2006-07 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Ron Ballatore
- Position:
- Free/Back/IM
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Buchholz
Two-time All-SEC
| Career Best Times: | |
| Short Course (Yards) | |
| 50 Free - 20.70 | (Georgia, 10/27/05) |
| 100 Free - 44.57p | (2006 SEC Championships) |
| 200 Free - 1:41.60 | (Purdue Invitational, 11/18-20/05) |
| 500 Free - 4:44.84 | (Florida Atlantic, 11/11/05) |
| 100 Back - 58.98 | (Texas and California, 10/21-22/05) |
| 100 Breast - 58.82 | (Indian River CC, 2/4/06) |
| 200 Breast - 2:10.46 | (Indian River CC, 2/4/06) |
| 200 IM - 1:50.69p | (2006 SEC Championships) |
| 400 IM - 4:00.71p | (2006 SEC Championships) |
| Long Course (Meters) | |
| 200 IM - 2:07.54p | (2006 ConocoPhillips U.S. Nationals) |
National/International Competition
Clocked a time of 2:07.54 in the 200-meter IM at the 2006 ConocoPhillips U.S. Nationals.
At Florida
2005-06: SEC Academic Honor Roll selection … Competed in three events at the SEC Championships (2/15-18) … Highest finish was 16th in the 400 IM (4:00.71) … Also placed 20th in the 200 IM and 27th in the 100 free … Earned two All-SEC honors (400 IM and 200 FR) … Finished second in the 100 breast (58.82) against Indian River CC (2/4) … Exhibitioned the 200 breast (2:10.46) … Placed third in the 200 IM (1:52.85) and sixth in the 100 free (46.79) against Tennessee (1/28) … Took seventh place in the 200 free (1:42.59) against Auburn (1/21) … Also helped the 400 FR team finish fourth (3:02.34) … Earned a second-place finish in the 200 IM against Alabama (1/20) with a time of 1:52.75 … Also finished fourth in the 100 free (46.18) and fifth in the 50 free (21.44) … Fourth in the 50 free (21.49) and fifth in the 200 MR (1:34.98) against LSU (1/12) … Exhibitioned the 400 IM (4:01.69) against the Tigers … Finished third in the 100 free (46.26) against Penn State (1/7) … Also finished fifth in the 200 free (1:41.67) and anchored the 200 MR (1:34.27) to a third-place finish … Competed in eight events at the Purdue Invitational (11/18-20) … Individually, placed 10th in the 200 IM (1:52.59), 11th in the 200 free (1:41.60), 12th in the 100 free 46.16 and 24th 50 free (21.94) … Also competed in the 200 FR (1:23.93), 400 MR (3:32.82), 800 FR (6:47.18) and 400 FR (3:05.84) … Placed seventh in the 100 breast (1:00.52) against Florida Atlantic (11/11) … Also competed in the 200 MR (1:36.10) and exhibitioned the 500 free (4:44.84) … Helped the 400 FR (3:06.56) to a second-place finish against Georgia (10/27) … Placed sixth in the 200 free (1:41.83), eighth in the 50 free (20.70) and eighth in the 100 free (47.32) … Anchored the 200 FR (1:23.10) to a third-place finish against Texas and California (10/22) … Placed ninth in the 200 free (1:44.34), 12th in the 200 IM (1:57.59) and exhibitioned the 100 back (58.98) … Anchored the 200 MR (1:36.50) to a second-place finish against South Carolina (10/15) … Clocked a time of 1:42.38 to finish third in the 200 free (1:42.38) … Placed fifth in the 50 free (21.75) and exhibitioned the 200 FR (1:22.86) against the Gamecocks … Opened the season by finishing second in the 200 free (1:41.64) against Virginia (10/14) … Also finished fourth in the 100 free (46.83) and exhibitioned in the 400 FR (3:08.24).
2004-05: Redshirted and did not see any action.
High School: Earned NISCA All-America honors in 2003 in the 200 IM while competing at Buchholz High School … Helped lead his squad to a seventh-place finish at the FHSAA Class 3A State Championships in 2003 … Posted a top-five finish in the 200 IM (1:55.88), as well as in the 100 free (47.79), in the FHSAA meet … Swam on two FHSAA top-six relay teams in 2003 … Team captain in both his junior and senior seasons.
Club: Swam for the Gator Swim Club … Coached by former Gator Duncan Sherrard.
