No. 7/10 Georgia Swept by No. 3/3 Florida in Home Opener

Friday, November 1

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

127.5

172.5

Florida

No. 7/10 Georgia Swept by No. 3/3 Florida in Home Opener

November 01, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Men: No. 3 Florida 172.5, No. 7 Georgia 127.5
Women: No. 3 Florida 158, No. 10 Georgia 142

ATHENS, Ga. – Despite an outstanding performance by both freestyle groups, the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams were swept by the University of Florida Friday afternoon at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Fast Facts

Both Georgia teams posted six victories on the day, with the Georgia women (3-1, 2-1 SEC) sweeping the entire freestyle program. Led by graduate Jake Magahey and redshirt senior Luca Urlando, the Bulldog men (2-1, 1-1 SEC) earned three freestyle wins and swept the butterfly.
Senior Rachel Stege touched first in both distance events, topping the 500y freestyle (4:44.35) and 1,000y freestyle (9:39.32), with fellow senior Abby McCulloh following second in both events. Stege also swam the second leg of the Bulldogs' winning 400y freestyle relay, joining teammates Helena Jones, Sloane Reinstein, and Ieva Maluka to post a time of 3:17.99.
Jones and Maluka also earned individual wins, with Jones leading a top-three sweep of the 100y freestyle and Maluka touching first in the 200y freestyle. In the 50y freestyle, freshman Katie Belle Sikes notched her first collegiate win with a time of 22.95, leading a 1-2-3-4 sweep.
Urlando continued his dominance by sweeping the butterfly races in a showdown with fellow Olympian Josh Liendo. In the 100y fly, Urlando won with a B-cut time of 45.46, preceded by a winning 1:41.40 in the 200y.
Magahey also swept the distance events, winning the 1,000y freestyle with a time of 8:56.04, followed by victorious B-cut times in the 500y freestyle (4:19.77) and 400y individual medley (3:49.30). Fellow fifth-year Wesley Ng took the 100y backstroke with a B-cut time of 46.89, while sophomore Tomas Koski won the 200y freestyle with a B-cut of 1:34.48.
At the diving well, sophomore Matthew Bray finished second on both springboards, including a new personal-best score of 386.03 on 3-meter. In the women's 3-meter, junior Hannah Stumpf qualified for Zones with a runner-up score of 298.73.

Up Next
Georgia remains home to face No. 5/12 NC State next weekend at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The two-day meet begins with Swimapalooza on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m., followed by a traditional meet on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. Both meets are free to the public and will stream live on SEC Network+.