No. 7/12 Georgia Falls at No. 1/2 Texas

Wednesday, December 18

Austin, Texas

11 a.m. (Diving) / 12 p.m. (Swimming)

University of Georgia

224

Texas

Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA

December 18, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Men: No. 1 Texas (3-0, 2-0 SEC) 224, No. 7 Georgia (2-3, 1-2 SEC) 74
Women: No. 2 Texas (3-0, 2-0 SEC) 190, No. 12 Georgia (3-3, 2-2 SEC) 104

AUSTIN, Texas – In their first meeting as Southeastern Conference foes, the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams were swept by Texas Wednesday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.

Fast Facts

The Georgia women's distance group continued its outstanding season, highlighted by senior Abby McCulloh notching a new personal-best time of 9:25.14 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, the second-fastest time in program history. Fellow seniors Rachel Stege and Duné Coetzee followed behind in third (9:38.31) and fourth (9:39.16). Later, in the 500y freestyle, Stege touched first with a B-cut time of 4:37.83, leading a top-four Bulldog sweep of McCulloh, Coetzee, and graduate Sloane Reinstein.
Junior Ieva Maluka turned in a terrific day, starting with a new PB of 1:55.09 in the 200y butterfly, followed by a second-place finish in the 200y backstroke and a winning time of 1:56.02 in the 200y IM, making her the 10^th-fastest performer in program history.
In other major women's performances, junior Olivia Della Torre picked up a B-cut in the 200y breaststroke with a PB of 2:12.88, sophomore Helena Jones finished third in the 100y freestyle with a B-cut of 48.52, and freshman Katie Belle Sikes touched first in the 50y freestyle with a B-cut of 22.57.
Redshirt senior Luca Urlando returned to action with a strong performance, beginning with a second-place B-cut of 45.34 in the 100y backstroke. He then posted a new PB of 1:39.12 in the 200y backstroke, becoming the fourth-fastest performer in program history. He concluded the day with a season-best time of 1:41.83 in the 200y IM.
Graduate Jake Magahey prevailed in the 200y butterfly with a B-cut of 1:41.13. Freshman Drew Hitchcock finished third with a PB of 1:42.93, followed by another PB of 47.10 in the 100y butterfly. Magahey also placed third in the 1,000y freestyle and fourth in the 500y freestyle.
In diving, sophomore Matthew Bray finished fourth on 1-meter with a score of 348.00, while senior Rhett Hopkins placed sixth on 3-meter with a season-best mark of 343.95. On the women's side, junior Hannah Stumpf took fourth on 1-meter with a score of 268.20.

Up Next
The Georgia diving team returns to action with the Georgia Diving Invitational, running Friday, Jan. 3 through Sunday, Jan. 5 at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The full Bulldog team begins the 2025 portion of its schedule in dual competition against No. 19/14 LSU on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. at Gabrielsen.