No. 7/11 Georgia Sweeps UNC Wilmington

Saturday, January 18

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

224

UNC Wilmington

January 18, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

Men: No. 7 Georgia (3-3, 1-2 SEC) 224, UNC Wilmington 71
Women: No. 11 Georgia (4-3, 2-2 SEC) 177, UNC Wilmington 114

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia swimming and diving teams opened the 2025 portion of their schedules with a sweep of UNC Wilmington Saturday at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Fast Facts

The Georgia men prevailed in all 16 events during Saturday's meet, while the women's team earned 14 victories in competition.
Fifth-year senior Luca Urlando touched first in the 200-yard freestyle with a new personal-best time of 1:32.05, the 10^th-fastest time in program history. Urlando is now the fourth-fastest performer in program history in the event. Sophomore Tomas Koski also rewrote the record book with a winning PB of 42.59 in the 100y freestyle, remaining the eighth-fastest performer in program history. Graduate Jake Magahey also entered at eighth all-time in the 200y IM with a winning time of 1:42.99.
Junior Ieva Maluka added two more B-cuts to her ledger with wins in the 100y backstroke (53.19) and 100y butterfly (52.76), giving her provisional cuts in six different events.
Junior Shea Furse earned her first win of the season with a time of 9:55.70 in the 1,000y freestyle. Senior Duné Coetzee later notched her first victory of the year with a 1:59.31 in the 200y butterfly.
Freshman Katie Belle Sikes led a top-three sweep in the 50y freestyle with a B-cut of 22.39. Senior Reese Branzell won the men's spring at 19.84, while freshman Tane Bidois took second in his debut with a time of 20.08.
Fifth-year Tommy-Lee Camblong picked up a B-cut in the 1,650y freestyle with a top time of 15:15.30. Freshman Kyler Heffner narrowly missed the provisional cut with a second-place time of 15:21.96. Redshirt sophomore Kristian Pitshugin also grabbed a B-cut in the 100y breaststroke with a winning 53.08.
In diving, sophomore Michelle Cummo qualified for Zones on 1-meter with a winning score of 273.38, followed by freshman Ivy Buckley taking the 3-meter with a new PB of 277.95. On the men's side, senior Rhett Hopkins prevailed with a mark of 351.83, with junior Renato Calderaro won the 3-meter at 372.00. Senior Allen Mann qualified for Zones on both springboards after already earning a spot on platform.

Up Next
Georgia heads back on the road to take on No. 5/9 Tennessee in their annual meeting next Saturday in Knoxville. The meet begins with diving at noon, followed by swimming at 2 p.m., with live coverage on SEC Network+.