Florida vs. Virginia
- October 18, 2024
- Aquatic and Rec Center — Charlottesville, VA
- Diving: 10 am ET
- Swimming: 1 pm ET
The Virginia Cavaliers will livestream their Oct. 18 clash against the Florida Gators. This is one of the biggest early season matchups between powerhouse programs; SwimSwam ranked the Virginia women #1 and the men #11 in the September power rankings, and both Florida’s teams were #4.
This year’s edition of the dual is special for multiple reasons. First, the Virginia women will raise their 2024 NCAA Championship banner before the meet and are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their women’s team.
The meet is also going to be held in short course meters. Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo shared that on a recent SwimSwam podcast, as well as that he’d like to suit up for it. Regardless of whether the teams do suit up, the short course meters of it all adds a level of excitement to an already intriguing meet. Not only is there the prospect of a 100-meter IM, but that event and others will give us a preview of where athletes going to SC Worlds in December are at.
The U.S. announced its roster for the meet last night. Current swimmers who train at UVA headed to the meet are Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Emma Weber, and Jack Aikins as well as pro Kate Douglass. Future Cavalier Katie Grimes is also on the roster ahead of joining UVA for the second semester as the women aim for a historic five-peat at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The Virginia women and Florida men won this head-to-head at last year’s duel in yards.
There are two links for this meet, one for the diving and one for the swimming.
Will the pros like Kate Douglass get to compete in exhibition races?
It’s past time for this to become the norm. if the D3 schools in my area can livestream most of their meets, the teams with the best swimmers in the world should absolutely be able to
Question does anybody know what Florida’s training situation has been like with the storms?
I’m assuming it’s gonna be the UVA show
Glad to see host teams are getting smart. Can’t grow the sport hiding behind closed doors with only family and friends.
How bad have Florida’s practice has been interrupted?