No. 7/18 Georgia Hosts Florida State and Arkansas in Dual Home Opener

Saturday, January 10

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

Florida State

Georgia swimmer Ruard van Renen, Georgia swimmer Hayden Meyers during the Georgia Fall Invitational in Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium inside the Ramsey Student Center in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Conor Dillon/UGAAA)

Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA

No. 7/18 Georgia Hosts Florida State and Arkansas in Dual Home Opener

January 09, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

M: No. 7 Georgia (4-2, 1-1 SEC) vs. No. 12 Florida State (3-4)
W: No. 18 Georgia (2-3, 0-2 SEC) vs. Florida State (2-5) / Arkansas (7-1, 0-1 SEC)

Date: Saturday, Jan. 10
Site: Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium – Athens, Ga.
Time: 11 a.m. EST
Stream: SEC Network+ (Swimming | Diving)
Stats: MeetMobile / DiveMeets

Promotion – Fuzzy Hat Giveaway
The first 100 spectators in attendance will receive a free Georgia fuzzy hat.

Series History
M: Florida State leads 41-15-1
            Last Meeting: Georgia – W, 218-81 (Oct. 19, 2024 – Tallahassee, Fla.)
W: Georgia leads 10-5 (Florida State); Georgia leads 7-0 (Arkansas)
            Last Meeting (FSU): Georgia – W, 183.5-116.5 (Oct. 19, 2024 – Tallahassee, Fla.)
            Last Meeting (ARK): Georgia – W, 170.5-129.5 (Oct. 13, 2018 – Athens, Ga.)

Meet Order
200y Medley Relay
1,000y Freestyle
200y Freestyle
100y Backstroke
100y Breaststroke
200y Butterfly
50y Freestyle
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Men's 1-meter
Women's 3-meter
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100y Freestyle
200y Backstroke
200y Breaststroke
500y Freestyle
100y Butterfly
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Men's 3-meter
Women's 1-meter
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200y Individual Medley
400y Freestyle Relay

Fast Facts

Georgia returns to Gabrielsen Natatorium for its first home dual meet of the season, welcoming Florida State and Arkansas. The Bulldog women will participate in a tri-meet with the Seminoles and Razorbacks, their first contest against Arkansas since October 2018.
The Bulldogs closed out the fall campaign with a terrific performance at the Georgia Fall Invitational, with the men taking second at 799 points and the women placing fourth at 680.5 points.
Graduate Luca Urlando reset his American, NCAA, U.S. Open, SEC, and school record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:36.41, using a 26.38 split on his final 50 yards to best his record from last season's NCAA Championships by two-hundredths of a second. He now holds the five fastest 200y butterfly times in NCAA history.
Freshman Kennedi Dobson earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season as she earned two individual victories at the invite, taking first in the 1,650y freestyle and 200y freestyle with personal-best times. She also anchored the winning 800y freestyle relay (6:53.55) with the nation's third-fastest mark and the fourth-fastest in program history.
At the conclusion of fall competition, the Georgia men have earned automatic cuts in all five relays, along with 27 individual NCAA cuts and one qualifier for the Zone B Diving Championships. The women have automatically qualified in the 800y freestyle relay and have earned 20 NCAA cuts. The two teams have combined to tally 101 personal-best times this season.

Up Next
Georgia continues its home slate against Tennessee in Swimapalooza 2 on Saturday, Jan. 24 at noon EST. The Bulldogs and Volunteers will compete in their annual meeting, full of fun promotions and activities for fans at Gabrielsen Natatorium.