Year-In-Review - GatorZone.com

• Named to the All-SEC first team for her
fifth honor – swimming as part of the SEC
record-setting 200 MR team
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Elizabeth Kemp
• Earned All-America honors in the 800 FR
and 400 FR at the NCAA Championships
• Finished in the top 14 in two events at the
SEC Championships
• Swam personal best times in the 100 and
200 free at NCAAs
Julianne Lago
• Had two top-30 finishes in the 100 and 200
fly at the NCAA Championships
• Swam the sixth-fastest time in school
history in the 100 fly
Kim Larson
• Finished in the top 30 in both the 500 and
1,650 freestyle at the NCAA
Championships
• Picked up two top-10 finishes in the same
events at the SEC Championships
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Stephanie Napier
• Earned All-America status as a member of
the 200 FR (10 th place) and 200 MR
(seventh-place) squads at the NCAA
Championships
• Broke the school record in the 50 free
(22.30) at the SEC Championships to
place fourth overall
Natalie Pike
• Wrapped up her career with another four
All-America honors at the NCAA
Championships
• Finished in the top-25 in the 200 IM and
200 free at NCAAs
• Placed herself on the all-time top-10 list
with her fifth-place finish in the 100 free
(49.42) at the SEC Championships
• Earned her third career SEC Academic
Honor Roll selection
Stephanie Proud
• Picked up two All-America honors in her
first season with the Gators in the 400 IM
and 200 back
• Finished fourth in the 200 back and
seventh in the 400 IM at the NCAA
Championships
• Swam the fifth fastest time in school history
in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships
and later bettered the time at NCAAs
• Named to the SEC Academic
Honor Roll
Leah Retrum
• Finished her career with three
All-America honors in the 800
FR, 200 back and 200 IM
• Swam a career best in the
prelims of the 200 IM
• Finished in the top-six in three
events at the SEC
Championships
• Named to the SEC Academic
Honor Roll
Gemma Spofforth
• Defended her NCAA title in the
200 back (1:50.70) and picked
up her third NCAA title in the 100
back (51.78)
• Became just the second Gator in
school history to win both the
100 and 200 back at the NCAA
and SEC championships
• Now has a total of 11 All-
America honors for her career
after picking up seven at the
2008 Championships
• Named a nominee for the 2008
Honda Sports Award for
Swimming and Diving
• Part of Great Britain’s 2008
Olympic team
Samantha Vanderbilt
• Picked up All-America honors in
the 100 back after finishing 10 th
• Finished the SEC
Championships with three top-16
finishes
Statistical
Leaders
50 Free – Stephanie Napier (22.30)*
100 Free – Caroline Burckle (48.26)
200 Free – Caroline Burckle
(1:43.10)*
500 Free – Caroline Burckle
(4:33.60)*
1,000 Free – Laurabeth Guenthner
(9:41.18)
1,650 Free – Laurabeth Guenthner
(16:03.74)
100 Back – Gemma Spofforth
(51.57)*
200 Back – Gemma Spofforth
(1:50.56)*
100 Breast – Amanda Hartley (1:01.68)
200 Breast – Caroline Burckle (2:12.49)
100 Fly – Colleen Healy (53.46)
200 Fly – Julianne Lago (1:58.54)
200 IM – Gemma Spofforth (1:57.46)
400 IM – Stephanie Proud (4:10.52)
200 Free Relay – Napier, Pike, Spofforth, Healy
(1:29.96)*
400 Free Relay – Burckle, Pike, Napier, Spofforth
(3:16.63)
800 Free Relay – Burckle, Pike, Larson, Kemp
(7:05.81)
200 Medley Relay – Spofforth, Burckle, Healy,
Napier (1:37.23)
400 Medley Relay – Spofforth, Burckle, Healy, Pike
(3:33.94)*
1M Diving (Dual) – Dodson (281.84)
3M Diving (Dual) – Dodson (315.15)
Platform – Dodson (288.60)
* - School Record
Athlete
Angelina Ballatore
Sarah Bateman
Blair Collins
Melanie Costa-Schmid
Teresa Crippen
Claire Dickman
Kaylee Doback
Julia Nagy
Anna-Liisa Pold
Lily Ramirez
Lindsay Rogers
Kirsten Smith
Natalie Smith
Shara Stafford
Maida Turndzic
Daniela Victoria
Signees
Hometown
Gainesville, Fla.
Orlando, Fla.
Sarasota, Fla.
Palma de Mallona, Spain
Conshohocken, Pa.
Edgewood, Ky.
Dover, Fla.
Cocoa Beach, Fla.
San Diego, Calif.
Gainesville, Fla.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Cary, N.C.
Gainesville, Fla.
Topeka, Kan.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Schedule & Results
Dual Record: 11-1 overall, 5-1 SEC
Date Opponent Result
10/11 Virginia W, 169-126
10/13 Minnesota W, 168-132
10/19-20 Michigan W, 354-285
10/25 Georgia L, 148-95
11/1 Kentucky W, 167-132
11/16-18 Purdue Invite
11/20 Florida State W, 169-74
11/29-12/1 Alabama Invitational 2nd
11/29-12/1 Georgia Invitational NTS
(Diving)
1/5 Arkansas W, 114-86
1/5 Indian River CC W, 136-54
1/3-1/6 Georgia Diving Invite NTS
1/12 LSU W, 137-94
1/26 Auburn W, 165-135
2/1 Tennessee W, 156-124
2/9 FAU W, 169-124
2/20-23 SEC Championships 2nd
3/20-22 NCAA Championships 6th