| Florida Gators | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1930 |
| University | University of Florida |
| Athletic director | Scott Stricklin |
| Head coach | Anthony Nesty (swimming) Bryan Gillooly (diving) |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Location | Gainesville,FL |
| Home pool | Ann Marie Rogers Swimming and Diving Pool at Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium (Capacity: 1,200)[1] |
| Colors | Orange and blue[2] |
| Men's NCAA Champions | |
| 1983,1984 | |
| Women's NCAA Champions | |
| 1982,2010 | |
| Women's AIAW Champions | |
| 1979 | |
| Men's Conference Champions | |
| 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Women's Conference Champions | |
| 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2023, 2024 | |
TheFlorida Gators swimming and diving program represents theUniversity of Florida in the aquatics sports ofswimming anddiving. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete inDivision I of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The Gators host their home meets in the O'Connell CenterNatatorium on the university'sGainesville, Florida campus. They are currently led by head swimming coachAnthony Nesty and diving coach Bryan Gillooly. Since Florida's swim and dive program was established in 1930, the men's team has won forty SEC team championships and two NCAA national championships. Since the NCAA and the SEC began sanctioning women's swimming in 1981, the Lady Gators have won seventeen SEC team championships and three national championships.[3]
The University of Florida has been represented in everySummer Olympic Games since 1968, and the Gators swimming and diving program has produced over eighty-five athletes who have competed in the Olympics since the program was started. The following is a list of former Florida swimmers, divers and coaches who won a gold (32), silver (18) or bronze (14) medal in a swimming or diving event in theSummer Olympic Games:
For a complete list of all current and former Florida Gators swimmers and divers who were ever members of a national Olympics swimming and diving team, please see "List of University of Florida Olympians."
