ATLANTA, Ga. – Three Gators represented Florida on the podium on day three of the 2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center, with Anita Bottazzo, Julie Brousseau, and Grace Rabb earning First-Team All-American honors on Friday.
Posting from the podium 🤩 pic.twitter.com/2V5TXimCmE
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 21, 2026
Heading into the final day of competition, the Gators sit 10th in the team standings with 113.5 points.
Florida had a strong showing in the 200 breaststroke, with Bottazzo and Rabb securing two of the eight finals spots as the fifth and sixth seeds, respectively. Rabb, racing in the fourth heat of seven, qualified after touching the wall in 2:07.32 to win her heat and move to No. 3 all-time in UF history. She followed her morning swim with a 2:06.85 in the final, improving to No. 2 all-time and finishing sixth. The freshman shaved 1.63 seconds off her meet entry time (2:08.48) en route to her first NCAA All-American honor.
Rabb = DIFFERENT 😮💨
Rabb drops 1.63 from her meet entry time to move No. 2 all-time in UF history and earn All-American honors 🐊 pic.twitter.com/sdCrkQJ3aK
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 20, 2026
Making her second finals appearance, Bottazzo earned her first 200 breast All-American honor after placing seventh in 2:07.13. The junior advanced with a 2:06.98 in the morning to enter finals as the fifth seed and collect her second piece of hardware in as many days.
Bottazzo was also part of Florida’s 400 medley relay, which finished 11th. The squad of Catie Choate, Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra, and Lainy Kruger combined for a 3:28.28, resetting the program’s No. 5 all-time top-ten mark and earning Second-Team All-American honors.
Rabb = DIFFERENT 😮💨
Rabb drops 1.63 from her meet entry time to move No. 2 all-time in UF history and earn All-American honors 🐊 pic.twitter.com/sdCrkQJ3aK
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 20, 2026
In the 500 free final, Brousseau entered as the fifth seed and finished fifth, shaving 1.16 seconds off her prelim time (4:35.79) to touch in 4:34.63 for her first NCAA individual All-American honor.
OKAY JULIE 🤩
She shaves 1.16 off her prelim time en route to her first 500 free podium finish and First-Team All-American honors! pic.twitter.com/lbwqia265n
— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) March 21, 2026
Morning Session
Five additional Gators appeared in Friday’s swimming events, while Camyla Monroy represented Florida in the 3-meter springboard.
100 Backstroke
Choate raced in her first individual event of the week, going 51.99 for–30th overall.
200 Breaststroke
Molly Mayne also competed in heat four with Rabb, touching the wall in 2:10.32 to place 33rd overall.
500 Freestyle
Seeded sixth in heat four of seven, Michaela Mattes touched in 4:40.23 for a season-best to place second and 20th overall.
400 Medley Relay
Choate, Bottazzo, Bezerra, and Kruger combined for a 3:28.28, resetting the program’s No. 5 all-time top-10 mark. The squad finished 11th overall, earning All-American honors in both medley relays.
3-Meter Diving
Coming off her podium finish yesterday in the 1-meter, Monroy concluded NCAA springboard competition with a 273.00 score for 35th place. The junior now turns her attention to Saturday’s platform competition.
UP NEXT
Saturday marks the final day of events, as the 200 IM, 100 free, 200 fly and 400 free relay morning events start at 10 a.m. Diving will climb the tower for platform at 12:15 p.m., with the top-eight finishers in each event and the top-eight seeded relays will compete in the 6 p.m. finals session. Platform finals will be split, with Rounds 1-2 following the 100 free and Rounds 3-5 taking place after the 200 back.
FLORIDA’S TEAM STANDING (Following day three)
Virginia – 437.5
Texas – 272.0
Stanford – 242.5
Tennessee – 240.5
Michigan – 228.0
California – 199.0
Indiana – 176.0
Louisville – 144.5
NC State – 141.5
Florida – 113.5
FLORIDA’S FULL TALLY
Podium Finishes
All-Americans
Anita Bottazzo – 100 Breaststroke & 200 Breaststroke
Grace Rabb – 200 Breaststroke
Julie Brousseau – 500 Freestyle
Camyla Monroy – 1-Meter Diving
Michaela Mattes* – 1,650 Freestyle
Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra, Lainy Kruger* – 200 Medley Relay
Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra, Lainy Kruger* – 400 Medley Relay
Julie Brousseau, Lainy Kruger, JoJo Ramey, Sylvia Statkevicius* – 800 Freestyle Relay
*Denotes Second-Team All-American honors
Program Top-10 Times
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
100 Butterfly
200 Breaststroke
HOW TO FOLLOW
All prelim and final sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required)
Live scoring will be available on the Meet Mobile app, Dive Meets and via the live results link on the women’s swimming page on FloridaGators.com
Women’s championship: Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21 | Watch on ESPN+
Saturday, March 21 | Live results
200-yard individual medley
100-yard freestyle
200-yard butterfly
200-yard backstroke
400-yard freestyle relay
Platform diving
How the field is selected
Swimmers qualified for the championships either by winning their conference championship in an event with an established minimum time in that swim or by meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered. The invited divers earn their automatic spot at zone meets in the weeks prior. In total, the meet has a limit of 322 athletes divided equally by 21 events (18 swimming and three diving).
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