Julian Smith

2024 SEC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks posted an 18.30 in the 50 free prelims, setting himself up well to defend his title on Day 2 of SEC Championships.

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2024 SEC Championship: Day 3 Prelims Scratches – #1 Seeds Sims (400 IM), Ivey (100 Fly) Out

Bella Sims (400 IM) and Isabel Ivey (100 Butterfly) both dropped their top seeds for Day 3 of the 2024 SEC Championships.

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2024 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Florida freshman Bella Sims makes her SEC Championship individual event debut on Day 2 of SECs–in the 200 IM, not the 500 freestyle.

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2024 SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The 2024 SEC Championships are slated to get underway in Auburn, Alabama today with diving, the 200 medley relay, and the 800 free relay.

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Florida & NC State Men Break 200 Medley Relay American Record Within Minutes of Each Other

The first night of swimming at Power 5 championships is off to a hot start: Florida and NC State men both broke the 6 year old 200 medley AR within minutes.

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Isabel Ivey Claims Three Individual Wins As Florida Gators Sweep FSU In Ocala

The Florida men and women secured wins over in-state rival FSU. Isabel Ivey claimed three individual wins on the day, and helped the Gators to a relay win.

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2023 Georgia Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Florida freshman Bella Sims takes on a tough 200 back/200 fly double and sophomore Josh Liendo enters the 100 free as the No. 3 seed on Saturday night.

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2023 Georgia Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After setting a Florida program record to win the 100 fly, Izzy Ivey is slated to race the 100 free on the final day of the 2023 Georgia Invite.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Relay Power and Young Stars Propel #6 Florida Men

After a monstrous relay performance at NCAAs, the Gators reload this season with a stacked freshman class set to make an immediate impact.

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2023 SPEEDO Atlanta Classic: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The final day of the 2023 SPEEDO Atlanta Classic is here. This morning’s prelims session will feature the 200 IM, 200 back, and 100 free. 

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Florida Men Return 10 (or 11) Legs From 3 Record-Setting NCAA Relays

The Florida men put up some wicked relays at the 2023 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and they return almost all of those pieces next season.

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Florida 400 Fr Relay Video Interview: McDuff Talks Anchoring, Edging Out Cal by .01

McDuff details what was going through his head during the finish, Chaney shares insight on the Gator relay dominance and Smith talks his first NCAA win.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It’s the final night of 2023 D1 men’s NCAAs, where Destin Lasco hunts to repeat as the 200 backstroke champion and break the NCAA record.

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Florida Edges Cal In Epic NCAA Finale By .01 As U.S. Open Record Falls In 400 Free Relay

The Gators (2:44.07) and Bears (2:44.08) concluded the NCAA Championships with a finish you had to see to believe, recording the two fastest times in history.

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2023 M. NCAA Championships: Can Cal Win a Team Title AND the 400 Free Relay Together?

The Texas men have own the last two NCAA titles in the 400 free relay in years when Cal won the team title. Cal won in 2021 when Texas won the team title. Can the Bears unite the two?

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