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Jackets Set to Host Diving Invitational

by Jack Oliaro

THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving team will host the Georgia Tech Diving Invitational from Thursday through Saturday with several of the best divers in the nation competing head-to-head.

Georgia Tech Diving Invitational

  • Thursday, November 13 – Saturday, November 15
  • McAuley Aquatic Center
  • Teams: Georgia Tech, #20/20 Auburn, #17/– Virginia Tech, –/#19 Duke, Missouri, East Carolina
  • Full Schedule
    • Thursday, November 13
      • Men’s 3-Meter
        • Prelims – 11 a.m. | Consolation Final – 12:45 p.m. | Final – 7 p.m.
      • Women’s 1-Meter
        • Prelims – 1:45 p.m. | Consolation Final – 3:30 p.m. | Final – 7:40 p.m.
    • Friday, November 14
      • Women’s 3-Meter
        • Prelims – 11 a.m. | Consolation Final – 12:45 p.m. | Final – 7 p.m.
      • Men’s 1-Meter
        • Prelims – 1:45 p.m. | Consolation Final – 3:30 p.m. | Final – 7:40 p.m.
    • Saturday, November 15
      • Platform
        • Men’s Platform Final – 11 a.m.
        • Women’s Platform Final – 1 p.m.
        • Combined Platform (Exhibition) – 2:30 p.m.

This marks the first in-season diving-only event since the Jackets hosted Miami, Florida State, and Auburn in a two-day meet back in 2023. Four of the competing teams are ranked among the CSCAA Top-25 rankings.

Thursday and Friday will begin the three-meter preliminary round at 11 a.m. before a consolation final afterward. The one-meter preliminary round will begin at 1:45 p.m. before the consolation final. The three-meter final will start at 7 p.m. before the one-meter final follows at 7:40 p.m. 

The men will compete in the three-meter on Thursday and the one-meter on Friday, the women will do the reverse with the one-meter on the first day before the three-meter on Friday. Saturday will see both platform finals with the men set at 11 a.m. before the women start at 1 p.m. The invitational will close with a combined platform exhibition at 2:30 p.m.

Max Fowler has emerged as one of the best divers in the sport through the opening events of the season. He has won in all events competed, including six total victories across The Dual Meet Tournament, and secured NCAA Zone cuts for the one and three-meter dives in his first dual meet of the season.

Fowler and Elijah Klier will represent the men’s squad of divers with Kat Brooker, Ava Gilroy, Katie McKyton, and Elisabeth Rockefeller representing the women’s team. 

Admission is free throughout the duration of the invitational and available to stream on ACC Network Extra. Georgia Tech Sting Em’ flags will be available for all fans while supplies last.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

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