2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Abby McCulloh
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Parkview
- Hometown:
- Lilburn, Ga.
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Bio
Record Book: No. 2 in 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle.
2024-25:Â Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle and Second Team citation in 500 freestyle...Finished fourth in 1,650 freestyle and 12th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named SEC Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned silver medal in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fifth in 500 freestyle and 27th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cuts in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational; also finished second in 500 freestyle and 11th in 200 freestyle...Earned dual wins in 1,000 freestyle at South Carolina and Florida State and 200 freestyle against UNC Wilmington...Set new personal-best time in 1,000 freestyle...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Nominated for Allstate/NACDA Winter Good Works Team...Named to SEC Community Service Team...Recipient of Keith Jackson Rose Bowl Postgraduate Scholarship...Named female recipient of Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award for returning senior student-athlete with highest GPA and hours taken...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of Jack Bauerle Women's Swimming and Diving Scholarship and the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
2023-24: Won NCAA championship in 1,650 freestyle with pool record and personal-best time of 15:37.74...Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Finished sixth in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named co-winner of SEC Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Won SEC championship in 1,650 freestyle and earned bronze medal in 500 freestyle...Finished 21st in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cuts in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cut in 200Â freestyle...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle, and 18th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned seven dual wins...Set second-fastest time in program history and pool record in 1,000 freestyle against Florida State/Vanderbilt...Repeated feat in 1,000 freestyle following week against Tennessee...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 16...Set new personal-best times in 100, 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 freestyle...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of Jack Bauerle Women's Swimming and Diving Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle...Finished 12th in 1,650 freestyle and 21st in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Finished fourth in 1,650 freestyle, 11th in 500 freestyle, and 43rd in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle, and 14th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned five dual wins in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Set new personal-best time in 1,000 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)...Inducted into Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle and Second Team citation in 500 freestyle...Finished fifth in 1,650 freestyle and 16th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Earned bronze medal in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished sixth in 500 freestyle and 44th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cut in 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cuts in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Finished first in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Also finished 14th in 200 freestyle...Earned six wins in dual season...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Nov. 2...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors for fall and spring semesters...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Parkview High School under coaches Gary Petmecky and Eric Brown and for Swim Atlanta under coach Chris Davis…Twice named GHSAA Female Swimmer of the Year…Won three consecutive Georgia 6-7A state championships in 200 and 500 freestyle…Holds school records in 200 and 500 freestyle…Finished first in 500 freestyle and second in 200 freestyle at 2021 Georgia Senior State Short Course Championships.
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National: Finished 10th in 800m freestyle, 11th in 1,500m freestyle, and 15th in 400m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished ninth in 800m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle and 16th in 400m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished second in 800m freestyle and fifth in 400m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I…Finished first in 500 and 1,650 freestyle at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals…Finished first in 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at 2020 USA Swimming 18 & Under Winter Championships…Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2018, 2019, and 2020…Competed in three events at 2020 U.S. Open…Reached finals in 400m, 800m, and 1,500m freestyle at 2019 U.S. National Championships.
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Personal: Born December 31, 2002…Daughter of Annie Laurie and Andrew McCulloh…Majoring in Journalism.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2024-25:Â Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle and Second Team citation in 500 freestyle...Finished fourth in 1,650 freestyle and 12th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named SEC Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned silver medal in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fifth in 500 freestyle and 27th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cuts in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational; also finished second in 500 freestyle and 11th in 200 freestyle...Earned dual wins in 1,000 freestyle at South Carolina and Florida State and 200 freestyle against UNC Wilmington...Set new personal-best time in 1,000 freestyle...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Nominated for Allstate/NACDA Winter Good Works Team...Named to SEC Community Service Team...Recipient of Keith Jackson Rose Bowl Postgraduate Scholarship...Named female recipient of Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award for returning senior student-athlete with highest GPA and hours taken...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of Jack Bauerle Women's Swimming and Diving Scholarship and the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
2023-24: Won NCAA championship in 1,650 freestyle with pool record and personal-best time of 15:37.74...Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Finished sixth in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named co-winner of SEC Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Won SEC championship in 1,650 freestyle and earned bronze medal in 500 freestyle...Finished 21st in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cuts in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cut in 200Â freestyle...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle, and 18th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned seven dual wins...Set second-fastest time in program history and pool record in 1,000 freestyle against Florida State/Vanderbilt...Repeated feat in 1,000 freestyle following week against Tennessee...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 16...Set new personal-best times in 100, 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 freestyle...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Recipient of Jack Bauerle Women's Swimming and Diving Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle...Finished 12th in 1,650 freestyle and 21st in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Finished fourth in 1,650 freestyle, 11th in 500 freestyle, and 43rd in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished first in 1,650 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle, and 14th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned five dual wins in 500 and 1,650 freestyle...Set new personal-best time in 1,000 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)...Inducted into Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 1,650 freestyle and Second Team citation in 500 freestyle...Finished fifth in 1,650 freestyle and 16th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Earned bronze medal in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished sixth in 500 freestyle and 44th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted A-cut in 1,650 freestyle...Posted B-cuts in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Finished first in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Also finished 14th in 200 freestyle...Earned six wins in dual season...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Nov. 2...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors for fall and spring semesters...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Parkview High School under coaches Gary Petmecky and Eric Brown and for Swim Atlanta under coach Chris Davis…Twice named GHSAA Female Swimmer of the Year…Won three consecutive Georgia 6-7A state championships in 200 and 500 freestyle…Holds school records in 200 and 500 freestyle…Finished first in 500 freestyle and second in 200 freestyle at 2021 Georgia Senior State Short Course Championships.
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National: Finished 10th in 800m freestyle, 11th in 1,500m freestyle, and 15th in 400m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished ninth in 800m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle and 16th in 400m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished second in 800m freestyle and fifth in 400m freestyle at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I…Finished first in 500 and 1,650 freestyle at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals…Finished first in 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at 2020 USA Swimming 18 & Under Winter Championships…Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2018, 2019, and 2020…Competed in three events at 2020 U.S. Open…Reached finals in 400m, 800m, and 1,500m freestyle at 2019 U.S. National Championships.
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Personal: Born December 31, 2002…Daughter of Annie Laurie and Andrew McCulloh…Majoring in Journalism.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 24.23 | 2022 Bulldog Invitational (2/26/22) |
| 100 Freestyle | 51.00 | 2024 Bulldog Invitational (3/2/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:45.68 | 2024 UGA Fall Invitational (11/21/24) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:36.18 | 2024 NCAA Championships (3/21/24) |
| 1,000 Freestyle | 9:25.14 | Texas (12/18/24) |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 15:37.74 | 2024 NCAA Championships (3/23/24) |
| 100 Butterfly | 55.51 | 2022 Bulldog Invitational (2/26/22) |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:59.19 | 2022 Bulldog Invitational (2/26/22) |
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