2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
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Helena Jones
- Position:
- Free / Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wilsonville
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
Bio
Record Book: No. 2 in 200 medley relay...No. 5 in 200 freestyle relay...No. 6 in 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay...No. 9 in 100 freestyle.
2024-25: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay...Finished 14th in 100 freestyle, 25th in 200 freestyle, and 52nd in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Anchored 12th-place 200 freestyle relay and 16th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs; also posted new personal-best time in victorious 100 freestyle swim-off...Won consolation final in 100 freestyle and 'C' final in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships, along with finishing 13th in 200 freestyle...Member of sixth-place 400 freestyle, seventh-place 200 medley, and eighth-place 400 medley relays at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Finished second in 100 freestyle, sixth in 50 freestyle, and seventh in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of the Lisa Coole Memorial Swimming & Diving Scholarship.
2023-24: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...Finished 32nd in 200 freestyle, 35th in 100 freestyle, and 53rd in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay, 14th-place 200 freestyle relay, 16th-place 400 medley relay, and 17th-place 200 medley relay...Finished fifth in 100 freestyle, 10th in 50 freestyle, and won 200 freestyle C final at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medals in 400 and 800 freestyle relays at SECs; also finished fifth in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 100 backstroke...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle, ninth in 200 freestyle, and 10th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned seven dual wins...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Jan. 9...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Wilsonville High School under coach Brett Rodgers and for Lake Oswego Swim Club under coach Emily Melina...Won 2023 OSAA Class 5A state championships in 100 and 200 freestyle...Won 2022 OSAA Class 5A state championships in 50 and 100 freestyle...Won 2020 OSAA Class 6A state championship in 100 freestyle...Holds Oregon state records in 50 and 100 freestyle.
National:Â Finished 55th in 100m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Twice named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team...Finished 21st in 200 backstroke and 23rd in 50m freestyle at 2023 Speedo Junior Nationals...Finished eighth in 100 freestyle at 2022 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals...Competed in 2020 U.S. Open.
Personal: Born December 2, 2004...Daughter of Jeff and Paige Jones...Majoring in Advertising.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2024-25: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay...Finished 14th in 100 freestyle, 25th in 200 freestyle, and 52nd in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Anchored 12th-place 200 freestyle relay and 16th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs; also posted new personal-best time in victorious 100 freestyle swim-off...Won consolation final in 100 freestyle and 'C' final in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships, along with finishing 13th in 200 freestyle...Member of sixth-place 400 freestyle, seventh-place 200 medley, and eighth-place 400 medley relays at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Finished second in 100 freestyle, sixth in 50 freestyle, and seventh in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 50, 100, and 200 freestyle...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of the Lisa Coole Memorial Swimming & Diving Scholarship.
2023-24: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...Finished 32nd in 200 freestyle, 35th in 100 freestyle, and 53rd in 50 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay, 14th-place 200 freestyle relay, 16th-place 400 medley relay, and 17th-place 200 medley relay...Finished fifth in 100 freestyle, 10th in 50 freestyle, and won 200 freestyle C final at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medals in 400 and 800 freestyle relays at SECs; also finished fifth in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 100 backstroke...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle, ninth in 200 freestyle, and 10th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned seven dual wins...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Jan. 9...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Wilsonville High School under coach Brett Rodgers and for Lake Oswego Swim Club under coach Emily Melina...Won 2023 OSAA Class 5A state championships in 100 and 200 freestyle...Won 2022 OSAA Class 5A state championships in 50 and 100 freestyle...Won 2020 OSAA Class 6A state championship in 100 freestyle...Holds Oregon state records in 50 and 100 freestyle.
National:Â Finished 55th in 100m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Twice named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team...Finished 21st in 200 backstroke and 23rd in 50m freestyle at 2023 Speedo Junior Nationals...Finished eighth in 100 freestyle at 2022 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals...Competed in 2020 U.S. Open.
Personal: Born December 2, 2004...Daughter of Jeff and Paige Jones...Majoring in Advertising.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 22.13 | 2025 SEC Championships (2/19/25) |
| 100 Freestyle | 47.64 | 2025Â NCAA Championships (3/22/25) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:44.85 | 2025 NCAA Championships (3/21/25) |
| 50 Backstroke | 25.75 | Emory (2/3/24) |
| 100 Backstroke | 53.75 | Florida State / Vanderbilt (1/13/24) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:58.80 | Emory (2/3/24) |
Georgia Swim and Dive Bulldog Invitational Video Recap
Sunday, March 02
Georgia Swimming and Diving SEC Championships Day 6 Video Recap
Saturday, February 22
Georgia Swim & Dive - SEC Championship Day 5 Video Recap
Friday, February 21
Georgia Swim and Dive - SEC Championship Day 2 Video Recap
Tuesday, February 18
