Gators Dominate in Opening Meet at FAU

Thursday, September 27

Boca Raton, FL

3 PM

Florida Gators

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FAU

Maxime Rooney led the Gators with two individual victories in season opener.

Gators Dominate in Opening Meet at FAU

Thursday, September 27, 2018 | Men's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

BOCA RATON, Fla. – In Anthony Nesty's first meet as head coach, the University of Florida men's swimming and diving team defeated Florida Atlantic on Thursday at the FAU Aquatic Center. Maxime Rooney led the Gators with two first-place finishes.

Rooney, a returning All-American, brought home first in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. He clocked a time of 20.57 in the 50-yard freestyle and set a new personal-best time in the 100-yard butterfly, with a swim of 47.87.

Khader Baqlah, Kacper Stokowski, Bayley Main, Stanley Wu, Erge Gezmis, Christoph Margotti, Robert Finke, Marco Guarente, Trey Freeman, Grant Sanders, and Alex Farrow, all brought home the top spot for UF.

Baqlah posted a swim of 9:18.81 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Stokowski notched a mark of 1:38.55 in the 200-yard freestyle. Main took the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 48.87. Wu won the 100-yard breaststroke in 55.57. Gezmis' swim of 1:50.87 topped the field in the 200-yard butterfly. Margotti swam a time of 45.18 in the 100-yard freestyle. Finke collected a time of 1:49.03, in the 200-yard backstroke. Guarente swam a 2:02.12 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Freeman posted a time of 4:28.77 in the 500-yard freestyle. Sanders recorded a time of 1:48.03 in the 200-yard individual medley. Farrow tallied 293.85 points to win the 3-meter diving.

The Gators defeated the Owls, but the final results are under review.

How it Happened

The Gators won 15 of the 16 events.
UF swept the 200-yard medley relay. Main, Rooney, Chandler Bray, and Will Davis combined for a 1:28.68, on their way to the top finish.
The team of Stokowski, Rooney, Margotti, and Isaac Davis won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a swim of 3:00.06. Florida claimed the top three spots.

From the coaches – Head Coach Anthony Nesty