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High school junior Caleb Maldari has announced his intention to continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Florida beginning in the fall of 2023.
“I’m psyched to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Florida. I would like to thank my family, friends, coaches, teammates, and especially the entire UF coaching staff for helping me get to this point. I’m looking forward to being a part of the Gator legacy, and I can’t wait to rep the orange and blue in the pool. GO GATORS!!! 🐊🐊🐊”
Maldari currently lives in Cornelius, North Carolina and is a junior at Laurel Springs School. Previously, he attended Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts for 9th and 10th grades and swam at Bluefish Swim Club. When his coach Chuck Batchelor was named head coach at SwimMAC Carolina this summer, Maldari moved south to continue their collaboration.
Maldari is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and a member of the USA Junior National Team that competed at the FINA World Cup legs in Berlin and Budapest in October. He specializes in 200 back and swam that event at Olympic Trials Wave I, where he was the only 16-year-old in the A final. He posted a field-leading time in prelims (a PB of 2:01.17) before placing 5th in finals (2:01.27).
Best SCY times:
- 200 back – 1:44.65
- 100 back – 48.74
- 200 IM – 1:49.29
- 400 IM – 3:54.85
- 200 free – 1:40.16
Maldari will join #4 Scotty Buff, #7 Andrew Taylor, and Lithuanian breaststroker Aleksas Savickas in the Florida class of 2027. His best SCY times would already score at SECs in the 200 back (B final) but it took 48.04 in the 100 back, 1:46.71/3:52.88 in the IMs, and 1:36.63 in the 200 free to get a second swim at the 2021 conference meets.
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There’s only one Ca(e)leb!!
How dare you steal the name of a God??? BLASPHEMY!!!
Congratulations.
Tightest 200 free-200 back differential I’ve ever seen.
Murphy ended college with a 1:35 back, 1:35 free, and 1:32 free relay split. His 100 was 43 back, 42 free, 41 free relay too 😂
Blockin the haters out like
Unless someone else develops he is already their top 200 back guy when he gets on campus.
Moves 800miles to follow his club coach…
Tbh, NE Swimming isn’t exactly full of elite age-group coaches, at least based on their resume. Batchelor has had by far the most pedigree, and while there are some really good programs with Gator (his old team), Crimson, SOLO, and PHX, it must’ve made sense for him to continue with what’s working right now and what has most likely the cause for his improvement. Best of luck to Caleb, and I’m looking forward to seeing the great thing he’s bound to do at UF in a few years.
In fairness, his former club is not in great shape right now. They sold it to the head coach of their western mass site and some parent investors. Their Attleboro site doesn’t have a head coach and is losing members to other teams in the area. Word is that they’re also embroiled in a lawsuit with a former employee that isn’t going away any time soon.
Do you swim for the team?
So inaccurate. Think before you post. Rip Bozo
L + ratio
Not great shape? Bluefish remains one of the most competitive teams in the nation with an elite coaching staff. And Bluefish is losing swimmers?? Nah this just sounds like can behavior to me. Rip Bozo
The team is being sued by 2 different people and Coach Nick’s wife left him. Who’s the Bozo now?
His club coach of only 2 years. He only just joined Bluefish, but given the lack of practice pool space in New England, I can’t blame him for moving to the Charlotte area with a plethora of opportunities.