Press Release courtesy of Florida Athletics
The no. 4/16 Florida Gators host the no. 12/13 Auburn Tigers on Saturday at 12 p.m. in the team’s final home dual meet of the season.
The meet serves as Florida’s Senior Day, in which 15 seniors will be honored: Andrew Brady, Caeleb Dressel, Brianna Felegi, Dalton Goss, Ben Kennedy, Ben Lawless, Blake Manganiello, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe, Amelia Maughan, Elisavet Panti, Colin Rockwell, Paige Scheriger, Jan Switkowski, Mark Szaranek and manager Brandon Garner.
Senior Day ceremonies will begin at 11:30 a.m., following the conclusion of the men’s & women’s 1-meter diving event.
This senior class has accounted for seven national championships, 14 All-SEC honors, 27 SEC Championships, 55 All-America honors and consists of two Olympians.
Auburn’s women come into the meet ranked 12th in the latest CSCAA poll, while the men sit at 13th. Both squads hold a 4-2 dual meet record this season.
The Gators split last season’s dual meet against the Tigers, with the Florida men defeating Auburn 163-137. Florida’s women fell to the Tigers 197-103 at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center.
The men won nine events against Auburn last season, including three individual wins and a relay victory from Dressel. Lawless, Switkowski, Maxime Rooney and Chandler Bray are the returning Gators that pitched in at least one first place finish.
On the women’s side, all three Gators who won events last year will compete on Saturday. Teya Syskakis (3-meter) and Brooke Madden (1-meter) swept the diving events for Florida, while Sydney Sell claimed first in the 200 back.
The meet will air on the SEC Network on a tape delay and is set to be shown Sunday at 7 p.m.
Schedule of events:
– 10:30 – (M/W) 1-meter Diving
– 11:30 – Senior Day Ceremony
– 12 p.m. – 200 MR, 1000 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast 200 fly, 50 free
– 12:45 p.m. (M/W) 3-meter Diving
– 1:15 p.m. – 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 500 free, 100 fly
– 2:15 p.m. – 200 IM, 400 FR
How to Follow Along:
– The meet will be shown on a tape delay on the SEC Network, airing Sunday at 7 p.m.
– Live results will be available through the Meet Mobile app.
– Follow along with @GatorsSwimDV on Twitter for live updates throughout the meet as well.
Promotions:
– The first 250 fans receive free T-shirts that highlight the accomplishments of the senior class.
– The UF organization with the highest percentage of attendance at the meet will receive $250 to their dance marathon fund.
– UF Students that attend the meet receive eight points on the Gators Students Rewards app.
This was a very fast meet. Gator men were really impressive, especially the relays.
An amazing environment for fast swimming. Too bad AU has become of little consequence on the mens side. I remember the day when AU was AUSOME! Gator bait for sure this weekend. GO GATORS!!! No mercy.