No. 9/12 Georgia Heads to No. 4/6 Florida for Two-Day Meet

M: No. 9 Georgia (4-1, 1-0 SEC) at No. 4 Florida (1-1, 0-0 SEC)

W: No. 12 Georgia (2-2, 0-1 SEC) at No. 6 Florida (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
 
Date: Thursday, Oct. 30 – Friday, Oct. 31
Site: Ann Marie Rogers Swimming & Diving Pool on the Stephen C. O’Connell Center – Gainesville, Fla.
Time: 5 p.m. EDT (Thursday) | 11 a.m. EDT (Friday)
Stream: SEC Network+ (Friday solely)
Stats: MeetCellular / DiveMeets
 
Series History
M: Florida leads 68-21-3
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 172.5-127.5 (Nov. 1, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)
W: Tied, 20-20
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 158-142 (Nov. 1, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)
 
Meet Order
Thursday
1m / 3m Diving
50y Butterfly
50y Breaststroke
1,000y Freestyle
50y Backstroke
50y Freestyle
1m / 3m Diving
 
Friday
200y Medley Relay
200y Freestyle
100y Backstroke
100y Breaststroke
200y Butterfly
100y Freestyle
200y Backstroke
200y Breaststroke
500y Freestyle
100y Butterfly
400y Individual Medley
200y Freestyle Relay
 
Fast Facts

• Georgia completed second on the Georgia Tech Dual Meet Tournament, defeating George Washington and Auburn earlier than falling to NC State within the championship.
• Three Bulldog swimmers earned SEC weekly honors for his or her performances in Atlanta. Graduate Luca Urlando was named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the seventh time in his profession as he posted the nation’s second-fastest occasions in each butterfly occasions.
• Freshmen Kennedi Dobson and Sean Green had been additionally named SEC Freshmen of the Week. Dobson turned within the nation’s quickest time within the 500y freestyle at 4:33.61, giving her high 10 program performances in three totally different occasions by 4 meets. Green picked up an NCAA lower within the 500y freestyle at 4:17.24, the nation’s No. 11 time.
• The Georgia males earned computerized qualifiers to the NCAA Championships in each medley relays. In the 400y medley relay, Ruard van Renen, Elliot Woodburn, Urlando, and Tomas Koski posted a time of three:02.66, the second-fastest in program historical past. Later within the weekend, the identical quartet notched a mark of 1:23.44, the seventh-fastest all-time.
• Junior Matthew Bray has turned in an impressive begin to his season, ending first in 9 of his 10 occasions thus far. Bray has already certified for the Zone B Championships on each springboards.
• Through the primary month of the season, the Georgia males have earned 12 NCAA championship cuts, together with 5 for Urlando, whereas the ladies have amassed eight total.

 
Up Next
Georgia opens its house schedule with the annual Georgia Fall Invitational, operating Wednesday, Nov. 19-Friday, Nov. 21 at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The Bulldogs shall be joined by Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and LSU.