No. 7/16 Georgia Sweeps Emory on Senior Day

Saturday, January 31

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

Emory

2026 Georgia Swimming & Diving Senior Class

Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA

January 31, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

M: No. 7 Georgia (7-2, 2-1 SEC) 191, No. 2 (DIII) Emory (2-3) 112
W: No. 16 Georgia (5-4, 1-3 SEC) 190, No. 2 (DIII) Emory (3-2) 106

ATHENS, Ga. – On a snowy Saturday, the University of Georgia men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out the regular season with a sweep of DIII rival Emory at Bauerle Pool at Gabrieslen Natatorium.

Fast Facts

The Georgia women finished first in all 17 events, while the Bulldog men touched first in 15 races. In individual events, 22 different Bulldogs collected a win during the meet, including six with pairs of victories.
Graduate Luca Urlando notched four wins on the afternoon, including both the 200-yard medley and 200y freestyle relays. In the 200y freestyle, Urlando placed first with an NCAA cut time of 1:33.29, followed by a first-place 200y backstroke time of 1:40.40, also an NCAA cut. Urlando now holds NCAA cuts in eight different events heading into the SEC Championships.
Freshman Kennedi Dobson swept both backstrokes, winning the 100y with an NCAA cut of 52.57 and the 200y with an NCAA time of 1:54.08. Fellow freshman Izzy Beu earned a butterfly sweep, beginning with a top time of 1:53.39 in the 200y followed by a 53.27 in the 100y.
Sophomore Marie Landreneau also turned in two victories, first winning the 100y breaststroke with a time of 1:00.95. She then placed first in the 200y IM with a time of 1:59.69.
Four Bulldogs earned their first collegiate victories Saturday, starting with freshman Kylie McMurray in the 1,000y freestyle (10:01.27) and fellow freshman Finn Hammer in the 1,650y freestyle (15:07.39). First year Maeve Eckerman took first in the 200y freestyle at 1:48.31, while newcomer Kris Mihaylov won his debut race with a winning time of 1:46.40 in the 200y butterfly.
On Senior Day, numerous members of the Bulldogs' Class of 2026 earned wins. Roman Valdez picked up his first win of the season in the 50y freestyle with a time of 19.95, while Emma Norton placed first in the 100y freestyle with a time of 49.59. Longtime teammates Ieva Maluka (500y freestyle – 4:44.00) and Cale Martter (100y butterfly – 47.76) also won with personal-best times.
In diving, juniors Matthew Bray and Michelle Cummo swept the springboards. Bray took first on 3-meter with a new PB of 428.33, following a winning 349.80 on 1-meter. Cummo qualified for Zones with wins on 1-meter (272.78) and 3-meter (285.83).

Up Next
Select members of the Georgia men's team will compete in the Auburn First Chance Invitational next Friday and Saturday in Auburn, Alabama. Following Auburn, the SEC Swimming & Diving Championships run Monday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.