No. 7/10 Georgia Hosts No. 3/3 Florida in Home Opener Friday

Friday, November 1

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

Florida

No. 7/10 Georgia Hosts No. 3/3 Florida in Home Opener Friday

October 31, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Swimming Stream Diving Stream

M: No. 7 Georgia (2-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 3 Florida (1-2, 0-0 SEC)
W: No. 10 Georgia (3-0, 2-0 SEC) vs. No. 3 Florida (2-1, 0-0 SEC)

Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Site: Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium – Athens, Ga.
Time: 11 a.m. EDT
Stream: SEC Network+
            Swimming: https://gado.gs/c9s
            Diving: https://gado.gs/c9t
Stats: MeetMobile (Swimming) / DiveMeets (Diving)

Series History
Florida (M): Florida leads 67-21-3
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 175-125 (Oct. 27, 2023 – Gainesville, Fla.)
Florida (W): Georgia leads 20-19
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 183-117 (Oct. 27, 2023 – Gainesville, Fla.)

Spectator Information
Friday's meet is a Pink Out in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink, with the first 100 spectators receiving a free pink Georgia Swimming and Diving t-shirt.

Meet Order
200y Medley Relay
1000y Freestyle
200y Freestyle
100y Backstroke
100y Breaststroke
200y Butterfly
50y Freestyle
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Men 1-meter
Women 3-meter
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100y Freestyle
200y Backstroke
200y Breaststroke
500y Freestyle
100y Butterfly
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Men 3-meter
Women 1-meter
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400y Individual Medley
400y Freestyle Relay

Fast Facts

The undefeated Georgia swimming and diving teams open their 2024-25 home seasons with its annual meeting against rival Florida. The Bulldogs swept South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Florida State on the road, while the Gators split with Virginia before a tri-meet with Rollins College and the University of Tampa.
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 en route to his second consecutive SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week honor.
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, earning her SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week accolades. 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. Both freshmen were named SEC Freshmen of the Week for their performances.
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.