Talia Bates

Redshirt Senior (2023-24): Delivered dominant lone season with Hurricanes, serving as team’s top point-getter with six individual performances ranking in top 10 and two school records…Member of all five relays that set school records: 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, 800-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay…Set school record in 100-yard freestyle in blazing time of 48.52 and 200-yard freestyle (1:45.48)…Added top-10 times in Miami history in 50-yard freestyle (22.72, fifth), 500-yard freestyle (4:47.88, fifth), 100-yard backstroke (52.75, second) and 100-yard butterfly (53.97, eighth)…Time of 48.52 in 100-yard freestyle and 1:45.48 in 200-yard freestyle lowered own school records set earlier in year during final performance at ACC Championships.

Before Miami: Spent first four years of career at Florida…Was 14-time NCAA All-American during career with Gators…Named 2023 All-SEC First Team…Selected to All-SEC Second Team in both 2021 and 2022…Recognized with CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition three times…Also selected to SEC Academic Honor Roll for all four years…Earned three NCAA All-America honors in final season (2022-23)…Member of 2023 SEC Championship Team.

High School: According to CollegeSwimming.com, Bates was 43rd-ranked recruit in the country and sixth-best in Florida…Seven-time FHSAA State Champion – 50 Free four times, 100 Fly three times…2018 Irish Open Champion – 50 Fly…State record holder in the 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay…Four-time FHSAA team state champion…NCSA Jr. National Champion – 100 Fly…2017 National Select Camp participant…US National, Jr. National, US Open, and TYR Pro Finalist