[break] Coach Jack Bauerle reached another milestone on Saturday as Georgia’s swimming and diving teams swept Tennessee at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.[break] [break] The top-ranked Lady Bulldogs (10-0, 5-0 SEC) posted a 166.5-131.5 victory over the No. 7 Lady Volunteers (6-4-1, 2-2-1), while the No. 2 Bulldogs (7-2, 4-0) recorded a 154-146 decision against the No. 11 Volunteers (6-5, 3-2).
[break] [break] The Lady Bulldogs’ victory was the 300th in Bauerle’s career. In 36 seasons with the Lady Bulldogs, he is 300-33-2, joining Boston College’s Tom Groden as the lone members of the 300-wins club. Bauerle has an additional 212 victories with the Bulldogs, giving him a combined 512. That figure ranks first all-time in the SEC, second among active coaches and fourth on the all-time list.
[break] [break] “I am very proud of the 300 wins,” Bauerle said. “It may have my name next to it, but this is a program accomplishment. No one person reaches a total like this. It’s due to a lot of great swimmers, divers and coaches that have been a part of the program. I’m thankful for and appreciative of everything they’ve done for Georgia. … I think the two wins today were well earned. We really had to fight them out. Tennessee has a quality program with great athletes. It was a tough, tough meet, just like we expected.”
[break] [break] Hali Flickinger won three times to pace the Lady Bulldogs. She claimed the 200 freestyle in 1:46.99, the 200 backstroke in 1:56.77 and the 200 individual medley in 1:59.94. Her 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley times were season bests.
[break] [break] Lauren Harrington and Olivia Ball were double winners for Georgia. Harrington swept the butterfly events, taking the 100 in 53.38 and the 200 in 1:57.00. Ball won each springboard, posting 293.70 points on 1-meter and 334.50 on 3-meter.
[break] [break] Amber McDermott won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:47.96. The 400 freestyle relay of Meaghan Raab, Olivia Smoliga, Harrington and Chantal Van Landeghem touched first in 3:18.60.
[break] [break] Michael Trice and Matias Koski controlled the freestyle events for the Bulldogs as Trice won the 50 (19.97) and the 100 (44.41) and Koski won the 200 (1:36.70) and the 500 (4:23.46). Nicolas Fink also won twice for Georgia, taking the 100 and 200 breaststroke in 53.98 and 1:58.99, respectively.
[break] [break] Chase Kalisz touched first in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:46.17.
[break] [break] Georgia will cap the regular season next Saturday at Gabrielsen Natatorium against Emory. Georgia’s next competition will be the SEC Championships Feb. 17-21 at Auburn. What are you doing what you know what I’ll be making noises like you trying to lift something okay