Florida Defeats No. 6 Indiana, Falls to No. 4 Texas

Saturday, October 20

Austin, TX

11 AM

Florida Gators

126

222

Texas

Kelly Fertel sets the fastest time by a Gator this season in the 400 IM.

Florida Defeats No. 6 Indiana, Falls to No. 4 Texas

Saturday, October 20, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 19 Gators defeated the No. 6 Hoosiers 198-155 and fell to the No. 4 Longhorns 222-126, at Lee & Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday. Kelly Fertel led Florida with the fastest time this season by a Gator in the 400 IM.
In the opening event of the day, Emma Ball, Kelly Fertel, Mabel Zavaros, and Bella Garofalo combined for a time of 1:42.96 as they placed third in the 200 Medley Relay.

Taylor Ault set a new season best and the top time by a Gator this season in the 500 Free with a swim of 4:49.49. Ault finished in third place. Leah Braswell recorded a new personal-best time of 4:50.30 and placed fourth.

In the 200 Back, Mabel Zavaros finished with a third-place time of 1:58.50. Sydney Sell set a new season best with a swim of 1:59.16 and placed fourth.

Garofalo recorded another podium finish, as she placed third in the 100 Free with a season-best swim of 50.38.

Vanessa Pearl notched a personal-best swim with a time of 2:12.72 in the 200 Breast and placed second. Her time made the NCAA B Cut. Fertel came in sixth with a mark of 2:16.77.

In the 400 IM, Fertel posted the fastest time by a Gator this season with a swim of 4:12.25 and placed first. Fertel's time is an NCAA B Cut time. Vanessa Pearl placed second with a time of 4:15.29. Hannah Burns finished in fourth with a time of
4:17.52, which is a season best.

Brooke Madden recorded a second-place finish in the 3-meter with a total score of 337.70. Her score is a new season best and is an NCAA Zone Standard. Elizabeth Perez combined for a score of 289.50 and placed fifth. Perez collected an NCAA Zone Standard score.

Garofalo, Ball, Mabel Zavaros, and Fertel placed second in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:24.33. Kirschtine Balbuena, Georgia Marris, Pearl, and Burns finished third with a swim of 3:25.95.

From the coaches – Head Coach Jeff Poppell

"It was a fantastic job the last few days by our women against two Top-10 programs!"
"We haven't beaten Indiana in the past 3 years, so hopefully that will give us a great deal of confidence moving forward!"
"I thought Kelly Fertel, Bella Garofalo, and Taylor Ault were outstanding for us this weekend!"

From the coaches – Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly

"The women were excellent!"
"Brooke Madden is really coming into her own. She is a lot further ahead of where I thought she would be at this point of the season and we really haven't begun to turn up the intensity in practice just yet."
"Emma Whitner and Abby Howell continue to improve week by week and should look to be in great shape for the mid-season invite at Georgia Tech."
"Freshman Elizabeth Perez is starting to adjust to the difficult NCAA schedule and is a couple skills away

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