2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Furse, Shea
Shea Furse
- Position:
- Free / Back
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Manchester Essex Regional
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Mass.
Bio
2024-25: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 22nd in 200 freestyle, 28th in 500 freestyle, and 41st in 1,650 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished 11th in 200 freestyle, 15th in 500 freestyle, and 24th in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 1,650 freestyle...Finished fifth in 200 freestyle, 10th in 500 freestyle, and 12th in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 1,000 freestyle against UNC Wilmington...Set new personal-best times in 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, and 1,650 freestyle...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 24th in 200 freestyle and 36th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished seventh in 200 freestyle, 12th in 500 freestyle, and 20th in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 500 freestyle...Finished seventh in 200 freestyle, 11th in 500 freestyle, and 17th in 200 backstroke at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 1,650 freestyle against Emory...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...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.
2022-23: Finished 25th in 500 freestyle, 27th in 200 freestyle, and 31st in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Finished fifth in 200 freestyle, 13th in 200 backstroke, and 15th in 500 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Swam leadoff leg of first-place 800 freestyle relay at invite...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors for fall semester...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Manchester Essex Regional High School under coach Caitlin Eramo and for Phoenix Swimming under coaches Lori Paszko and Matt Williams......Won 2022 Massachusetts DII state championships in 200 and 500 freestyle...Named 2020 CALÂ League Swimmer of the Year...Named to CAL League All-Str First Team in 2019 and 2020...Holds CAL League record in 500 freestyle...Finished back-to-back runner-up in 100 backstroke (2019 and 2020) at state championships...Won Massachusetts North Sectional championships in 100 backstroke in 2019 and 2020...Awarded Gold Congressional Medal...Member of National Honor Society.
National:Â Finished 27th in 200m freestyle and 32nd in 400m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Named to 2022 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team...Qualified for 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals...Won 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle relay championships at 2021 USA Swimming Futures Championships...Holds New England 400-meter freestyle relay.
Personal: Born August 9, 2004...Daughter of Donna and Philip Furse...Father played football at Harvard...Majoring in Finance.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 24th in 200 freestyle and 36th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished seventh in 200 freestyle, 12th in 500 freestyle, and 20th in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted B-cut in 500 freestyle...Finished seventh in 200 freestyle, 11th in 500 freestyle, and 17th in 200 backstroke at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 1,650 freestyle against Emory...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...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.
2022-23: Finished 25th in 500 freestyle, 27th in 200 freestyle, and 31st in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Finished fifth in 200 freestyle, 13th in 200 backstroke, and 15th in 500 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Swam leadoff leg of first-place 800 freestyle relay at invite...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholars honors for fall semester...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Manchester Essex Regional High School under coach Caitlin Eramo and for Phoenix Swimming under coaches Lori Paszko and Matt Williams......Won 2022 Massachusetts DII state championships in 200 and 500 freestyle...Named 2020 CALÂ League Swimmer of the Year...Named to CAL League All-Str First Team in 2019 and 2020...Holds CAL League record in 500 freestyle...Finished back-to-back runner-up in 100 backstroke (2019 and 2020) at state championships...Won Massachusetts North Sectional championships in 100 backstroke in 2019 and 2020...Awarded Gold Congressional Medal...Member of National Honor Society.
National:Â Finished 27th in 200m freestyle and 32nd in 400m freestyle at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Named to 2022 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team...Qualified for 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals...Won 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle relay championships at 2021 USA Swimming Futures Championships...Holds New England 400-meter freestyle relay.
Personal: Born August 9, 2004...Daughter of Donna and Philip Furse...Father played football at Harvard...Majoring in Finance.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 24.07 | Emory (2/3/24) |
| 100 Freestyle | 49.55 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/18/23) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:43.81 | 2024 NCAA Championships (3/20/24) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:39.35 | 2024 UGA Fall Invitational (11/20/24) |
| 1,000 Freestyle | 9:50.73 | 2025 SEC Championships (2/22/25) |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 16:26.40 | 2025 SEC Championships (2/22/25) |
| 50 Backstroke | 25.53 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/17/23) |
| 100 Backstroke | 54.34 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/16/23) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:57.21 | 2023 SEC Championships (2/18/23) |
| 100 Butterfly | 56.49 | Emory (2/1/25) |
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
