The Bulldogs picked up its biggest win of the season with high energy and impressive results defeating Florida, even after getting disqualified in the first event. This was best showcased in the 100 backstroke, where Ian Grum (47.16), Bradley Dunham (47.37), Sam Powe (48.59), and Sam Parker (49.04) swept the top four spots in the event.
In the 200 butterfly, Luca Urlando took the win with a season-best B-cut of 1:44.40, while Andrew Abruzzo also dropped a season-best B-cut of 1:44.74 to notch second place. Grum finished first in the 400 IM with a B-cut finish of 3:49.26, with Abruzzo also getting a third-place B-cut result in 3:50.5
Grum, Urlando, and junior Jake Magahey each finished the SEC showdown with three wins each, as the team finished the day with nine winning results.
The Gator men started off the SEC meet with a relay win in the 400 medley, with the quartet of Adam Chaney, Aleksas Savickas, Eric Friese and Alberto Mestre finishing with a time of 3:10.53.
Florida’s Aleksas Savickas claimed the top spot in the men’s 100 breaststroke, finishing with a time of 53.78.
Skip Donald and Elisha Dees finished 1-2 for Florida in the men’s 1-meter springboard event, finishing with scores of 340.43 and 320.93, respectively.
The Gators claimed the two top spots in the men’s 100 free in the SEC showdown, with Julian Smith (43.65) winning the event and Mestre (43.78) finishing second.
Savickas and Raphael Rached Windmuller finished first and second in the men’s 200 breaststroke, recording swims of 1:57.08 and 2:00.64.
Donald won his second event of the day on the 3-meter springboard, registering a score of 362.85.
The Gators also won the 200 free relay to close the SEC meet, with the grouping of Mestre, Chaney, Friese and Macguire McDuff finishing with a time of 1:18.83.
