University of Georgia Athletics
Saturday, March 26
Atlanta, Ga.
10 a.m. (Prelims) | 6 p.m. (Finals)
University of Georgia
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NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
Photo by: Tony Walsh/UGAAA
Georgia Men Finish Eighth at NCAA Championships
March 26, 2022 | Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA – With two final trips to the podium and a pair of school records, the University of Georgia men's swimming and diving team concluded a historic run at the 2022 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday evening at the McAuley Aquatic Center.
Georgia finished eighth in the final standings with 194 points, the second-highest finish of any SEC program. California claimed the national championship with 487.5 points, followed by Texas, Florida, NC State, and Indiana. This year's finish marks the 19th men's top-10 for Tom Cousins Head Coach Jack Bauerle and his 48th top-10 national finish overall.
"Just incredibly proud of these guys and their effort all week," said Bauerle following the meet. "To have two NCAA records and an American Record, along with our best relay finish ever, is a sign of this group's effort and dedication. We're very excited to finish top-eight and looking forward to next year with this nucleus."
The Bulldogs closed out the meet with an impressive list of accolades, highlighted by freshman Matthew Sates' NCAA championship in the 500 freestyle and sophomore Luca Urlando's American Record in the 100 backstroke. Additionaly, eight Bulldogs combined to earn 25 All-America citations, as well as post nine school records and 17 top-10 times in school history.
In Saturday's action, Urlando earned his third top-three individual finish of the meet with a runner-up in the 200 butterfly, breaking his own school record with a time of 1:38.82. Urlando was joined on the podium by fellow sophomore Jake Magahey, who placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle with a season-best time of 14:33.53. Magahey opened up the race with a 1,000 freestyle split of 8:52.69, also a season-best time.
Urlando and Sates were then joined by juniors Zach Hils and Dillon Downing to close out the meet with an 11th-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, setting a new school-record time of 2:48.81. On the opening 100 freestyle leg, Urlando set his fifth individual school record of the week with a time of 41.71.
During the morning session, junior Ian Grum finished 23rd in the 200 backstroke prelims with a time of 1:40.82, while Hils took 34th with a PR of 1:41.81, the ninth-fastest time in program history. Hils notched a personal best and top-10 program time in each of his three individual events this week. In other results, Sates finished 29th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:43.34 and Downing placed 36th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 42.56.
With the NCAA season complete, the Georgia swimming and diving team turns its attention to the upcoming FINA World Championships, running June 18 through July 3 in Budapest, Hungary. The United States team will be determined at the Phillips 66 International Team Trials, beginning April 26 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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
1. California, 487.5
2. Texas, 436.5
3. Florida, 374
4. NC State, 291
5. Indiana, 265
6. Arizona State, 236
7. Stanford, 231
8. Georgia, 194
9. Ohio State, 165
10. Virginia, 154.5
RESULTS
1,650 Freestyle
1. Bobby Finke (Florida), 14:22.28
2. Will Gallant (NC State), 14:31.34
3. Ross Dant (NC State), 14:31.72
4. Jake Magahey (Georgia), 14:33.53
200 Backstroke
1. Destin Lasco (California), 1:37.71
2. Carson Foster (Texas), 1:38.77
3. Daniel Carr (California), 1:39.06
4. Kieran Smith (Florida), 1:39.39
100 Freestyle
1. Brooks Curry (LSU), 40.84
2. Bjorn Seeliger (California), 41.00
3. Andrei Minakov (Stanford), 41.09
4. Matt Brownstead (Virginia), 41.22
200 Breaststroke
1. Leon Marchand (Arizona State), 1:48.20
2. Max McHugh (Minnesota), 1:48.76
3. Matt Fallon (Penn), 1:49.16
4. Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech), 1:49.69
200 Butterfly
1. Brendan Burns (Indiana), 1:38.71
2. Luca Urlando (Georgia), 1:38.82
3. Nicolas Albiero (Louisville), 1:38.88
4. Trenton Julian (California), 1:39.00
Platform Diving
1. Tyler Downs (Purdue), 447.20
2. Zach Cooper (Miami (Fla.)), 443.05
3. Bryden Hattie (Tennessee), 418.70
4. Leonardo Garcia (Florida), 406.05
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Texas, 2:46.03
2. Arizona State, 2:46.40
3. California, 2:46.42
4. Virginia, 2:46.80
11. Georgia, 2:48.81
Georgia finished eighth in the final standings with 194 points, the second-highest finish of any SEC program. California claimed the national championship with 487.5 points, followed by Texas, Florida, NC State, and Indiana. This year's finish marks the 19th men's top-10 for Tom Cousins Head Coach Jack Bauerle and his 48th top-10 national finish overall.
"Just incredibly proud of these guys and their effort all week," said Bauerle following the meet. "To have two NCAA records and an American Record, along with our best relay finish ever, is a sign of this group's effort and dedication. We're very excited to finish top-eight and looking forward to next year with this nucleus."
The Bulldogs closed out the meet with an impressive list of accolades, highlighted by freshman Matthew Sates' NCAA championship in the 500 freestyle and sophomore Luca Urlando's American Record in the 100 backstroke. Additionaly, eight Bulldogs combined to earn 25 All-America citations, as well as post nine school records and 17 top-10 times in school history.
In Saturday's action, Urlando earned his third top-three individual finish of the meet with a runner-up in the 200 butterfly, breaking his own school record with a time of 1:38.82. Urlando was joined on the podium by fellow sophomore Jake Magahey, who placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle with a season-best time of 14:33.53. Magahey opened up the race with a 1,000 freestyle split of 8:52.69, also a season-best time.
Urlando and Sates were then joined by juniors Zach Hils and Dillon Downing to close out the meet with an 11th-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, setting a new school-record time of 2:48.81. On the opening 100 freestyle leg, Urlando set his fifth individual school record of the week with a time of 41.71.
During the morning session, junior Ian Grum finished 23rd in the 200 backstroke prelims with a time of 1:40.82, while Hils took 34th with a PR of 1:41.81, the ninth-fastest time in program history. Hils notched a personal best and top-10 program time in each of his three individual events this week. In other results, Sates finished 29th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:43.34 and Downing placed 36th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 42.56.
With the NCAA season complete, the Georgia swimming and diving team turns its attention to the upcoming FINA World Championships, running June 18 through July 3 in Budapest, Hungary. The United States team will be determined at the Phillips 66 International Team Trials, beginning April 26 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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
1. California, 487.5
2. Texas, 436.5
3. Florida, 374
4. NC State, 291
5. Indiana, 265
6. Arizona State, 236
7. Stanford, 231
8. Georgia, 194
9. Ohio State, 165
10. Virginia, 154.5
RESULTS
1,650 Freestyle
1. Bobby Finke (Florida), 14:22.28
2. Will Gallant (NC State), 14:31.34
3. Ross Dant (NC State), 14:31.72
4. Jake Magahey (Georgia), 14:33.53
200 Backstroke
1. Destin Lasco (California), 1:37.71
2. Carson Foster (Texas), 1:38.77
3. Daniel Carr (California), 1:39.06
4. Kieran Smith (Florida), 1:39.39
100 Freestyle
1. Brooks Curry (LSU), 40.84
2. Bjorn Seeliger (California), 41.00
3. Andrei Minakov (Stanford), 41.09
4. Matt Brownstead (Virginia), 41.22
200 Breaststroke
1. Leon Marchand (Arizona State), 1:48.20
2. Max McHugh (Minnesota), 1:48.76
3. Matt Fallon (Penn), 1:49.16
4. Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech), 1:49.69
200 Butterfly
1. Brendan Burns (Indiana), 1:38.71
2. Luca Urlando (Georgia), 1:38.82
3. Nicolas Albiero (Louisville), 1:38.88
4. Trenton Julian (California), 1:39.00
Platform Diving
1. Tyler Downs (Purdue), 447.20
2. Zach Cooper (Miami (Fla.)), 443.05
3. Bryden Hattie (Tennessee), 418.70
4. Leonardo Garcia (Florida), 406.05
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Texas, 2:46.03
2. Arizona State, 2:46.40
3. California, 2:46.42
4. Virginia, 2:46.80
11. Georgia, 2:48.81
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