No. 7/10 Georgia Takes on No. 22/RV Florida State Saturday

M: No. 7 Georgia (1-0, 1-0 SEC) at No. 22 Florida State (0-1, 0-1 ACC)
W: No. 10 Georgia (2-0, 2-0 SEC) at RV Florida State (3-0, 1-0 ACC)

Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
Site: Morcom Aquatics Center – Tallahassee, Fla.
Time: 11 a.m. EDT
Stream: No Streaming
Stats: MeetMobile (Swimming) / DiveMeets (Diving)

Series History
Florida State (M): Florida State leads 41-14-1
Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 193-107 (Jan. 13, 2024)
Florida State (W): Georgia leads 9-5
Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 180-117 (Jan. 13, 2024)

Fast Facts

No. 7/10 Georgia remains on the road as it travels to Florida State Saturday morning for a non-conference dual meet. Last Thursday, the Bulldogs opened up the 2024-25 season with three dual wins, with the men dominating South Carolina and the women sweeping SC and Vanderbilt.
Redshirt senior Luca Urlando returned to Georgia after nearly two years with an astounding performance in Columbia, earning two individual A-cuts and a B-cut relay. In the 100y butterfly, Urlando prevailed with an A-cut time of 44.16, the second-fastest time in program history behind his school-record of 43.80 set at the 2022 NCAA Championships. Earlier, Urlando picked up an automatic cut in the 200y butterfly with a time of 1:39.87, winning by over four seconds with the fifth-fastest mark in school history. He now holds the top five 200 fly times in program history. For his performance, Urlando was named SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week for the third time in his career.
Graduate Jake Magahey swept the distance events with wins in the 500y and 1,000y freestyle. In the 1,000, Magahey took first by over 15 seconds with a time of 8:43.97, the second-fastest of his Georgia career and the second-fastest time in program history. Magahey joined Urlando and teammates Tomas Koski and Ruard van Renen to post a B-cut time of 2:50.34 in the 400y freestyle relay.

Freshman Drew Hitchcock was named SEC Men's Freshman of the Week with a win in the 200y IM and a B-cut in the 200y butterfly. At the diving well, sophomore Matthew Bray posted victorious Zone cuts on both springboards, including a personal best of 379.500 on 3-meter. Renato Calderaro (1m, 3m) and Rhett Hopkins (1m) also earned trips to Zones with their scores.
The Bulldog women earned a sweep in their tri-meet with 10 wins, including another strong performance from their distance group. Senior Abby McCulloh won the 1,000y freestyle with a time of 9:31.29, while fellow senior Rachel Stege took the 500y freestyle with a B-cut of 4:39.08. Stege also set a new PB of 9:33.32 in the 1,000y and moved up to the fourth-fastest performer in program history.
Junior Ieva Maluka earned two wins in her Bulldog debut, taking the 200y backstroke (1:55.12) and 200y IM (1:56.62) with B-cuts, along with earning one in a second-place finish in the 200y butterfly. Senior Eboni McCarty took first in the 100y backstroke with a B-cut of 52.18, while also contributing to winning 200y medley and 400y freestyle relays.

No. 7/10 Georgia Takes on No. 22/RV Florida State Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Bray

Renato Calderaro

Drew Hitchcock

Rhett Hopkins

Tomas Koski

Jake Magahey

Ieva Maluka

Eboni McCarty

Abby McCulloh

Rachel Stege

Luca Urlando

Ruard van Renen