The UF men's swim team opened up its Southeastern Conference season against LSU on Wednesday, downing the Tigers 166-131 and improving its all-time record against LSU to 19-0.
Only a few days after the UF men's and women's swimming teams began their journey to find themselves, they begin their journey to find where they stack up in the Southeastern Conference.
Sometimes experience isn't everything when it comes to winning.
It all has to begin somewhere.
Joe Blazina, 22, a UF landscape architecture major, strokes through the water inside the Florida Pool on Friday afternoon. Hutchinson swims twice weekly as a part of his workout routine.
Forty-one-year-old Dara Torres was the anchor on the U.S. team that won the 400-freestyle relay Saturday night, leading them to a silver medal. The former Gator might have been able to catch the Netherlands team if there were just 50 to 100 more meters in the race, but the Dutch were too far ahead when she started her leg.
Senior Maureen Farrell jumps into the pool and pulls herself up on to the blocks. She grasps the handles closely as if she's holding on to the last remnants of her slowly evaporating career.
The swimming world should be jealous of Gregg Troy.
Leah Martindale-Stancil is coming back home.
Call her the ageless wonder.
There's nothing like a chance to go for the gold to provide a little motivation.
Two brothers from UF will compete at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. However, there will be no sibling rivalr, as this pair of swimmers will be competing as teammates.
While many recent UF graduates are entering the work force this summer, one alumnus is preparing himself for the most important 11 days of his swimming career.
Bad luck first struck Ryan Lochte on June 30, 1985.
After the dust cleared in Federal Way, Wash., there were some vague similarities between the conclusion of the men's meet and women's championship meet last week.
The UF men's swimming team went 3,000 miles to chase a dream.
Eighteen years ago, Janet Evans set the NCAA record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4.34.39.
As the women's swimming and diving team races for the last time at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, there are a couple of things the it has in its favor.
After Day Two of the Southeastern Conference Championships, UF swimming and diving coach Gregg Troy said, "It's a four-day swim meet."
After two days of the Southeastern Conference Championships, the UF men and women's swimming and diving teams are in the passenger seat and driver's seat, respectively.
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