Finke wins Olympic gold with final-length surge
By Faith Buckley | July 28, 2021Gators swimmer Bobby Finke swooped in the last 50 meters to take home gold in the 800-meter freestyle in his first Olympic run.
Gators swimmer Bobby Finke swooped in the last 50 meters to take home gold in the 800-meter freestyle in his first Olympic run.
UF alumnus Caeleb Dressel swam to victory in Tokyo in the men’s 4x100 meter freestyle relay Sunday, earning the United States its 12th medal.
Natalie Hinds served as the third leg of the US 4x100-meter freestyle relay and helped the States win bronze, her first Olympic medal.
Florida swimming powerhouse Kieran Smith got his hands on his first Olympic medal Saturday night with a 3:43.94 performance in the 400-meter freestyle, good enough for the third stand on the podium.
Eight Gators of the present and the past take to the pool in Tokyo with swimming competitions beginning July 24. @_faithbuckley laid out when the champions of UF swim are competing in this year’s Games.
Kieran Smith, Bobby Finke, Caeleb Dressel and Natalie Hinds book their trip to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after their success from the Olympic Trials.
The Gators pulled a solid No. 17 rank in the 2021 NCAA Championships.
The Gators now prepare for the NCAA Championships March 24-27.
Florida topped the SEC Championships charts for a ninth consecutive year.
Florida men’s swim and dive is set to make a splash at the SEC Championship Feb. 23-26 in Columbia, Missouri.
The Gators made second place in the SEC Championship for the third year in a row.
Porter won the SEC Freshman of the Week honor Jan. 26 for the second time this season after winning in November.
The No.8 women and No.5 men won 215-84 and 158-142, respectively.
The No. 8 women’s team and No. 5 men’s team are facing No. 23 Auburn.
Eleven graduating Gators were called up to the pool walkway Wednesday.
UF walked away with a 176-74 victory over the Ospreys to push its all-time record to 2-0.
After a month long break, the women’s swim and dive team will face off against UNF Ospreys.
Former UF swimmer Caeleb Dressel set four World Records in one week representing the Cali Condors in Budapest, Hungary, during the ISL semifinals.
UF’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams dominated the Auburn Fall Invitational, both adding wins to their records to end the fall portion of the season.
The Gators’ men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams travel to Auburn on Wednesday to compete in the three-day 2020 Fall Auburn Invitational.