The
University of Florida swimming and diving teams split in dual meet action against
SEC opponent Auburn on Saturday, January 26. The No. 5 UF men won the meet
167-133, improving to 6-0 (5-0 SEC) and the No. 9 women fell to the Tigers
138-161 and are now 2-4 (1-3 SEC) on the season.
The
Gators dominated the distance events on both sides. The women took the top two
spots in the 1000 free, with freshman Jessica Thielmann (Newcastle,
England) winning in a personal-best time of 9:40.85 and junior Alicia
Mathieu (Marlborough, Conn.) grabbed second also setting a personal-best
touching in 9:44.16.
Florida’s
men then swept the top three spots. Freshman Arthur Frayler (Fort
Washington, Pa.) finished first in a personal-best 9:02.95. Sophomore Carlos
Omana (Miami, Fla.) and senior Jason Taylor (Plant City, Fla.)
rounded out the top three spots, as they finished in 9:03.79 and 9:09.84
respectively.
Two
more freshman collected wins in the 200 free. Lindsey McKnight (Coral
Springs, Fla.) won in a time of 1:48.18 on the women’s side. Sophomore Natasha
Fung (Edmonton, Canada) and junior Ellese Zalewski (Melbourne,
Australia) made it another sweep as they were second and third respectively.
For the men, freshman Pawel Werner (Wroclaw, Poland) clocked in first at
1:36.42 and junior Sebastien Rousseau (Cape Town, South Africa) was
second.
In
another sweep, junior Elizabeth Beisel (North Kingstown, R.I.) won the
200 fly in a time of 1:58.01. Senior Jamie Bohunicky (Gainesville, Fla.)
finished second with a time of 2:01.36 and sophomore Summer Stephens
(Louisville, Ky.) was third in 2:02.49.
Junior
Marcin Cieslak (Warsaw, Poland) won the men’s 200 fly in a time of
1:45.96 and senior Cameron Martin (Clearwater, Fla.) took second with a
1:48.43. Junior Brad deBorde (Longwood, Fla.) added another win as he
tied for first in the 50 free with a time of 19.84.
Beisel
won her second event of the day as she clocked in at 1:54.60 in the 200 back
and freshman Ashlee Linn (Southfield, Mich.) was second with a time of
1:57.97. Sophomore Matt Elliott (Peoria, Ill.) won the men’s 200 breast in
1:58.39 and fellow sophomore Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez (Madrid, Spain) was
third in a time of 1:59.99.
With
another one-two-three finish, Thielmann grabbed her second win of the day after
stopping the clock at 4:47.18 in the 500 free. Mathieu was second in a time of
4:49.36 and Bohunicky took third in 4:49.62. The men followed suit, as Taylor
took the win in a time of 4:25.33, Frayler was second with a 4:26.07 and
freshman Justin Kaisrlik (Clermont, Fla.) finished third as he clocked
in at 4:28.45.
Cieslak
then won his second event to sweep the butterfly events, as he clocked in first
in the 100 fly in a time of 47.65. Then Beisel rounded out the individual
events with another win, as she swam a season-best 1:58.08 to finish first in
the 200 IM for the Gators.
Then
the men’s 200 IM saw the Gators take the top three spots again. Cieslak earned
his third win on the day after finishing in a time of 1:46.99, Solaeche-Gomez
was second with a 1:47.78 and Rousseau took third in 1:49.70. The men closed
out the meet with a win in the 400 free relay. The group of deBorde, Werner,
freshman Corey Main and sophomore Matt Curby (Oviedo, Fla.) won
with a time of 2:54.94.
In
the diving events, freshman Delaney Dye (Tallahasse, Fla.) finished
second on the three-meter after scoring 296.85 and freshman Kahlia Warner
(Australia) was third on the three-meter with a 277.95. For the men, senior Sean
Saley (Pompano Beach, Fla.) took third on the three-meter with a score of
314.33.
Florida
will return home for their last dual meet of the season as they host SEC
opponent Tennessee on Friday, February 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.
