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Recap of 2025 Florida vs Indiana Live: Gator Women and Hoosier Men Secure Convincing Wins

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Florida vs Indiana

The first marquee dual meet of the 2025-26 NCAA season will go off on Friday morning from the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, as the Indiana Hoosiers host the Florida Gators in a matchup between two of the nation’s top teams.

Last season, the two teams squared off in January, with the IU men (163-13g7) and the Florida women (164-136) claiming victories. Historically, the Gator men own a 4-1 record against the Hoosiers, while the Indiana women have a 3-2 record against Florida.

At the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships, Indiana placed 4th and Florida was 6th, while the Hoosier men took 3rd and the Gators were 4th at the men’s meet.

All four teams suffered some crucial losses in the offseason, most notably Bella Sims and Julian Smith for Florida, and Anna Peplowski for the Indiana women. The Hoosier men lost 11 of their 15 individual scorers from the 2025 NCAAs, including national champions Carson Tyler, Quinn Henninger and Jassen Yep.

Some of the key names competing this morning include reigning NCAA champions Josh Liendo (Florida) and Zalan Sarkany (Indiana), and 2025 world champion Ahmed Jaouadi (Florida) on the men’s side, while the women’s meet includes star breaststroker Anita Bottazzo for Florida and backstroker Miranda Grana for Indiana.

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

  • Florida Record: 1:33.92 (Sims, Bottazzo, Peoples, Cronk) – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 1:33.89 (Rockett, King, Jensen, Haskett) – 2018
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:34.17, Indiana (Scott, King, Jensen, Koontz) – 2019
  1. Florida ‘A’, 1:37.86
  2. Indiana ‘A’, 1:39.30
  3. Indiana ‘B’, 1:41.98

The Florida quartet of Catie Choate (24.62), Anita Bottazzo (26.52), Beatriz Bezerra (23.95) and Addison Reese (22.77) kicked the meet off by claiming the women’s 200 medley relay in 1:37.86, giving them a comfortable margin over Indiana.

The Hoosiers placed 2nd in 1:39.30, with Mya Dewitt (25.02), Jonette Laegreid (28.76), Miranda Grana (23.62) and Liberty Clark (21.90) on their squad. The split for the freshman Clark is notably four-tenths under her flat start PB of 22.30.

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

  • Florida Record: 1:20.15 (Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff) – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 1:20.92 (Barr, Benzing, Brooks, King) – 2025
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:22.64, Indiana (Knedla, Benzing, Frankel, King) – 2025
  1. Indiana ‘A’, 1:26.33
  2. Florida ‘A’, 1:27.04
  3. Indiana ‘B’, 1:27.55

The men’s medley relay was a much closer affair, with the Indiana men prevailing in 1:26.33 over Florida’s 1:27.04. IU’s ‘B’ team was close behind in 1:27.55.

The Hoosiers were faster on three of the four legs compared to Florida, with Miroslav Knedla clocking 21.89 on the lead-off leg, Texas A&M transfer Travis Gulledge splitting 24.39 on breast, and Mikkel Lee anchoring in 19.36.

On butterfly, Josh Liendo split 20.06 for the Gators, while Owen McDonald was 20.69 for IU.

Along with Liendo, the Florida ‘A’ team also featured Jonny Marshall (22.17) on back, Aleksas Savickas (25.04) on breast and Alex Painter (19.78) on free.

Indiana had the three fastest breast splits in the field, with Alexei Avakov going 24.37 for the ‘B’ team and freshman Noah Cakir splitting 24.41 for the ‘C’ squad.

Women’s 1000 Free

  1. Julie Brousseau (FLOR), 9:55.79
  2. Gracie Weyant (FLOR), 10:06.66
  3. Camille DeBoer (FLOR), 10:07.50

It was a 1-2-3 sweep for Florida in the women’s 1000 free, with Canadian sophomore Julie Brousseau earning a decisive victory in a time of 9:55.79.

Brousseau, who opened the first 500 in 4:56.03 and closed in 4:59.76, didn’t race the 1000 at all last season, but was 9:37.86 to the feet at the SEC Championships in the 1650 free.

Sophomore Gracie Weyant was the runner-up in 10:06.66, just over nine seconds shy of her best time (9:57.34) set back in 2020.

Men’s 1000 Free

  1. Zalan Sarkany (IU), 9:03.67
  2. Gio Linscheer (FLOR), 9:16.66
  3. Eric Brown (FLOR), 9:17.21

Reigning 1650 free NCAA champion Zalan Sarkany rolled to victory in the men’s 1000 free in a time of 9:03.67, splitting 4:28.26/4:35.41 en route to the 13-second win.

The swim marks Sarkany’s first 1000 over 9:00–though all of his other ones have either come in November, January or February. He set a PB of 8:37.82 in January 2024 while at ASU.

Florida seniors Gio Linscheer (9:16.66) and Eric Brown (9:17.21) went 2-3, while Gator sophomore Luke Corey (9:22.96) was 4th.

IU freshman Luke Ellis clocked 9:30.82 for 5th in his Hoosier debut.

Women’s 200 Free

  • Florida Record: 1:40.90, Bella Sims – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 1:40.50, Anna Peplowski – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:44.74
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:41.57, Siobhan Haughey (MICH) – 2019
  1. Lainy Kruger (FLOR), 1:48.37
  2. Jo Jo Ramey (FLOR), 1:49.99
  3. Macky Hodges (IU), 1:50.15

Florida junior Lainy Kruger picked up the win in the women’s 200 free in a time of 1:48.37, going 1-2 with teammate Jo Jo Ramey (1:49.99).

Kruger, whose fastest 50 of the race came on the last one (26.58/27.66/27.56/26.57), was right on par with where she was last season during in-season meets, having gone 1:49.67 and 1:48.31 in a pair of January duals. Her best time stands at 1:43.64 from the 2025 NCAAs where she was 14th.

Men’s 200 Free

  • Florida Record: 1:29.48, Kieran Smith – 2021
  • Indiana Record: 1:29.63, Blake Pieroni – 2018
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:32.27
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:31.88, Andrew Loy (OSU) – 2020
  1. Ahmed Jaouadi (FLOR), 1:37.42
  2. Brandon Fleck (IU), 1:38.04
  3. Cooper McDonald (IU), 1:38.10

Tunisian world champion Ahmed Jaouadi had a successful collegiate debut for the Gators, winning the men’s 200 free in 1:37.42.

Jaouadi split 22.64/24.55/25.53/24.70 in what was his first time racing in yards.

Indiana first-year Brandon Fleck (1:38.04) edged out teammate Cooper McDonald (1:38.10) for the runner-up spot. Fleck owns a best time of 1:35.99, set in May.

Aaron Shackell, who transferred to Indiana after spending some time with Texas last season, placed 6th in 1:40.01 in his IU debut.

Women’s 100 Back

  • Florida Record: 48.97, Bella Sims – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 49.62, Miranda Grana – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 51.68
  • CBAC Pool Record: 49.83, Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2019
  1. Miranda Grana (IU), 52.09
  2. Catie Choate (FLOR), 52.43
  3. Mya DeWitt (IU), 54.49

Indiana’s Miranda Grana nearly even-split the 100 back en route to a narrow victory over Florida’s Catie Choate, clocking 52.09 to Choate’s 52.43.

Grana split 25.89/26.20 to run down Choate, who held a narrow lead after the first 50 (25.62/26.81).

Grana, who set a PB of 49.62 at the 2025 NCAAs, was faster than she was during IU’s dual meet with Florida last season in January (53.50).

Men’s 100 Back

  1. Raekwon Noel (IU), 47.11
  2. Miroslav Knedla (IU), 47.38
  3. Jonny Marshall (FLOR), 48.38

Raekwon Noel and Miroslav Knedla gave Indiana a dominant 1-2 finish in the men’s 100 back, with Noel leading the way in 47.11.

The swim for Noel is his fastest ever at a non-taper meet, having only ever been faster at the 2024 Ohio State Invitational (46.78/46.97) and the 2025 Big Tens (46.13/46.33). Last season, he was 47.46 at the Eddie Reese Invite in November, which was his first time racing the event as a Hoosier.

Knedla, a 2025 World Championship semi-finalist in the 100 back, was a solid 47.38 for 2nd, while Florida’s Jonny Marshall rounded out the podium in 48.38.

Women’s 100 Breast

  • Florida Record: 57.49, Anita Bottazzo – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 55.73, Lilly King – 2018
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 59.51
  • CBAC Pool Record: 55.88, Lilly King (IU) – 2019
  1. Anita Bottazzo (FLOR), 59.07
  2. Anna Moore (FLOR), 1:03.10
  3. Molly Mayne (FLOR), 1:03.32

Sophomore Anita Bottazzo put on a clinic to lead a 1-2-3 sweep for Florida in the women’s 100 breast.

The Italian native put up a time of 59.07 (27.57/31.50) to win the event by four seconds, registering her fastest swim outside of the 2024 UGA Fall Invite, and the 2025 SECs and NCAAs. She was 1:00.63 in early January when these two teams last faced off.

Anna Moore (1:03.10) and Molly Mayne (1:03.32) solidified the Gator podium sweep, with Jonette Laegreid (1:03.84) giving IU their top finish in 4th.

Men’s 100 Breast

  • Florida Record: 49.51, Julian Smith – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 49.69, Ian Finnerty – 2018
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 51.58
  • CBAC Pool Record: 50.67, Max McHugh (MINN) – 2020
  1. Noah Cakir (IU), 53.89
  2. Alexei Avakov (IU), 54.41
  3. Travis Gulledge (IU), 54.95

After the Florida women dominated, the Indiana men responded in the 100 breast, sweeping the top four spots with freshman Noah Cakir pacing the field.

Cakir, making his individual college debut, clocked a time of 53.89, just over a second and a half shy of his personal best of 52.34 set in April.

Sophomore Alexei Avakov, who is coming off a breakout summer, took 2nd in 54.41, while fellow second-year Travis Gulledge rounded out the top three in 54.95.

Women’s 200 Fly

  • Florida Record: 1:51.45, Bella Sims – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 1:53.67, Gia Dalesandro – 2017
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:55.82
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:52.64, Grace Oglesby (UL) – 2018
  1. Lainy Kruger (FLOR), 1:59.44
  2. Lily Hann (IU), 1:59.74
  3. Addison Reese (FLOR), 2:00.69

Lainy Kruger impressively came from behind to win the women’s 200 fly shortly after booking her first win of the morning in the 200 free.

Florida’s Kruger turned 4th at the 100 in 59.19, well back of Indiana’s Lily Hann (57.84), and then after the two both split 30.6 on the third 50, Kruger turned on the jets coming home in 29.65, out-touching Hann, 1:59.44 to 1:59.74.

The time is comparable to where Kruger was in her first meet of the season last year (1:59.53) and where she was against Indiana last January (1:59.16).

Hann, who set a best time of 1:56.30 last March at the IU Last Chance Meet, was 2:00.82 when these two teams raced in early January.

Men’s 200 Fly

  • Florida Record: 1:39.14, Josh Liendo – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 1:38.71, Brendan Burns – 2022
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:41.45
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:40.72, Brendan Burns (IU) – 2022
  1. Max Cahill (IU), 1:48.08
  2. Drew Reiter (IU), 1:49.08
  3. Andrew Shackell (IU), 1:49.80

Indiana upperclassmen Max Cahill (1:48.08) and Drew Reiter (1:49.08) went 1-2 in the men’s 200 fly, and freshman Andrew Shackell (1:49.80) completed the podium sweep for the Hoosiers.

Cahill and Shackell were out fast at the 100, turning in 51.25 and 51.34, respectively, and then Cahill pulled away on the third 50 while Reiter started to make a move and came up on Shackell. On the last 50, Reiter overtook Shackell, but Cahill still had a comfortable lead and went on to win by exactly one second.

Last season, Cahill set a best time of 1:43.52, and he was 1:49.11 during the IU/Florida dual in early January.

Women’s 50 Free

  1. Liberty Clark (IU), 22.57
  2. Kristina Paegle (IU), 22.58
  3. Chiok Sze Yeo (IU), 22.79

Indiana freshman Liberty Clark followed up her 21.9 relay split with another impressive swim in the 50 free, winning the women’s event in 22.57, just 27 one-hundredths shy of her personal best.

Hoosier senior Kristina Paegle was one one-hundredth back for 2nd in 22.58, and fellow IU fourth-year Chiok Sze Yeo (22.79 finished off the podium sweep.

WOMEN’S SCORE UPDATE: FLORIDA 112, INDIANA 76

Men’s 50 Free

  1. Mikkel Lee (IU), 19.65
  2. Alex Painter (FLOR), 20.32
  3. Vidar Carlbaum (IU), 20.35

Indiana junior Mikkel Lee ripped his way to a time of 19.65 in the men’s 50 free, winning the race by more than two-thirds of a second and giving the Hoosier men their sixth victory in seven races thus far.

Last season, Lee set a PB of 19.07 at Big Tens, and during non-taper meets, was 20.13 against Florida, 19.76 against Michigan, and 19.82 against Purdue, all in January.

Alex Painter, who emerged as a relay horse for Florida last season, touched 2nd in 20.32, two-tenths slower than he was against IU last season.

MEN’S SCORE UPDATE: INDIANA 116, FLORIDA 53

Women’s 3-Meter Diving

  • Florida Record: 387.20, Kahlia Warner – 2016
  • Indiana Record: 437.75, Christina Loukas – 2009
  • CBAC Pool Record: 430.60, Sarah Bacon (MINN) – 2019
  1. Maria Garcia (FLOR), 308.48
  2. Lily Witte (IU), 285.38
  3. Camyla Monroy (FLOR), 284.33

Florida freshman and Mexican native Maria Garcia comfortably topped the women’s 3-meter diving event with a score of 308.48, putting her 23 points clear of Indiana’s Lily Witte (285.38) in the runner-up position.

Men’s 1-Meter Diving

  • Florida Record: 412.75, Conor Gesing – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 493.60, Michael Hixon – 2018
  • CBAC Pool Record: 453.90, Michael Hixon (IU) – 2018
  1. Joshua Sollenberger (IU), 289.65
  2. Jesus Gonzalez (FLOR), 288.08
  3. Max Weinrich (IU), 287.63

Indiana’s Joshua Sollenberger gave the Hoosiers the win in the men’s 1-meter diving event, scoring 289.65 to narrowly edge out Florida’s Jesus Gonzalez (288.08).

IU’s Max Weinrich, a 17-point scorer at NCAAs last season, was a close 3rd with a score of 287.63.

Women’s 100 Free

  1. Liberty Clark (IU), 48.29
  2. Kristina Paegle (IU), 50.20
  3. Grace Hoeper (IU), 50.47

Liberty Clark continued her impressive collegiate debut, winning the women’s 100 free for Indiana shortly after topping the 50 free.

Clark fired off a new personal best time of 48.29, knocking off her previous mark of 48.48 set last December at Winter Juniors.

Senior teammate Kristina Paegle was once again the runner-up to Clark in 50.20, while Grace Hoeper gave the Hoosiers another podium sweep in 50.47.

Men’s 100 Free

  1. Mikkel Lee (IU), 43.50
  2. Devin Dilger (FLOR), 43.64
  3. Dylan Smiley (IU), 44.78

Like Clark, Mikkel Lee followed up his 50 free win by topping the 100 free, giving the Indiana men yet another victory.

Lee trailed Florida’s Devin Dilger by nine one-hundredths at the 50, but ran him down coming home to touch first by 14 one-hundredths, 43.50 to 43.64.

Dylan Smiley (44.78) and Cooper McDonald (45.10) kept the pressure on for the Hoosiers as they claimed three of the top four spots.

Women’s 200 Back

  • Florida Record: 1:47.11, Bella Sims – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 1:49.92, Kate Fesenko – 2010
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:53.31
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:48.47, Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2019
  1. Catie Choate (FLOR), 1:54.66
  2. Jo Jo Ramey (FLOR), 1:58.14
  3. Zoe Dixon (FLOR), 1:58.58

It was a clinical performance for Florida junior Catie Choate in the women’s 200 back, as she built a four-second lead over the field through 150 yards to cruise to victory in a time of 1:54.66, faster than she was at any other in-season meet last year (1:54.86).

Jo Jo Ramey earned her second runner-up finish in a backstroke event of the morning in 1:58.14, and their teammate Zoe Dixon clocked 1:58.58 to give Florida a podium sweep.

Men’s 200 Back

  1. Raekwon Noel (IU), 1:45.61
  2. Owen McDonald (IU), 1:46.21
  3. Jonny Marshall (FLOR), 1:47.03

Indiana’s Raekwon Noel completed a sweep of the men’s backstroke events as he edged out teammate Owen McDonald in the 200, using a 26.50 last 50 to pull ahead of Florida’s Jonny Marshall and McDonald.

Noel’s time of 1:45.61 is similar to where he was during in-season meets last year, though he got down to 1:44.65 in a December dual against Cincinnati before hitting a big best of 1:41.56 at Big Tens.

McDonald, who set the IU record last season in 1:37.15, overtook Marshall on the last 50 to place 2nd (1:46.21), while Marshall, who led early, fell to 3rd in 1:47.03.

Indiana’s David Kovacs notably posted the third-fastest time swimming exhibition (1:46.99).

Women’s 200 Breast

  • Florida Record: 2:06.55, Nina Kucheran – 2023
  • Indiana Record: 2:02.60, Lilly King – 2018
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 2:09.58
  • CBAC Pool Record: 2:03.60, Lilly King (IU) – 2018
  1. Grace Rainey (FLOR), 2:16.00
  2. Jonette Laegreid (IU), 2:16.36
  3. Molly Mayne (FLOR), 2:16.83

Florida junior Grace Rainey emerged victorious after a tight battle in the women’s 200 breast, clocking 2:16.00 to edge out Indiana’s Jonette Laegreid and teammate Molly Mayne thanks to a quick 34.63 last 50.

Rainey, who set a personal best of 2:09.51 last season, went 2:23.22 (October), 2:21.22 (January 3) and 2:16.54 (January 17) during in-season meets last year.

Laegreid, a Norwegian native and Drury transfer, clocked 2:16.36 for 2nd, having set a PB of 2:08.59 at the D2 NCAAs last season, where she won the title.

Men’s 200 Breast

  • Florida Record: 1:50.02, Aleksas Savickas – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 1:48.30, Jassen Yep – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:52.89
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:51.03, Cody Miller (IU) – 2013
  1. Noah Cakir (IU), 1:59.91
  2. Josh Bey (IU), 2:00.75
  3. Alexei Avakov (IU), 2:01.64

Indiana freshman Noah Cakir led from the get-go and held off his first-year teammate Josh Bey down the stretch to win the men’s 200 breast in what was a 1-2-3 sweep for the Hoosiers.

Cakir, who also won the 100 breast, splipped under 2:00 in 1:59.91, having gone out quick at the 100 in 57.13, while Bey snagged 2nd (2:00.75) and their sophomore teammate Alexei Avakov took 3rd in 2:01.64.

Cakir owns a personal best of 1:54.45, while Bey has been as fast as 1:53.74.

Women’s 500 Free

  • Florida Record: 4:31.06, Bella Sims – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 4:33.86, Anna Peplowski – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 4:39.47
  • CBAC Pool Record: 4:36.55, Chantal Nack (MINN) – 2019
  1. Julie Brousseau (FLOR), 4:51.00
  2. Gracie Weyant (FLOR), 4:58.94
  3. Camille DeBoer (FLOR), 5:01.07

Florida sophomore Julie Brousseau followed up her early win in the 1000 free by cruising to victory in the 500 free, with the same three Gator swimmers going 1-2-3 like they did in the 1000.

Last season in her first time swimming the 500 free, Brousseau clocked 4:53.83 against Georgia on November 1.

Sophomore Gracie Weyant was 2nd in 4:58.94, and Camille DeBoer took 3rd in 5:01.07. Last season, Weyant was more than five seconds faster when she raced this for the first time (4:53.30), though that was in late October.

Men’s 500 Free

  • Florida Record: 4:06.32, Kieran Smith – 2021
  • Indiana Record: 4:09.22, Zalan Sarkany – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 4:14.13
  • CBAC Pool Record: 4:10.14, Felix Auboeck (MICH) – 2020
  1. Zalan Sarkany (IU), 4:21.28
  2. Ahmed Jaouadi (FLOR), 4:23.43
  3. Eric Brown (FLOR), 4:30.77

Zalan Sarkany jumped on the early lead in the men’s 500 free and then held Ahmed Jaouadi at bay the rest of the way, ultimately winning by just over two seconds for Indiana in 4:21.28.

Sarkany topped Jaouadi (4:23.43) by 2.15 seconds, and 1.79 of his advantage came from the first and last 50s, notably out-splitting him coming home 25.07 to 26.21.

Jaouadi, swimming the 500 for the first time, negative split the race, turning in 2:12.38 at the 250 and then closing in 2:11.05.

Florida’s Eric Brown out-sprinted freshman teammate Charlie Hutchison to snag 3rd, clocking 4:30.77 to Hutchison’s 4:31.10.

Women’s 100 Fly

  1. Miranda Grana (IU), 53.23
  2. Beatriz Bezerra (FLOR), 53.86
  3. Anita Bottazzo (FLOR), 54.62

Indiana’s Miranda Grana picked up her second win of the meet in the women’s 100 fly, clocking 53.23 to top Florida’s Beatriz Bezerra (53.86) by six-tenths.

The two swimmers had near-identical opening 50 splits, but Grana gained six-tenths coming home, splitting 28.03 on the way back after opening in 25.20 (Bezerra was 25.23/28.63).

Breaststroker Anita Bottazzo set a best time by two-tenths in 54.62 for 3rd.

Men’s 100 Fly

  1. Owen McDonald (IU), 47.96
  2. Scotty Buff (FLOR), 48.10
  3. Dylan Smiley (IU), 48.88

With no Josh Liendo in the field, Owen McDonald took full advantage and gave the Indiana men another win in the 100 fly, clocking 47.96 to narrowly hold off Florida’s Scotty Buff.

McDonald’s time was just under a second shy of his PB set in the fall of 2022 (46.99), while Buff clocked 48.10, which is comparable to where he was on November 1 last season (48.01) against Georgia.

IU went 1-3-4-5, with Dylan Smiley taking 3rd in 48.88, with David Kovacs (49.66) and Andrew Shackell (49.93) also sub-50.

Women’s 1-Meter Diving

  • Florida Record: 350.55, Maha Amer – 2022
  • Indiana Record: 437.75, Christina Loukas – 2009
  • CBAC Pool Record: 366.05, Jessica Parratto (IU) – 2019
  1. Kaylee Bishop (IU), 255.53
  2. Maria Garcia (FLOR), 254.78
  3. Camyla Monroy (FLOR), 252.90

Indiana’s Kaylee Bishop denied Maria Garcia the diving sweep as she edged out the Florida freshman by less than a point, 255.53 to 254.78, while Gator Camylra Monroy rounded out the podium just a few points back at 252.90.

Men’s 3-Meter Diving

  • Florida Record: 440.20, Sam Smith – 2017
  • Indiana Record: 522.50, Andrew Capobianco – 2023
  • CBAC Pool Record: 502.80, Michael Hixon (IU) – 2015
  1. Joshua Sollenberger (IU), 343.95
  2. Josh Hedberg (IU), 310.58
  3. Aiden Sadler (IU), 307.13

Indiana’s Joshua Sollenberger finished off his sweep of the men’s diving events by dominating platform with a score of 343.95, while freshmen Josh Hedberg (310.58) and Aiden Sadler (307.13) had successful debuts to make it a 1-2-3 sweep for the Hoosiers.

Women’s 200 IM

  • Florida Record: 1:51.86, Bella Sims – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 1:53.27, Bailey Andison – 2019
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:56.69
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:52.27, Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2019
  1. Grace Rabb (FLOR), 1:59.56
  2. Miranda Grana (IU), 2:00.94
  3. Reese Tiltmann (IU), 2:03.41

Florida freshman Grace Rabb annihilated Indiana’s Miranda Grana on the breaststroke leg to solidify victory in the women’s 200 IM, clocking 1:59.56 to easily outpace Grana’s 2:00.94.

Rabb, trailing by 35 one-hundredths at the 100, out-split Grana by more than two and a half seconds on breast (34.68) to pull away and cruise to the win. Rabb owns a personal best of 1:55.64, set last December.

For Grana, the swim marked the conclusion of an impressive meet that included two individual wins, one runner-up finish and an additional relay 2nd-place showing.

Men’s 200 IM

  • Florida Record: 1:38.13, Caeleb Dressel – 2018
  • Indiana Record: 1:39.42, Owen McDonald – 2025
  • 2025 NCAA Cutline: 1:42.65
  • CBAC Pool Record: 1:41.85, Cody Miller (IU) – 2013
  1. Owen McDonald (IU), 1:47.67
  2. Miroslav Knedla (IU), 1:49.87
  3. Noah Cakir (IU), 1:50.67

Owen McDonald wrapped up his busy meet with another win in the 200 IM, out-splitting teammate Miroslav Knedla by two seconds on breast as the two were ultimately just over two seconds apart. McDonald won in 1:47.67, while Knedla touched 2nd in 1:49.87.

Last season, McDonald and Knedla’s slowest 200 IM swims came against Florida in early January, with McDonald having clocked 1:46.20 and Knedla 1:48.62.

Hoosier freshman Noah Cakir wrapped up his successful college debut by placing 3rd in 1:50.67, having swept the 100 and 200 breast earlier on.

Women’s 400 Free Relay

  • Florida Record: 3:08.00 (Ivey, Sims, Kruger, Cronk) – 2024
  • Indiana Record: 3:10.47 (Peplowski, DeWitt, Grana, Paegle) – 2025
  • CBAC Pool Record: 3:10.29, Michigan (MacNeil, C. DeLoof, Pyshnenko, Haughey) – 2019
  1. Indiana ‘A’, 3:18.73
  2. Florida ‘A’, 3:23.98
  3. Indiana ‘B’, 3:24.08

The Indiana women ran away with the victory in the 400 free relay, earning a five-second win thanks in part to freshman Liberty Clark.

Clark, on fire all day, led off the Hoosiers in 48.43 after setting a PB of 48.29 in the 100 free earlier in the session, She was followed by Kristina Paegle (49.59), Grace Hoeper (49.82) and Mya DeWitt (50.89) as they clocked 3:18.73.

Florida was a distant 2nd in 3:23.98, with a 49.45 anchor leg from Lainy Kruger preventing an Indiana 1-2, as the Hoosier ‘B’ team (3:24.08) was more than two and a half seconds ahead of the Gators at the final exchange but were overtaken by Kruger at the touch.

Men’s 400 Free Relay

  • Florida Record: 2:43.60 (Liendo, Smith, Painter, Buff) – 2025
  • Indiana Record: 2:45.08 (McDonald, King, Smiley, Miroslaw) – 2025
  • CBAC Pool Record: 2:48.43, Indiana (Franzman, Blaskovic, Mathias, Samy) – 2020
  1. Florida ‘A’, 2:54.63
  2. Indiana ‘A’, 2:55.37
  3. Indiana ‘B’, 3:00.11

Josh Liendo didn’t race at all individually but proved to be the difference maker for the Florida men in the 400 free relay as they pulled out the win over Indiana.

After Devin Dilger led off in 43.56, Liendo split 42.36, swimming second, giving the Gators nearly a second-and-a-half lead on the Hoosiers at the 200. Alex Painter (44.20) and Scotty Buff (44.51) closed things out for Florida as they earned the win in 2:54.63.

Indiana was close behind in 2:55.37, with Mikkel Lee finishing off his impressive meet with a 43.28 on the lead-off leg. He was joined by Dylan Smiley (44.10), Cooper McDonald (43.82) and Kai Van Westering (44.17).

FINAL SCORES

The Florida women earned a 170-130 victory over Indiana, while the Hoosier men more than doubled up the Gators, 208-92.

Women

  1. Florida, 170
  2. Indiana, 130

Men

  1. Indiana, 208
  2. Florida, 92

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 Florida vs Indiana Live Recap: Gator Women, Hoosier Men Earn Decisive Victories

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