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Michaela Mattes
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Cardinal Mooney
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
Olympic Experience
2024 Olympic Trials
2020 Olympic Trials
Career Accolades
Prior to Florida:
2024 Olympic Trials
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/15/24 | Heat: 400 free | 49th - 4:21.38 |
| 6/16/24 | Heat: 200 free | 50th - 2:04.53 |
| Date | Event | Result |
| 6/4/21 | Heat: 800 free | 9th - 9:07.50 |
| 6/6/21 | Heat: 400 free | 17th - 4:27.91 |
- All-American
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
- 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2024-25 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-American
- 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Set two program top-10 times
- 500 Freestyle | 9. 4:37.95
- 1650 Freestyle | 8. 15:54.98
- Competed in three events: 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle and 400 IM
- Earned her first All-American honor of her career after placing 11th in the 1650 free with a career-best time of 15:54.98
- Went 4:14.47 in the 400 IM to finish 40th in the nation
- Placed 45th in the 500 free (4:44.08)
- Member of the SEC Championship second-place team
- Competed in the 500 free, 1650 free and 400 IM
- Contributed to 45 points
- Finished fifth in the 1650 free after posting a 16:02.53 time
- Won the 400 IM B Final with a career-best time of 4:08.01 to earn ninth overall
- Placed 41st in the 500 free (4:48.69)
- Swam in five dual meets and one Invitational
- Tallied three first place and 10 top-five finishes
- Raced in 16 events
- Earned fourth in the 400y IM (4:24.18) and seventh in the 200y free (1:50.60) in Florida's last regular season dual meet against FSU (1/31)
- Clinched first in both of her individual events in the Gators road win at Texas A&M (1/17)... Clocked a winning time of 4:50.11 in the 500y free and a winning time of 9:48.37 in the 1000y free... Was the lead off for Florida's 400y free relay B Team that earned fourth in 3:33.56, splitting a 53.10 as the lead off
- Won the 1000y free in 9:45.64 in Florida's home win against Indiana (1/3)... Placed fifth in the 500y free after going 4:53.82
- Competed in three events at the Georiga Fall Inviattional (11/20-22)... Won the 500y free B Final after going 4:37.95 to earn ninth overall... Advanced to the 400y IM A Final and finished seventh (4:13.48)
- Placed third in both individual events in the Gators road win at Georgia (11/1)... Clocked a 4:49.78 in the 500y free and a 9:50.84 in the 1000y free... Recorded a 53.09 split as the lead off for Florida's 400y free relay B Team that finishd fifth in 3:35.43
- Finished top-three in both of her individual events in Florida's season opener at Virginia (10/18)... Placed second in the 800m free after touching the wall in 8:21.79... Recorded a 4:08.58 time in the 400m free for third... Swam the second leg (56.36) for Florida's 400m free relay D Team that went 3:48.72 for seventh
- Declared medical redshirt
- Finished third in the 1000 free in her first collegiate meet against Vanderbilt
- Competed in the 500 free and was anchor for Florida’s B 200 Free Relay team in win over Vanderbilt
| 100y Freestyle | 53.09 | at Georgia | Nov. 1, 2024 |
| 200y Freestyle | 1:50.60 | vs. FSU | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:37.95 | UGA Fall Invitational | Nov. 20, 2024 |
| 1000 Freestyle | 9:45.64 | vs. Indiana | Jan. 3, 2025 |
| 1650y Freestyle | 15:54.98 | NCAA Championships | March 22, 2025 |
| 400y IM | 4:08.01 | SEC Championships | Feb. 20, 2025 |
Prior to Florida:
- 2022-23 U.S. National Junior Team Member
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier in five events
- Gold medal winner in the 1650 free and bronze in the 800 free at Jr. Pan Pacs
- Selected to the 2022 18&U World Cup Team
- 2021 Junior National Champion - 500 free, 1650 free
- Four-time FHSAA Class 1A State Champion in the 500 free (3x) and 200 IM
- Three-time Scholastic All-American
- 2021 USA Today/HT Prep Female Swimmer and Athlete of the Year
- 2019 YMCA National Champion at 14 years old
- #5 Recruit in the country and #1 in Florida according to CollegeSwimming.com
Meet the Gators: The Catching Unit
Friday, October 24
Up Next presented by UF Health (October 24, 2025)
Friday, October 24
Game Time presented by Tower Hill Insurance (October 24, 2025)
Friday, October 24
Gator Tales with Sean Kelley: Men's Hoops Preview with Todd Golden
Thursday, October 23
