{"id":448563,"date":"2020-10-06T09:45:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=448563"},"modified":"2020-10-06T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:47:10","slug":"university-of-florida-swimming-finalizes-season-opener-with-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-florida-swimming-finalizes-season-opener-with-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Florida Swimming Finalizes Season Opener with Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will open the 2020-21 season on the road versus the Georgia Bulldogs on Oct. 30 inside Gabrielsen Natatorium.<\/p>\n

Due to COVID protocols, the dual meet sessions will be split by gender to allow appropriate distancing. The women’s team will kick things off with their meet at 10:00 a.m., with the men to follow at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

The University of Georgia and Gabrielsen Natatorium are still evaluating and determining meet day procedures, such as allowing spectators. Finalized guidelines are expected to be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n

Live meet results will be made available on the official twitter of Gators Swimming and Diving, the MeetMobile app and Georgia’s swimming and diving website.<\/p>\n

\u2022 More SEC news<\/a><\/p>\n

A full 2020-21 schedule for both the men’s and women’s teams will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 14, the SEC announced all\u00a0competition would be restricted to regionalized opponents in a dual meet format, unless certain accommodations and strategies were met to create proper distancing.<\/p>\n

2020-21 SEC Swimming and Diving Plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n