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2012 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Billy Silva

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CLASS
SO
Hometown
Gainesville, Fla. (P.K. Yonge)
Experience
School

Top Times

(Yards)

200 Free: 1:44.46               (2011 All-Florida Invitational)

500 Free: 4:30.68               (2012 Bulldog Invitational)

1000 Free: 9:19.77             (FAU, 1/14/12)

1650 Free: 15:21.41           (2012 Bulldog Invitational)

200 Fly: 2:01.67                   (2011 All-Florida Invitational)

200 IM: 1:59.01                    (2011 All-Florida Invitational)

400 IM: 3:52.33                    (2012 Bulldog Invitational)

 

(Meters)

200 Free: 1:56.74               (2012 Spring Southern Zone Selectionals)

400 Free: 4:03.93               (2012 Spring Southern Zone Selectionals)

1500 Free: 16:01.08           (2012 Spring Southern Zone Selectionals)

200 Fly: 2:13.56                   (2012 FL GCST Trials Qualifier)

200 IM: 2:17.48                    (2012 GSC Summer Invitational)

400 IM: 4:28.61                    (2012 Spring Southern Zone Selectionals)

 

National/International Competition: Qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 1,500 free.

 

At Florida:

2011-12: Closed out his freshman campaign with a fourth-place, 9:25.73 finish in the 1,000 free against Tennessee, and added a sixth-place effort in the 500 free (4:35.54)…Had a career meet at the 2012 Bulldog Invitational with personal-best performances in the 500 free (4:30.68), 1,650 free (15:21.41) and 400 IM (3:52.33)…Against Auburn, finished fifth in the 800m free with a 8:30.86 swim…Touched first in the 500 free and finished second in the 1,000 free with times of 4:34.04 and 9:19.77, respectively, against FAU…At the Georgia Tech Invitational, posted two top-10 finishes, touching eighth in the 500 free (4:31.63) and 10th in the 1,650 free (15:52.58)…Finished the 500 free in 4:36.88 and 1,000 free in 9:27.45 for fourth and fifth, respectively, against rival FSU…Made his collegiate debut at the All-Florida Invitational.

 

Prior to Florida: Attended P.K. Yonge High School…Trained with Gator Swim Club under head coach Chris Oliver…A five-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine…One of the nation’s top distance swimmers…High school swim team was created as a result of Silva’s potential…Named a NISCA High School All-American…Captured a silver medal in the 500 free at the 2010 state meet.

 

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