Natalie Hinds won all of her races as the Florida Gators dominated SEC rivals Vanderbilt on the road Thursday night.
Hinds, typically the sprint backbone of the Gators, took on some longer events Thursday, notably winning the 200 free by over three seconds in the early goings.
Hinds was 1:49.56, which ranks her #3 in the NCAA in this young season, impressive considering it’s an event Hinds likely won’t swim in the postseason.
She returned to her sprint events late in the meet, going 54.93 to win the 100 fly. Hinds is currently the NCAA leader in that race at 53.85.
Hinds also anchored the winning 400 medley relay in 49.23, and though individual names weren’t available, it seems likely the 22.76 anchor leg of the 200 free relay also belongs to her.
Joining Hinds on that medley relay were Georgia-Mae Hohmann, Paige Scheriger and Alyssa Yambor-Maul, each of whom would win an individual event or more later in the meet. Hohmann took the 100 back (54.98) and 200 IM (2:04.04), Scheriger the 200 breast (2:18.63) and Yambor-Maul the 200 fly (2:01.45) and 200 back (2:01.75).
In true dominating fashion, Florida took 13 of 14 events to win 193-69. Vanderbilt’s lone win came in the 100 breast, an event that has troubled the Gators since Hilda Luthersdottir graduated in 2014. Vanderbilt’s Kathryn Coughlin won that 100 breast in 1:04.64.
Other individual event winners:
- Taylor Katz took the 1000 free in 10:10.53.
- British sophomore Amelia Maughan won the 50 free in 23.87.
- Second in that 50 was freshman Mollie Pulte, who took the win in the 100 free with a 51.75.
- The 500 free went to Autumn Finke in 5:00.93.
An odd Thursday meet is mostly a tune-up for Florida, which heads north to Minnesota for a revenge dual Saturday. Minnesota knocked off the Gators in Gainesville last fall. Vanderbilt is off until next weekend, when they face San Diego State and San Diego in back-to-back road meets on Thursday and Friday.
