The meet, which is being held in Knoxville Tenn., is different from most meets because it counts as four regular dual meets. The Gators also are expecting to use this meet, against South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, as a guidepoint to see where the team is in its training, coach Gregg Troy said. The women, which won their first meet of the season against Alabama last weekend, will be using this meet to gauge their progress in accomplishing one of their goals for the season, which is narrowing the gap between themselves and the defending National Champion Georgia, Troy said. The men, who lost their opening meet to Alabama, should face some stiff competition from Tennessee, Troy said. However, this type of meet will be different from what most of the swimmers are used to, so some don't know quite what to expect.
Most meets generally have about eight swimmers in the pool at a time.
However, this one will have 20-24 swimmers competing at once, Summers said. Although the meet itself will have a different look, the training for this competition has been just like any other, Summers said. Next week the men will return home to host Michigan and the women will go on the road for three meets in three days, all in the state of Texas. Both teams have high expectations for this year with the women hoping to be back in the top 10 and the men aiming for a top five finish in the NCAA, Troy said. I think we have a really good shot to do really well.