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Isakson and Powe Named to SEC Community Service Team
February 16, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Georgia senior swimmers Elizabeth Isakson and Sam Powe were named to the 2026 Southeastern Conference Swimming & Diving Community Service Team, as announced by the league office Monday morning.
Isakson was previously named to the 2024 Community Service Team, while this is the first placement for Powe.
Isakson has been an active member of the Athens and UGA Athletics community throughout her four seasons. For the entire department, the Marietta native serves as a team representative and member of the leadership team for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Within the team, she was named a team captain and organizes the team's community service initiatives. She has helped organize the "Spooky Dawgs" event with the Clarke County Mentor Program, welcoming local children to a special Halloween-themed activity at the football indoor facility. She has also helped yearly with organizing the local Special Olympics prom and with supporting runners at the annual ATH Half Marathon. For MLK Day of Service, she worked with fellow student-athletes to clean up Athens-Clarke County. She also participated in a Pen Pal program with students at Barrow Elementary School, located next to the UGA Athletics headquarters.
Isakson was presented with the 2025-26 Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award, given to the senior student-athlete with the highest GPA entering their final season. She was also nominated to the Winter 2026 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team and was named to the 2024 SEC Community Service Team. Within the athletic department, she is a member of the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leadership Team and L.E.A.D. Leadership Academy. She has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each year, along with the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll each semester with seven semesters of Presidential Scholars honors for 4.0 GPA. Additionally, she was named to the 2023 CSCAA Scholar-All America First Team.
Powe has been involved with numerous service and leadership efforts during his four seasons in Athens. Within the athletic department, the Chattanooga, Tennessee native was induced into the L.E.A.D. Leadership Education and Development Academy. He helped oversee the team's Swim Across America program, working with teammates to raise funds for cancer research. He volunteered with the Barrow Elementary Pen Pal Program, attending weekly meeting with local schoolchildren and foster a strong mentorship, while also participating in multiple Special Olympics events in both Athens and Chattanooga. He helped organized a team service opportunity at the Athens Area Diaper Bank, packaging and wrapping diapers for local churches and food banks during the holiday season. Within the community, he has volunteered with Athens Habitat for Humanity ReStore, restocking, cleaning, and moving items for organization. He has also served for four years as a counselor and lesson teacher at the UGA Summer Swim Camps.
Powe has been named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team in each of his first three seasons, along with three placements on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He has also been named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in each semester, along with four placements on the Dean's List. As an athlete, he has competed at the 2024 NCAA Championships and two SEC Championships, making two championship finals. He currently ranks top 10 in program history in both the 100 and 200 backstroke and was named a team captain in 2025.
Isakson, Powe, and the rest of the Georgia swimming and diving teams will open competition at the 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Monday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Isakson was previously named to the 2024 Community Service Team, while this is the first placement for Powe.
Isakson has been an active member of the Athens and UGA Athletics community throughout her four seasons. For the entire department, the Marietta native serves as a team representative and member of the leadership team for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Within the team, she was named a team captain and organizes the team's community service initiatives. She has helped organize the "Spooky Dawgs" event with the Clarke County Mentor Program, welcoming local children to a special Halloween-themed activity at the football indoor facility. She has also helped yearly with organizing the local Special Olympics prom and with supporting runners at the annual ATH Half Marathon. For MLK Day of Service, she worked with fellow student-athletes to clean up Athens-Clarke County. She also participated in a Pen Pal program with students at Barrow Elementary School, located next to the UGA Athletics headquarters.
Isakson was presented with the 2025-26 Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award, given to the senior student-athlete with the highest GPA entering their final season. She was also nominated to the Winter 2026 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team and was named to the 2024 SEC Community Service Team. Within the athletic department, she is a member of the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leadership Team and L.E.A.D. Leadership Academy. She has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each year, along with the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll each semester with seven semesters of Presidential Scholars honors for 4.0 GPA. Additionally, she was named to the 2023 CSCAA Scholar-All America First Team.
Powe has been involved with numerous service and leadership efforts during his four seasons in Athens. Within the athletic department, the Chattanooga, Tennessee native was induced into the L.E.A.D. Leadership Education and Development Academy. He helped oversee the team's Swim Across America program, working with teammates to raise funds for cancer research. He volunteered with the Barrow Elementary Pen Pal Program, attending weekly meeting with local schoolchildren and foster a strong mentorship, while also participating in multiple Special Olympics events in both Athens and Chattanooga. He helped organized a team service opportunity at the Athens Area Diaper Bank, packaging and wrapping diapers for local churches and food banks during the holiday season. Within the community, he has volunteered with Athens Habitat for Humanity ReStore, restocking, cleaning, and moving items for organization. He has also served for four years as a counselor and lesson teacher at the UGA Summer Swim Camps.
Powe has been named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team in each of his first three seasons, along with three placements on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He has also been named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll in each semester, along with four placements on the Dean's List. As an athlete, he has competed at the 2024 NCAA Championships and two SEC Championships, making two championship finals. He currently ranks top 10 in program history in both the 100 and 200 backstroke and was named a team captain in 2025.
Isakson, Powe, and the rest of the Georgia swimming and diving teams will open competition at the 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Monday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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