2026-27 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jude Banks
Position Breast / IM Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Cleveland, OhioLast School St. Ignatius
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Nico Basten
Position Fly / Free Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Burghausen, GermanyLast School Fachoberschule Aloetting
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Tane Bidois
Position Free / Back Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Sydney, AustraliaLast School Knox Grammar
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Matthew Bray
Position Diving Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Fairfax, Va.Last School Chantilly
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Renato Calderaro
Position Diving Academic Year Gr.
Hometown Rome, ItalyLast School Marymount International School of Rome
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Omar Elsayed
Position Diving Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Cairo, EgyptLast School Manaret Heliopolis
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Erkhes Enkhtur
Position Back / IM Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaLast School Spire Academy
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Lukas Fritzke
Position Free / Fly Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Zweibruecken, GermanyLast School Gymnasium am Rotenbuehl
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Sean Green
Position Free Academic Year So.
Hometown Rockaway Beach, N.Y.Last School Archbishop Molloy
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Finn Hammer
Position Free / Back / IM Academic Year So.
Hometown Essen, GermanyLast School Helmholtz-Gymnasium Essen
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Drew Hitchcock
Position Fly / IM Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Hickory, N.C.Last School Baylor School
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Jacob Johnson
Position Fly / Free Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Springfield, Pa.Last School Springfield
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Tomas Koski
Position Free Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.Last School Denmark
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Isaiah Lewis
Position Free / Back / Fly Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Decatur, Ga.Last School Decatur
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Sam Lofstrom
Position Free / Fly Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.Last School Rocky Mountain
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Sascha Macht
Position Free / Fly / IM Academic Year So.
Hometown Leipzig, GermanyLast School Bolles School
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Hayden Meyers
Position Free / Back Academic Year So.
Hometown Cincinnati, OhioLast School Turpin
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Kris Mihaylov
Position Free / Fly Academic Year So.
Hometown Johannesburg, South AfricaLast School Campus of Things
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Jayson Ross
Position Free / Fly Academic Year So.
Hometown Washington, D.C.Last School DeMatha Catholic
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Luke Sandberg
Position Free Academic Year So.
Hometown Dunwoody, Ga.Last School Dunwoody
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Frank Solano
Position Free / Fly Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Villavicencio, Colombia
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Maddex Ternes
Position Free / Breast / IM Academic Year Fr.
Hometown Greenville, S.C.Last School Greer Middle College
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Finn Wendland
Position Breast / IM Academic Year So.
Hometown Hannover, GermanyLast School Humboldtschule Hannover
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Elliot Woodburn
Position Breast Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Kendal, EnglandLast School Millfield School
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Coaching Staff

Neil Versfeld
Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
neilv@sports.uga.edu
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Mike Joyce
Associate Head Coach
mjoyce@sports.uga.edu
Full Bio for Mike Joyce
Nate Rhoads
Assistant Coach
Full Bio for Nate Rhoads
Chris Colwill
Diving Head Coach
colwill@sports.uga.edu
Full Bio for Chris Colwill
Malea Martinez
Diving Graduate Assistant
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Support Staff

Christen Shedden
Program Specialist
Phone706-542-7946
cshedden@sports.uga.edu
Full Bio for Christen Shedden
Alex Burdon
Athletic Trainer
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Sean Hayes
Director of Athletic Performance
shayes@sports.uga.edu
Full Bio for Sean Hayes
Kenneth Li
Athletic Training Intern
kenneth.li@uga.edu
Full Bio for Kenneth Li
Paul Tisch
Athletic Training Intern
paul.tisch@uga.edu
Full Bio for Paul Tisch
Maria Williams
Nutritionist
mwilliams@sports.uga.edu
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Will Foggin
Graduate Assistant
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Kristian Pitshugin
Graduate Assistant
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Elyse Bergmann
Manager
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Makaylee Cain
Manager
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Jake Gayer
Manager
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Breast / IM Fr.

Cleveland, Ohio St. Ignatius

Fly / Free Jr.

Burghausen, Germany Fachoberschule Aloetting

Free / Back Jr.

Sydney, Australia Knox Grammar

Diving Sr.

Fairfax, Va. Chantilly

Diving Gr.

Rome, Italy Marymount International School of Rome

Diving Jr.

Cairo, Egypt Manaret Heliopolis

Back / IM Fr.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Spire Academy

Free / Fly Fr.

Zweibruecken, Germany Gymnasium am Rotenbuehl

Free So.

Rockaway Beach, N.Y. Archbishop Molloy

Free / Back / IM So.

Essen, Germany Helmholtz-Gymnasium Essen

Fly / IM Jr.

Hickory, N.C. Baylor School

Fly / Free Jr.

Springfield, Pa. Springfield

Free Sr.

Alpharetta, Ga. Denmark

Free / Back / Fly Fr.

Decatur, Ga. Decatur

Free / Fly Fr.

Fort Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain

Free / Fly / IM So.

Leipzig, Germany Bolles School

Free / Back So.

Cincinnati, Ohio Turpin

Free / Fly So.

Johannesburg, South Africa Campus of Things

Free / Fly So.

Washington, D.C. DeMatha Catholic

Free So.

Dunwoody, Ga. Dunwoody

Free / Fly Fr.

Villavicencio, Colombia

Free / Breast / IM Fr.

Greenville, S.C. Greer Middle College

Breast / IM So.

Hannover, Germany Humboldtschule Hannover

Breast Jr.

Kendal, England Millfield School

Coaching Staff

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach /Men's Swimming & Diving

neilv@sports.uga.edu

Associate Head Coach /Men's Swimming & Diving

mjoyce@sports.uga.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Swimming & Diving

Diving Head Coach /Men's Swimming & Diving

colwill@sports.uga.edu

Diving Graduate Assistant /Men's Swimming & Diving

Support Staff

Program Specialist /Men's Swimming & Diving

706-542-7946

cshedden@sports.uga.edu

Athletic Trainer /Men's Swimming & Diving

Director of Athletic Performance /Men's Swimming & Diving

shayes@sports.uga.edu

Athletic Training Intern /Men's Swimming & Diving

kenneth.li@uga.edu

Athletic Training Intern /Men's Swimming & Diving

paul.tisch@uga.edu

Nutritionist /Men's Swimming & Diving

mwilliams@sports.uga.edu

Graduate Assistant /Men's Swimming & Diving

Manager /Men's Swimming & Diving


	Jude Banks	Fr.	Breast / IM	Cleveland, Ohio
	Nico Basten	Jr.	Fly / Free	Burghausen, Germany
	Tane Bidois	Jr.	Free / Back	Sydney, Australia
	Matthew Bray	Sr.	Diving	Fairfax, Va.
	Renato Calderaro	Gr.	Diving	Rome, Italy
	Omar Elsayed	Jr.	Diving	Cairo, Egypt
	Erkhes Enkhtur	Fr.	Back / IM	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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	Lukas Fritzke	Fr.	Free / Fly	Zweibruecken, Germany
	Sean Green	So.	Free	Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
	Finn Hammer	So.	Free / Back / IM	Essen, Germany
	Drew Hitchcock	Jr.	Fly / IM	Hickory, N.C.
	Jacob Johnson	Jr.	Fly / Free	Springfield, Pa.
	Tomas Koski	Sr.	Free	Alpharetta, Ga.
	Isaiah Lewis	Fr.	Free / Back / Fly	Decatur, Ga.
	Sam Lofstrom	Fr.	Free / Fly	Fort Collins, Colo.
	Sascha Macht	So.	Free / Fly / IM	Leipzig, Germany
	Hayden Meyers	So.	Free / Back	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Kris Mihaylov	So.	Free / Fly	Johannesburg, South Africa
	Jayson Ross	So.	Free / Fly	Washington, D.C.
	Luke Sandberg	So.	Free	Dunwoody, Ga.
	Frank Solano	Fr.	Free / Fly	Villavicencio, Colombia
	Maddex Ternes	Fr.	Free / Breast / IM	Greenville, S.C.
	Finn Wendland	So.	Breast / IM	Hannover, Germany
	Elliot Woodburn	Jr.	Breast	Kendal, England


Neil Versfeld	Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach	neilv@sports.uga.edu
Mike Joyce	Associate Head Coach	mjoyce@sports.uga.edu
Nate Rhoads	Assistant Coach
Chris Colwill	Diving Head Coach	colwill@sports.uga.edu
Malea Martinez	Diving Graduate Assistant


Christen Shedden	Program Specialist	cshedden@sports.uga.edu	706-542-7946
Alex Burdon	Athletic Trainer
Sean Hayes	Director of Athletic Performance	shayes@sports.uga.edu
Kenneth Li	Athletic Training Intern	kenneth.li@uga.edu
Paul Tisch	Athletic Training Intern	paul.tisch@uga.edu
Maria Williams	Nutritionist	mwilliams@sports.uga.edu
Will Foggin	Graduate Assistant
Kristian Pitshugin	Graduate Assistant
Elyse Bergmann	Manager
Makaylee Cain	Manager
Jake Gayer	Manager

Koski Named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week

Tuesday, September 29

University of Georgia swimmer Sam Powe competes in a meet.

Sam Powe Named Brad Davis SEC Male Community Service Leader of the Year

Tuesday, May 12

Georgia senior swimmer Ruard van Renen earned First Team All-America honors in the 200-yard backstroke at the 2026 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.

Georgia Finishes 15th at NCAA Championships

Saturday, March 28

2026 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship - Atlanta, Georgia - March 27, 2026

van Renen and Green Earn First Team All-America Honors at NCAAs

Friday, March 27

Monday, March 31

Saturday, March 29

Friday, March 28

Thursday, March 27

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Neil Versfeld	Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach	neilv@sports.uga.edu
	Mike Joyce	Associate Head Coach	mjoyce@sports.uga.edu
	Nate Rhoads	Assistant Coach
	Chris Colwill	Diving Head Coach	colwill@sports.uga.edu
	Malea Martinez	Diving Graduate Assistant

Players

Jude Banks

Nico Basten

Tane Bidois

Matthew Bray

Renato Calderaro

Omar Elsayed

Erkhes Enkhtur

Lukas Fritzke

Sean Green

Finn Hammer

Drew Hitchcock

Jacob Johnson

Tomas Koski

Isaiah Lewis

Sam Lofstrom

Sascha Macht

Hayden Meyers

Kris Mihaylov

Jayson Ross

Luke Sandberg

Frank Solano

Maddex Ternes

Finn Wendland

Elliot Woodburn

Coaching Staff

Neil Versfeld

Mike Joyce

Nate Rhoads

Chris Colwill

Malea Martinez

Support Staff

Christen Shedden

Alex Burdon

Sean Hayes

Kenneth Li

Paul Tisch

Maria Williams

Will Foggin

Kristian Pitshugin

Elyse Bergmann

Makaylee Cain

Jake Gayer

Players

Jude Banks

Nico Basten

Tane Bidois

Matthew Bray

Renato Calderaro

Omar Elsayed

Erkhes Enkhtur

Lukas Fritzke

Sean Green

Finn Hammer

Drew Hitchcock

Jacob Johnson

Tomas Koski

Isaiah Lewis

Sam Lofstrom

Sascha Macht

Hayden Meyers

Kris Mihaylov

Jayson Ross

Luke Sandberg

Frank Solano

Maddex Ternes

Finn Wendland

Elliot Woodburn

Coaching Staff

Neil Versfeld

Mike Joyce

Nate Rhoads

Chris Colwill

Malea Martinez

Support Staff

Christen Shedden

Alex Burdon

Sean Hayes

Kenneth Li