Florida Men Secure Victory Over Bulldogs

Friday, October 30

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

Florida Gators

191

107

Georgia

Friday, October 30, 2026 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

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Nil Cadevall and Devin Dilger led the Gators in Dual Against No. 13/11 Georgia

By: Caroline Kirby

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 3/13 Florida swimming and diving split the meet against the Bulldogs. The men's team swept four events across 10 event victories, to tally a 191-107 finish against while the women fell 97-197 in their battle against Georgia.

Florida men's swimming established dominance early, opening the meet with a one-two finish in the 200 medley relay before junior Luke Corey captured the 1,000 freestyle to extend the Gators' lead. Eight Gators accounted for 10 event victories, highlighted by sophomore Nil Cadevall's individual event victory streak, as he swept his events for the fourth consecutive meet this season. Devin Dilger delivered a standout showing, claiming first in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, while contributing to a pair of winning relays. Aiden Norman led the field in the 200 backstroke, with teammate Matthew Cairns close behind in second, while Abdalla Youssef secured a runner-up finish in the 200 butterfly. Florida closed out its performance on a high note, as Dilger, Norman, Scotty Buff and Marvin Johnson Jr. teamed up to capture the 400 freestyle relay and cap the Gators' 10-event winning effort.

The Florida women were led by strong performances from Lainy Kruger, Julie Brousseau, Catie Choate and freshmen Valentina Procaccini and Maddie Moreth. Kruger secured runner-up honors in the 200 butterfly, while Brousseau followed suit in the 200 individual medley. Choate added a pair of third-place finishes across the backstroke events, while Procaccini placed second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 1,000 freestyle. Moreth also contributed a duo of third-place finishes in the breaststroke events. Florida closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, as Choate, Maeline Bessard, Sylvia Statkevicius and Kruger teamed up to round out the Gators' performance.

Hear From Head Coach Anthony Nesty
"I thought we competed really well today. Our men did a great job from start to finish; and I was proud of the way our women stepped up to the challege of racing a very good Georgia team, unsuited. The energy on the deck was great, and our athletes really showed up and supported one another. We still have work to do, but I liked what I saw from our team today."

Diving
Florida landed on top across all four diving events to play a key role in Saturday's performance by the Gators.

Jesus Agundez Mora performed a springboard sweep, the sophomore scored 382.73 on the 1-meter and performed a career-best score of 412.05 on the 3-meter. Miguel Tovar finished second on the 3-meter, scoring 385.95 while Conor Gesing landed in third on the 1-meter (358.20). Jesus Gonzalez placed fifth and seventh respectively.
Alexa Fung won the 3-meter springboard event, executing the best finish of her sophomore season thus far, while Camyla Monroy held it down on the 1-meter. Juliana Giron Trochez went fifth and fourth while Ava Brinkman finished sixth and fifth in the 1-meter and 3-meter events, respectively.

Men's Swimming Results

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
200 Medley Relay	A – J. Marshall, N. Cadevall, T. Pearson, D. Dilger B – S. Buff, J. Willis, Z. Bagi, M. Johnson Jr.	1:26.52 1:28.45	1 2
1,000 Freestyle	Luke Corey Santiago Alzate	9:03.29 9:11.75	1 3
200 Freestyle	Aiden Norman Tai Pearson Paul Dardis	1:35.96 1:38.09 1:39.71	2 4 5
100 Backstroke	Jonny Marshall Scotty Buff Caleb Maldari	47.50 47.64 48.60	1 2 3
100 Breaststroke	Nil Cadevall Jordan Willis	53.81 56.31	1 3
200 Butterfly	Abdalla Youssef Matthew Cairns Liam Smith	1:46.02 1:46.79 1:47.79	3 4 5
50 Freestyle	Devin Dilger Marvin Johnson Jr. Zoltan Bagi	19.52 20.18 20.18	1 T2 T2
100 Freestyle	Devin Dilger Paul Dardis Marvin Johnson Jr. Zoltan Bagi	43.29 44.35 44.47 44.74	1 2 3 5
200 Backstroke	Aiden Norman Matthew Cairns Jonny Marshall	1:43.61 1:48.69 1:48.87	1 2 4
200 Breaststroke	Nil Cadevall Jordan Willis	1:57.78 2:03.28	1 3
500 Freestyle	Luke Corey Santiago Alzate	4:26.74 4:27.11	3 4
100 Butterfly	Abdalla Youssef Tai Pearson Scotty Buff	47.01 47.30 47.73	2 3 4
400 Individual Medley	Nil Cadevall Liam Smith Caleb Maldari	3:52.20 3:57.80 4:06.96	1 4 7
400 Freestyle Relay	A – D. Dilger, A. Norman, S. Buff, M. Johnson Jr. B – P. Dardis, Z. Bagi, J. Marshall, T. Pearson C – M. Cairns, A. Youssef, L. Corey, L. Smith	2:54.46 2:58.83	1 3 DQ

Men's Diving Results

Event	Diver	Score	Place
1-Meter	Jesus Agundez Mora Conor Gesing Jesus Gonzalez Miguel Tovar	382.73 358.20 314.10 293.33	1 3 5 7
3-Meter	Jesus Agundez Mora Miguel Tovar Conor Gesing Jesus Gonzalez	412.05 385.95 360.23 356.78	1 2 6 7

Women's Swimming Results

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
200 Medley Relay	A – C. Choate, F. Zucca, G. Rabb, L. Kruger B – Z. Ferguson, M. Moreth, G. Rainey, M. Bessard C – J. Ramey, M. Mayne, Z. Dixon, S. Statkevicius	1:40.42 1:41.57 1:43.80	3 4 6
1,000 Freestyle	Valentina Procaccini Carla Serra	9:44.35 10:03.66	3 6
200 Freestyle	Julie Brousseau Valentina Procaccini JoJo Ramey Bomin Kim	1:47.14 1:48.81 1:51.21 1:52.54	4 6 7 8
100 Backstroke	Catie Choate Zoe Dixon Zuri Ferguson	53.29 54.30 54.69	3 5 6
100 Breaststroke	Maddie Moreth Francesca Zucca Gracie Weyant Molly Mayne	1:01.29 1:01.61 1:05.50 1:05.60	3 4 7 8
200 Butterfly	Lainy Kruger Grace Rainey	2:00.92 2:02.49	2 4
50 Freestyle	Sylvia Statkevicius Maeline Bessard	23.26 23.51	3 5
100 Freestyle	Lainy Kruger Sylvia Statkevicius Maeline Bessard Grace Rabb	50.30 50.61 50.82 52.57	5 6 7 8
200 Backstroke	Catie Choate Zuri Ferguson JoJo Ramey	1:55.86 1:58.45 2:00.05	3 5 6
200 Breaststroke	Maddie Moreth Francesca Zucca Sofia Plaza Molly Mayne	2:13.61 2:14.57 2:17.30 2:21.39	3 5 7 8
500 Freestyle	Valentina Procaccini Bomin Kim Carla Serra Gracie Weyant	4:46.95 4:54.11 4:59.71 5:09.03	2 3 4 5
100 Butterfly	Grace Rabb Grace Rainey	55.26 56.85	4 5
200 Individual Medley	Julie Brousseau Zoe Dixon Bomin Kim Sofia Plaza	1:59.65 2:00.06 2:04.51 2:06.26	2 3 6 8
400 Freestyle Relay	A – C. Choate, M. Bessard, S. Statkevicius, L. Kruger B -- Procaccini, G. Rabb, G. Rainey, J. Brousseau	3:20.52 3:26.66	2 3

Women's Diving Results

Event	Diver	Score	Place
1-Meter	Camyla Monroy Alexa Fung Juliana Giron Trochez Ava Brinkman	344.25 277.13 255.45 250.35	1 3 5 6
3-Meter	Alexa Fung Camyla Monroy Juliana Giron Trochez Ava Brinkman	304.73 300.00 283.28 258.45	1 3 4 5

Up Next
Gators Swimming & Diving sights are set on mid-season preparations as they plan for their return to Athens, Georgia on Thursday, Nov. 19, for the Georgia Invitational. The four-day meet runs from Thursday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 22, at Gabrielson Natatorium. Florida has swept the event the last three consecutive seasons, with the men tallying 947 points and the women 1,044.5 in last year's victory.

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