Florida Swimming and Diving Team Sweeps Tennessee and Kentucky: Meet Results in Knoxville, Tenn.

2023-11-03 21:33:45

Meet Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The No. 3/7 ranked Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving team’s secured sweep number two and three on the season, following downing both No. 6/6 Tennessee and No. 25/19 Kentucky on Friday followingnoon. The men remain undefeated, 4-0 (3-0 SEC), and the women improve to 4-1 (4-0).

Florida Men’s Scores Florida Women’s Scores
Florida: 169.00 Tennessee: 131.00 Florida: 193.00 Tennessee: 107.00
Florida: 239.00 Kentucky: 58.00 Florida: 241.00 Kentucky: 59.00

Both teams registered a combined 15 B-cuts on the day, and the women claimed 11 first-place finishes, followed by 10 on the men side. Florida has registered a combined 63 first-place finishes during the start of the 2023-24 campaign.

Women’s 1-meter, 3-meter diving

Ana Monroy, who was named SEC Diver of the Week on Oct. 31, placed first in the 1-meter following scoring a 291.55.

Monroy claimed second in the 3-meter, finishing with a 294.45, and Carina Lumia placed fourth with 289.80.

Men’s 1-meter, 3-meter diving

Peyton Donald scored a 356.35 to earn first for the first time of his Gator career. Conor Gesing finished in third following scoring a 334.60, followed by Skip Donald who finished with a 315.70.

Gesing, who has won two SEC Diver of the Week awards so far this season, scored a 364.65 on the 3-meter to place second.

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

For the second week in a row, the A team of Bella Sims, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, and Micayla Cronk finished in the top-spot following swimming a 1:37.37 to record their fastest time of the season. The B relay team of Catie Choate, Anna Moore, Zoe Dixon, and Ekaterina Nikonova came in third with a 1:41.24.

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

The A relay team of Adam Chaney, Aleksas Savickas, Joshua Liendo, and Macguire McDuff finished in first by just .08 seconds ahead of Tennessee’s A Team. Florida’s B team, Jonny Marshall, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff, and Ed Fullum-Huot registered a third-place finish with 1:27.31.

Women’s 1,000 Freestyle

Caroline Pennington earned her third first-place finish of the season, touching the wall in 9:48.14, followed by Anna Auld who clocked a 9:52.05 to finish in second. Madison Kolessar finished fourth with a time of 9:58.88.

Men’s 1,000 Freestyle

Freshman Andrew Taylor finished six seconds ahead of second place to earn his first top-place finish of his career in the event following cruising to a 9:03.97.

Women’s 200 Freestyle

Emma Weyant took second with a time of 1:47.01, while JoJo Ramey finished fourth, touching the wall in 1:48.06 to set a new Florida career-high.

Men’s 200 Freestyle

The Gators took two of the top-three spots, with Jake Mitchell coming in first following touching the wall in 1:35.92 to finish ahead of Julian Smith. The junior came in third following swimming a 1:37.75 in his 200 free season debut.

Women’s 100 Backstroke

Florida snagged three of the top-five spots, with Isabel Ivey coming in first following registering
a season-high 52.26. Catie Choate finished in third with a 53.66, only .06 off from a season high, followed by Aris Runnels in fourth who swam a 54.30 to shave 1.07 seconds off her old season high.

Men’s 100 Backstroke

Florida was led by Jonny Marshall, who came in first at 46.80. Freshman Scotty Buff followed with a 49.42 to finish in third. Both freshmen recorded season-highs.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

UF recorded three of the top-five spots, as Molly Mayne clocked a 1:01.04 to come in second, with Grace Rainey right behind her in third swimming a 1:02.06. Olivia Peoples came in fourth following touching the wall in 1:02.52.

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Aleksas Savickas earned his first top-place finish of the season following swimming to a 54.35, and Raphael Rached Windmuller finished in third in his event debut with a 55.19.

Women’s 200 Fly

Florida went 1-2-3, as freshman Bella Sims lead the way with a 1:54.05 finish in her event debut. Lainy Kruger followed following clocking a 1:59.25, and Zoe Dixon came in third following recording a 2:00.16 to earn her second top-three finish of the season.

Men’s 200 Fly

Mason Laur posted a B-cut time of 1:45.79 to come in third, just in front of Billy Jones’ 1:49.60.

Women’s 50 Free

Micayla Cronk posted a B-cut time of 22.53, swimming to her second first-place finish of the season. Ekaterina Nikonova finished with a season-high 23.12 to finish in fifth.

Men’s 50 Free

The Gators grabbed three of the top four spots, as Joshua Liendo swam to a second-place finish following posting a B-cut time of 19.28 to record a new season-high. Macguir McDuff followed in third with a 19.98, and Adam Chaney touched the wall in 19.98 in his event debut.

Women’s 100 Freestyle

Isabel Ivey’s 48.77 B-cut time put her in first place, while Micayla Cronk posted a 49.56 to finish in third. Ekaterina Nikonova set a new season-high following swimming a 50.00 to earn fourth.

Men’s 100 Freestyle

Macguire McDuff lead the way for Florida, swimming a B-cut time 43.33 to place third, just in front of Adam Chaney’s season-best 44.86.

Women’s 200 Backstroke

The Gators took three of the four top-spots, as Bella Sims secured her second first-place finish of the season following touching the wall in 1:52.93. Zoe Dixon swam to a third-place finish following recording a B-cut time of 1:57.06, just in front of Catie Choate’s 1;57.09.

Men’s 200 Backstroke

Jonny Marshall secured his third first-place finish following registering a B-cut time of 1:44.44. Amadeusz Knop touched the wall in 1:47.25 to earn fourth, and Mason Laur posted a 1:47.52 for fifth in his event debut.

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Grace Rainey clocked a B-cut time of 2:13.37 to finish in second to lead the way for Florida, while Molly Mayne swam a season-best 2:15.26 to put her in third place.

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Florida went 1-2-3, as Aleksas Savickas took the top-spot following swimming to a 1:58.11, just in front of Peter Bretzmann who finished with a 1:58.35. Raphael Rached Windmuller placed third following touching the wall in 2:00.48.

Women’s 500 Freestyle

Florida took the top-three spots, as Emma Weyant secured her second individual first-place finish of the season in the 500 free following swimming a B-cut time of 4:45.81. JoJo Ramey followed in second following touching the wall in 4:51.70, followed by Anna Auld’s 4:51.70.

Men’s 500 Freestyle

Jake Mitchell (4:23.56) and Andrew Taylor (4:24.87) went one-two in the event, with Taylor shaving off nearly four seconds off his previous personal best (4:28.11).

Women’s 100 Fly

Isabel Ivey (52.52) and Olivia Peoples (53.15) went one-two following both posting B-cut times, followed by Lainy Kruger’s 54.76 to put her in third place. .

Men’s 100 Fly

Joshua Liendo continues to dominate the event, securing his third first-place finish following posting a B-cut time of 46.55. Julian Smith earned his first top-three finish of the season following swimming to a 47.97, and Scotty Buff recorded a fourth-place finish with a 48.26.

Women’s 200 IM

Florida recorded three of the top-four spots, as Emma Weyant lead the way with a 2:00.11 to finish in second. Zoe Dixon clocked a 2:01.06 to place third, while Julia Podkoscielny followed in fourth with 2:02.98.

Men’s 200 IM

Mason Laur lead the Gators to a second-place finish in his season-debut, clocking a 1:48.48. Sean Sullivan touched the wall in 1:50.65 to a fifth-place finish.

Women’s 400 Free Relay

The A relay team of Isabel Ivey, Ekaterina Nikonova, Micayla Cronk, and Bella Sims won the event by over three whole seconds with a time of 3:15.48 to register the fastest 400 free relay time for Florida of the season. The B relay team of Aris Runnels, Catie Choate, Carly Meeting, and Lainy Kruger finished in third with a 3:22.97.

Men’s 400 Free Relay

The A relay team of Joshua Liendo, Adam Chaney, Macguire McDuff, and Julian Smith swam a 2:54.14 to finish in second by just .10 seconds behind Tennessee’s A team (2:54.04).

Up Next

The Gators have a week break before heading to Athens, Georgia, where Florida will compete in the Georgia invite. The meet will begin Nov. 16, and will run through Nov. 18. Prelims are slated for a 10 a.m. start, with finals taking place at 5 p.m. each day. Fans can follow along through the meetmobile app or at

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