The Gators looked right at home Friday afternoon, powerful off the walls, sharp in the turns and relentless in the relays. After finishing Thursday leading Georgia, the Gators were able to bring the heat once again on Day 2. Florida swim & dive outlasted and outpaced Georgia on both sides, with the women earning a 194-145 win and the men cruising to a 191-154 finish.
Florida wasted no time setting the tone. In the 200-yard medley relay, both Gator squads jumped ahead early. Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra and Addison Reese flew to a 1:37.09 finish to grab the win, while Carly Meeting, Molly Mayne, Zoe Dixon and Grace Rabb touched second in 1:39.26. Moments later, the men matched the intensity as Jonny Marshall, Aleksas Savickas, Josh Liendo and Alexander Painter combined for a blazing 1:24.23.
The meet belonged to the orange and blue from there. Lainy Kruger commanded the 200-yard freestyle, taking first in 1:44.05, while Aiden Norman led the men with a runner-up in the same event before storming back to win the 200-yard backstroke in 1:42.70…