Josh Parent

Position:
Dist. Free, IM
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wilbraham, Mass.
High School:
Minnechaug Regional

As a Sophomore at Florida (2024-25)
Competed in 500 free, 1650 free and the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships • Had a career-best 4:17.81 in the 500y free to finish 41st overall • Placed 23rd in the 1650y free after clocking a 14:51.11 • Finished 31st in the 400y IM with a final time of 3:45.10 • Member of the SEC Championships second-place team • Competed in the 500 free, 1650 free and 400 IM at the league meet • Contributed 31 individual points to Florida's team total • Swam a career-best 14:48.46 to earn 10th place in the 1650y free • Advanced to the 400y IM B final after having a career-best 3:43.69 prelim time and finished 13th overall after recording a finals time of 3:44.08 • Finished 26th in the 500y free (4:18.83) • Competed in three dual meets, one Tri meet and one Invitational during the regular season • Raced in 13 events and tallied seven top-five finishes • Recorded three top-five finishes in Florida's road win at Texas A&M on Jan. 17 • Finished third in the 500y free (4:31.56), fourth in the 1000y free (9:16.04) and fifth in the 200y fly (1:51.96) • Swam a season-best 1:50.62 in the 200y fly and recorded a 4:30.54 in the 500y free in the Gators home meet against Indiana on Jan. 3 • Represented Florida in three events in the Gators first-place finish at the Georgia Invitational on Nov. 20-22 • Won the 400y IM B Final with a winning time of 3:46.50 for ninth overall • Advanced to the 500y free B Final and went 4:19.02 for 13th overall • Swam the third leg for the Gators 800y free relay team that placed eighth (6:34.44/ 1:37.65) • Saw action in three events in the Gators tri-meet against Rollins and Tampa on Oct. 25 • Placed third in the 200y IM (1:53.04) and fourth in the 200y fly (1:50.53) • Was a member of Florida's 200y medley relay team that came in sixth (1:33.08/ 23.48) • Tallied two top-five finishes in Florida's season opener at Virginia on Oct. 18 • Finished third in the 800m free (7:53.29) and fifth in the 200m IM (2:00.41).

As a Freshman at Florida (2023-24)
A member of the SEC Championship team • Served as an alternate • Competed in four dual meets, three Invitationals and one Tri-Meet during the regular season • Participated in 20 events during the regular season • Tallied 11 top-five individual finishes • Finished fifth in both of his events (500 Free and 1000 Free) in last regular season dual-meet versus FSU (1/26) • Earned third in the 1000 Free in Florida’s dual-meet win over South Carolina (1/5) • Competed in the 200 Fly, 500 Free, 1650 Free and 400 IM at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/16 – 11/18) • Recorded three personal-best times (500 Free – 4:22.59, 1650 Free – 15:07.26 and 400 IM – 3:44.97) • Finished in the top-20 in three of his events (ninth in the 1650 Free, 10th in the 400 IM and 19th in the 500 Free) • Notched fifth in the 100 Free after swimming a personal-best 9:12.02 in Tri-Meet against Kentucky and Tennessee (11/3) • Claimed second in the 200 Fly, while recording personal-best time of 1:48.64 Florida’s dual-meet win over Georgia on Oct. 27 • Made his collegiate debut against Virginia (10/13) • Competed in three events and placed in the top-five in two of them (1000 Free & 200 Fly).

High School/Club
A Two-time USA Junior National Team member • 2022 Pan Pac Jr. Team USA member • 2021 FINA Jr. World Championships Team USA member • Silver medalist at 2022 Pan Pacs - 1500 free • Three-time Scholastic All-American • New England Multi-Record Holder • High School National Honor Society member.