Dobson Posts Second SEC Record as Georgia Women Defeat Florida

Friday, October 30

Athens, Ga.

11 a.m.

University of Georgia

107

191

Florida

Results

Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA

October 30, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

ATHENS, Ga. – University of Georgia sophomore swimmer Kennedi Dobson turned in her second record-breaking performance in as many weeks as the women's swimming team defeated Florida Friday afternoon at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

In the women's meet, the No. 11 Bulldogs bested the No. 13 Gators, 197-97, to earn their first victory in the rivalry since 2020 and even the series history at 21 wins apiece. In the men's meet, the third-ranked Gators took down the 13^th-ranked Georgia men by a 191-107 margin.

Fast Facts

One week after setting a new school and SEC record in the 500-yard freestyle, Dobson repeated the same feat in the 1,000y freestyle with a new top time of 9:21.30, taking the race by over 16 seconds. Both records were previously held by former Bulldog Brittany MacLean with a 9:23.78 in 2014 during her NCAA championship-winning swim in the mile. The reigning SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week also took first in the 100y freestyle with a time of 48.61 and in the 200y IM with an NCAA cut of 1:57.34. She also swam the third leg of the Bulldogs' winning 400y freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 3:17.65.
Fellow sophomore Clarke Neace also posted a terrific day for the Bulldog distance group, first placing second to Dobson in the 1,000y freestyle with a new personal-best time of 9:37.97, becoming the ninth-fastest performer in program history. She also took first in the 500y freestyle with a season-best NCAA time of 4:42.06.
Freshman Maya Schweikert swept the backstroke with a pair of impressive wins. In the 100y backstroke, Schweikert prevailed with a time of 52.40, moving to ninth all-time in program history. She followed it up with a winning time of 1:53.78 in the 200y backstroke. Fellow freshman Virginia Hinds placed second in both backstroke races and led off Georgia's victorious 200y medley relay, which posted a season-best time of 1:38.19.
Junior Charlotte Headland swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100y breaststroke with a season-best time of 1:00.76. She then placed first in the 200y breaststroke with a time of 2:12.27.
The Georgia men earned four individual wins on the day with senior Tomas Koski and junior Jacob Johnson each winning two events. Koski won in the 200y freestyle with a time of 1:34.56 and in the 500y freestyle with a time of 4:22.93, along with a third-place finish in the 100y freestyle. He also led off the second-place 400y freestyle relay. Sophomore Sean Green followed behind Koski in both the 500 and 1,000 free.
Johnson swept the butterfly events for the third-consecutive meet, first winning the 200y butterfly with a time of 1:44.26 before taking the 100y butterfly with a time of 46.54. He joined Koski on the 400y freestyle relay and helped the Bulldogs place third in the 200y medley relay.
In other victories for the women, junior Marie Landreneau finished first in the 200y freestyle with a time of 1:45.68, while fellow junior Katie Belle Sikes prevailed in the 50y freestyle with a time of 22.90. Sophomores Izzy Beu (1:57.95) and Hayden Hollingsworth (53.15) took first in the butterflies with season-best times.
For the men, junior Drew Hitchcock placed second in the 400y IM (3:53.53) and 200y butterfly (1:45.88). Freshman Jude Banks took second in both breaststroke races, posting a 54.09 in the 100 and a 1:59.49 in the 200.
In diving, junior Rin Drudge finished second on both springboards with season-best Zone cuts, first posting a 303.83 on 3-meter, followed by a 280.80 on 1-meter. In the men's competition, junior Omar Elsayed was runner-up on 1-meter with a season-best mark of 372.53, while graduate Renato Calderaro took third on 3-meter with a season-best 376.73.

Up Next
The Georgia swimming and diving teams will return to action for the annual Georgia Fall Invitational, running Thursday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 22 at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The Bulldogs will be joined by Alabama, California, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and LSU, along with divers from Duke, NC State, and South Carolina. Admission to the Invite is free for all spectators, and the meet will stream live on SEC Network+.