Georgia Bulldog Swimming Rolls Over Georgia Tech, SCAD

Georgia fan in the stands.

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

ATLANTA – The Georgia Bulldogs entered Georgia Tech’s Aquatic Center tonight and swept an in-state tri-meet against Tech and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Team Scores

Men

No. 4 Georgia 237, SCAD 55
No. 15 Georgia Tech 240, SCAD 48
No. 4 Georgia 182, No. 15 Georgia Tech 116

Women

No. 1 Georgia 201, SCAD 71
Georgia Tech 253, SCAD 40
No. 1 Georgia 171, Georgia Tech, 121

Kylie Stewart won a trio of events tonight for the Lady Bulldogs.  Stewart claimed the 100-yard fly (55.71), 200-yard fly (2:00.97) and 200-yard IM (2:02.76).  None were ranked in the top 15 in the NCAA this year so far, but a triple is impressive nonetheless.

Plenty of other Lady Dawgs won tonight with the top-ranked squad in town.  Brittany MacLean won the 1000-yard free (10:07.55), Stephanie Peters claimed the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.19), and Meaghan Raab topped the 100-yard backstroke (57.00).

Additionally, Olivia Smoliga raced to the top in the 50-yard freestyle (23.76), Maddie Locus earned the 100-yard freestyle (51.39), Jordan Mattern clinched the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.86) and Annie Zhu won the 200 yard breaststroke (2:16.49).

Rachel Zilinskas even picked up the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.17), while Olivia Ball won the 3-meter springboard (301.65).

In relay action, Mattern, Emily Cameron, Hali Flickinger and Chantal Van Landeghem captured the 200-yard medley relay in 1:44.81, while Kimberlee John-Williams, Olivia Boggs, Flickinger and Anna Kolanowski snared the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:29.58.

Georgia Tech had some wins as well.  Efrat Rotsztjen won the 100-yard breast in 1:04.81, while Shannon Lumbra won the one-meter diving crown with 285.68 points.

For the men, Ty Stewart, Chase Kalisz and Gunnar Bentz posted multiple wins. Stewart matched his namesake on the women’s side with a trio of his own as he won the 200-yard fly (1:50.35), 200-yard breast (2:03.58) and 200-yard IM (1:51.16).

Kalisz, meanwhile, claimed the 100-yard breast (55.03) and 200-yard back (1:47.41), while Bentz took home the 200-yard free (1:38.14) and 100-yard fly (48.83).

Other wins for the Bulldogs came from Matias Koski in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:14.43), Taylor Dale in the 100-yard backstroke (48.97) and Kevin Litherland in the 500-yard freestyle (4:28.82).

In the relays, Dale, Nicolas Fink, Pace Clark and Michael Trice won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:29.93. Trice, Dale, Alec Cohen and Koski snagged the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2:59.47.

Andrew Kosic had a strong night for Tech with an NCAA B cut time of 20.13 to win the 50-yard free, and an NCAA B cut 44.04 to top the 100-yard free.

Brad Homza topped the three-meter diving event with 373.43 points for Tech, then doubled up with 332.55 points in the one-meter.

Results: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech vs. SCAD

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Bill Bell
9 years ago

If Chase Kalisz went 1:47.41for the 200 breast — as reported — he broke the American/NCAA record by a couple of seconds.

In early November no less!

Imagine what he’ll do when he takes off the fins, dragsuit and
500-pound weights on his wrists and ankles @ SECs.

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