No. 7/11 Georgia Travels to No. 8/5 Tennessee for SEC Finale

Saturday, January 25

Knoxville, Tenn.

12 p.m. (Diving) | 12:40 (Distance) | 2 p.m. (Full Meet)

University of Georgia

Tennessee

No. 7/11 Georgia Travels to No. 8/5 Tennessee for SEC Finale

January 23, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Men's Performance List Women's Performance List

M: No. 7 Georgia (3-3, 1-2 SEC) vs. No. 8 Tennessee (1-2, 1-1 SEC)
W: No. 11 Georgia (4-3, 2-2 SEC) at No. 5 Tennessee (3-1, 3-0 SEC)

Date: Saturday, Jan. 25
Site: Allan Jones Aquatic Center – Knoxville, Tenn.
Time: 12 p.m. (Diving) | 12:40 p.m. (Distance) | 2 p.m. (Swimming)
Stream: SEC Network+
Stats: MeetMobile / DiveMeets

Series History
            Men: Tennessee leads 24-17-1
                        Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 183-115 (Jan. 20, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)
            Women: Georgia leads 33-10-1
                        Last Meeting: Tennessee – W, 168-132 (Jan. 20, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)

Fast Facts

The No. 7/11 Georgia swimming and diving teams conclude their Southeastern Conference dual meet schedule with their annual meeting with Tennessee. The Georgia men are looking for their fifth dual meet victory over Tennessee in their last six meetings. Last season, the Bulldogs defeated the Volunteers, 183-115, in Athens. On the women's side, Georgia is looking for its first win since a 169-129 result on Jan. 20, 2018.
Saturday's meet will be conducted in an altered format, with diving starting at noon, followed by distance at 12:40 p.m. and the full swimming program at 2 p.m. Popular swimming social media creator Kyle Sockwell will be on hand for his 2024-25 Dual Meet Tour.
Last week, the Georgia men prevailed in all 16 events in a 224-71 victory over UNC Wilmington, while the women's team earned 14 victories in a 177-114 win over the Seahawks.
Fifth-year senior Luca Urlando touched first in the 200-yard freestyle with a new personal-best time of 1:32.05, the 10^th-fastest time in program history. Urlando is now the fourth-fastest performer in program history in the event. He has now posted top-10 program times in each of his past two meets.
Sophomore Tomas Koski also rewrote the record book with a winning PB of 42.59 in the 100y freestyle, remaining the eighth-fastest performer in program history. Graduate Jake Magahey also entered at eighth all-time in the 200y IM with a winning time of 1:42.99.
Junior Ieva Maluka added two more B-cuts to her ledger with wins in the 100y backstroke (53.19) and 100y butterfly (52.76), giving her provisional cuts in seven different events and earning SEC Women's Co-Swimmer of the Week honors.
Junior Shea Furse earned her first win of the season with a time of 9:55.70 in the 1,000y freestyle. Senior Duné Coetzee later notched her first victory of the year with a 1:59.31 in the 200y butterfly.
Freshman Katie Belle Sikes led a top-three sweep in the 50y freestyle with a B-cut of 22.39. Senior Reese Branzell won the men's spring at 19.84, while Australian freshman Tane Bidois took second in his debut with a time of 20.08.
Fifth-year Tommy-Lee Camblong picked up a B-cut in the 1,650y freestyle with a top time of 15:15.30. Freshman Kyler Heffner narrowly missed the provisional cut with a second-place time of 15:21.96. Redshirt sophomore Kristian Pitshugin also grabbed a B-cut in the 100y breaststroke with a winning 53.08.
In diving, sophomore Michelle Cummo qualified for Zones on 1-meter with a winning score of 273.38, followed by freshman Ivy Buckley taking the 3-meter with a new PB of 277.95. On the men's side, senior Rhett Hopkins prevailed with a mark of 351.83, with junior Renato Calderaro won the 3-meter at 372.00. Senior Allen Mann qualified for Zones on both springboards after already earning a spot on platform.

Meet Order
Diving – 12 p.m.
1,000y Freestyle – 12:40 p.m.
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200y Medley Relay
200y Freestyle
100y Backstroke
100y Breaststroke
200y Butterfly
50y Freestyle
100y Freestyle
200y Backstroke
200y Breaststroke
500y Freestyle
100y Butterfly
200y IM
400y Freestyle Relay