The Gators swimming and diving teams will kick off the spring by competing in their home pool for the first time since October.
They train with championship finishes in mind. For some of the younger UF swimmers and divers, this weekend was their first taste of why they put in those long hours.
Consider it a test run in the freeze of the season. Today, a portion of the Gators will travel to Princeton to unveil what a few days of rest can translate to in the water.
November weather usually doesn’t bode well for outdoor swimming. But with Tallahassee temperatures in the low 70s, the Seminoles hosted the Gators roof-less.
Usually the Gators compete in the confines of an echoing, indoor natatorium. But today’s meet will be a little twisted.
This weekend the Gators treaded in the waters of the 1996 Olympics, rising to place in the top five of the Georgia Tech Invitational’s 13 competing teams. The men’s team finished in second while the women secured the third-place spot.
Beads of sweat trickle down their faces as their pummeling fists crash against each other’s stiff palms. Jump ropes graze the ground — a clacking that permeates the O’Connell Center — forming a beat that could be counted with a metronome.
When the Gators enter a pool with the Stanford women, it’s always a toss-up. This weekend, it was the Cardinal who came out on top.
The UF men’s swimming and diving team remains undefeated on away turf this season.
If history is any indication, the Florida women’s swimming and diving team’s matchup with Stanford will be a tight one.
The UF men’s swimming team kicked off its Southeastern Conference opener with a victory Friday against Georgia.
The UF men’s swimming team kicked off its Southeastern Conference opener with a victory Friday against Georgia. The Gators men’s squad defeated the Bulldogs in a 170-130 win.
When it rains, it pours.
There was a certain air of somberness on the Gators’ side during Monday’s swim meet.
While the UF women’s swimming team emerged victorious against Virginia, the men’s squad sank, staining the Gators with their first blemish of the season.
Behind the slick edges of the pool today, it’ll be a family affair.
Their stomping shook the stands, their team’s chants penetrated through the confines of the O’Connell Center’s walls, but all of their performances in the pool came up short against the Gators.
After bang-up individual performances this summer, including various medals and broken records, the UF swimming and diving team will unite as Gators to make their first mark on the 2010-11 season.
The O’Connell Center floor was slick with water as the pool was clad with UF swimmers and divers Saturday from generations of the team’s past competing in the 2010 Alumni Meet.
Omar Pinzon is working his way toward his third Olympics before the age of 25, dominating the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games is just all part of the process.
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