The University of Florida Gators men’s and women’s teams announced their regular season schedules for the 2020-21 NCAA season on Tuesday, with a couple of key in-conference matchups on the slate.
The schedule was constructed within the SEC’s swimming & diving guidelines, which included that the regular season would run from October 1, 2020 to January 25, 2021, and that “regionalized competition would be permitted upon the adherence of opponents to SEC Medical Guidance Task Force Requirements for COVID-19 Management”.
Both squads will travel to Athens to get their season underway on Friday against Georgia, and the women will right back in action the following week on Nov.5 as they host Miami.
“A handful of swimmers” will head to the Sarasota site of the U.S. Open Nov.12-14, and then the swimming teams will close out competition for 2020 at the Auburn Fall Invite Nov.18-20. The divers will compete at the Miami Diving Invitational Dec.2-4.
The Gators will then open 2021 with a home dual against SEC rivals Texas A&M on Jan.9, and the women will host North Florida just over a week later.
The final dual meet of the season for both teams will be at Auburn on Jan.23 before gearing up for the 2021 SEC Championships Feb.16-20 in Columbia, Mo.
The divers will then have NCAA Zones in early March (Mar.7-10 for women, Mar.8-10 for men), and then it’s on to the NCAA Championships for those qualified. The women’s meet will take place Mar.17-20 in Greensboro, N.C., and the men’s meet will be at the same location Mar.24-27. The men’s meet was initially supposed to take place in Iowa City before the Hawkeyes swimming & diving programs got cut.
FULL WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) |
| Oct. 30 | Georgia* | Athens, Ga. | 10:00 a.m. |
| Nov. 5 | Miami^ | Gainesville, Fla. | 10:30 a.m. |
| Nov. 12-14 | US Open | Sarasota, Fla. | ALL DAY |
| Nov. 18-20 | Auburn Fall Invite | Auburn, Ala. | ALL DAY |
| Dec. 2-4 | Miami Diving Invitational | Coral Gables, Fla. | ALL DAY |
| Jan. 9 | Texas A&M* | Gainesville, Fla. | 10:00 a.m. |
| Jan. 20 | UNF^ | Gainesville, Fla. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Jan. 23 | Auburn* | Auburn, Ala. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Feb. 16-20 | SEC Championships | Columbia, Mo. | ALL DAY |
| March 7-10 | NCAA Diving Zones | TBA | ALL DAY |
| March 17-20 | NCAA Championships | Greensboro, N.C. | All DAY |
*- SEC opponent, ^- women only
FULL MEN’S SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) |
| Oct. 30 | Georgia* | Athens, Ga. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 12-14 | US Open | Sarasota, Fla. | ALL DAY |
| Nov. 18-20 | Auburn Fall Invite | Auburn, Ala. | ALL DAY |
| Dec. 2-4 | Miami Diving Invitational | Coral Gables, Fla. | ALL DAY |
| Jan. 9 | Texas A&M* | Gainesville, Fla. | TBA |
| Jan. 23 | Auburn* | Auburn, Ala. | TBA |
| Feb. 16-20 | SEC Championships | Columbia, Mo. | ALL DAY |
| TBA | Last Chance Meet | Athens, Ga | ALL DAY |
| March 8-10 | NCAA Diving Zones | TBA | ALL DAY |
| March 24-27 | NCAA Championships | TBA | All DAY |
*- conference opponent
It’s going to be a Dawg fight especially the distance free.
Hmm Dawg versus Gator? Not much of a fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3JSJ51E_4
And that’s a FRENCH bulldog. Imagine what an AMERICAN bulldog would do.
My son owns a FRENCHIE they have an incredibly high pain tolerance and are amazing dogs! But da Gator is meaner!
Can’t wait to see Kieran Smith light it up this season!
Agreed! Excited to see what Adam Chaney will do as well.
He’s gonna make that US relay. You Heard it here first
Rookie Darrigo will be a game changer
You right
Don’t. It’s weird.
You ain’t wrong
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