{"id":143178,"date":"2015-07-13T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T22:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=143178"},"modified":"2015-07-13T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T22:22:54","slug":"florida-gators-add-two-to-2015-2016-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/florida-gators-add-two-to-2015-2016-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gators Add Two To 2015-2016 Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agonswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Agonswim.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The University of Florida men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams have added a pair of signees to round out the 2015-16 rosters, head coach <strong>Gregg Troy<\/strong> announced <span data-term=\"goog_1074342985\">Monday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled about the quality and depth of this signing class,\u201d Troy said. \u201cWe covered a lot of our needs with these student-athletes. This is an outstanding class of men and women that are not only extremely talented in the pool, but are great students as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the men\u2019s side, Florida inked a transfer from the University of Michigan in sophomore <strong>Alex Katz<\/strong>, a native of Sarasota, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fortunate to be able to add another talented young man to the team,\u201d said Troy. \u201cAlex has a tremendous skill set and the ability to add to our team in a variety of areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the diving well, the Gators signed <strong>Teya Syskakis<\/strong>, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, to a national letter of intent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to have Teya as a part of our program,\u201d head diving coach Dale Schultz said. \u201cShe was a recent member of the Canadian Junior National Team, so she comes to the University of Florida with some international experience. 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To reach our audience, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\">newsmaster@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website\u00a0Agonswim.com. 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