THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams will be sending a handful of athletes to the Auburn First Chance Invite this weekend. The competition starts on Friday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. ET and will continue Saturday, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m ET.
The last time in competition, the Jackets recorded dominating performances, the women defeated both Carson Newman 240-48 and ECU 198-101. This weekend the women will have several competitors in action including:
- Lily Burke
- Ariana Dirkzwager
- Sarah Livingston
- Caroline Pape
- Sabina Mrzyglod
- Kiah Smith
- Caroline Porterfield
- Anne Deedy
- Sophia Dumont
In the meet against Carson Newman the men had a dominating performance demolishing Carson Newman 208-48. Three athletes recorded first place finishes in multiple events including Mert Kilavuz 1000 Y Free and 500 Y Free, Leandro Odorici 100 Breast and100 Y Free, and Nils Bognar 100 Back (48.68) and 400 IM (3:51.90). This weekend the men will also have several Jackets in action including:
- Julian Killius
- Hunter Foehner
- Henry Gibbs
- Ramy El Ghaziri
- Bennett Parramore
- Blake Burnley
- Breno Santana
The upcoming invite will serve as a chance for several Jackets to improve their times and earn a spot on Tech’s squad that will compete at the ACC Championships.
In the February CSCAA Division I Poll, the men’s team ranks at No. 24 in the nation.
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