Bulldogs Win Three SEC Championships

Friday, February 21

Auburn, Ala.

10:30 AM (Prelims) | 6:30 PM (Finals)

University of Georgia

SEC Championships

February 21, 2020 | Swimming & Diving

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AUBURN, Ala. – With three conference championships and six podium appearances, University of Georgia swimming and diving completed its most successful day of the 2020 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Friday at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. Through four days, the Bulldogs men sit in third place with 682.5 points, while the Lady Bulldogs are fifth with 692.

Sophomore Dakota Luther opened the evening session with her first SEC championship in the 200 butterfly, pulling through in the final strokes for an A-cut time of 1:52.47. Luther's time was the second-fastest in school history and ranks first in the nation. Junior Courtney Harnish joined Luther on the podium with a third-place time of 1:53.22, picking up her fourth medal of the championship meet. Harnish's mark was the sixth-fastest in school history and ranks eighth nationally. In the B final, sophomore Callie Dickinson's winning time of 1:54.22 was the ninth-fastest in program history and eighth-fastest in the nation.

Following the Lady Bulldogs' excellent start, junior Camden Murphy repeated as SEC Champion in the 200 fly, pulling away late with the second-fastest time in the nation this season at 1:40.93. Murphy also broke the 11-year-old pool record previously held by Georgia legend Mark Dylla, the most recent Bulldog to win consecutive 200 fly titles. Freshman Harry Homans earned the bronze medal with his time of 1:42.02, the seventh-fastest time in program history and eighth-best nationally. With Luther and Murphy's victories, Georgia has won a combined 19 titles in the 200 fly and prevailed in both events for the second-consecutive season.

In the women's 100 breaststroke, freshman Zoie Hartman broke her own school record with a SEC championship time of 58.21, the second-fastest in the nation this season. Hartman is the first Lady Bulldog to win the 100 title since Sarah Poewe in 2004 and the program's eighth overall winner. Junior teammate Danielle Della Torre was the runner-up with her personal-best time of 58.88, the second-fastest mark in program history and sixth-best nationally. With senior Sofia Carnevale's winning time of 59.67 in the B final, Georgia notched three of the fastest times in the event.

Also among Georgia's 19 scoring performances were top-10 all-time marks from junior Jack Dalmolin in the 100 breaststroke and freshman Ian Grum in the 100 backstroke. Dalmolin's third-place time of 52.85 in the B final was the fifth-fastest in school history, while Grum's runner-up time of 46.56 in his B final reached the same ranking. In the closing 400 medley relays, both the men's and women's squads notched the 10^th-fastest times in team history.

At the diving tower, junior Zach Allen took 15^th with a season-best mark of 257.00 on the men's platform, followed by teammate Josh Getty in 22^nd place with a season-best score of 215.80. The women's diving team will conclude their competition tomorrow with the platform event, headlined by senior Freida Lim, who was an All-American last season.

The SEC Championships will conclude Saturday with the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 1,650 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay. Prelims for the first three swimming events will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST, followed by diving at 1 p.m. and the mile at approximately 3:20 p.m. The final evening session starts at 6:30 p.m.

Both sessions will be aired on SEC Network + with live results available on AuburnTigers.com and the MeetMobile app.

For all news and updates about Georgia swimming and diving, follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@UGASwimDive), Instagram (@ugaswimdive), and Facebook (UGA Swimming and Diving).

STANDINGS
Men's
1. Florida, 887.5
2. Texas A&M, 727
3. Georgia, 682.5
4. Missouri, 681.5
5. Alabama, 655.5
6. Tennessee, 615
7. Auburn, 586
8. Kentucky, 583
9. LSU, 418
10. South Carolina, 392

Women's
1. Tennessee, 817
2. Florida, 720.5
3. Texas A&M, 713
4. Kentucky, 701.5
5. Georgia, 692
6. Auburn, 560
7. Alabama, 526
8. Missouri, 363
9. South Carolina, 352
10. LSU, 318
11. Arkansas, 299
12. Vanderbilt, 120

RESULTS
Women's 200 Butterfly
Gold: Dakota Luther, Georgia
Silver: Izzy Gati, Kentucky
Bronze: Courtney Harnish, Georgia

Men's 200 Butterfly
Gold: Camden Murphy, Georgia
Silver: Micah Slaton, Missouri
Bronze: Harry Homans, Georgia

Women's 100 Backstroke
Gold: Rhyan White, Alabama
Silver: Sherridon Dressel, Florida
Bronze: Asia Seidt, Kentucky

Men's 100 Backstroke
Gold: Zane Waddell, Alabama
Silver: Shaine Casas, Texas A&M
Bronze: Daniel Hein, Missouri

Women's 100 Breaststroke
Gold: Zoie Hartman, Georgia
Silver: Danielle Della Torre, Georgia
Bronze: Anna Belousova, Texas A&M

Men's 100 Breaststroke
Gold: Itay Goldfaden, South Carolina
Silver: Liam Bell, Alabama
Bronze: Dillon Hillis, Florida

Men's Platform Diving
Gold: Danny Zhang, Kentucky
Silver: Chase Lane, Kentucky
Bronze: Manny Vazquez Bas, LSU

Women's 400 Medley Relay
Gold: Tennessee
Silver: Alabama
Bronze: Kentucky

Men's 400 Medley Relay
Gold: Alabama
Silver: Florida
Bronze: Texas A&M