[su_spacer size=”20″] The Georgia swimming & diving teams posted a pair of victories over Georgia Tech on Wednesday at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The No. 3 Bulldogs topped the Yellow Jackets 180-115, while the No. 3 Lady Bulldogs posted a 184-108 decision. Both Georgia teams improved to 3-0 on the season.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Lady Bulldogs extended their UGA all-sports record to 96 straight dual or tri meet wins at home dating back to Nov. 8, 1995.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs have won 49 straight meets against Georgia Tech dating back to the 1961-62 season. The Lady Bulldogs boast 11 straight victories over the Jackets.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “I thought we had a really good meet today,” Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle said. “I can’t think of a bad swim from today, not even a mediocre one. We’ve been practicing well and it showed up in our performances today. I like the way our teams are developing. It’s always good to swim against Tech. I thought they stood up and raced hard and made us work for everything today.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Gunnar Bentz, Matias Koski and Ty Stewart earned two individual victories apiece to lead the Bulldogs.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Bentz hit the wall in 4:26.80 in the 500-yard freestyle and 1:45.86 in the 200-yard butterfly. Koski wins victories in the sprint and distance freestyle events, clocking in at a time of 20.39 in the 50 and 9:09.59 in the 1,000. Stewart took the 100-yard butterfly and individual medley with times of 48.52 and 49.45, respectively.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Other winners for the Bulldogs included Ian Forlini on 3-meter springboard (380.35), Michael Trice in the 100-yard freestyle (44.19), Kevin Litherland in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.37), Jay Litherland in the 100-yard backstroke (49.52), Taylor Dale in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.54) and James Guest in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.73).
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[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs swept both relays. Dale, Guest, Pace Clark and Trice combined in the 200-yard medley relay for a time of 1:28.29. Chris Powell, Clark, Koski and Trice clocked the fastest time of 2:58.90 in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Meaghan Raab paced the Lady Bulldogs with three individual wins, while Olivia Ball claimed both springboards.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Raab won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle, finishing with times of 49.73 and 1:47.43 respectively. Raab also clocked the fastest time in the 100-yard individual medley at 55.63. Ball swept both diving events, finishing with 315.83 on the 1-meter and 326.85 on the 3-meter.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Other Lady Bulldogs to earn individual victories included Hali Flickinger in the 500-yard freestyle (1:41.92), Stephanie Peters in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:51.15), Olivia Smoliga in the 100-yard backstroke (55.03), Brittany MacLean in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.73), Emily Cameron in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.75), Megan Kingsley in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.73), Kylie Stewart in the 100-yard butterfly (54.87) and Caitlin Casazza in the 200-yard butterfly (2:00.89).
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[su_spacer size=”40″] The Lady Bulldogs earned victories in both relays as well. Smoliga, Raab, Stewart and MacLean won the 200-yard medley in 1:42.42. Anna Kolanowski, Shauna Lee, Peters and Annie Zhu hit the wall first in the 400-yard freestyle relay at 3:27.47.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Bauerle improved to 34-0 all-time against Georgia Tech (21-0 coaching the men, 10-0 coaching the women and 3-0 as a Georgia swimmer).
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia will take the block next against Emory on Friday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m. in Gabrielsen Natatorium. Admission is free.
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