2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell

Paul Dardis

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Calgary Alberta, Canada
  • Highschool National Sport School

Biography

Career Accolades at Florida
  • 2024-25 SEC First-Year Honor Roll 
  • 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American 
2024-25 (Freshman) 
  • Set one of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 400-yard Freestyle Relay | 5. 2:46.81
Regular Season 
  • Participated in five dual meets, two Invitationals and one tri-meet 
  • Raced in 32 events and earned 19 top-five finishes 
  • Recorded a 19.69 in the 50y free, a 42.93 in the 100y free and a 1:33.49 in the 200y free at the Florida Inviational on Feb. 27-Mar. 1
  • Earned three top-three finishes in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU on Jan. 31... Claimed second in the 200y free (1:35.35) and third in both the 100y free (43.70) and the 200y free relay (1:19.65/ 20.17) 
  • Appeared in two relay and two individual events in the Gators road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17... Placed fourth in the 200y free (1:38.22) and sixth in the 100y free (45.02)... Clocked a 43.40 split as the third leg in Florida's 200y free relay team's third-place finish time of 12:57.18 and anchored the 200y medley relay team who finished fifth (1:29.89/ 19.92) 
  • Swam the third leg for Florida's 400y free relay team who placed fourth with an overall time of 2:59.10 in the Gators home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3... Finished fifth in the 200y free (1:39.95) and eighth in the 100y free (45.14) 
  • Raced in eight events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Fall Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Recorded three career-best times: 50y free (20.04), 100y Free (43.17) and 200y Free (1:35.07)... Swam the second leg (42.48) for the winning 400y free relay team who recorded a first-place time of 2:46.81... Advanced to the B Final in both the 100y free and 200y free, finishing 13th and 14th, respectively...Qualified for the 50y Free C Final and earned 23rd overall... Was an anchor for one of Florida's 200y and 400y medley relay's who finished fifth (1:24.34/ 19.15) and ninth (3:09.23/ 42.55), respectively...  Recorded the fastest split time of 1:34.72 in the Gators 800y free relay that placed fourth with a final time of 1:34.72... Went a 19.45 as the third leg for Florida's 200y free relay team that earned fifth with a final time of 1:18.34
  • Tallied top-five finishes in his three events in the Gators road win at Georgia on Nov. 1... Was the anchor (43.38) for the 400y free relay team's third-place finish of 2:55.99... Finished fourth in the 200y free (1:38.30) and fifth in the 100y free (45.10) 
  • Finished top-five in his two individual events in Florida's tri-meet against Rollins College and Tampa on Oct. 25... Earned fourth in the 50y free (20.86) and fifth in the 100y free (45.74)... Clocked a 20.52 lead-off split for the Gators 200y free relay team who placed second with a final time of 1:23.60 and anchored a 20.52 free split for the 200y medley relay team who placed sixth in 1:38.08
  • Made his Gator debut in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Clocked a 22.22 in the 50m free for. sixth and was the anchor for the 200m medley relay team who finished fifth (1:37.25/ 21.91) 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Freestyle 19.95 UGA Fall Invitational November 20, 2024
100 Freestyle 43.17 UGA Fall Invitational  November 22, 2024
200 Freestyle 1:35.07 UGA Fall Invitational  November 21, 2024
Accolades prior to Florida:
  • #3 overall ranked recruit in Canada’s class of 2024
  • 2x bronze medalist for Team Canada at 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships
  • Individual finalist in 50 free at 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships for Team Canada

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Free
    6'4"