10:03 pm | October 26, 2018 | Go to Source | Author: gatorsports
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Gator men down Dawgs
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 3 Florida men’s swimming & diving team defeated No. 9 Georgia 166-132 on Friday. Maxime Rooney led the Gators with two individual event wins and a relay victory.
The Gators finished first and second in the 200 Medley Relay to set the tone early. Kacper Stokowski, Chandler Bray, Rooney and Will Davis placed first with a time of 1:27.33. Bayley Main, Marco Guarente, Isaac Davis, and Christoph Margotti finished in second with a swim of 1:28.42.
Other top finishes for UF: Khader Baqlah, Freeman and Grady Heath swept the podium in the 200 Free. Baqlah posted a time of 1:35.96. Freeman notched a swim of 1:38.15. Heath finished with a season-best time of 1:38.20 and helped Florida extend its lead to 38-17. Stokowski set an NCAA B Cut time of 46.76 and won the 100 Back with the second-fastest swim in the NCAA. Rooney won the 50 Free with a season-best time of 20.24. Baqlah won the 100 Free with a time of 44.19. Florida added another sweep in the 200 Back. Clark Beach led the field with a season-best time of 1:45.78 Corredor claimed the top spot in the 500 Free with a time of 4:22.27. Rooney added a first-place finish in the 100 Fly with a personal-best swim of 47.79.
Florida women win
ATHENS, Ga. — For the first time in 25 years the Florida women’s swimming & diving team defeated Georgia in Athens. Vanessa Pearl led the No. 9 Gators past the No. 11 Bulldogs, 158-142, with two individual event wins and a relay victory.
With Georgia leading 133-131, Hannah Burns, Pearl, and Kelly Fertel swept the 400 IM and put the Gators back on top 147-136, with one event remaining. Burns posted an NCAA B Cut time with a 4:12.37.
Bella Garofalo, Sherridon Dressel, Mabel Zavaros and Fertel sealed the victory for the Gators as they won the 400 Free with a time of 3:20.28.
Florida jumped out to an early lead after Emma Ball, Pearl, Dressel, and Garofalo started the meet with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:40.04. In the 100 Back, Ball posted a time of 54.01 and placed first. Pearl won the 100 Breast with a personal-best swim of 1:01.77. Garofalo and Dressel closed the gap to 71-60, after they finished first and second in the 50 Free. Florida managed to gain some ground after Mabel Zavaros won the 200 Back. Pearl won the 200 Breast.
Madden came up big for the Gators with a win in the 1-meter.
CROSS COUNTRY
UF’s Pascoe wins race
AUBURN, Ala. — Jessica Pascoe earned the Gators first SEC Individual title since 2009. She helped the Florida women’s cross country team to a second place finish at the SEC Championships behind Arkansas.
Pascoe won the 6K race by five seconds (18:54.47).
Ole Miss won the men’s race, while Arkansas’ Gilbert Boit claimed the men’s individual 8K title with a time of 22:20.02. UF men finished eighth.
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