2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell

Aiden Norman

  • Height 6-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Calgary Alberta, Canada
  • Highschool Bishop Carroll High School

Biography

Career Accolades at Florida
  • 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
2024-25 (Freshman)
  • Set one of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 200-yard Backstroke | 6. 1:39.69
NCAA Championships 
  • Competed in the 100 back and 200 back 
  • Recorded a career-best time 1:39.69 in the 200 back to finish 19th overall 
  • Clocked a 46.19 in the 100 back to earn 41st overall 
SEC Championships 
  •  Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 free 
  • Contributed to 34 individual points to Florida's team total 
  • Advanced to the B Final in both backstroke events
  • Finished first in the 200y back B Final with a winning time of 1:40.09 to earn ninth overall 
  • After swimming a career-best 45.96 in the 100y back prelims, he went 46.22 in the B Final to finish 13th overall
  • Recorded a 1:35.44 time in the 200y free for 29th overall 
Regular Season 
  • Competed in four dual meets and two Invitationals 
  • Raced in 25 events and won three of them 
  • Tallied 18 top-five finishes during the regular season 
  • Recorded a 46.96 time in the 100y back at the Florida Inviational on Feb. 27-Mar. 1
  • Tallied top-three finishes in all four of his events in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17... Won the 200y back in 1:44.14 and was third in the 100y back (48.68)... Member of both of Florida's relay teams that finished third, lead off the 200y medley relay team's 1:28.82 finish with a 22.83 lead-off split and swam the second leg in the 400y free relay (2:57.18/ 44.20) 
  • Earned three top-five finishes in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3... Placed second in the 200y back (1:45.05) and sixth in the 100y back (48.45)... Swam the second leg in 44.83 for the Gators 400y free relay team that finished fourth (2:59.10) and had a 22.70 lead-off split for Florida's 200 medley relay team that finished fourth (1:27.80) 
  • Raced in eight events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Finished second in the 200y back (1:40.02), sixth in the 100y back (46.86) and won the 200y IM C Final for 17th overall after swimming a career-best 1:46.81... appeared in all five relay events, leading off the 200y medley relay team that finished 12th (1:27.44/21.91), the 400y medley relay team that came in sixth (3:07.71/ 46.68) and recorded a career-best 1:35.11 as the lead off for Florida's 800 free relay team that earned sixth (6:24.89)... Swam a 43.35 as the second leg in Florida's 400y free relay team's fifth-place finish (2:51.02)... and was the third leg for the Gators 200y free relay team who finished ninth (1:19.32/ 19.64)  
  • Won the men's 200y back after recording a 1:44.48 in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1... Placed fourth in the 100y back (48.35)... Led off Florida's 200y medley relay team with a 22.59 back split for an overall third-place finish (1:27.65) and recorded a 45.72 lead-off split for Florida's 400y free relay team that finished fourth in 3:01.73
  • Tallied his first collegiate event win in Florida's season opener at Virginia on Oct. 18... Won the 200m back in 1:51.02 and finished fourth in the 100m back with a final time of 51.69... Swam the second leg of Florida's 400m free relay team that finished second (3:11.54/ 48.25) and led off the Gators 200m medley relay team that placed third (1:34.02/ 24.07) 
Career-Best Times at Florida 
100 Backstroke 45.96 SEC Championships  Feb. 21, 2025
200 Backstroke 1:39.69 NCAA Championships  March 29, 2025
200 Freestyle 1:35.11 UGA Fall Invitational  Nov. 21, 2024
200 IM 1:46.81 UGA Fall Invitational  Nov. 20, 2024
Accolades prior to Florida
  • #1 ranked recruit from Alberta
  • Two-time Junior World Bronze Medalist
  • Seven-time National Age Group Record holder (Canada)
  • 11-time national Age Group Champion
  • National Senior silver medalist
  • Four-time National Age Group silver medalist
  • Four-time National Age Group bronze medalist
  • Canadian Trials finalist
  • Victor Davis Memorial Fund Recipient

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Back
    6'6"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Back
    6'6"