The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams hosted their final meet on Saturday, February 1st, at home this season against the Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Southern. The Yellow Jackets were victorious over both opponents, and the Bees defeated the Eagles for the other matchup of teams.<\/p>\n
SCORES<\/strong><\/p>\n GT men – 164, SCAD men – 97<\/p>\n GT women – 214, SCAD women – 79<\/p>\n GT women – 237, Georgia Southern women – 56<\/p>\n SCAD women – 207, Georgia Southern women – 75<\/p>\n Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Georgia Tech Recap<\/span><\/p>\n THE FLATS <\/strong>\u2013 Georgia Tech swimming and diving won handily from start to finish on Senior Day as it used a whopping 22 gold medals from 13 Jackets and four relay teams to sweep SCAD and Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at McAuley Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n The 24th-ranked men\u2019s team won 164-97 over SCAD and 237-56 over Georgia Southern, while the women\u2019s team won 214-79 over SCAD.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of our team today, we did a great job competing,\u201d said Toni M. and Richard L. Bergmark swimming and diving head coach Courtney Shealy Hart<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m happy for our seniors. It\u2019s a bittersweet day knowing they\u2019re coming to the end of their careers, but they\u2019ve done so much to change the culture and move the needle for us and I\u2019m excited for what future holds for them. Overall, we feel good about where we are as a team, but we\u2019re not done yet as we get into championship season.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to the meet, the Yellow Jackets honored its 13 seniors with its annual ceremony. Those seniors were: Brennan Day<\/strong>, Carly Doi<\/strong>, Emily Dykstra<\/strong>, Kristen Hepler<\/strong>, Clay Hering<\/strong>, Emily Ilgenfritz<\/strong>, Joonas Koski<\/strong>, Caroline Lee<\/strong>, Chloe Miller<\/strong>, Aidan Pastel<\/strong>, Jordyn Sak<\/strong>, Tim Slanschek<\/strong> and Lindsay Wallace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Georgia Tech kicked off and capped the days with impressive relay wins on both sides. The ranked men\u2019s team began with a win in the 200 medley relay as Kyle Barone<\/strong>, Caio Pumputis<\/strong>, Christian Ferraro<\/strong> and Darren Lim<\/strong> swam a 1:28.96. Then to end the day, the team of Ferraro, Albert Zhi<\/strong>, Austin Daniel<\/strong> and Pumputis turned in a 1:21.92 to win the 200 free relay.<\/p>\n For the women\u2019s team, the 200 medley relay race was taken handily by Allie Paschal<\/strong>, Nicole Williams<\/strong>, McKenzie Campbell<\/strong> and Catriona MacGregor<\/strong>with a time of 1:44.63. For the 200 free relay finale, the team of Brooke Switzer<\/strong>, Kyrsten Davis<\/strong>, Grace Mauldin<\/strong> and Paschal won with a 1:36.54.<\/p>\n In addition to the relays, the men\u2019s team also took home eight individual crowns, led by Pumputis and Lim, who both won multiple events. Pumputis used a 54.28 to win the 100 breast before a 1:59.29 won him the 200 breast. Lim touched the wall first in the 50 free with a 21.13 before he won the 100 free with a time of 44.77.<\/p>\n The Jackets also got first-place finishes from Cale Russell<\/strong> in the 1000 free (9:31.07) and senior Hering in the 200 fly (1:47.48), while freshman Dylan Scott<\/strong> won the 500 free (4:27.57) and senior Day took the 400 IM (4:01.17).<\/p>\n The women\u2019s team also had multi-event winners for the day, as Ilgenfritz, Paschal and Hepler all won two. Ilgenfritz won the 200 free with a time of 1:51.02 before touching first in the 500 free (4:56.50). Paschal then swept the backstroke events with a 55.64 100 back and 2:00.84 200 back. Hepler recorded a time of 1:04.30 to touch first in the 100 breast before taking the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.52.<\/p>\n The Jackets would land atop the podium four more times on the day as Morgan Johnson<\/strong> won the 1000 free (10:20.86) and Campbell won the 200 fly (2:02.46). Julia Shuford<\/strong> then finished first in the 200 breast with a time of 2:19.98 before senior Miller won the 100 fly (56.90).<\/p>\n Men\u2019s Highlights<\/u><\/p>\n Leading the way for Tech among the many second-place finishers were Ferraro and Barone. Ferraro finished second in the 200 free (1:38.53) and 200 breast (2:00.37), while Barone took silver in both the 100 back (49.60) and 200 back (1:51.72).<\/p>\n Clark Wakeland<\/strong> then turned in a 9:36.36 to finish second in the 1000 free before Hering recorded his second top-2 finish with a 1:49.41 time in the 200 fly. In the 50 free, Tyler Branscombe<\/strong> swam a 21.21 for silver, while Austin Daniel<\/strong> recorded a second-place time of 45.99 in the 100 free.<\/p>\n Senior captain Koski also touched second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.71, before finishing third in the 500 free (4:33.12).<\/p>\n Zhi then continued his strong day when he captured third-place finishes in the 200 free and 50 free with times of 1:38.67 and 21.25, respectively. Daniel Jacobs used a 9:38.15 to touch third in the 1000 free, before Daniel and Branscombe took bronze in the 100 back (52.20) and 100 free (46.03), respectively.<\/p>\n Rounding out the many podium finishes for Tech was Leon Warnakulasuriya<\/strong>, who touched third in the 200 back with a time of 1:53.80, while Lim recorded a third-place time in the 100 fly (50.15) and senior Slanschek finished third in the 400 IM (4:08.60).<\/p>\n Women\u2019s Highlights<\/u><\/p>\n Mauldin led the way for the Georgia Tech among silver medalists. She swept second-place honors in the backstroke events \u2013 100 back (57.63), 200 back (2:09.08). Senior Wallace would then take second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:27.18 before freshman Imane El Barodi<\/strong> placed second in the 50 free with a time of 24.50.<\/p>\n On the boards, Tech swept both the 1-meter and 3-meter 1-2-3. In the 1-meter, freshman Carmen Woodruff<\/strong> led the way with a 294.15, before Carly Doi<\/strong> scored a 290.85 and Kelsey Dekshenieks<\/strong> scored a 262.88. Then in the 3-meter, the Jackets finished Camryn Hidalgo<\/strong> (371.25), Paige Gohr<\/strong>(275.48) and Doi (270.30).<\/p>\n Freshman Switzer continued her fine day when she touched second in the 100 free, swimming a 51.35. MacGregor soon followed suit with a second-place finish in the 200 breast (2:21.34), while Campbell took the silver in the 500 free (5:01.87).<\/p>\n Leading the way to 11 more podium finishes for the Yellow Jackets, Switzer and Nicole Williams both took bronze in two events. Switzer placed third in the 200 free (1:52.25) and 100 back (57.73), while Williams swept the breaststroke events \u2013 100 breast (1:05.46), 200 breast (2:24.42).<\/p>\n Also placing third was Sara al Khatib<\/strong>, who swam a 10:51.01 in the 1000 free. Then Miller and Mauldin touched third in the 200 fly (2:07.58) and 50 free (24.51) events, respectively. Amanda Hoejberg<\/strong> then recorded a 53.37 for third place in the 100 free, while Hepler turned in a 5:05.30 for the bronze in the 500 free.<\/p>\n Finishing out the podium finishes for the day was Abby Cohen<\/strong> and MacGregor, who turned in third-place finishes in the 100 fly (58.81) and 200 IM (2:08.84) events, respectively.<\/p>\n Alexander-Tharpe Fund<\/em><\/strong> For the latest information on Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Swimming & Diving, follow us on Twitter (<\/em>@GTSwimDive<\/em><\/a>), Instagram (<\/em>@GTSwimDive<\/em><\/a>), and Facebook (<\/em>Georgia Tech Swimming & Diving<\/em><\/a>) or visit us at <\/em>www.ramblinwreck.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SCAD Recap – men<\/span><\/p>\n QUICK SWIM:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The SCAD men’s swimming team traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to take on the NCAA DI Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech. The Bees fell short 164-97 but came away with four race wins.<\/p>\n TEAM SCORES:<\/strong>\u00a0The Bees totaled 97 points to the Yellow Jackets 164.<\/p>\n WINNING TIMES:\u00a0<\/strong>Joel Thatcher<\/a><\/dfn> won the first event for the Bees with a time of 1:38.35 in the 200-yard freestyle.<\/p>\n Gergo Zachar<\/a><\/dfn> won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.24 and the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:50.58. Zachar also won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.03.<\/p>\n TOP SWIMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dan Chevere<\/a><\/dfn> (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico \/ Interactive Design\/Game Development)<\/em><\/strong> Spence Clark<\/a><\/dfn> (Montgomery, Ala. \/ Interior Design)<\/em><\/strong> Dillon Hall<\/a><\/dfn><\/em><\/strong> George Harsanyi<\/a><\/dfn> (Budapest, Hungary \/ Film and Television)<\/em><\/strong> Zoltan Monori<\/a><\/dfn> (Budapest, Hungary \/ Sound Design)<\/em><\/strong> Joel Thatcher<\/a><\/dfn> (Mason, Ohio \/ Writing)<\/em><\/strong> Gergo Zachar<\/a><\/dfn> (Budapest, Hungary \/ Advertising and Branding)<\/em><\/strong> TOP RELAYS:\u00a0<\/strong>Zachar, Chevere, Harsanyi and Z. Monori finished the 200-yard medley relay in second with a time of 1:32.97.<\/p>\n In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Z. Monori, Miles Kredich<\/a><\/dfn> (), Irvin Hoost<\/a><\/dfn> () and Thatcher finished in second with a time of 1:23.96.<\/p>\n WHAT’S NEXT?\u00a0<\/strong>This concludes the regular season for the Bees who will compete at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships on February 13-15 in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n women<\/span><\/p>\n QUICK SWIM:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The SCAD women’s swimming team faced NCAA DI Georgia Southern and NCAA DI Georgia Tech on Saturday and won against the Eagles and lost to the Yellow Jackets.<\/p>\n TEAM SCORES:<\/strong>\u00a0The Bees defeated Georgia Southern 207-75 and fell 214-79 to Georgia Tech.<\/p>\n WINNING TIMES:\u00a0<\/strong>Anna Kate McGinty<\/a><\/dfn> won the first event for SCAD with her first-place time of 23.94 in the 50-yard freestyle.<\/p>\n Sloan Sizemore<\/a><\/dfn> won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.36.<\/p>\n TOP SWIMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Thea Brandauer<\/a><\/dfn> (Elmshorn, Germany \/ Fashion)<\/em><\/strong> Emily Elz<\/a><\/dfn> (Suwanee, Ga. \/ User Experience (UX) Design)<\/em><\/strong> Chloe Hui<\/a><\/dfn> (Huntsville, Ala. \/ Graphic Design)<\/em><\/strong> Anna Kate McGinty<\/a><\/dfn> (Auburn, Ala. \/ Advertising and Branding)<\/em><\/strong> April O’Gorman<\/a><\/dfn> (Daytona Beach, Fla. \/ Industrial Design)<\/em><\/strong> Allie Rassenfoss<\/a><\/dfn> (Shelbyville, Ky. \/ Graphic Design)<\/em><\/strong> Lydia Reinhardt<\/a><\/dfn> (Rockford, Ill. \/ Furniture Design)<\/em><\/strong> Sarah Scargill<\/a><\/dfn> (Menomonee, Wis. \/ Interior Design)<\/em><\/strong> Erika Roller<\/a><\/dfn> (Houston, Texas \/ Film and Television)<\/em><\/strong>
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\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard breaststroke (57.51)
\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.29)<\/p>\n
\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 400-yard IM (4:15.25)<\/p>\n
\n3rd\u00a0<\/sup>\u2013 100-yard breaststroke (58.73)<\/p>\n
\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 400-yard IM (4:04.82)<\/p>\n
\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard butterfly (1:50.35)
\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard butterfly (49.88)<\/p>\n
\n1st\u00a0<\/sup>\u2013 200-yard freestyle (1:38.35)
\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 500-yard freestyle (4:28.48)<\/p>\n
\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard backstroke (49.24)
\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard backstroke (1:50.58)<\/p>\n
\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard IM (2:10.75)<\/p>\n
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard freestyle (1:56.07)<\/p>\n
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard freestyle (54.42)<\/p>\n
\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 50-yard freestyle (23.94)
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard butterfly (1:00.03)<\/p>\n
\n4th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 1000-yard freestyle (11:06.94)<\/p>\n
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard backstroke (58.78)
\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard backstroke (2:09.35)<\/p>\n
\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard butterfly (2:05.65)
\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 100-yard butterfly (57.54)<\/p>\n
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.10)<\/p>\n
\n5th<\/sup>\u00a0\u2013 200-yard IM (2:17.28)<\/p>\n