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Eight Bulldogs Invited to NCAA Championships
March 05, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. – Eight members of the University of Georgia women's swimming and diving team were invited to the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday morning.
The eight Bulldogs, joined by four relay alternates, will head to Federal Way, Washington for the event, running March 19-22 at the Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center. With eight selections, Georgia is tied with Alabama for the fourth-most among SEC institutions.
The Bulldogs' senior class leads the NCAA roster with Duné Coetzee, Eboni McCarty, Abby McCulloh, and Rachel Stege each finishing their careers with invitations in all four seasons. McCulloh, the defending national champion in the 1,650y freestyle, is seeded third in the event and 16th in the 500y freestyle. Stege holds the No. 8 seed in the 500y freestyle, while Coetzee is qualified in three events and McCarty in two.
Juniors Shea Furse and Ieva Maluka and sophomore Helena Jones are each making their second appearance, with Maluka qualified in three events. Freshman Marie Landreneau will debut at NCAAs in her rookie season, ranking 12th in the 200y freestyle.
Georgia has also selected four student-athletes as relay alternates: graduates Sloane Reinstein and Julianna Stephens, senior Bri Roberson, and freshman Katie Belle Sikes. Sikes was also ranked as the No. 8 national alternate for her time of 20.03 in the 50y freestyle. Divers Hannah Stumpf and Nyla Thompson will compete next week at the Zone B Diving Championships in Auburn, Alabama for the opportunity to join the roster.
The invitations for the 2025 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming & Diving Championships, also being held in Federal Way on March 26-29, will be announced next Wednesday.
QUALIFERS
Psych sheet seed in parentheses
Duné Coetzee – 500y Freestyle (#11), 200y Freestyle (#15), 1,650y Freestyle (#23)
Shea Furse – 200y Freestyle (#23), 500y Freestyle (#35)
Helena Jones – 100y Freestyle (#19)
Marie Landreneau – 200y Freestyle (#12)
Ieva Maluka – 200y IM (#18), 200y Butterfly (#20), 200y Freestyle (#21)
Eboni McCarty – 100y Backstroke (#23), 100y Freestyle (#35)
Abby McCulloh – 1,650y Freestyle (#3), 500y Freestyle (#16)
Rachel Stege – 500y Freestyle (#8), 1,650y Freestyle (#24)
RELAY ALTERNATES
Sloane Reinstein
Bri Roberson
Katie Belle Sikes
Julianna Stephens
The eight Bulldogs, joined by four relay alternates, will head to Federal Way, Washington for the event, running March 19-22 at the Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center. With eight selections, Georgia is tied with Alabama for the fourth-most among SEC institutions.
The Bulldogs' senior class leads the NCAA roster with Duné Coetzee, Eboni McCarty, Abby McCulloh, and Rachel Stege each finishing their careers with invitations in all four seasons. McCulloh, the defending national champion in the 1,650y freestyle, is seeded third in the event and 16th in the 500y freestyle. Stege holds the No. 8 seed in the 500y freestyle, while Coetzee is qualified in three events and McCarty in two.
Juniors Shea Furse and Ieva Maluka and sophomore Helena Jones are each making their second appearance, with Maluka qualified in three events. Freshman Marie Landreneau will debut at NCAAs in her rookie season, ranking 12th in the 200y freestyle.
Georgia has also selected four student-athletes as relay alternates: graduates Sloane Reinstein and Julianna Stephens, senior Bri Roberson, and freshman Katie Belle Sikes. Sikes was also ranked as the No. 8 national alternate for her time of 20.03 in the 50y freestyle. Divers Hannah Stumpf and Nyla Thompson will compete next week at the Zone B Diving Championships in Auburn, Alabama for the opportunity to join the roster.
The invitations for the 2025 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming & Diving Championships, also being held in Federal Way on March 26-29, will be announced next Wednesday.
QUALIFERS
Psych sheet seed in parentheses
Duné Coetzee – 500y Freestyle (#11), 200y Freestyle (#15), 1,650y Freestyle (#23)
Shea Furse – 200y Freestyle (#23), 500y Freestyle (#35)
Helena Jones – 100y Freestyle (#19)
Marie Landreneau – 200y Freestyle (#12)
Ieva Maluka – 200y IM (#18), 200y Butterfly (#20), 200y Freestyle (#21)
Eboni McCarty – 100y Backstroke (#23), 100y Freestyle (#35)
Abby McCulloh – 1,650y Freestyle (#3), 500y Freestyle (#16)
Rachel Stege – 500y Freestyle (#8), 1,650y Freestyle (#24)
RELAY ALTERNATES
Sloane Reinstein
Bri Roberson
Katie Belle Sikes
Julianna Stephens
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