The honor marks his second of the 2025-26 season.
Josh Liendo Named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following his standout performance at the 2025 Georgia Fall Invitational, Florida's Josh Liendo was named the SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week presented by Allstate. It marks the second honor for Liendo this season, tenth of his career.
Liendo amassed a meet-high 60 points after sweeping his individual events with NCAA qualifying times, winning the 100-yard fly in 43.42, the 50-yard free in 18.40, and the 100-yard free in 41.11. He helped secure first-place finishes in both the 200-yard free relay (1:15.19) and the 400-yard free relay (2:47.04) with an 18.04 split and a 40.02 anchor split, respectively. He also opened the 800-yard free relay with a NCAA qualifying time of 1:33.40, as the squad placed second in 6:12.51.
He currently owns the nation's top time in the 50 free, ranks second in the 100 fly and sits third in the 100 free.
Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week presented by Allstate for Week 7:
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Liendo amassed a meet-high 60 points after sweeping his individual events with NCAA qualifying times, winning the 100-yard fly in 43.42, the 50-yard free in 18.40, and the 100-yard free in 41.11. He helped secure first-place finishes in both the 200-yard free relay (1:15.19) and the 400-yard free relay (2:47.04) with an 18.04 split and a 40.02 anchor split, respectively. He also opened the 800-yard free relay with a NCAA qualifying time of 1:33.40, as the squad placed second in 6:12.51.
He currently owns the nation's top time in the 50 free, ranks second in the 100 fly and sits third in the 100 free.
Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week presented by Allstate for Week 7:
| Men's Swimmer | Josh Liendo, Florida |
| Men's Diver | Bennett Greene, Tennessee |
| Men's Co-Freshmen | Ivan Tarasov, Auburn and Campbell McKean, Texas |
| Women's Swimmer | Jillian Cox, Texas |
| Women's Diver | Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina |
| Women's Freshman | Kennedi Dobson, Georgia |
Stay Connected
Fans can stay up to date with the Florida Gator swimming & diving teams by following @GatorsSwimDv on X and catch up with the latest news and content of the team. Like the team's Facebook page at Florida Gators Swimming & Diving Fans can also keep up with the team by following them on Instagram at @Gatorsswimdv
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