Georgia Earns Three Medals on Third Day of SEC Championships

Wednesday, February 19

Athens, Ga.

9:30 a.m. (Prelims) | 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

University of Georgia

SEC Swimming & Diving Championships

Georgia Earns Three Medals on Third Day of SEC Championships

February 19, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

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ATHENS, Ga. – Three podium finishes highlighted the third day of competition for Georgia at the 2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Following three days of competition, both Georgia teams stand in fourth place, with the women tallying 322.5 points and the men sitting at 309 points.

Fast Facts

Women's 200y Freestyle Relay – Senior Eboni McCarty, junior Julianna Stephens, freshman Katie Belle Sikes, and sophomore Helena Jones finished fourth with a season-best A-cut of 1:27.45. McCarty led off with a B-cut of 22.13, while Jones closed with a season-best anchor leg of 21.51.
Men's 200y Freestyle Relay – Freshman Tane Bidois, senior Reese Branzell, junior Ruard van Renen, and fifth-year Wesley Ng placed ninth with a season-best time of 1:17.36. Bidois led off with a personal-best B-cut of 19.33, becoming the third-fastest performer in program history.
Women's 500y Freestyle – Senior Rachel Stege podiumed for the third-consecutive year with an A-cut time of 4:34.28, adding to her gold medal in 2023 and silver medal last season. Fellow seniors Duné Coetzee (4^th – 4:35.19) and Abby McCulloh (5^th – 4:36.91) finished fourth and fifth respectively, with Coetzee turning in a PB that moved her to seventh in program history. Junior Shea Furse (15^th – 4:40.28) and graduate Sloane Reinstein (4:40.45) each posted B-cuts in the consolation final.
Men's 500y Freestyle – Sophomore Tomas Koski earned his first individual SEC medal, taking silver with a personal-best A-cut of 4:08.25, becoming the No. 3 performer in program history. Graduate Jake Magahey reached the podium for the fifth-consecutive year, grabbing bronze with an A-cut time of 4:08.61, the 11^th sub-4:10 time of his career. Junior Sam Powe finished 20^th with a personal-best B-cut of 4:15.47.
Women's 200y IM – Junior Ieva Maluka finished sixth with a B-cut of 1:55.02, the best mark of her Georgia career. In prelims, fellow junior Olivia Della Torre notched a B-cut with a 25^th-place time of 1:59.10, while sophomore Elizabeth Tilt finished 32^nd with a PB of 1:59.86.
Men's 200y IM – Redshirt senior Luca Urlando placed sixth with a season-best B-cut of 1:41.46. Freshman Drew Hitchcock finished 11^th with a personal-best B-cut of 1:43.20, rising to ninth all-time in program history.
Women's 50y Freestyle – McCarty finished 10^th with a B-cut of 22.06, followed by Sikes in 13^th place at 22.36. Jones prevailed in the 'C' final with a PB of 22.13.
Men's 50y Freestyle – Bidois finished 16^th with a B-cut of 19.39, following a then-PB of 19.35 in the prelims session.
Women's 3-meter Diving – Junior Hannah Stumpf finished 27^th with a score of 263.85, while freshman Ivy Buckley placed 44^th at 199.10.

Events
Women's 200y Freestyle Relay
Gold: Texas, 1:25.90
Silver: Alabama, 1:26.35
Bronze: Tennessee, 1:26.49
4. Georgia, 1:27.45

Men's 200y Freestyle Relay
Gold: Tennessee, 1:12.80
Silver: Florida, 1:13.29
Bronze: Texas, 1:14.94
9. Georgia, 1:17.36

Women's 500y Freestyle
Gold: Jillian Cox, Texas – 4:31.54
Silver: Rachel Stege, Georgia – 4:34.28
Bronze: Julie Brousseau, Florida – 4:34.59
4. Duné Coetzee, Georgia – 4:35.19
5. Abby McCulloh, Georgia – 4:36.91

Men's 500y Freestyle
Gold: Rex Maurer, Texas – 4:07.09
Silver: Tomas Koski, Georgia – 4:08.25
Bronze: Jake Magahey, Georgia – 4:08.61

Women's 200y IM
Gold: Emma Sticklen, Texas – 1:52.42
Silver: Campbell Stoll, Texas – 1:53.37
Bronze: Bella Sims, Florida – 1:53.63
6. Ieva Maluka, Georgia – 1:55.02

Men's 200y IM
Gold: Julian Smith, Florida – 1:39.38
Silver: Will Modglin, Texas – 1:40.64
Bronze: Hubert Kos, Texas – 1:41.39
6. Luca Urlando, Georgia – 1:41.46

Women's 50y Freestyle
Gold: Camille Spink, Tennessee – 21.23
Silver: Cadence Vincent, Alabama – 21.59
Bronze: Grace Cooper, Texas – 21.83

Men's 50y Freestyle
Gold: Jordan Crooks, Tennessee – 17.85
Silver: Josh Liendo, Florida – 18.35
Bronze: Gui Caribe, Tennessee – 18.42

Women's 3-meter
Gold: Sophie Verzyl, South Carolina – 392.15
Silver: Alejandra Estudillo Torres, Texas – 369.50
Bronze: Hailey Hernandez, Texas – 335.05

Standings
Men
1. Texas, 505
2. Florida, 421.5
3. Tennessee, 327.5
4. Georgia, 309
5. Texas A&M, 264
6. LSU, 237
7. Alabama, 225
8. Auburn, 199
9. Kentucky, 176
10. South Carolina, 152
11. Missouri, 128

Women
1. Texas, 677
2. Tennessee, 381
3. Florida, 369
4. Georgia, 322.5
5. South Carolina, 273
6. Texas A&M, 268
7. LSU, 248
8. Alabama, 236
9. Auburn, 180.5
10. Missouri, 177
11. Kentucky, 163
12. Arkansas, 135
13. Vanderbilt, 86

Up Next
The 2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships continue Thursday with the 400y individual medley, 100y butterfly, 200y freestyle, and men's 1-meter diving. Swimming prelims begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by diving prelims at noon and finals at 5:30 p.m. All sessions will stream live on SEC Network+, with live results available on GeorgiaDogs.com, MeetMobile, and DiveMeets.com.