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Saturday, February 01, 2025

The UF swimming and diving teams make a habit out of defeating Florida Atlantic.

Saturday brought more of the same.

After the Gators' home meet against the Owls, UF's record was still unblemished.

The Orange and Blue took all but two of the 32 events at the meet in the O'Connell Center to improve their all-time marks against Florida Atlantic to 12-0 for the men and 13-0 for the women.

They swept multiple events, including the men's 200-yard freestyle, the men's and women's 200-yard butterfly, the women's 3-meter dive, the men's 100-yard free and the men's 200-yard backstroke.

The men (6-1) and women (6-2) swept Florida Atlantic by more than 30 points each.

Junior Roland Rudolf, who won three events Saturday, still thinks there is room for him to grow and hopes he is able to "loosen up his shoulders with more training to get in shape."

At the same time, the more advanced men and women swimmers were at the Dallas Morning News Classic and the College Conference Carnival in Piscataway, N.J., respectively.

The UF women won the College Conference Carnival, and the men took second in Dallas.

"These three meets were perfect for those competing in them,"said Anthony Nesty, associate men's head coach. "The meets were important because they knew we were picking the last couple of kids to go to the Southeastern Conference Championship, and it gave them a chance to shine."

Senior Bradley Ally won an NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the 400-yard individual medley in Dallas, and junior Gemma Spofforth had her own reason to celebrate in Piscataway. Spofforth set a Sonny Werblin Recreation Center record in the 200 back.

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