Ladies’s Swim & Dive Welcomes Carla Serra to 2026-27 Roster

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The nationally ranked Florida girls’s swimming & diving program welcomes freestyle specialist Carla Serra to its 2026-27 roster. From Canet en Roussillon, France, Serra will be part of the Gators for the Fall 2026 semester.

“Carla’s humility and gratitude towards the opportunity to be a gator really stuck out to us during the recruiting process,” stated Associate Head Coach Kristin Walker. “She will be a big addition to our distance group!”

 

Serra brings a robust worldwide résumé to Gainesville, having competed at a excessive degree all through her junior profession for France. She has constantly posted prime finishes on the nationwide degree, most just lately recording three top-five performances on the 2025 France Junior National Championships in Dec. 2025. Serra was topped the 800-meter freestyle champion and positioned third within the 1,500m free and fifth within the 400m free.

 

Serra is the fifth freshman for the Gators’ 2026-27 season as the ladies signed two freshmen in November, Maelin Bessard final month and Bomin Kim this previous Monday.

 

Why Carla Serra selected the University of Florida:

“I chose the University of Florida for the excellence of its swimming program, the quality of the coaching staff and the competitive environment which allows me to balance academic and high-level athletics.”

 

Carla Serra

• Hometown: Canet en Roussillon, France
• Specialty: Freestyle
• Club: Canet 66 Natation
• Instagram: @carlaaa_serraa

Career Highlights

• 800m freestyle French Junior champion
• 1500m freestyle French Junior Champion
• European World Junior Championships Open Water Swimming qualifier

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