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