University of Florida Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Florida fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,561,428, well above the median of $830k — $80,044 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,735,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,478 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,561,428 for the year
- Operating expenses$510,044 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$80,044 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 993 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$7,735,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,478 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,020,232 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nesty head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Whitney Hite | Men's and Women's Swimming Sr. Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristin Walker | Men's and Women's Swimming Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jack Szaranek | Men's and Women's Swimming Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryan Gillooly | Diving Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chelsea Piper | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Laurent Perez Gillooly | Diving Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,811 197 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's swimming & diving recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,561,428 $80,045 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,735,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,020,232
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,381 in-state · $28,659 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Florida
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 28 | $390k | 994 | 62% | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 23 | $253k | — | 41% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 114 | 16 | $326k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 118 | 32 | $535k | — | 41% | |
| Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 129 | 47 | $1.5M | 990 | 25% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2 over cap | 32 | $3.7M | $117,048 | 998 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 6 over cap | 36 | $3M | $82,859 | 997 | vs | |
| Auburn University 16 over cap | 46 | $2.9M | $62,040 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 6 over cap | 36 | $2.7M | $75,993 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Florida 2 over cap | 32 | $2.6M | $80,044 | 981 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 23 over cap | 53 | $2.5M | $47,687 | 995 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 18 over cap | 48 | $2.3M | $48,528 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 5 | 25 | $2.3M | $90,707 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky 7 over cap | 37 | $2.3M | $61,234 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 6 over cap | 36 | $2.2M | $62,232 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 4 over cap | 34 | $2.1M | $62,013 | 998 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University at cap | 30 | $2M | $65,516 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 3 over cap | 33 | $1.9M | $57,150 | 987 | vs |
Every Southeastern Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked