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Florida’s Josh Liendo just misses 100m freestyle final cut at Paris Olympics

Florida swimmer Josh Liendo advanced through heats and nearly made it to the 100-meter freestyle semifinal at the Paris Olympics.

Josh Liendo, a junior the Florida swimming team, placed 11th in the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Swimming for the Canadian National Team, Liendo finished third in the final of 10 heats with a 48.35. Tied for the 10th-fastest time in heats, Liendo advanced to the semifinals, which is split into two heats.

Liendo posted a slightly faster time of 48.06 in the second semifinal, placing sixth in his heat and 11th overall. Only the top eight advance to the final, with the ninth and tenth fastest swimmers serving as reserves.

This was Liendo’s second Olympic Games. He participated in the 100-meter free during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing 14th in the semifinals, so this is an improvement.

Liendo is participating in a number of events this year for Team Canada. So far, he’s placed sixth in the 4×100 freestyle relay, posting a 47.93-second split — that time would have secured him the eighth and final spot of the 100-meter freestyle.

He is also competing in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and 4×100-meter medley relay.

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Florida swimming earns 200-meter medley relay national title on opening day

The Gators men’s swimmers are once again among the best in the business when it comes to aquatic sports.

The Florida men’s swimming program came away with two top-five finishes in the 200-meter medley relay and the 800-meter freestyle relay inside the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday night en route to a 200-meter medley relay national title on opening day.

Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, Josh Liendo and Macguire McDuff set a new NCAA championship meet and program record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:20.15 seconds to claim the crown. The second-seeded Gators got off to a strong start off the block with Chaney’s 20.29 backstroke split against the No. 1 seed Arizona State Sun Devils, as well as the NC State Wolfpack and California Golden Bears.

Smith’s 22.55 breaststroke time kept the Orange and Blue in the thick of things, giving Liendo the seam to the top spot with his 18.97 in the 50 butterfly swim.; McDuff brought Florida across the finish line with a 50 free time of 18.34.

Jake Mitchell swam a 1:30.89 as the anchor in the 800-meter freestyle event to boost his team from sixth to third place in the final heat with a flat 6:08.00. Florida earned fourth place overall and its final heat time ties the program’s second-best ever which was set in 2022.

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