[break] [break] The meet at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center will begin at noon. Live results can be found at UTSports.com.
[break] [break] The Lady Bulldogs (9-0, 4-0 SEC) are tied for No. 1 with California in the latest CSCAA rankings, while the Lady Volunteers (6-3-1, 2-1-1 SEC) are seventh. On the men’s side, the Bulldogs (6-2, 3-0 SEC) are No. 2 and the Volunteers (6-4, 3-1 SEC) are No. 11.
[break] [break] Georgia will cap the regular season Saturday, Jan. 31, at Gabrielsen Natatorium against Emory. Georgia’s next competition will be the SEC Championships Feb. 17-21 at Auburn.
[break] [break] “We’re getting down to it now,” Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle said. “Saturday’s meet is important for several reasons. We want to continue to race fast and continue to see improvement, we want to do well against one of our conference opponents, and we’ve got some decisions to make on our SEC lineup and we’ll base a lot of them on our next two meets along with our workouts. … We know this is going to be a real challenge in Knoxville. We always get their best shot and we’re expecting that again this weekend. We have a tremendous amount of respect for their program, so we’re really looking forward to it.”
[break] [break] Bauerle goes into Saturday’s meet seeking another milestone in his illustrious career. Bauerle is 299-33-2 in 36 seasons with the Lady Bulldogs. Boston College’s Tom Groden is the only women’s coach to reach the 300-win plateau. Bauerle has an additional 211 victories with the Bulldogs, giving him a combined 510. That figure ranks first all-time in the SEC, second among active coaches and fourth on the all-time list.
[break] [break] Entering Saturday’s meet, Chase Kalisz is the national leader in the 200 and 400 individual medley and he ranks fourth in the 200 butterfly. The Bulldogs also boast the nation’s top times in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays. Other Bulldogs with top-10 times this season include Matias Koski (200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle), Michael Trice (50 and 100 freestyle), Kevin Litherland (500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle), Jay Litherland (1,000 freestyle and 400 individual medley), Ty Stewart (200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley), Nicolas Fink (100 and 200 breaststroke), Pace Clark (200 butterfly), and Gunnar Bentz (200 and 400 individual medley).
[break] [break] Amber McDermott continues to hold the country’s best time in the 1,000 freestyle and she is fourth in both the 500 freestyle and the 400 individual medley. Also in the nation’s top 10 are Chantal Van Landeghem (50 and 100 freestyle), Maddie Locus (50 and 100 freestyle), Jordan Mattern (200 freestyle), Brittany MacLean (500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle), Kylie Stewart (100 and 200 backstroke), Annie Zhu (200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley), Lauren Harrington (100 and 200 butterfly), Hali Flickinger (200 butterfly and 400 individual medley), Megan Kingsley (200 butterfly), Meaghan Raab (200 individual medley), and Emily Cameron (400 individual medley).