Georgia Falls to Tennessee in Dual Action

Saturday, January 21

Knoxville, Tenn.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

117

183

Tennessee

Photo by: Tim Gangloff

January 21, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Despite several strong performances, the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams dropped both of their SEC finales to Tennessee Saturday afternoon at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

In the women's competition, the 15^th-ranked Bulldogs (6-3, 2-3 SEC) fell to the No. 12 Lady Vols, 180-120, while the No. 11 Georgia men (7-2, 4-1 SEC) were bested, 183-117, to snap their six-meet winning streak.

Women – No. 12 Tennessee 180, No. 12 Georgia 120

Following her SEC Swimmer of the Week performance last week at South Carolina, senior Zoie Hartman again led Georgia with wins in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.75) and 200 IM (1:59.16), as well as a second-place B-cut of 59.95 in the 100 breaststroke. Sophomore Duné Coetzee led a top-three sweep in the 500 freestyle with a B-cut time of 4:45.48, joining fellow second-years Rachel Stege and Abby McCulloh in leading the field. Another sophomore, Eboni McCarty, continued her strong season in the 50 freestyle with a winning time of 22.75, while graduate Callie Dickinson took the 200 butterfly with a B-cut time of 1:58.84.

In diving, junior Meghan Wenzel and freshman Hannah Stumpf both turned in terrific performances, sweeping the top two spots on 1-meter. Wenzel earned her seventh win of the season by posting a score of 60.46 on her final dive to finish with a score of 300.23. Stumpf led for much of the event, finishing with a new personal best of 290.40. On 3-meter, Wenzel nearly topped her PB from last week with a second-place mark of 318.15, while Stumpf set a new best as she finished fifth at 289.13.

Men – No. 8 Tennessee 183, No. 11 Georgia 117

In the men's meet, the Bulldogs finished with five wins, highlighted by a pair from junior Jake Magahey in the 200 and 500 freestyle. Magahey led the field in the 200 with a time of 1:36.17, followed by a top time of 4:22.76 in the 500. In the 200 backstroke, seniors Bradley Dunham (1:42.64) and Ian Grum (1:43.32) took the top two spots, with Dunham and Grum joining junior Wesley Ng in posting B-cuts in the earlier 100 backstroke race. Fellow senior Zach Hils earned his fifth 200 IM win of the season with a time of 1:47.11, followed in second by graduate Andrew Abruzzo, who earlier won the 200 butterfly.

At the well, sophomore Rhett Hopkins posted a career day, setting new personal bests in both springboard events. In the 1-meter, Hopkins scored a fourth-place mark of 325.65, followed by a third-place 359.55 on 3-meter. Fellow sophomore Nolan Lewis nearly set a new PB of his own on 3-meter, placing fourth at 352.05, followed by teammate Kevin Li in fifth at 344.85.

Up Next

Georgia returns home next weekend for its Senior Day meet against Emory on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Prior to the meet, 20 senior members of the Bulldogs' program will be recognized. The meet is free to all spectators and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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