Madden Leads Gators on Day Two in Austin

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Brooke Madden placed seventh on the 1-Meter

Madden Leads Gators on Day Two in Austin

Thursday, March 21, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

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AUSTIN, Texas – Brooke Madden placed seventh on the 1-meter and led the Gators, as the University of Florida women's swimming & diving team returned to the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for the second day of the 2019 NCAA Championships on Thursday. Florida is currently in 21st place with 21 points.

After just two days, the Gators have scored 10 more points with 21, than they did in total at last year's NCAA Championships.

Madden earned her first First-Team All-American honor with her performance on the 1-Meter. She collected a score of 314.55 and placed seventh. This is Madden's third time earning an All-American honor.

Vanessa Pearl recorded her first collegiate All-American honor with an honorable mention accolade for her swim in the 200 IM consolation final. Pearl swam a 1:56.95 and placed sixth.

The squad of Sherridon Dressel, Pearl, Georgia Marris, and Bella Garofalo tallied an All-American honorable mention nod. The team posted a time of 3:32.05 and placed fifth in the 400 Medley Relay consolation final.

The 200 Free Relay team of Dressel, Emma Ball, Garofalo, and Kelsey Dambacher started the morning prelims off with a combined effort of 1:29.15. They finished with the 18th-best swim.

Leah Braswell led UF in the 500 Free prelims with a swim of 4:41.88 and placed 31st. Taylor Ault collected a 34th-place time of 4:42.96. With a mark of 4:48.29, Savanna Faulconer placed 54th.

With a swim of 1:56.52 in the 200 IM prelims, Pearl earned Florida's first spot into the finals with her 16th-place finish. Kelly Fertel clocked a 23rd-place time of 1:56.94. Hannah Burns added a mark of 1:58.30 and placed 41st.

Ball was the lone swimmer in the 50 Free and she finished in 49th with a swim of 23.16.

The squad of Dressel, Pearl, Marris, and Garofalo recorded a time of 3:31.32 in the 400 Medley Relay prelims and finished in 10th place. Their time is the third-best swim in Florida history and put them in the consolation final.

Madden posted a stellar performance on the 1-meter with a score of 300.05 and placed sixth. She earned a spot into the A Final for the first time in her career.

The Gators return to action on Friday morning at 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT. The prelims begin with the 400 IM.

From the coaches – Head Coach Jeff Poppell

"We were a little shaky today with a mix of good and bad."
"The highlights were definitely Brooke Madden's seventh-place finish on 1-meter earning First-Team All-American honors, Vanessa Pearl's 15th-place finish in the 200 IM at her first NCAA Championships and our 400 Medley Relay finishing 13th overall."
"Our (400 Medley) relay time in the morning was significantly faster than SECs and I believe the third-fastest all-time at UF."
"We're looking forward to a strong day tomorrow."

From the coaches – Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly

"I am very happy for Brooke today. This was one of the deepest fields I have seen at this meet. Every woman in the contest was capable of making the final."
"It came down to mental toughness. That hasn't been Brooke's strength in the past, so to see her perform so well under pressure means that we have been doing things the right way. The talent has always been there. Now the mental game is starting to catch up. She definitely belongs up there with the very best. I'm very proud of her."

Team Standings
1. Stanford – 173.5
2. California – 173
3. Michigan - 129
4. Louisville - 100
5. Texas – 87
6. North Carolina State – 86
7. Southern California - 83
8. Minnesota - 76
9. Tennessee – 69
10. Virginia – 66
11. Indiana – 54
12. Auburn – 52
13. Arizona – 48.5
T14. Texas A&M – 44
T14. Wisconsin – 44
16. Kentucky – 31.5
17. UCLA – 31
18. Arkansas – 29
19. Georgia – 28
20. Arizona State – 25
21. Florida – 21
22. Ohio State – 18
23. Duke – 16
24. Missouri – 14
25. South Carolina – 13.5
26. LSU – 13
27. Kansas – 11
28. Purdue – 7
29. Miami – 3
30. North Carolina - 2

Results
500 Free
Prelims
31. Leah Braswell – 4:41.88
34. Taylor Ault – 4:42.96
54. Savanna Faulconer – 4:48.29

200 IM
Consolation Final
7. Vanessa Pearl – 1:56.95
Prelims
16. Vanessa Pearl – 1:56.52
23. Kelly Fertel – 1:56.94
41. Hannah Burns – 1:58.30

50 Free
Prelims
49. Emma Ball – 23.16

Event Schedule
Prelims - Friday (9 a.m. CT)
400 IM
100 Fly
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
200 Medley Relay
3-meter diving (11:30 a.m. CT)

Finals - Friday (5 p.m. CT)
400 IM - Consolation
400 IM - Finals
100 Fly - Consolation
100 Fly - Finals
200 Free - Consolation
200 Free - Finals
100 Breast - Consolation
100 Breast - Finals
100 Back - Consolation
100 Back - Finals
3-Meter Diving - Finals
200 Medley Relay - Consolation
200 Medley Relay - Finals

Prelims - Saturday (9 a.m. CT)
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
400 Free Relay
Platform Diving (11:15 a.m.)
1,650 Free - All but last heat of timed finals

Finals - Saturday (5 p.m. CT)
1,650 Free - Last heat of timed finals
200 Back - Consolation
200 Back - Finals
100 Free - Consolation
100 Free - Finals
200 Breast - Consolation
200 Breast - Finals
200 Fly - Consolation
200 Fly - Finals
Platform Diving - Finals
400 Free Relay - Consolation
400 Free Relay - Finals

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