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Senior Elizabeth Beisel competes in the 200-yard butterfly during Florida’s match against Auburn on Jan. 25 in the O’Connell Center. Beisel listened to EDM and rap before races this season to get pumped up.

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Getting ready: Florida swimmers share pre-race routines

By Logan McGuire | Apr. 15, 2014

Every race is unique.

UF tennis players Joanna Mather, front, and Lauren Embree compete in a match against Ole Miss on March 25.

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Dominant partnership coming to close for Embree, Mather

By ELI MARGER | Apr. 24, 2012

Lauren Embree has always said that watching is 10 times worse than playing. But down 4-0 to Stanford’s Mallory Burdette in the third set of a match that would decide the 2010-11 national championship, Embree had her doubts.

Matt DeLancey paid $150 to have this fire hydrant shipped to his home. “It’s not even heavy,” DeLancey said. “This is nothing.”

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Lifting more than weights: DeLancey brings passion to UF workouts

By ALLISON BANKO | Oct. 19, 2011

When it comes to the realm of weight training, where clinking metal echoes and beads of sweat stain the floor, Matt DeLancey jumped in early.

Florida left guard Dan Wenger, a sixth-year senior who transferred from Notre Dame, suffered two concussions while playing for the Irish.

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Wenger overcoming the odds to start for Florida

By TOM GREEN | Sep. 15, 2011

Dan Wenger doesn't remember much about Aug. 13, 2010, a day that changed his life.

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Riding Clean: Doping inspires former Team Florida member

By JOHN BOOTHE< | Aug. 21, 2011

The story of how Phil Gaimon got a tattoo of a big, blue bar of soap on his right bicep starts like most late-night adventures — with a bad decision.

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Sportsmanlike Conduct

By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 28, 2010

The minute UF athletes slip on their orange-and-blue jerseys, they are shoved into the spotlight.

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