No. 7/10 Georgia Sweeps No. 22/RV Florida State in Tallahassee

Saturday, October 19

Tallahassee, Fla.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

218

Florida State

No. 7/10 Georgia Sweeps No. 22/RV Florida State in Tallahassee

October 19, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Men: No. 7 Georgia 218, No. 22 Florida State 81
Women: No. 10 Georgia 183.5, RV Florida State 116.5

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Georgia swimming and diving teams continued the outstanding starts to their season with a sweep of Florida State Saturday at the Morcom Aquatic Center.

Fast Facts

The Georgia men (2-0, 1-0 SEC) tallied 14 victories on the day, including sweeps of both relays and diving events, while the Georgia women (3-0, 2-0 SEC) notched 11 wins.
A trio of Bulldogs posted three individual victories Saturday, highlighted by redshirt senior Luca Urlando. Urlando turned in another A-cut time of 1:39.03 in the 200-yard butterfly before winning in the 200y backstroke (1:39.39) and 200y IM (1:43.49). Urlando also led off the Bulldogs' winning 200y medley relay with a 21.21 leadoff split to set up a first-place time of 1:25.20.
Junior Ieva Maluka earned three wins and three B-cuts in the 200y freestyle (1:45.02), 200y butterfly (1:56.32), and 200y IM (1:56.64), along with anchoring the victorious 400y freestyle relay. Senior Eboni McCarty also swept her program with B-cut times, besting the field in the 100y backstroke (51.99), 50y freestyle (22.42), and 100y freestyle (48.94).
The Georgia distance group once again dominated, beginning with Abby McCulloh in the 1,000y freestyle, leading a top-four sweeps that included new PBs for juniors Shea Furse and Heidi Stalkfleet. Redshirt senior Tommy-Lee Camblong prevailed in the mile, while graduate Jake Magahey touched first in the 500y freestyle with a B-cut of 4:16.92. In the women's 500y free, senior Rachel Stege led another top-four sweep with a B-cut of 4:39.46.
Two freshman Bulldogs earned the first individual wins of their collegiate careers. First, Elliot Woodburn topped the 100y breaststroke with a time of 53.76, followed by Samantha Rydzewski touching first in the 200y backstroke with a time of 1:56.94.
Georgia's men's diving team turned in a tremendous performance in winning both springboard events. On 3-meter, junior transfer Renato Calderaro grabbed his first win as a Bulldog with a Zone-cut score of 378.35, while senior Rhett Hopkins qualified for Zones with a third-place 325.70, adding to his 1-meter cut from last week. Later, on 1-meter, sophomore Matthew Bray won his third event of the season with a score of 332.40. The Bulldogs tallied the top five scores in the event, with Calderaro, freshman Bo Bridges, and Hopkins all earning Zone cuts.

Up Next
Georgia opens its home schedule with its annual rivalry meet against No. 3/3 Florida on Friday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. EDT at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The meet will also serve as the Bulldogs' annual Live Pink meet.