2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell
BryceMitchell

Scotty Buff

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Highschool Saint Francis De Sales

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Five-Time All-American
  • 2025 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team 
  • 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American 
  • 2024 SEC 200 Medley Relay Champion
  • 2024 All-SEC First Team
  • 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American 
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 
  • Recipient of Florida’s Swimming & Diving 2025 Donald Gibb Award, given the individual who performed above and beyond expectations 
2024-25 (Sophomore) 
  • Member of Florida’s 200-yard Free Relay Program Record – 1:13.29
  • Member of Florida’s 400-yard Free Relay Program Record – 2:43.60
  • Set eight of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 50-Yard Freestyle | 4. – 18.73
    • 100-Yard Butterfly | 3. – 43.95
    • 200-Yard Freestyle Relay | 1. - 1:13.29 | 3. – 1:13.37
    • 400-Yard Freestyle Relay | 1. - 2:43.60 | 5. – 2:46.81
    • 200-Yard Medley Relay | 2. - 1:20.66 | 5. – 1:21.49
NCAA Championships 
  • Earned three All-American honors 
  • Competed in the 100 back, 50 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay 
  • Was the anchor for Florida’s two relay teams that placed third: 200 free relay team (1:13.37/ 18.48), 400 free relay (2:44.02/ 41.46)
  • Swam a career-best 43.95 in the 100y fly A Final to earn fifth overall
  • Recorded a 19.08 in the 50y free to earn 23rd overall 
  • Finished 32nd in the 100y back after touching the wall in 45.77
SEC Championships 
  • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team
  • Competed in the 100 back, 50 free,100 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and the 200 medley relay 
  • Earned four medals (three silver & one bronze)
  • Contriuted 74 individual points to Florita's team total 
  • Advnaced to the 50y Free A Final and finished sixth with an 18.73
  • Claimed bronze in the 100y fly after touching the wall in 44.28
  • Was the anchor in Florida’s 200 free relay (1:13.29) and 400 free relay teams (2:43.60) who both set school records and finished in second place
  • Swam the fly leg of Florida’s 200 medley relay team and recorded a 19.40 split as the squad earned silver with their 1:20.66
  • Recorded a season-best 45.23 in the 100y back to advance to the A Final and earned seventh overall with his 45.37 
Regular Season 
  • Competed in four dual meets and one Invitational  
  • Raced in 24 events and earned 19 top-five finishes 
  • Saw action in four events in the Gators last reguarl season dual meet against FSU on Jan. 31... Swam the third was in both the 200y medley relay's second-place finish (1:25.62/ 20.52) and the 200y free relay's third-place finish (1:19.65/ 19.87)... Earned fifth in the 100y fly (47.75) and seventh in the 50y free (20.45) 
  • Tallied two second-place finishes in Florida's home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3... Recorded a 47.52 in the 100y fly for second and swam a 43.91 as the third leg of Florida's 400y free relay team that finished second with a 2:56.00... Member of the fourth-place 200y medley relay team, recording a 20.85 fly split as the squad put together a final time of 1:27.80... Finished sevneth in the 100y back (48.47)
  • Swam in eight events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22… Placed second in the 100y fly (45.69), fourth in the 100y back (46.04), fourth in the 50y free (19.30) and seventh in the 200y fly (1:44.94)... Swam the third leg for Florida's 400y free relay team who finished fifth (2:51.02/ 42.38)... Was the anchor for the 200y free relay team (1:18.34/ 19.06) and the lead off for the 200y medley relay team (1:24.34/ 20.99) that both that finished fifth... Recorded a 44.87 fly split as the third leg in Florida's 400y medley relay team's sixth-place finish (3:07.71)
  • Earned four top-five finishes in the Gators road win at Georiga on Nov. 1... Swam the third leg in Florida's 200y medley relay team who finished third (1:27.65/ 21.32) and in Florida's 400y free relay team who finished fourth (3:01.73/ 45.29)... Placed fourth in the 100y fly (48.01) and fifth in the 100y back (48.54)
  • Finished third in his three events in Florida's season-opener win at Virginia on Oct. 18... Recording a 51.62 in the 100m back and a 51.08 in the 100m fly... Swam the third leg in 22.61 for Florida's 200m medley relay team who put together a third-palce time of 1:34.02
2023-24 (Freshman)
  • Set three of Florida Men’s All-Time Top-10 Times
    • 100-Yard Butterfly | 3. – 44.38
    • 100-Yard Backstroke | 5. – 45.20
    • 200-Yard Medley Relay | 3. – 1:21.66
NCAA Championships
  • Earned two All-American Honors
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free and 100 Fly
  • Swam two personal-best times in the 50 Free (19.35) and 100 Back (45.20)
  • Placed 12th in the 100 Fly after touching the wall in 44.88 to earn a Second-Team All-American Honor, finished 16th in the 100 Back to earn his second, Second-Team All-American Honor and was 33rd in the 50 Free
SEC Championships
  • Member of SEC Championship winning team
  • Earned two medals (1 Gold & 1 Silver)
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free, 100 Fly and 200 Medley Relay
  • Swam the third leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay Team, who recorded the third-best time in program history and set a new Auburn Pool Record with a 1:21.66
  • Went a personal-best 44.38 in the 100 Fly to claim silver
  • Finished second in the Consolation Final, 10th overall in the 100 Back and was 27th in the 50 Free
Regular Season
  • Competed in four Dual Meets, one Tri-Meet and one Invitational
  • Participated in 27 events during the regular season
  • Placed in the top-3 five times and top-5 nine times in his individual events
  • Won his first individual event after going 47.45 in the 100 Fly against FSU (1/26)
  • Recorded two second-place finishes in 100 Back and the 100 Free as well as a member of the winning 400 Medley Relay Team in Florida’s dual-meet win over South Carolina (1/5)
  • Competed in the 100 Back, 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) … Advanced to a Final in all four of his individual events … Claimed fourth overall in the 100 Fly, 16th in the 100 Back, 18th in the 50 Free and 21st in the 100 Free
  • Notched third in the 100 Back and fourth in the 100 Fly at Tri-Meet against Kentucky & Tennessee (11/3)
  • Finished third in the 100 Fly and fifth in the 50 Free at Georgia (10/27)
  • In his collegiate debut, he finished fifth in the 50 Free in Florida’s dual-meet win verse Virginia (10/13)
Career-Best Times at Florida 
100 Backstroke 45.20 NCAA Championships March 29, 2024
50 Freestyle 18.73 SEC Championships February 19 2025
100 Freestyle 43.53 SEC Championships February 24, 2024
100 Butterfly 43.95 NCAA Championships March 28, 2025
200 Butterfly  1:44.27 UGA Fall Inviational  November 22, 2024
Prior to Florida:
  • SwimSwam #1 Recruit in the Nation
  • USA National Junior Team member
  • Scholastic All-American
  • High School All-American
  • Vice President of National Honor Society

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back/Fly/Free
    6'1"

  • 2025-26Junior

    Back/Fly/Free
    6'1"

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