Leal was named Swimmer of the Week in December for his individual performance against King. The Peach State native finished the meet with one win, a pair of runner-up finishes and a pair of third place finishes. Individually, Leal won the 50 yard breaststroke with a time of 27.79 seconds. The freshman also finished third in the 200 yard breaststroke event with a time of 2:17.04, and third in the 50 yard butterfly event with a time of 24.04 seconds. As a member of the 400 yard freestyle relay team and the 400 yard medley relay teams, Leal finished in second place. The 400 yard freestyle relay team finished with a time of 3:17.87, while Leal finished his relay split time with a mark of 49.66 seconds. The 400 yard medley relay team finished with a time of 3:38.15, while Leal finished with a relay split time of 59.44 seconds.