Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA
Bulldogs Set to Compete at U.S. National Championships
June 02, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. – Nine members of the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams will compete against the nation's best at the 2025 Toyota U.S. National Championships, running Tuesday, June 3 through Saturday, June 7 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The meet will simultaneously serve as the annual national championships and as the selection meet for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships (July 27-Aug. 3, Singapore), 2025 World Junior Championships (Aug. 19-24, Otopeni, Romania), and 2025 World University Games (July 17-23, Rhine-Ruhr, Germany). The top two finishers in each event, along with the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyle events, will be named to the U.S. World Championships roster given they meet the qualifying standard.
Prelims will begin each morning at 10 a.m., followed by evening finals at 7 p.m. Live coverage of each session will air on the USA Swimming Network, with finals coverage also available on Peacock.
Graduate Luca Urlando leads the group of Bulldogs in the field as he looks to reach his second World Championships, following a fifth-place finish in the 200m butterfly in 2022. In the collegiate season, Urlando won the SEC and NCAA championships in the 200-yard butterfly, twice setting American Records in the event. Following NCAAs, he set a new personal-best time of 1:52.37 in the 200m butterfly, setting a new Pro Swim Series record and earning the top seed in this week's meet. He also set a new PB of 51.32 in the 100m butterfly at the Sacramento pro meet and is seeded fourth in the event.
Rising sophomore Drew Hitchcock is seeded 11th in the 200m butterfly and 15th in the 400m IM, while rising senior Shea Furse is ranked 14th in the 200m freestyle and 16th in the 400m freestyle. Rising seniors Sam Powe and Roman Valdez, rising juniors Helena Jones and Elizabeth Tilt, and rising sophomores Marie Landreneau and Charlotte Headland round out the Georgia championships roster.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 3
200m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#1)
Drew Hitchcock (#11)
Roman Valdez (#44)
100m Freestyle
Helena Jones (#49)
Wednesday, June 4
200m Freestyle
Shea Furse (#14)
Marie Landreneau (#31)
Helena Jones (#50)
—
Luca Urlando (#17)
200m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#15)
50m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#4)
Thursday, June 5
400m IM
Elizabeth Tilt (#39)
—
Drew Hitchcock (#15)
100m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#4)
50m Breaststroke
Charlotte Headland (#26)
50m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#42)
Friday, June 6
400m Freestyle
Shea Furse (#16)
Marie Landreneau (#33)
100m Breaststroke
Charlotte Headland (#29)
100m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#46)
Saturday, June 7
200m IM
Drew Hitchcock (#32)
50m Freestyle
Helena Jones (#49)
The meet will simultaneously serve as the annual national championships and as the selection meet for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships (July 27-Aug. 3, Singapore), 2025 World Junior Championships (Aug. 19-24, Otopeni, Romania), and 2025 World University Games (July 17-23, Rhine-Ruhr, Germany). The top two finishers in each event, along with the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyle events, will be named to the U.S. World Championships roster given they meet the qualifying standard.
Prelims will begin each morning at 10 a.m., followed by evening finals at 7 p.m. Live coverage of each session will air on the USA Swimming Network, with finals coverage also available on Peacock.
Graduate Luca Urlando leads the group of Bulldogs in the field as he looks to reach his second World Championships, following a fifth-place finish in the 200m butterfly in 2022. In the collegiate season, Urlando won the SEC and NCAA championships in the 200-yard butterfly, twice setting American Records in the event. Following NCAAs, he set a new personal-best time of 1:52.37 in the 200m butterfly, setting a new Pro Swim Series record and earning the top seed in this week's meet. He also set a new PB of 51.32 in the 100m butterfly at the Sacramento pro meet and is seeded fourth in the event.
Rising sophomore Drew Hitchcock is seeded 11th in the 200m butterfly and 15th in the 400m IM, while rising senior Shea Furse is ranked 14th in the 200m freestyle and 16th in the 400m freestyle. Rising seniors Sam Powe and Roman Valdez, rising juniors Helena Jones and Elizabeth Tilt, and rising sophomores Marie Landreneau and Charlotte Headland round out the Georgia championships roster.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 3
200m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#1)
Drew Hitchcock (#11)
Roman Valdez (#44)
100m Freestyle
Helena Jones (#49)
Wednesday, June 4
200m Freestyle
Shea Furse (#14)
Marie Landreneau (#31)
Helena Jones (#50)
—
Luca Urlando (#17)
200m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#15)
50m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#4)
Thursday, June 5
400m IM
Elizabeth Tilt (#39)
—
Drew Hitchcock (#15)
100m Butterfly
Luca Urlando (#4)
50m Breaststroke
Charlotte Headland (#26)
50m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#42)
Friday, June 6
400m Freestyle
Shea Furse (#16)
Marie Landreneau (#33)
100m Breaststroke
Charlotte Headland (#29)
100m Backstroke
Sam Powe (#46)
Saturday, June 7
200m IM
Drew Hitchcock (#32)
50m Freestyle
Helena Jones (#49)
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