Grum Sets School Record as Teams Finish Third in Invite

Saturday, November 19

Athens, Ga.

9:30 a.m. (Prelims) | 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

University of Georgia

Georgia Invitational

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Grum Sets School Record as Teams Finish Third in Invite

November 19, 2022 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Day 3 Results

ATHENS, Ga. – Highlighted by a school record from senior Ian Grum, the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams closed strongly on the final day of competition at the Georgia Invitational Saturday evening at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Both Georgia squads finished third in the overall standings, with the 11^th-ranked women tallying 906.5 points and the No. 4 men's team racking up 823 points. Auburn took first in the women's competition, while Florida prevailed in the men's meet.

Grum continued the terrific start to his senior campaign with an A-cut time of 1:38.84 in the 200 backstroke, breaking Javier Acevedo's record from the 2018 SEC Championships and setting a new top time in the nation. Grum was one of four Bulldogs in the 200 back A final, including fellow senior Bradley Dunham who placed fifth with a season-best B-cut of 1:40.76. Freshman Sam Powe concluded a solid weekend performance with a sixth-place B-cut of 1:41.08, the seventh-fastest time in school history, while sophomore Mitchell Norton placed seventh at 1:41.64.

In the 1,650 freestyle, junior Jake Magahey earned his third win of the invite with a nation-leading B-cut of 14:44.58. Fellow junior Tommy-Lee Camblong also earned a B-cut with an 11^th-place time of 15:05.73. Graduate Andrew Abruzzo finished second in the 200 butterfly with a personal-best 1:42.82, while sophomore Arie Voloschin moved to eighth all-time with a fourth-place B-cut of 1:55.28. In the 50 freestyle, senior Dillon Downing won the consolation final with a season-best 42.68.

In the closing 400 freestyle relay, Dunham, Magahey, and Downing joined senior Zach Hils to post an A-cut of 2:50.32, the fourth-best in program history.

On the women's side, senior Zoie Hartman picked up her third win of the meet with a season-best 2:06.97 in the 200 breaststroke. Graduate Callie Dickinson clinched a sweep of the butterflies with a season-best B-cut of 1:55.21 in the 200. Earlier in the day, sophomore Abby McCulloh took first in the mile with a B-cut of 15:57.08, with teammates Rachel Stege and Jillian Barczyk also earning provisional cuts.

In the closing 400 free relay, sophomore Eboni McCarty, junior Sloane Reinstein, and freshman Emma Norton joined Hartman for a second-place B-cut of 3:14.64, with McCarty leading off with a personal-best B-cut of 48.30 in the 100 free.

Graduate Marie Schobel placed third in the 200 backstroke with a season-best B-cut of 1:54.59, while Reinstein took eighth in the 100 freestyle at 49.65. In the 100 free B final, Norton was victorious with a personal-best 49.60. Fellow freshman Olivia Della Torre won the 200 butterfly C final with a PB of 2:00.23.

At the diving well, junior Meghan Wenzel placed fourth on platform with a Zone cut of 254.35, while freshman Hannah Stumpf finished 12^th at 202.10. In the men's platform event, sophomore Nolan Lewis took 10^th at 289.70, followed by graduate Kevin Li in 11^th (274.45) and sophomore Rhett Hopkins in 14^th (200.45).

Georgia returns to competition in one month with a rare December trip to NR/No. 22 Kentucky on Monday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. in Lexington.

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