Gators are swimming in national victories: women's swim and dive, men's track and field

March 25, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No one swims better than a Gator. University of Florida women’s swimming and diving team brought great pride to The Gator Nation on Saturday when they won the 2010 NCAA National Championship. It was the first time since 1982 that UF won the championship. The 382-point victory conquered Stanford by 2.5 points, making this the second-closest win in the history of the competition. In addition to the win, 12 Gators earned All-American status, exceeding five Florida records and snagging two national titles. Head Coach Gregg Troy was named 2010 NCAA Women’s Coach of the Year.

“We really didn’t know we had won, even after the relay,” said sophomore swimmer Teresa Crippen. “I was in the stands. We all quickly looked to Coach Troy, who did the math on the spot. When he gave us the final nod that we’d won, we started screaming. When Shara (Stafford) saw us from the pool deck, she started jumping so high and screaming, which let the relay know that we had done it. We are super excited.”
ESPN2 will air a 90-minute show of the 2010 Women’s NCAA Championship at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.
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Track and field
The No. 1 University of Florida men’s track and field team captured the first NCAA Indoor Championship in program history on March 13, scoring 57 total team points, and the Gator women placed fourth to cap off one of the most successful national meets in program history at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

The Gator men scored 57 total team points, winning by 13 points over Oregon and Texas A&M, who finished tied for second with 44 total team points. The No. 4 Florida women placed fourth with 33 total team points. The Ducks won the women’s team title with 61 points, while Tennessee was second with 36 points and LSU was third with 35 points. It was the first top-five indoor finish on the women’s side since the Gators were second nationally in 2005.

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