University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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A. Youngblood Men ' s Swimming And Diving 91 A. Youngblood A. Youngblood Patrick Kennedy gives his all in the 200IM against Miami. Giving his eyes a rest, Mike Heath removes his goggles between events. Mike Heath races easily to a victory in the

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MEN ARE NCAA CHAMPIONS The NCAA Men ' s Swimming was a competition that went right down to the wire. In the end, UF, squeaked by Southern Methodist with a score of 227-225. Winning the 400 yard freestyle relay the final event of the meet — was the key to the Gators ' win. Freshman Mike Heath swam an impressive 43.67 second split on the anchor leg of the relay to beat out SMU ' s four-time All-American Steve Lindquist by a yard. The relay team also included another freshman, Albert Mestie, with an excellent time of 43.26, Donald Gibb (44.05), and Geoff Gaberino (44.08). Men ' s Swim Team: FRONT ROW; Bill Sawchuk, manager, Shawn Toffolo, Stan Kupiszewski, Patrick Kennedy, Mike Siragusa, Rafael Visal, Alberto Mestre, Doug Soltis, Keith Switzer, Matt Cetlinski, Bob Saeger, Vince Santostefano, asst. coach, Randy Reese, head coach. TOP ROW; Tom LeMaire, Fred Delcourt, Paul Herring, Eric Boyer, Mike Heath, Dan Weldon, Donald Gibb, Geoff Gaberino, Bobby Laugherty, Andrew Hamer, Brian Zielinski, Skip Foster, asst. Coach. All American Doug Soltis is working hard toward a strong finish in the freestyle. Flash Foto A strong men ' s swimteam is nothing new at UF. In the past five years, Coach Randy Reese has led to Gators to three third place and one fifth place national finishes prior to this year ' s national championship. Consistency was the key to the Gators ' success at nationals; unlike the rest of the season when inconsistencies haunted their dual meets. This ended with an easy upset for the SEC title over favored Alabama. The Gators ' win at the championship meet was largely due to an outstanding team effort. Surprisingly, none of the UF swimmers won any individual events but instead depended on the high point value of the relay for their victory. The strength of the Gator swim team is shown by looking at the members placed on the All-SEC team and the team. Matt Cetlinski, Mike Heath, Patrick Kennedy, Alberto Mestre, Rafael Vidal and Brian Zielinski all made both the All-SEC team and the All-American squad. Other Gators placed on the All- American team include Eric Boyer, Geoff Gaberino, Donald Gibb, Joe Greenwell, Bob Laugherty, and Doug Soltis. A. Youngblood

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BEST SEC BEST; NCAA The Lady Gator swimming and diving team earned their third consecutive SEC title by, decisively beating runner-up, Alabama, 720.5-529.5. Unfortunately, the Lady Gators failed to defend their NCAA title, falling short to Sanford, by a disappointing score of 418.5 to 389.5. Super Sophomore Tracy Caulkins was the star of the SEC meet winning five finishes. She set a SEC record in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.87, and achieved a personal best in the 200 yard individual medly with an impressive 2:00.01. The Gators also had help from Senior Amy Caulkins who won the 100-yard medly, the 100-yard butterfly, as well as, the 50-yard medly. Kathy Treible contributed her part, first place in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.08. This qualified her for the nationals. She also won the 100 yard freestyle (50.27) and the 200 yard breaststroke (2:17.26). Women ' s Swim Team. BOTTOM ROW; Asst. Coach Skip Foster, Lisa Forrest, Christi Woolger, Theresa Andrews, Shelly Carruth, Vicki Maslar, Head Coach Randy Reese. MIDDLE ROW; Amy Cauklins, Megan Neyer, Tracy Caulkins, Kathy Flash Foto Lynet te Gernaat, Theresa Andrews, and Megan Neyer added extra points to UF ' s score by winning two events apiece. Neyer won both the one meter (460.90) and the three meter diving (498.30) events earning her the SEC Diver-of-the-year- honors. Team depth was partly to blame for UF ' s fall to Sanford in the NCAA meet, according to Coach Randy Reese. had as much talent as UF, but it spread out more evenly among a dozen swimmers and divers. The re lays hurt the Lady Gators; they were outscored in this area 148-94. Tracy Caulkins did manage to finish first in three events. She was the meet ' s high point scorer (71), and broke her own NCAA record in the 200 yard individual medly. The team, under Coach Randy Reese, has won two NCAA championships and seven top five finishes in as many years. They plan to come back next year even stronger and defend their SEC crown. Treible, Laura Hobbs, Rosie Brown, Asst. Coach Vince Santostefan. TOP ROW; Manager Jenifer Nye, Andrea Cross, Linda Irish, Eileen O ' Brien, Michele Kurtzman, Holly Green, Lynette Gernaat. Not pictured Diving Coach Kent Vosler. Q. Stevens J. Raley 92