight SEC title, No. 6 Florida is using the experience from its conference championship to get ready for the NCAA Championships, which start March 22 in Indianapolis.
With enough medals to fill a trophy case, Caeleb Dressel has grown accustomed to winning throughout his young swimming career.
At last year’s SEC swimming and diving championship meet, Caeleb Dressel was the star.
At this point, SEC championships have become routine for the Gators men’s swimming and diving team.
For the first time in over a year, Florida’s swimming and diving teams had a home meet at the O’Connell Center.
In last week’s victory against No. 6 Auburn, the Gators men’s swimming and diving team — which won 10 out of 16 events — improved its dual-meet win streak to three.
Florida’s men’s swimming and diving team extended its win streak to three by beating Auburn 163-137 on Saturday, while the women’s team fell 197-103.
Florida’s men’s swimming and diving team fell nine points short against Auburn a season ago. At the time, coach Gregg Troy said that “too many little mistakes” accumulated, costing his men’s team the victory.
The Texas Longhorns are the team to beat in college swimming.
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