Gator Dominance

Dominance: Dominant position especially in a social hierarchy.

Now, I'm not saying the Gator athletes are the Stalin or Mussolini of the NCAA world, but they sure know how to win. When we say 'Florida Gators', the first thing that pops up to mind will probably be "Tim Tebow", "Football" and "Parties". If you follow NCAA sports, you know that the Gators aren't good at just football or 'drinking'. They actually have a very talented baseball and softball team, which both are ranked in the top 10. Their men and women golf are also nationally ranked in the top 10 and their gymnastics, men and women swimming and diving, men and women tennis and men and women indoor track are all ranked in the top 10. Pretty scary if you ask me.


I can keep on going about all the achievements the Gators have accomplished in every sport, but the main sport I want to focus on is swimming. Olympic champ Ryan Lochte had a remarkable season last year(http://supertramp24.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-said-its-great-to-be-florida-gator.html) and this year, the Women Swimming and Diving team are the new NCAA champions and the Men team just came short in 5th place.

For the first time since 1982, which was the inaugural women's championship, the lady Gators are Champions in Swimming and Diving. The Gators racked up 382 points, ahead of 2nd place Stanford who had 379.5. Twelve lady swimmers earned All-American honors, breaking 5 Florida records. Overall the Championship top 5 finished with Florida, Stanford, California, Arizona and Georgia.

The men team finished 5th, but the Gator swimmers had two individual national titles and Junior swimmer, Conor Dwyer is the Division I National Men's Swimmer of the Year. The Gators received 38 All-American status this year and it was a record breaking year for most of the swimmers.

Whatever head coach, Gregg Troy is doing with his swimmers, it is really working because with no doubt, the Gator swimming teams are a national powerhouse. Oh by the way, coach Troy was named Women's National Coach of the Year. Impressive?