{"id":338450,"date":"2018-11-17T21:55:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T04:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=338450"},"modified":"2018-11-17T21:55:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T04:55:25","slug":"vanessa-pearl-florida-women-win-georgia-tech-invite-auburn-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vanessa-pearl-florida-women-win-georgia-tech-invite-auburn-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Pearl, Florida Women Win Georgia Tech Invite; Auburn 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2013 Vanessa Pearl<\/strong> rewrote the record books in the 200 Breast, as she posted the fastest time in school history on Saturday. The Florida women\u2019s swimming & diving team put together another record-setting performance on the final day of the Georgia Tech Invitational at the McAuley Aquatic Center. UF won with a final score of 1,266.<\/p>\n

Pearl set a Top-5 time on all three days of the invitational, but none were as special as her performance on Saturday in the 200 Breast A Final. She placed first with a time of 2:08.04 and won by a full two seconds. Florida\u2019s top time was previously held by Hilda Luthersdottir,<\/strong> which was a 2:08.37, set in 2013. Kelly Fertel<\/strong> climbed into the No. 6 spot all-time with her swim of 2:12.11. Layla Black added to the historic times and posted the ninth-best mark in program history with a 2:12.69, as she finished in eighth.<\/p>\n

Leah Braswell<\/strong> got the finals started with a career-best swim in the 1,650 Free, where she swam a personal-best time of 15:59.47 and placed second. Her time is the seventh-best time in Florida history. Taylor Ault<\/strong> added a season-best swim of 16:14.26 and finished fourth. Georgia Darwent<\/strong> posted an eighth-place finish and clocked her fastest time of the season with a 16:38.83. Kahra Williams<\/strong> notched a 10th-place time of 16:42.56, her fastest swim on the year.<\/p>\n

Mabel Zavaros<\/strong> recorded her fastest time in the A Final of the 200 Back with a mark of 1:53.10 and set the seventh-fastest time in UF history. Rosie Zavaros<\/strong> placed sixth with a career-swim of 1:56.07. Both Mabel and Rosie earned NCAA B Cuts. Sydney Sell<\/strong> added an eighth-place swim with a time of 1:57.39. Darwent tied for ninth with a mark of 1:59.23. Emma Ball<\/strong> won the C Final with a season-best time of 1:59.02.<\/p>\n

Sherridon Dressel<\/strong> notched her fastest time of the season in the A Final of the 100 Free with a swim of 49.14, which is an NCAA B Cut. Bella Garofalo<\/strong> set the fastest time of her career with a mark of 49.44 as she placed ninth.<\/p>\n

In the 200 Breast B Final, Savanna Faulconer<\/strong> finished with a first-place mark and a season-best time of 2:14.61. Hannah Burns<\/strong> added a second-place finish and a time of 2:14.77, her fastest on the season.<\/p>\n

Mabel Zavaros<\/strong> added a fifth-place finish in the A Final of the 200 Fly with her fastest time of the season, 1:58.43. Georgia Marris<\/strong> clocked a season-best mark of 1:59.13 in the B Final and came in second.<\/p>\n

The team of Garofalo, Kelsey Dambacher, Tori Bindi,<\/strong> and Dressel finished with the fastest relay time this season in the 400 Free Relay. The squad finished in fourth with a group effort of 3:18.10.<\/p>\n

Emma Whitner<\/strong> placed seventh in the platform with a cumulative score of 231.80. Lauren Snider<\/strong> compiled 223.55 points and finished eighth.<\/p>\n

From the coaches \u2013 Head Coach Jeff Poppell<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n