No. 9/12 Georgia Takes on NR/No. 17 South Carolina Wednesday

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 8

Site: Carolina Natatorium – Columbia, S.C.

Time: 3 p.m. EDT

Stream: No Stream

Stats: MeetCellular

 

Series History

M: Georgia leads 35-17

            Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 221-79 (Oct. 11, 2024)

W: Georgia leads 34-3

            Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 167-133 (Oct. 11, 2024)

 

Fast Facts

• The Georgia males’s and girls’s swimming and diving groups come collectively for his or her first mixed meet of the season Wednesday at South Carolina. The Georgia males opened the season with a 224.5-73.5 victory at UNC Wilmington.
• Tom Cousins Women’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach Stefanie Williams Moreno is starting her fourth season on the helm of the Georgia ladies. Williams Moreno is joined by assistant coaches Fernando Rodriguez and Jerry Champer for the 53^rd season of this system’s historical past.
• The Georgia males wish to proceed the dominance proven of their season-opening win at UNC Wilmington. Sophomore Drew Hitchcock posted 4 victories, together with a butterfly sweep and 200 IM win. Graduate Luca Urlando earned wins within the 200y freestyle and 200y backstroke, with junior Tomas Koski and sophomore Elliot Woodburn every grabbing a pair of occasions. In diving, junior Matthew Bray swept the springboards with scores of 293.10 (1-meter) and 281.10 (3-meter).
• In final season’s meet at South Carolina, Urlando introduced his return to the collegiate scene with A-cut occasions in each butterfly occasions, with each getting into the top-five marks in program historical past.
• The Georgia ladies return six All-Americans from final season’s roster, highlighted by Helena Jones, who completed 14^th within the 100y freestyle on the NCAA Championships. Jones is a part of a powerful freestyle group which incorporates sophomores Marie Landreneau and Katie Belle Sikes. Senior Ieva Maluka was an SEC finalist final season within the 200y IM and gives unimaginable depth for the Bulldogs.
• Following the commencement of a gifted senior class that includes NCAA champion Abby McCulloh and SEC champion Rachel Stege, the Bulldogs welcomed 11 newcomers to the 2025-26 roster. Pennsylvania native Kennedi Dobson leads the group after an incredible junior profession, concluding with two relay medals and a pair of top-five finishes on the World Aquatics Junior Championships in August. Dobson was not too long ago named to each the USA Swimming National Team and 2026 Pan Pacific Championships roster. Along with Dobson, 4 freshmen competed at this summer season’s U.S. National Championships: Izzy Beu, Maeve Eckerman, Elizabeth Nawrocki, and Clarke Neace.
• The Georgia ladies’s diving staff returns senior Hannah Stumpf and junior Michelle Cummo, who each certified for Zones final season. Freshman Leah McCarthy joins the roster after putting top-eight on 1-meter on the Georgia state championships in all 4 years at Mill Creek High School.

 
Up Next
No. 9/12 Georgia travels to Atlanta for The Dual Meet Invitational, working Oct. 17-18 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. The Bulldogs will open up towards George Washington on Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m., adopted by a second meet towards Auburn or Minnesota at 3 p.m. The occasion will conclude with one further meet towards NC State, Army, Florida State, or Georgia Tech on Saturday at a time to be decided.