12-Time All-American Talia Bates Will Finish Her NCAA Career at Miami (FL)
Talia Bates will use her bonus year of COVID eligibility at the University of Miami in Florida next season. Her best times in the 50, 100, and 200 free are faster than the Hurricanes’ school records.
Florida All-American Katie Mack Enters NCAA Transfer Portal; Pitt Has 9 Women In
University of Florida senior Katie Mack (above) has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal as a graduate transfer, seeking options for using her 5th year elsewhere.
Sisters Georgia & Talia Bates Enter the NCAA Transfer Portal
Talia Bates (above), who competed at three NCAA Championship meets for Florida, and her younger sister Georgia are both in the transfer portal.
Ranking The 2021 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8
The rich get richer as the reigning NCAA champions at UVA bring in a freshman class headlined by star sprinter Gretchen Walsh.
Ranking The 2021 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12
Olympic silver medalist Erica Sullivan (pictured) headlines Texas’ class with the ability to come in and win NCAA titles right away.
Florida Adds Spanish National Team Diver Valeria Antolino Pacheco for 2021-22
Spanish National Team diver Valeria Antolino Pacheco is the latest addition to the University of Florida women’s swimming and diving class of 2025.
Liam Custer Sets New 500 Yard Free LSC Record: 4:18.49 in Sarasota
16-year-old Liam Custer touched 1st in the 500 free with a time of 4:18.49, breaking the 15-16 LSC record set by Nicholas Caldwell in 2010 by 1.79 seconds.
Ryan Lochte Starts off Day 1 of the Florida Virtual Champs in Sarasota
Lochte is the top seed going into the 200 free and 100 fly finals tonight. U.S. National Teamer Emma Weyant is 1st in the 200 free and 400IM with best times.
Florida Women Get Their Second 2022 Commit in Bella Lojewski
Bella Lojewski says that in spite of the challenges offered by committing during a pandemic, she’s always known she wanted to be a Florida Gator.
Florida Secures Verbal from National Junior Teamer Anna Auld (2021)
Anna Auld, who made the 2019-20 National Junior Team for open water, has announced her verbal commitment to Florida for 2020-21.
Florida on a Roll with 4th 2021 Verbal Commitment from Mary Kate Kelley
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Mary Kate Kelley from Episcopal AmberJax has verbally committed to Florida for 2021-22.
Georgia Bates to Join Sister Talia; Makes Verbal Commitment to Florida for 2021
Georgia Bates has given a verbal commitment to the University of Florida for 2021-22. Her sister Talia is a freshman this year.
Florida HS 4A States: Talia Bates Crushes 100 Fly State Record in 52.8
Buchholz’s Talia Bates won her 4th-straight state title in the 50 free and her 3rd-straight title in the 100 free.
2018 Florida HS 4A Roundup: Regional Highlights & State Qualifiers
Buchholz’s Talia Bates, the 3-time defending 50 free state champion and 2-time defending champ in the 100 fly, has already hit the AA-A standard in the 50 free this season. Her regionals time of 22.85 makes her the top seed for states and the region 1 champion.
Ivey Downs 100 Breast State Record as Buchholz Wins Florida 4A States
All-in-all, the Buchholz girls took down 5 records: the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 100 breast (Ivey), and 100 fly (Bates).