Georgia Hosts Georgia Fall Invitational This Weekend in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia swimming and diving teams conclude their fall campaigns this weekend with the Georgia Fall Invitational, running Thursday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 19 at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

No. 9/13 Georgia will be joined by an impressive slate of teams, including No. 3/7 Florida, No. 10/18 Auburn, No. 18/14 Michigan, No. 23/NR Georgia Tech, No. 24/NR Florida State, and the Wisconsin diving team. For the visiting teams, it will be a first look at the competition pool that will host the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships in March.

For Thursday through Saturday, there will be a prelims session at 9:30 a.m., followed by a finals session at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday, there will be a long-course session at 10 a.m. Admission to Gabrielsen Natatorium is free for all spectators. All short course sessions will stream live on SEC Network+, with live results available on GeorgiaDogs.com and to paid subscribers on the MeetMobile app.

The Georgia women are looking to finish off a strong fall that has produced five dual meet victories, including an upset victory over No. 4 NC State earlier this month. The Bulldogs’ distance group has been its top strength, with four swimmers already earning B-cuts in the 500y freestyle and juniors Duné Coetzee and Rachel Stege posting top-10 times in the 1,000y freestyle. Senior Zoie Hartman has remained a dominant presence in the breaststroke and IM events, while freshman Helena Jones has emerged as a top performer in the sprint events. At the diving well, senior Meghan Wenzel has already qualified for Zones on both springboards and has earned four individual wins in dual competition.

On the men’s side, Georgia nearly pulled off an upset of its own at No. 4 NC State, remaining in contention until the final relay. Senior Jake Magahey has been the team’s leader throughout the season, posting top-10 national times in the 1,000y freestyle and 200y butterfly. Fifth-year Ian Grum has also notched B-cuts in three events, while sophomore transfer Ruard van Renen has turned in two top-10 program times in the 100y backstroke, including a dual-meet record time of 45.19 at NC State. In diving, all four Bulldogs have qualified for Zones on both springboards, highlighted by a strong freshman year for Matthew Bray.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, Nov. 16

Swim Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/7dc12f99-ff79-4f97-8231-9fc415df2e40

Dive Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/8549c453-4725-47b4-aade-28e36c2cc9fb

Swim Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/db321ecb-8330-4a3c-b100-2b6dae7743b0

Dive Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/4d5c26de-0df5-4783-8f7d-9bfc73c50031

200y Freestyle Relay

500y Freestyle

200y IM

50y Freestyle

Women’s 1m Diving

Men’s 3m Diving

400y Medley Relay

Friday, Nov. 17

Swim Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/29d9d40a-e51f-4166-95b5-84e31bd71d83

Dive Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bda6624a-4195-4de9-9ab6-c3e3b778ff90

Swim Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1e536251-3013-4857-bcd2-10e772739c73

Dive Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/fd5cc8e0-3711-4ba9-a386-008f563d2802

200y Medley Relay

400y IM

100y Butterfly

200y Freestyle

100y Breaststroke

100y Backstroke

Women’s 3m Diving

Men’s 1m Diving

800y Freestyle Relay

Saturday, Nov. 18

Swim Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/984f05f1-66f8-4d5a-a187-02f60ad0462a

Dive Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/6b75ef41-fa3c-4a97-a205-6bf0bd73b088

Swim Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/36a500ed-7e95-439a-bd61-578182023f93

Dive Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/e95d0f28-3b5e-4427-9f08-bfdfd7b556d2

1,650y Freestyle

200y Backstroke

100y Freestyle

200y Breaststroke

200y Butterfly

Platform Diving

400y Freestyle Relay