Gators Start Strong with NCAA Cuts and Top-Three Performances at Georgia Invite

Tuesday, November 18

Athens, GA

2 PM

Florida Gators

168

Georgia Fall Invitational

during the Gators' meet against the Cavaliers on Friday, October 10, 2025 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Morgan Hurd

Both squads hold the top spot on the leaderboard after the opening day of competition.

Gators Start Strong with NCAA Cuts and Top-Three Performances at Georgia Invite

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Tuesday's Results PDF

By: Abby Wisecup

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 4/7 Florida men's and women's swimming and diving programs sit at the top of the leaderboard following day one of the 2025 Georgia Fall Invitational, held inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. The Gators combined for 11 NCAA qualifying times, which was highlighted by three top-three finishes in the 1,650-yard freestyle and three top-three performances in the 200-yard medley and 800-yard free relays.

Scores – Men

Florida – 168
LSU – 144
Georgia – 131
Florida State – 127
Alabama – 65
Georgia Tech - 64

Scores – Women

Florida – 167 & Georgia – 167
LSU – 119
Florida State – 107
Alabama – 75
Georgia Tech - 75

Freshman Ahmed Jaouadi claimed Florida's only event title, finishing the 1,650y free in 14:39.10 to earn first with an NCAA cut and the No. 6 time in program history. Eric Brown secured third with a qualifying time of 14:54.31, while Gio Linscheer (14:55.67) and Luke Corey (15:02.01) both posted NCAA cut times in the mile as well.

On the women's side, redshirt sophomore Michaela Mattes recorded a qualying time of 15:56.85 in the 1,650y free to place second. Gators Julie Brousseau (16:12.05) and Camille DeBoer (16:22.02) also earned NCAA cuts in the event.

The women's 200y medley relay team of Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra and Addison Reese recorded a NCAA qualifying 1:35.93, marking the No. 9 time in program history. In the women's final event of the night, Brousseau, Lainy Kruger, Sylvia Statkevicius and Mattes earned second in the 800y free relay, finishing with an NCAA provisional mark of 7:02.03.

The men's 200y medley relay recorded a provisional time of 1:23.64, as Jonny Marshall, Aleksas Savickas, Scotty Buff and Devin Dilger placed fourth. The Gators 800y free relay team of Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter, Aiden Norman and Jaouadi placed second with an NCAA qualifying time of 6:12.51 to close out day one.

Up Next
Action continues Wednesday with swimming preliminaries starting at 9:30 a.m. with the 100y fly, 400y IM, 200y free and 100y breast taking place inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. Diving prelim follow with the women's 1-meter and men's 3-meter starting at 11:30 a.m. Evening finals will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the 200y free relay concluding swimming events before diving finals at 6 p.m.

Men's top-3 Finishes

Swimmer	Event	Time	Place
Ahmed Jaouadi	1,650-yard freestyle	14:39.10	1st
Eric Brown	1,650-yard freestyle	14:54.31	3rd
Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter, Aiden Norman & Ahmed Jaouadi	800-yard free relay	6:12.51	2nd

Women's top-3 Finishes

Swimmer(s)	Event	Time	Place
Michaela Mattes	1,650-yard freestyle	15:56.85	2nd
Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra & Addison Reese	200-yard medley relay	1:35.93	3rd
Julie Brousseau, Lainy Kruger, Sylvia Statkevicius & Michaela Mattes	800-yard free relay	7:02.03	2nd

Men's NCAA Qualifying Times

Event	NCAA Standard Time	Swimmer	Time
1,650-yard freestyle	15:06.60	Ahmed Jaouadi Gio Linscheer Eric Brown Luke Corey	14:39.10 14:54.31 14:55.67 15:02.01
200-yard medley relay	1:23.61 / 1:23.85 provisional*	Jonny Marshall, Aleksas Savickas, Scotty Buff & Devin Dilger	1:23.64*
800-yard free relay	6:14.67 / 6:16.79 provisional*	Josh Liendo, Alexander Painter, Aiden Norman & Ahmed Jaouadi	6:12.51

Women's NCAA Qualifying Times

Event	NCAA Qualifying Time	Swimmer(s)	Time
1,650-yard freestyle	16:25.29	Michaela Mattes Julie Brousseau Camille DeBoer	15:56.85 16:12.05 16:22.02
200-yard medley relay	1:36.09 / 1:36.57 provisional*	Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra & Addison Reese	1:35.93
800-yard free relay	7:00.86 / 7:05.18 provisional*	Julie Brousseau, Lainy Kruger, Sylvia Statkevicius & Michaela Mattes	7:02.03*

Men's Top-Ten Program Times

Event	Swimmer	Time	Top-10 Spot
1,650-yard freestyle	Ahmed Jaouadi	14:39.10	No. 6

Women's Top-Ten Program Times

Event	Swimmer(s)	Time	Top-10 Spot
200-yard medley relay	Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra & Addison Reese	1:35.93	No. 9

Order of Events
Wednesday, Nov. 19
9:30 a.m.            Stream on SECN+
                            M/W 100y Butterfly (prelims)
                             M/W 400y IM (prelims)
                             M/W 200y Freestyle (prelims)
                             M/W 100y Breaststroke (prelims)

11:30 a.m.         Stream on SECN+
                             W 1-meter Diving (prelims)
                             M 3-meter Diving (prelims)

5:30 p.m.           Stream on SECN+
                          M/W 100y Butterfly (finals)
                             M/W 400y IM (finals)
                             M/W 200y Freestyle (finals)
                             M/W 100y Breaststroke (finals)
                             M/W 200y Freestyle Relay (finals)

6 p.m.                 Stream on SECN+
                             W 1-meter Diving (finals)
                             M 3-meter Diving (finals)
Thursday, Nov. 20
9:30 a.m.            Stream on SECN+
                          M/W 100y Backstroke (prelims)
                             M/W 200y Breaststroke (prelims)
                             M/W 500y Freestyle (prelims)
                             M/W 50y Freestyle (prelims)

11:30 a.m.         Stream on SECN+
                          W 3-meter Diving (prelims)
                             M 1-meter Diving (prelims)

5:30 p.m.           Stream on SECN+
                          M/W 100y Backstroke (finals)
                             M/W 200y Breaststroke (finals)
                             M/W 500y Freestyle (finals)
                             M/W 50y Freestyle (finals)
                             M/W 400y Medley Relay (finals)

6 p.m.                 Stream on SECN+
                          W 3-meter Diving (finals)
                             M 1-meter Diving (finals)
Friday, Nov. 21
9:30 a.m.            Stream on SECN+
                          M/W 200y IM (prelims)
                             M/W 100y Freestyle (prelims)
                             M/W 200y Butterfly (prelims)
                             M/W 200y Backstroke (prelims)
11:30 a.m.         Stream on SECN+
                           M/W Platform Diving (prelims & finals)

5 p.m.                 Stream on SECN+
                          M/W 200y IM (finals)
                             M/W 100y Freestyle (finals)
                             M/W 200y Butterfly (finals)
                             M/W 200y Backstroke (finals)
                             M/W 400y Freestyle Relay (finals)
How to Watch
Swimming and diving prelims and finals will be streamed on SECN+ for authenticated subscribers of the network. Links for the live stream are available on the swim & dive schedule pages on Floridagators.com. Fans can follow Meet Mobile and DiveMeets for updated results.

Stay Connected
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