No. 4 Florida Men Secure Home-Opener Win, No. 6 Women Fall to Top-Ranked Virginia

Friday, October 10

10 AM & 4 PM

Florida Gators

191.5

159.5

University of Virginia

The Gators split Friday’s dual meet, as the men defeated No. 13 Virginia 191.50–59.50, while the women fell 127–224 to the five-time defending NCAA champions.

No. 4 Florida Men Secure Home-Opener Win, No. 6 Women Fall to Top-Ranked Virginia

Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

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By: Abby Wisecup

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 4 Florida men's swimming and diving team opened its 2025-26 home slate with a 191.50-159.50 win over No. 13 Virginia, while the No. 6 women fell to the nation's top-ranked Cavaliers on Friday afternoon at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium.

Florida totaled 13 NCAA cuts, with the women recording 10 and the men three.

The Gator men posted eight event victories and 26 top-three finishes, with 16 different swimmers contributing points in the win. Freshmen Ahmed Jaouadi and Nil Cadevall scored team-high 22 points apiece, each earning two first-place finishes and one second-place finish in their respective events. Jaouadi won the 1000-yard free (8:44.85), the 500-yard free (4:14.94) and finished second in the 200-yard free (1:35.79). Cadevall tallied wins in the 100-yard breast (53.87) and the 200-yard breast (1:57.32), while earning second in the 50-yard breast (25.22).

Junior Jonny Marshall followed totaled 21 points after winning the 50-yard back (21.45) and the 100-yard backstroke 45.68). He placed third in the 200 back (1:43.99) and swam a 45.51 back split for Florida's 400 medley relay, which finished second. Devin Dilger anchored that same relay with a 41.41 free split and led off the 400 free relay with a 42.79 free split for second place. Individually, the sophomore won the 50-yard free (19.68) and 100-yard free (42.48), while adding a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard fly (21.50) to total 20 points for the Gators.

On the women's side, Florida totaled four event victories and 13 top-three finishes, which was highlighted by historic performance from the 400 medley relay team of Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra and Lainy Kruger, who posted the program's third-fastest time (3:28.67). Bottazzo, who recorded a 55.96 split on the breast leg, led the Gators with 18 points after winning both the 50-yard breast (26.58) and 100-yard breast (56.87).

Additionally, Kruger notched a team-high two NCAA cuts in the 200-yard fly (1:51.58) and 200-yard free (1:55.71), while Choate also finished with two qualifying times in the 100-yard back (51.58) and 200-yard back (1:51.58).

Gator diving made a strong impact, contributing 32 points on both the men's and women's sides since Virginia no longer has a diving program. Every diver recorded an NCAA Zone qualifying score, with Jesus Gonzalez sweeping the springboard events on the men's side after recording a 352.28 on the 1-meter and a 385.20 on the 3-meter. For the women, Camyla Monroy claimed first on the 1-meter (310.65) and placed second on the 3-meter (345.23), while Maria Garcia won the 3-meter with a score of 347.63 and was second on the 1-meter (308.10).

Up Next
The Gators remain home for their first conference matchup of the season, hosting Georgia on Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31 at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium. Florida diving kicks the home festivities off on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, with swimming events taking place on Friday at 11 a.m. ET. The dual meet will stream on SEC+ as well as can be followed on the meetmobile app for live updates.

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Complete results from today's dual meet can be found below. Underlined times denote an NCAA cut.

Men's Results

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
400 Medley Relay	Florida 'A' Jonny Marshall (45.51 back split) Aleksas Savickas (52.72 breast split) Scotty Buff (46.01 fly split) Devin Dilger (41.41 free split)	3:05.66	2nd
400 Medley Relay	Florida 'B' Aiden Norman (47.92 back split) Nil Cadevall (53.01 breast split) Matthew Cairns (47.52 fly split) Alexander Painter (42.99 free split)	3:11.44	4th
1,000-yard Free	Ahmed Jaouadi	8:44.85	1st
	Gio Linscheer	9:00.22	2nd
	Eric Brown	9:05.41	3rd
	Luke Corey	x9:07.99	4th
50-yard Fly	Scotty Buff	21.02	2nd
	Devin Dilger	21.50	4th
	Marvin Johnson	22.47	7th
50-yard Breast	Nil Cadevall	25.22	2nd
	Aleksas Savickas	25.30	3rd
	Jordan Willis	25.79	7th
200-yard IM	Charlie Hutchison	1:48.77	3rd
	Caleb Maldari	1:48.90	4th
	Matthew Cairns	1:52.50	6th
50-yard Back	Jonny Marshall	21.45	1st
	Scotty Buff	22.12	3rd
	Aiden Norman	22.18	4th
50-yard Free	Devin Dilger	19.68	1st
	Alexander Painter	19.77	3rd
	Marvin Johnson	20.27	6th
	Paul Dardis	x20.65	8th
	Ahmed Jaouadi	1:35.79	2nd
	Charlie Hutchison	1:35.85	3rd
	Eric Brown	1:36.19	4th
	Paul Dardis	x1:38.37	6th
100-yard Back	Jonny Marshall	45.68	1st
	Aiden Norman	46.93	4th
	Caleb Maldari	47.82	5th
100-yard Breast	Nil Cadevall	53.87	1st
	Aleksas Savickas	54.41	T2nd
	Jordan Willis	56.18	6th
200-yard Fly	Matthew Cairns	1:48.33	4th
	Gio Linscheer	1:51.24	6th
	Luke Corey	1:51.29	7th
100-yard Free	Devin Dilger	42.48	1st
	Alexander Painter	43.39	3rd
	Marvin Johnson	44.58	6th
	Paul Dardis	x45.27	8th
200-yard Back	Aiden Norman	1:42.34	2nd
	Jonny Marshall	1:43.99	3rd
	Caleb Maldari	1:45.77	4th
200-yard Breast	Nil Cadevall	1:57.32	1st
	Gio Linscheer	1:58.99	3rd
	Aleksas Savickas	2:00.65	4th
	Jordan Willis	X2:01.72	5th
100-yard Fly	Scotty Buff	46.87	3rd
100-yard Fly	Matthew Cairns	48.82	5th
500-yard Free	Ahmed Jaouadi	4:14.94	1st
	Eric Brown	4:19.44	2nd
	Charlie Hutchison	4:20.32	3rd
	Luke Corey	x4:26.72	4th
400 Free Relay	Florida 'A' Devin Dilger (42.79) Alexander Painter (42.70) Paul Dardis (44.07) Scotty Buff (43.13)	2:52.69	2nd
400 Free Relay	Florida 'B' Jonny Marshall (44.61) Aiden Norman (43.51) Marvin Johnson (44.70) Nil Cadevall (45.31)	2:58.13	4th

Women's Results

Event	Swimmer	Time	Place
400 Medley Relay	Florida 'A' Catie Choate (51.90 back split) Anita Bottazzo (55.96 breast split) Beatriz Bezerra (52.52 fly split) Lainy Kruger (48.29 free split)	3:28.67	2nd
	Florida 'B' Grace Rabb (54.17 back split) Molly Mayne (58.12 breast split) Addison Reese (53.34 fly split) Aspen Gersper (50.26 free split)	3:35.89	4th
	Florida 'C' Carly Meeting (53.82 back split) Anna Moore (1:01.93 breast split) Grace Rainey (54,67 fly split) Zuri Ferguson (51.24 free split)	x3:41.66	T5th
1,000-yard Free	Julie Brousseau	9:25.50	1st
	Michaela Mattes	9:46.11	5th
	Camille DeBoer	9:46.16	6th
50-yard Fly	Beatriz Bezerra	24.00	3rd
	Aspen Gersper	24.66	5th
	Grace Rainey	25.67	7th
50-yard Breast	Anita Bottazzo	26.58	1st
	Molly Mayne	27.80	4th
	Anna Moore	28.71	5th
	Gracie Weyant	X29.61	7th
200-yard IM	Grace Rabb	1:57.00	2nd
	Zoe Dixon	2:00.28	6th
	Lainy Kruger	2:01.09	7th
	Sofia Plaza	X2:03.47	8th
50-yard Back	Catie Choate	24.46	2nd
	Zuri Gerguson	25.54	6th
	Grace Rabb	26.55	7th
50-yard Free	Beatriz Bezerra	22.75	5th
	Carly Meeting	23.09	7th
	Addison Reese	23.17	8th
200-yard Free	Lainy Kruger	1:43.69	3rd
	Julie Brousseau	1:44.60	5th
	Sofia Plaza	1:53.70	7th
100-yard Back	Catie Choate	51.68	2nd
	Zoe Dixon	54.24	5th
	Aspen Gersper	54.29	6th
	Zuri Ferguson	X55.04	7th
100-yard Breast	Anita Bottazzo	56.87	1st
	Molly Mayne	1:00.50	4th
	Anna Moore	1:02.14	6th
	Gracie Weyant	1:02.87	8th
200-yard Fly	Lainy Kruger	1:55.71	2nd
	Michaela Mattes	1:58.20	6th
	Addison Reese	1:58.41	7th
	Sofia Plaza	X2:03.32	8th
100-yard Free	Carly Meeting	49.65	4th
100-yard Free	Aspen Gersper	51.15	6th
200-yard Back	Catie Choate	1:51.58	1st
	Grace Rabb	1:55.98	5th
	Zoe Dixon	1:57.09	6th
	Zuri Ferguson	x2:02.38	8th
200-yard Breast	Grace Rainey	2:10.35	2nd
	Molly Mayne	2:11.62	4th
	Anna Moore	2:15.77	7th
	Gracie Weyant	x2:15.90	8th
100-yard Fly	Beatriz Bezerra	53.37	4th
	Addison Reese	53.72	5th
	Anita Bottazzo	54.25	6th
500-yard Free	Julie Brousseau	4:40.98	4th
500-yard Free	Camille DeBoer	4:47.19	6th
400-yard Free Relay	Florida 'A' Lainy Kruger (48.41) Catie Choate (50.28) Addison Reese (49.29) Beatriz Bezerra (49.03)	3:15.52	3rd
	Florida 'B' Carly Meeting (49.53) Anita Bottazzo (50.28) Julie Brousseau (50.90) Grace Rabb (50.33)	3:21.04	4th
	Florida 'C' Anna Moore (51.82) Sofia Plaza (54.57) Zuri Ferguson (54.22) Aspen Gersper (50.20)	x3:30.71	5th

Men's 1-Meter Results:

Diver	Score	Place
Jesus Gonzalez	352.28	1st
Jesus Mora	335.10	2nd
Conor Gesing	334.50	3rd
Elisha Dees	300.60	4th

Women's 1-Meter Results:

Diver	Score	Place
Camyla Monroy	310.65	1st
Maria Garcia	308.10	2nd
Casey Greenberg	281.10	3rd
Alexa Fung	272.70	4th
Ava Brinkman	231.15	5th

Men's 3-Meter Results:

Diver	Score	Place
Jesus Gonzalez	385.20	1st
Conor Gesing	368.33	2nd
Jesus Mora	366.00	3rd
Elisha Dees	301.43	4th

Women's 3-Meter Results:

Diver	Score	Place
Maria Garcia	347.63	1st
Camyla Monroy	345.23	2nd
Alexa Fung	277.50	3rd
Casey Greenberg	258.75	4^th
Ava Brinkman	247.05	5th

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