Bulldogs Earn Three Bronzes at SEC Championships

Thursday, February 19

Knoxville, Tenn.

9:30 a.m. (Swimming Prelims) | 12 p.m. (Diving Prelims & Consolation) | 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

University of Georgia

SEC Swimming & Diving Championships

Photo by: Randy Sartin Photography

February 19, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Georgia swimming and diving teams picked up a trio of bronze medals Thursday evening at the 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Tennessee Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

Following four days of competition, the Georgia men rank fourth overall with 496 points, while the Bulldog women sit in eighth place with 342 points.

Fast Facts

Men's 100y Butterfly – Graduate Luca Urlando earned his second medal of the week with a third-place finish of 44.16, the seventh-fastest time in program history. Senior Ruard van Renen placed 13^th with an NCAA cut time of 45.51, while fellow senior Roman Valdez took 19^th with a personal-best time of 46.26, his second PB of the day. In prelims, freshmen Tyler Grafmiller (47.95) and Jayson Ross (48.30) posted new personal-best times.
Women's 200y Freestyle – Freshman Kennedi Dobson earned the bronze medal with an NCAA time of 1:42.20, finishing just one-hundredth off her personal best time. Sophomore Marie Landreneau reached the 'A' final for the second straight year, finishing seventh with an NCAA time of 1:44.06. Senior Shea Furse placed 11^th with an NCAA time of 1:45.13, while fellow senior Emma Norton took 19^th at 1:45.79.
Men's 400y IM – Junior Drew Hitchcock reached his second podium as he finished third with a new personal-best time of 3:39.16, remaining the sixth-fastest performer in program history. Senior Cale Martter placed fifth with a PB of 3:40.33, becoming the eighth-fastest performer. In prelims, Martter moved into 10^th all-time with a time of 3:41.04. Freshman Sean Green placed 12^th with a personal-best NCAA cut of 3:42.38, followed by fellow freshman Finn Hammer in 13^th place at 3:43.81.
Women's 400y IM – Senior Ieva Maluka finished fifth with an NCAA cut time of 4:07.52, following a fourth-place time of 4:08.69 in prelims. Junior Elizabeth Tilt placed 31^st with a time of 4:19.54, followed by freshman Clarke Neace in 32^nd at 4:20.37.
Men's 200y Freestyle – Junior Tomas Koski took fifth in a crowded finish, posting an NCAA cut time of 1:31.75. Freshman Kris Mihaylov finished 15^th with a time of 1:34.00. In the morning session, Mihaylov became the No. 8 performer in program history with a personal-best NCAA time of 1:33.38.
Men's 400y Medley Relay – Van Renen, sophomore Elliot Woodburn, Urlando, and Koski finished fifth with an A-cut time of 3:03.11, the fourth-fastest in program history. Van Renen led off with a split of 44.76, while Koski closed at 42.16.
Women's 400y Medley Relay – Dobson, sophomore Charlotte Headland, senior Olivia Della Torre, and sophomore Katie Belle Sikes placed eighth with a season-best time of 3:32.97. Dobson led off with a personal-best 100y backstroke of 52.43, becoming the ninth-fastest performer in program history. Sikes closed with a season-best anchor split of 48.12.
Women's 100y Butterfly – Freshman Hayden Hollingsworth tied for first alternate in prelims with a time of 53.26, followed by Della Torre in 31^st place at 53.26. Freshman Izzy Beu placed 40^th with a time of 53.80.
Women's 3-meter – Junior Michelle Cummo finished 37^th overall with a score of 208.45. Cummo's best mark of 40.80 came in the second round.

Events
Women's 100y Butterfly
Gold: Campbell Stoll, Texas – 50.35
Silver: Mizuki Hirai, Tennessee – 50.46
Bronze: Tessa Giele, Alabama – 50.55

Men's 100y Butterfly
Gold: Josh Liendo, Florida – 43.06
Silver: Gui Caribe, Tennessee – 43.93
Bronze: Luca Urlando, Georgia – 44.16

Women's 400y IM
Gold: Ella Jansen, Tennessee – 4:01.97
Silver: Angie Coe, Texas – 4:03.94
Bronze: Emily Brown, Tennessee – 4:04.07
Fifth: Ieva Maluka, Georgia – 4:07.52

Men's 400y IM
Gold: Baylor Nelson, Texas – 3:35.75
Silver: Rex Maurer, Texas – 3:36.74
Bronze: Drew Hitchcock, Georgia – 3:39.16
Fifth: Cale Martter, Georgia – 3:40.33

Women's 200y Freestyle
Gold: Camille Spink, Tennessee – 1:41.71
Silver: Nikolett Padar, Texas – 1:41.75
Bronze: Kennedi Dobson, Georgia – 1:42.20
Seventh: Marie Landreneau, Georgia – 1:44.06

Men's 200y Freestyle
Gold: Camden Taylor, Texas – 1:31.53
Silver: Jere Hribar, LSU – 1:31.65
Bronze: Koby Bujak-Upton, Tennessee – 1:31.67
Fifth: Tomas Koski, Georgia – 1:31.75

Women's 3-meter
Gold: Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina – 402.50
Silver: Alejandra Estudillo, Texas – 378.80
Bronze: Maria Sanchez-Moreno, Arkansas – 360.80

Women's 400y Medley Relay
Gold: Tennessee, 3:24.58
Silver: Texas, 3:26.76
Bronze: Alabama, 3:27.13
Eighth: Georgia, 3:32.97

Men's 400y Medley Relay
Gold: Texas, 2:57.64
Silver: Florida, 2:58.49
Bronze: Tennessee, 3:01.20
Fifth: Georgia, 3:03.11

Standings
Men
1. Texas, 813.5
2. Florida, 703
3. Tennessee, 585.5
4. Georgia, 496
5. Auburn, 462
6. Kentucky, 371
7. LSU, 356
8. Alabama, 313.5
9. Missouri, 279
10. Texas A&M, 234.5
11. South Carolina, 204

Women
1. Texas, 718
2. Tennessee, 647
3. Florida, 563.5
4. Auburn / South Carolina, 431.5
6. Alabama, 401
7. LSU, 358.5
8. Georgia, 342
9. Texas A&M, 325
10. Missouri, 278
11. Kentucky, 197
12. Arkansas, 185
13. Vanderbilt, 86

Up Next
The SEC Swimming & Diving Championships continue Friday with the 200y breaststroke, 50y freestyle, 500y freestyle, men's platform, and 200y freestyle relay. Swimming prelims begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by diving prelims at 12 p.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m. Live coverage of all session can be found on SEC Network+ with live results available on UTSports.com, MeetMobile, and DiveMeets.