Georgia’s Teams Wrap Up SECs In Athens

Saturday, February 23

Athens, Ga.

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University of Georgia

SEC Championships

February 23, 2019 | Swimming & Diving

Saturday Results

SEC Championships Central

ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's swimming and diving teams each finished fifth as the Southeastern Conference Championships wrapped up on Saturday in Gabrielsen Natatorium.

The Lady Bulldogs finished fifth, accumulating 883.5 points. Texas A&M placed first with 1,107 points followed by Florida at second with 1,023.5 and Kentucky at third with 927.5 points. The Bulldogs placed fifth with 862.5 points. Florida (1233) won for the men with Missouri (1137) in second and Tennessee (917) in third.

"I want to thank [championship coordinator] Christie Purks and our event management, our sports information department and everyone who contributed this week," said Jack Bauerle, Georgia's Tom Cousins Swimming and Diving Head Coach. "They did an exceptional job and I'm really proud of that. Georgia knows how to host a championship and that's really cool. We think we might load up 11 or 12 people for each of these [NCAA] meets. If we do that, that's what we were hoping for getting here. I'm really proud of some of the young kids. They're coming and they're going to be really good swimmers. If they just keep staying on the track, they're going to be more than major contributors."

Veronica Burchill claimed a new-career best time of 47.30 in the women's 100 freestyle and finished third. Gabi Fa'amausili finished 14th with a time of 49.10.

Maddie Homovich stopped the clock in 1:53.13, placing ninth, in the women's 200 backstroke for a new career best. This time puts her at No. 6 on Georgia's all-time list. Callie Dickinson followed behind in 10th with a time of 1:53.90. Meryn McCann finished 11th, reaching the wall in 1:54.99.

Danielle Della Torre nabbed ninth with a career-best time of 2:09.77 in the women's 200 breaststroke. This puts her at No. 10 on Georgia's all-time list. Sofia Carnevale followed at 13th with a career-best time of 2:10.20.

Courtney Harnish placed 10th in the women's 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:14.60. Olivia Anderson came in at 18th, stopping the clock in 16:28.88. Jordan Stout finished 20th with an effort of 16:31.82.

The final event in the women's competition was the women's 400 freestyle relay. The Lady Bulldogs, consisting of Burchill, Olivia Carter, Fa'amausili, and Harnish, swam to a fifth-place finish with a time of 3:15.20.

James Guest placed second in the men's 200 breaststroke in 1:53.11. Jack Dalmolin followed seventh, touching the pad in 1:55.08. Colin Monaghan finished 21st in 1:57.82.

Kevin Miller came in fourth with a new career-best time of 14.52.85 in the men's 1,650 freestyle. He was followed in fifth by Walker Higgins, who also set a new career-best time of 14:54.05. Greg Reed finished ninth, recording a time of 15:03.74. Following was Andrew Abruzzo in 11th touching the wall in 15:06.98. Aaron Apel came in 16th with a time of 15:14.62.

In the men's 200 backstroke, Javier Acevedo claimed fourth, stopping the clock in 1:40.18. Bradley Dunham touched the wall in 1:42.78 to finish 17th and set a new career best. This puts him at No. 9 on Georgia's all-time list. Aidan Burns followed at 19th with a career-best time of 1:43.30 and Youssef Said claimed 23rd in 1:45.29.

In the final heat of the night, the men's 400 freestyle relay, the relay team of Acevedo, Camden Murphy, Alex BeMiller, and Billy Rothery, placed seventh with a time of 2:54.03. That time is a season best for the Bulldogs.

Georgia's teams will return to Gabrielsen Natatorium one last time this season. The 2019 Bulldog Last Chance Meet will be next Saturday and Sunday. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. on both days while finals start at 5 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.