GAINEVLE, Fla., Oct. 11. HIGHLIGHTED by two automatic NCAA qualifying times, the University of Florida women's swimming team defeated LSU 140-96 Friday afternoon at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium. <\/p>\n
"We are very pleased with the way the women swam today, it was a great starting point," Head Swimming Coach Gregg Troy said. <\/p>\n
The Gators won all nine scored events and finished first in four exhibition races to claim their ninth all-time victory over the Tigers. In the 1,650-yard freestyle, junior Sara McLarty (Deland, Fla.) and sophomore Meredith Green (Chapel Hill, N.C) automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships finishing first and second with times of 16:07.25 and 16:25.07, respectively. Senior Anna Chapman (St. Simons Island, Ga.) and freshman Jamie Tannhauser (Seattle, Wash.) followed McLarty and Green, finishing third and fourth to sweep the event.<\/p>\n
Three freshmen won their first collegiate races in their first meet as Gators. Marietta Uhle (St. Ingbert, Germany) won two events, including the 100- and 200-yard freestyle in times of 52.16 and 1:50.69.<\/p>\n
Mandy Huff (Gold Hill, N.C.) won the 50-yard freestyle (24.12) and Jamie Reid (Orlando, Fla.) finished first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.25).<\/p>\n
The 400-yard medley relay team consisting of Reid, junior Cerian Gibbes (Trinidad), Huff and senior Diane Tennison (Lafayette, La.) also won with a time of 3:49.98. Sophomore Rebecca Harper (Richmond, Va.) touched the wall first in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:02.17. <\/p>\n
The divers also swept the one- and three-meter springboard events. Junior Nicole Bolt (Orlando, Fla.) won both events, scoring 266.10 on the one-meter springboard and 284.55 on the three-meter springboard. Freshman Jessica Ranieri (Huntington Valley, Pa.) placed second on the one-meter (263.10) and third on the three-meter (280.72).<\/p>\n
Florida will host a dual meet against Indian River Community College, Friday October 18 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
SCORE <\/p>\n
Florida 140, LSU 96<\/p>\n
Individual Results: Winners<\/p>\n
Women's One-Meter Diving
\nNicole Bolt, UF, 266.10 <\/p>\n
Women's 400-yard Medley Relay
\nFlorida B, 3:49.98
\n(Jamie Reid, Cerian Gibbes, Mandy Huff, Diane Tennison) <\/p>\n
Women's 1,650-yard Freestyle
\nSara McLarty, UF, 16:07.25 <\/p>\n
Women's 200-yard Freestyle
\nMarietta Uhle, UF, 1:50.69 <\/p>\n
Women's 50-yard Freestyle
\nMandy Huff, UF, 24.12 <\/p>\n
Women's 200-yard IM
\nJamie Reid, UF, 2:05.25 <\/p>\n
Women's Three-meter Diving
\n Nicole Bolt, UF, 284.55<\/p>\n
Women's 200-yard Butterfly
\nRebecca Harper, UF, 2:02.17 <\/p>\n
Women's 100-yard Freestyle
\nMarietta Uhle, UF, 52.16 <\/p>\n
Women's 200-yard Backstroke
\nLindsay Staak, LSU, 2:07.00<\/p>\n
Women's 500-yard Freestyle
\nStephanie Smith, LSU, 5:01.74<\/p>\n
Women's 200-yard Breaststroke
\nCissy Schepens, LSU, 2:19.53<\/p>\n
Women's 400-yard Freestyle Relay
\nLSU A, 3:36.57
\n(Megan Wolters, Bethany Cottingham, Margaret Moore, Donna Leslie)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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