Georgia Finishes 12th at NCAA Championships

Saturday, March 25

Minneapolis, Minn.

11 a.m. (Prelims) | 7 p.m. (Finals)

University of Georgia

NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

March 25, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving

MINNEAPOLIS – A pair of First Team All-America honors highlighted the final night of competition for the University of Georgia men's swimming and diving team at the 2023 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday evening at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

In the overall standings, Georgia finished 12^th with 96 points. California won its second-consecutive national championship with 482 points, followed by Arizona State (430), Texas (384), and Indiana (379).

For the week, the Bulldogs accumulated 18 CSCAA All-America citations for nine athletes, including four First Team honors. The team also tallied two school records, seven top-10 program times, and six personal-best times.

Junior Jake Magahey finished third in the 1,650 freestyle with a season-best time of 14:33.82, charging ahead down the stretch to place second in his heat. With the trip to the podium, Magahey has now earned eight individual First Team All-America honors.

Senior Ian Grum also picked up his second First Team citation of the week in the 200 backstroke with a fourth-place time of 1:38.47. In the morning session, Grum broke his own school record with a time of 1:38.39, resetting the top time he posted in November. Elsewhere in the 200 back, senior Bradley Dunham earned his fourth All-America honor of the week with an 11^th-place time of 1:39.86.

Closing out the meet, Dunham joined teammates Reese Branzell, Zach Hils, and Dillon Downing to place 14th in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 2:49.65. Branzell led off with a personal-best 100 freestyle split of 42.32, the third-fastest time in school history.

In prelims, graduate Andrew Abruzzo concluded his swimming career in the 200 butterfly with a 29^th-place time of 1:43.32, while Downing tied for 40^th in the 100 freestyle at 42.71. In the 200 backstroke, sophomore Mitchell Norton placed 28^th at 1:41.88, followed by junior Wesley Ng in 37^th place with a PB of 1:43.67.

STANDINGS
1. California, 482
2. Arizona State, 430
3. Texas, 384
4. Indiana, 379
5. NC State, 373.5
6. Florida, 367.5
7. Tennessee, 216.5
8. Stanford, 143.5
9. Virginia Tech, 133
10. Auburn, 127
12. Georgia, 96

RESULTS
1,650 Freestyle
1. Will Gallant (NC State) – 14:28.94
2. Ross Dant (NC State) – 14:30.32
3. Jake Magahey (Georgia) – 14:33.82
4. David Johnston (Texas) – 14:35.51

200 Backstroke
1. Destin Lasco (California) – 1:35.87
2. Hugo Gonzalez (California) – 1:36.72
3. Hubert Kos (Arizona State) – 1:37.96
4. Ian Grum (Georgia) – 1:38.47
11. Bradley Dunham (Georgia) – 1:39.86

100 Freestyle
1. Josh Liendo (Florida) – 40.28
2. Jack Alexy (California) – 40.92
3. Bjorn Seeliger (California) – 40.93
4. Ruslan Gaziev (Ohio State) – 40.98

200 Breaststroke
1. Leon Marchand (Arizona State) – 1:46.91
2. Caspar Corbeau (Texas) – 1:49.15
3. Max McHugh (Minnesota) – 1:49.91
4. Josh Matheny (Indiana) – 1:50.12

200 Butterfly
1. Aiden Hayes (NC State) – 1:38.79
2. Brendan Burns (Indiana) – 1:38.97
3. Gabriel Jett (California) – 1:39.40
4. Dare Rose (California) – 1:39.89

Platform Diving
1. Carson Tyler (Indiana) – 476.30
2. Bryden Hattie (Tennessee) – 455.10
3. Quentin Henninger (Indiana) – 408.60
4. Emanuel Vazquez (South Carolina) – 402.20

400 Freestyle Relay
1. Florida – 2:44.07
2. California – 2:44.08
3. Arizona State – 2:45.12
4. NC State – 2:47.09
14. Georgia – 2:49.65