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By Guerby Ruuska, Swimming Wolrd College Intern. <\/em><\/p>\n

Last time the University of Florida men won an NCAA team championship was was back in 1984. The UF women have had more recent success with their NCAA title in 2010. But despite the lack of frequent team titles, the Gators routinely have standout individuals at the NCAAs.<\/p>\n

Mark Szaranek<\/strong> had a great showing at the 2017 NCAA Championships when he tied Texas swimmer Will Licon<\/strong> for the 200 IM title, then Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> took the meet by storm when he dethroned the Olympic champion, Joseph Schooling,<\/strong> in the 100-yard butterfly and then dominated the sprint freestyle events. Head men\u2019s and women\u2019s coach Gregg Troy<\/strong> explains that a lot of team success comes from constant challenges at practice.<\/p>\n

\u201dMark was an NCAA champion in the 200 IM, so we have a good surrounding cast,” Troy said. “It\u2019s not just Caeleb taking over, we have a whole group of guys with a good focus on what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gators’ consistent training guides them to consistently high finishes at the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur men have been in the top 10 every year,\u201d Troy commented. \u201c I want to say the last five to six years, we\u2019ve been in the top 5. Cal and Texas, tremendous programs, NC State and Indiana are really good and deep, our problem has been getting the points we need from the bottom end of the lineup at the NCAA meet. Our top end has always been really good, we\u2019ve been really solid in relays, so we need to get some improvement on our bottom end and get some diving points.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Florida’s men\u2019s squads have seen a lot of recent success in the past years, the women, are in more of a rebuilding process.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur women have 18 years of really sustained success,\u201c Troy said. \u201cThen we weren\u2019t really good the last 10 (and there were some reasons for that), but really happy with the improvement last year – how much we improved from the beginning of the year and right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Before coming to the University of Florida, Troy spent most of his time coaching at the prestigious Bolles School, but after two decades, it was time for a change.<\/p>\n

In 1998, Troy became head coach of the UF women’s team. In 1999, he took charge of the combined program. Troy has turned Florida swimming into a world-class-talent-producing dynasty, training the likes of\u00a0Ryan Lochte<\/strong>, Elizabeth Beisel<\/strong>, Conor Dwyer<\/strong> and most recently, Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t let you cheat yourself of what you are capable of,\u201d Dressel said of his coach. “He\u2019s old-fashioned but at the same time never fails to plan for the future. He\u2019s like an old man whose mind lives in the future for the sake of his swimmers, always thinking, always learning, and always sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Troy believes that depending on one’s goals, it is important to put the focus passed college swimming and look towards the biggest stage, the Olympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cElizabeth Beisel is a good example,\u201d Troy reflect on Beisel\u2019s collegiate career. \u201cI think she may have given up an NCAA championship here or there to do as well as she did at the Olympic level. The year she was second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 backstroke in the Olympics, the year she did that, she was successful at the NCAA meet but still, everything was focused towards the Olympic meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some ways, it might even be what has hurt us a little in the NCAA championship, just from the standpoint that so many times, some guys weren\u2019t scoring,” Tray said.\u00a0“We had a big focus on Olympic Trials or making the Olympic team for foreign countries, or just improving what they\u2019re doing, so we tend to be a little bit better long course than short.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear that one of Troy\u2019s end goals is to produce that national-level talent,\u00a0but he’s the coach of an NCAA powerhouse program, so the NCAA season is always priority in between Olympic years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to judge our first half of the season not by how fast we went, but whether we\u2019ve done a good job of making a base of training from the spring and summer, Troy said. “And we feel very comfortable that it was a great fall training– we had some good competitions, a lot of opportunities to race people, and we are impressed with the results with little or no preparation. Everything we do in the fall is about setting up for the spring.”<\/p>\n

Dressel is the obvious leader on the men’s side. The lightning fast sprinter’s talent seems to know no bounds.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s improved every year for three years. Obviously, he has a good skill set, he has a lot of great natural speed. Tremendous focus on desire and what he wants to do. So he\u2019s easy to work with and very coachable,\u201d Troy said of Dressel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised with some of my times but I think Troy knew the plan before I did,\u201d Dressel reflected on his outstanding performances from 2017 World Championships. \u201cThere are no givens in this sport, so the moment I get complacent is the moment I cheat myself. I just trusted my teammates, my work, and the coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dressel has helped lead Florida to become, not only one of the best collegiate programs in the nation, but also help continue the program success on a national level as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that really sets him apart, is that every time he\u2019s had success, instead of coming back and doing the same thing, we\u2019ve taken things to a whole new level,\u201d Troy commented. \u201cLooking for new challenges, new ways to approach things but not necessarily the easy way. I think that\u2019s what set him apart. It\u2019s a continuum of improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dressel never foresaw his golden summer of ’17, but he definitely dreamt of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think every kid has dreams and goals that sound crazy to even themselves,\u201d Dressel said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if I saw myself getting to this level– I think there should be a fine line between laughter and goal setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your best athlete on the team is a sprinter, especially a sprinter that likes to challenge everything and doesn\u2019t train like a sprinter, I think that brings everyone’s level of expectations on a day-to-day basis,\u201d Troy said of Dressel\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n

But the Florida senior has always endeavored to be a well-rounded swimmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not want to limit myself in the pool. My senior quote in high school shortened and summed up was ‘I want to use up all the talent God has given me.’ I want to challenge myself and not pigeonhole myself into one or two events,” Dressel said. “I want to be a great swimmer, and more importantly, a great athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dressel has never second-guessed his decision to become a Florida Gator.<\/p>\n

“There’s a lot of pride that comes with representing this program in all sports,\u201d Dressel said. \u201cSwimming especially. Nobody else does what we do in this program and we take a lot of pride in that. We are tough, we don\u2019t look for shortcuts, and we hold each other accountable. I love this program. I have had many goods and many bad times within my time here but I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I will always be a Florida Gator.”<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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