After Florida’s men were crowned as kings of swimming and diving in the Southeastern Conference last week, the Gators will now head to Georgia for the Bulldog Last Chance Meet. The meet will be a final opportunity for swimmers to qualify for the NCAA Championships toward the end of March.
The Gators’ wait is over.
On the fifth and final day of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the men started the day in the lead while the women sat in third.
Florida’s men began day for of the Southeastern Conference championships ahead of Auburn for the fist time in the five-day event. The women, after surpassing Texas A&M on day three, set out to overtake Georgia for first place.
The first two days of the Southeastern Conference Championships in College Station, Texas, were bittersweet for the Gators. But day three of the five-day tournament ended with Florida’s men surpassing Georgia for first place with 556.5 points.
After the second day of the Southeastern Conference Championships, Florida’s men's swimming and diving team finds itself trailing Auburn for first place 417-412.5.
The Gators are trying to get over the hump.
Senior Night brought much excitement and a pair of victories in the O’Connell Center Friday evening.
The Florida women’s tennis team won its 24th consecutive dual match in a 7-0 victory against UCF on Wednesday afternoon at Linder Stadium.
Sometimes the good has to come with the bad. And that was the case for the Florida swimming and diving teams Saturday afternoon.
Solutions by The State News
