Heffner Earns Second Win of Weekend in Mile

Saturday, February 8

Auburn, Ala.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

Auburn First Chance Meet

February 08, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

AUBURN, Ala. – Freshman Kyler Heffner earned his second victory of the weekend as the University of Georgia men's swimming team closed out competition at the Auburn Invitational Saturday morning at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center.

Fast Facts

After winning the 500y freestyle Friday with a personal-best B-cut, Heffner repeated the feat Saturday in the 1,650y freestyle, touching first with a time of 15:07.40. He dropped over 14 seconds from his previous PB against UNC Wilmington on Jan. 18 and bested the field by nearly 12 seconds.
Freshman Will Gavin notched his third personal-best time of the meet with a second-place mark of 43.57 in the 100y freestyle. Fellow freshman Tane Bidois followed behind in third with a PB of 43.72.
In the 200y breaststroke, senior Jackson Bates took second with a season-best time of 1:57.29. Junior Steven Insixiengmay finished seventh in the event with a time of 1:59.42.
Senior Sam Parker placed sixth in the 200y backstroke with a time of 1:47.32.
Junior Tyler Schroeder finished ninth in the 200y butterfly with a time of 1:51.72.

Up Next
The Georgia swimming and diving teams host a loaded field of competitors at the 2025 Southeastern Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, running Monday, Feb. 17 through Saturday, Feb. 22 at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.