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florida recruiting class
Epley, Rebekah
  • Hometown:Russellville, KY
  • Swim Club:Bolles Sharks
  • Additional Info:Fly/Back - 9x NISCA All-American. Kentucky State Champ 100 Fly, National Qualifier. “Rebekah has some good natural speed that will help us in the sprint fly and back events,” Troy said. “It’s always nice to bring someone from Bolles into your program, because they know the meaning of hard work and dedication. Rebekah should be able to step in and help us right away in the shorter stroke events.”
Joyce, Michael
  • Hometown:Sewell, NJ
  • Additional Info:Back/IM - NISCA All-American, USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, Senior and Junior Qualifier, 2006 South Jersey High School Swimmer of the Year; IM Xtreme Challenge qualifier, Says Troy: “Michael is a little bit of a sleeper. He’s got a lot of raw talent and comes highly recommended from his coaches in New Jersey. He’s got great ability in the 400 IM that will be a benefit for our team.”
Lugo, Julliane
  • Hometown:Miami, FL
  • Swim Club:Metro Aquatic Club of Miami
  • Additional Info:Back/Fly - 4x State Champion, 54.54/ 2:00.04, Junior Champion 100 Fly, sister Jenny swims for Florida. “Julianne has a tremendous amount of natural speed. She will fill a large gap for us next year,” Troy said.
Martin, Alexander
  • Hometown:Charlotte, NC
  • Swim Club:Bolles Sharks
  • Additional Info:Free - 10x NISCA All-American; 200 Free State Record, NAG Record 200-meter free, “Alex Martin is a terrific addition to our program,” Troy said. “He keeps with the Bolles tradition of hard working, dedicated student-athletes. With Alex on the roster next year, our middle-distance freestyle unit will be one of the most formidable in the country.”100 Free (46.55), 200 Free (1:40.84), 500 Free (4:32.91), 200 IM (1:54.59), 400 IM (4:00.82)
Norton, Mathew
  • Hometown:Port Orange, FL
  • Swim Club:Daytona Beach Speed
  • Additional Info:State Champ 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM; Says Troy: “Mathew comes with great praise from Ryan Lochte’s father. He stands about 6-7, so he’s a really big kid on the blocks. One of the best things about Mathew is that he is a very versatile athlete who can help us out in a lot of different areas.”
Parker, Melanie
  • Hometown:Biloxi, MS
  • Swim Club:Bolles Sharks
  • Additional Info:Distance Free - National Qualifier - “Madison is one of the best distance freestylers in her class, and we’re extremely excited that she chose to attend Florida,” Troy said. “She’ll step in right away and provide us with another weapon in the distance events. She’s a pleasure in and out of the water, and our entire staff is looking forward to working with her in the years to come.”
Pedraza, Joey
  • Hometown:Miami, FL
  • Swim Club:Pine Crest
  • Additional Info:Free- Broke Florida's oldes state record - 50 free fulfilled promise to decesased father to break the state record, get a college scholarship and finish school. 500 Free 4:23.90, 200 IM 1:52.16
Proud, Stephanie
  • Hometown:Loughborough, Great Britain
  • Additional Info:Back/IM/Free 500 Free-4:51.24,
Storie, Logan
  • Hometown:Corvallis, OR
  • Additional Info:Free - National Junior Team member, Trials Qualifier, 3x State Champ; National finalist, State X-Country qualifier, Says Troy: "Logan is one of the best high-school distance freestylers in the country. He’s extremely versatile, and his background in track and cross country shows that he is a really good athlete. His level of versatility coming out of high school reminds me of Ryan Lochte when he came to Florida.”
Sykes, Sarah
  • Hometown:Jacksonville, FL
  • Swim Club:Bolles Sharks
  • Additional Info:Trials Qualifier - Florida Swimming Swimmer of the Year. “Sarah is hands-down one of the best distance freestylers in the state of Florida,” Troy said. “She has wanted to be a Gator for quite some time, and we’ve been watching her. She’s going to make an excellent addition to next year’s lineup.” 500 Free (4:51.25), 1650 Free (16:28.73); 100 Fly (55.63) 200 Fly (1:59.98)
Thompson, Scott
  • Hometown:Birmingham, MI
  • Swim Club:Transfer: Rutgers
  • Additional Info:“Scott will be a good addition for us,” Troy said. “He’s got a good background and some good basic speed. I see Scott really helping us out because the SEC is such a difficult swimming conference and you have to have team depth in order to have real success.” Big East Finalist 1650 Free “Adding Scott to what we have returning in the distance free and 400 IM will make us incredibly strong in those events,” Troy said. “He wanted to come to Florida out of high school and it didn’t work out, but we’re glad he contacted us after he made the decision to continue swimming collegiately.”
Beales, Kristen
  • Hometown:Arlington, VA
  • Swim Club:Arlington Aquatic Club
  • Additional Info:National Qualifier 400 IM, 200 breast, 500 and 1000 free; Coach Troy: "Kristen's got a tremendous upside to her because she's going to get a lot better."
Burckle, Clark
  • Hometown:Louisville, KY
  • Swim Club:Lakeside
Goldson, Elizabeth
  • Hometown:Glen Cove, N.Y.
  • Additional Info:Trials Qualifier 400- and 800-meter free; National Qualifier in the 200-, 400-, and 1500-meter freestyle; State champion in 200 and 500 free; Coach Troy: "I think Elizabeth is the best up-and-coming distance swimmer in the country. She kind of came out of nowhere, and will help us out in the distance events."
Kemp, Elizabeth
  • Swim Club:Good Counsel High School
  • Additional Info:National Junior Team; National Qualifier 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 fly and 200 back; 16x high school All-American; Junior National champ 50 and 100 free; Coach Troy: "She will help us immensely in the sprint and middle distance freestyle, and her versatility in the fly and back will help us as well."
Napier, Stephanie
  • Hometown:Chattanooga, TN
  • Swim Club:Baylor School
  • Additional Info:State champ and record-holder in the 50 and 100 free; Top ranked HS sprinter; NISCA All-American; 50 free trials Qualifier; Coach Troy: "Stephanie is the fastest high school sprinter in the country. She'll add a whole new dimension to our women's team because we've never had anybody with her kind of speed before."
Peterson, Sarah
  • Hometown:Nashville, TN
  • Swim Club:Nashville Aquatic Club
  • Additional Info:National Junior Team member; State champ 200 free; 8x NISCA All-American; National qualifier 100 free, 200 free and 100 back; Southeastern Swimming LSC and Southern Zone Meet Record Holder; Swimming Scholastic All American. Coach Troy: "Sarah helps fill out a great group of signees. She swims all the freestyle events and is an especially good backstroker, not to mention she's a National Junior Team member."
Ally, Bradley
  • Swim Club:St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Additional Info:Represented Barbados at the Olympics, Short Course World Championships and Pan American Games
Bartell, Jeana
  • Hometown:Boca Raton, FL
  • Additional Info:All-America Diving District & regional champions
Cota, Stephanie
  • Hometown:Granite Bay, CA
  • Additional Info:Junior Champion 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle, National qualifier 200 fly, 500, 1000, 1650, World Ranked 800 free, National 500 (4:45.80) and 1650 (16:21.57) freestyles.
Matulic, Erich
  • Hometown:Federal Way, WA
  • Additional Info:US Open cuts 200 & 400 IM, 200 Fly, 500 1:51.71 IM, 3:58.45 IM, 1:51.30 Fly, 4:31.71 500
Miller, Alecia
  • Hometown:Hobie Sound, FL
  • Additional Info:Diving - State Finalist
Nickson, Naomi
  • Hometown:Orlando, FL
  • Swim Club:Team Orlando
  • Additional Info:State HS Finalist, sister swam at UF 98-02
Nowotzin, Silke
  • Hometown:Essen, Germany
  • Additional Info:10x German Junior Champion; 9th @World Championships in 800m free relay
Smith, Cory
  • Hometown:Melrose, FL
  • Additional Info:State HS finalist, NISCA All-American, Gainesville Sun Swimmer of the Year 3x USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2003-2005)
Smith, Jos
  • Hometown:Macon, GA
  • Additional Info:3x Scholastic All-American; State finalist 50 & 100 free; Junior qualifier 50 free
Stern, Whitney
  • Hometown:Parsippany, NY
  • Additional Info:Diving - Junior East Qualifier
Tillius, Rex
  • Hometown:Port Orange, FL
  • Swim Club:Daytona Beach Speed
  • Additional Info:Back - State 100 back runner-up; 1:49.77 200 back; also considered Auburn and Texas
Vollmer, Dana
  • Hometown:Fort Worth, TX
  • Swim Club:Fort Worth Area Swim Team
  • Additional Info:Free - Olympic Gold Medallist (800 Free Relay), 2nd 200 Free World Championships; 55.94 and 1:57.83 100 & 200 Free LC, 59.03 100 fly LC
other sec recruits
Akerfelds, Aleksa - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Bronxville, N.Y.
  • Swim Club:White Plains Middies
  • Additional Info:5x All-American; State Record-Holder 200 IM, NCSA Junior National High-Point; "Aleksa is very good at a number of events. We expect her to have an immediate impact in the conference in the 400y IM and 500y Free, but her range goes well beyond those events."
Beasley, Patrick - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Kenosha, WI
  • Swim Club:Lake Forest Swim Club
  • Additional Info:IM/Fly- Sectional Champ 400 IM; IM 1:55.12; 4:06.60; Fly: 1:54.16
Bebyakin, Sergey - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Additional Info:Russian Junior National record-holder 50 breast; Breast 1:02.90, 2:19.50 LCM; Will join team January 2007
Chernesko, Anton - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Nashville, TN
  • Swim Club:Excel Aquatics
Christy, Michael - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Indianapolis, IN
  • Swim Club:Washington Township Swim Club
  • Additional Info:State Champ 200 IM, 100 Back; Sister Liz swims with Vols; IM 1:49.13; 3:55.74; Breast 2:04.49; Back 49.86, 1:49.32
Craig, Bradley - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Midland, MI
  • Additional Info:National Junior Team; Junior Champ 200 Breast; Michigan State Record-Holder; Breast 56.47, 2:02.77; IM 1:52.22; Breast - 56.4, 2:02.7; Trials Qualifier Also considered Michigan, Indiana, Auburn, and Texas; "I like the stability of the coaching staff and the connection and feel I got with them,"
DeRocco, Michael - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Niskayuna, NY
  • Swim Club:Schenectady Swim Club
  • Additional Info:Sprint Free - All-American; Broke Trembley’s 35-year-old New York State record; 20.65, 45.29, Will join team January 2007
Farrell, Morgan - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Pensacola, FL
  • Swim Club:Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club
  • Additional Info:Fly/Back/Free- 5x NISCA All-American, 2005 Florida Class 2A Swimmer of the Year, Senior Qualifier, Scholastic All-American, "Morgan has been a national level competitor for several seasons now, and she just keeps getting better," Kredich said. "She has great speed and range in the freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events, and is a very good individual medley swimmer as well. Our biggest challenge with her is going to be choosing three events for her at our conference meet."
Friderichs, Scott - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Toledo, OH
  • Additional Info:Mid-Distance; 1:43.67, 4:37.32
Grandjean, Yoris - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Belgium
  • Swim Club:Club Liege Natation
  • Additional Info:FINA World Youth Swimming Champion 50 and 100 free; European Junior Champion 100 free; 22.62 and 50.32, 1:52.21 LCM;
Jones, Carl - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Walla Walla, WA
  • Additional Info:Distance/ MD - State Champ 500 Free, 1:40.47, 4:29.58, 15:48.65;
Letsinger, Sean - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Knoxville, TN
  • Additional Info:State Champion
McGroarty, Jodie - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Sheffield, England
  • Additional Info:Diving - National Age Group Champion in the one-meter, three-meter and three-meter synchronized diving, Senior National finalist, "We will be getting a very exciting talent in Jodie," Parrington said. "I am really excited about the potential that she brings. She's an extremely talented springboard diver with international experience, which will carry over very well into the collegiate ranks."
Persson, Jonas - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Sweden
  • Swim Club:Arizona Transfer
  • Additional Info:Redshirting 2006-07 season, National Champion, 200 Freestyle
Pierce, Jill - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Knoxville, TN
  • Swim Club:Tennessee Dive Club
  • Additional Info:Diving - Tennessee State Diver of the Year, "Jill has spent her life learning to dive and competing here at the UT Student Aquatic Center as part of the club program," Parrington said. "She will bring depth and add an enormous amount of determination and a fantastic attitude that will affect the rest of the team."
Sanders, Geoff - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Raleigh, N.C.
  • Additional Info:Free/IM - National Junior Team Co-Captain; Free: 4:28.63, 15:38.26; IM 1:53.68, 3:56.76;
Sargent, Sarah - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Franklin, TN
  • Swim Club:Excel Aquatics
  • Additional Info:Sprint - 6x NISCA All-American, 4x state champ, National and Open Qualifier. "Sarah is one of the top senior sprinters in the country, and she happens to be a lifelong Tennessee fan," Kredich said. She has a great work ethic, a wealth of national level experience, and the kind of team-first mentality that is going to make her a great big-meet relay performer."
Sjoholm, Henrik - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Swim Club:Slutbetyg Gymnasieskolan
  • Additional Info:Member Swedish National Team at the 2006 European Championships 23.20, 51.20, 1:51.30 LCM
Trandafir, Norbert - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Romania
  • Additional Info:European Junior Champion 50 Free; 22.80, 50.90 LCM; Fly 56.10 LCM
Weaner, Tricia - Tennessee, Knoxville, University of
  • Hometown:Gettysburg, PA
  • Swim Club:West Shore YMCA
  • Additional Info:11x Y-National Champion; Trials Competitor; 4x State Champ, State Record-Holder, Y-National Record holder 100 and 200 yard and meter backstrokes, US Open Champ 200 back, Member National Junior Team, World Ranked: 89th 100 back, 66th 200 back. "Tricia has been one of the nation's top backstrokers for several years now. Her international experience with the National Junior Team has allowed her to develop a clear vision of what she needs to do to reach her goals, which are very lofty. Tricia will be a big part of our team's Olympic Trials focus in 2008."