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Zora Ripková

Zora Ripková - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-10
Major Industrial Engineering
Hometown Bratislava, Slovakia
Last School C.S. Lewis Bilingual High School
Club Team PK Orca Bratislava
Year Freshman
Zora Ripková - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • Swam in two relays that broke school records in 2024
    • 400 free (3:17.26)
    • 400 medley (3:35.07)
  • 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American

2023-24 (Junior): Freestyle and butterfly swimmer … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish a the 100 fly (56.26) at the FSU Fall Invite … Placed fifth in the free (1:52.28), second in the 100 fly (55.75) and eighth in the 100 free (52.12) … Placed second in the 200 fly (2:04.79) and won the 100 fly (56.05) vs Emory … Won the 200 free (1:47.24) and 100 free (49.79) and placed fourth in the 100 fly (53.77) vs FSU … Placed sixth in the 100 free (50.42), seventh in both the 100 fly (54.14) and 200 free (1:49.79), second in the 200 L free (2:06.16) and fifth in the 100 L fly (1:02.63) vs Texas A&M/Texas … Swam in the 100 fly (53.84) and 200 fly (2:01.12) at the Georgia Fall Invitational … Came in 14th in the 50 L free (26.75) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial .. Won the 100 fly (55.50), came in third in the 100 free (52.24) and fifth in the 200 free (1:54.25) vs Gardner-Webb and Queens .. Placed third in the 100 free (50.07) and second in the 100 fly (53.70) vs South Carolina … Won the 100 free (50.76) and 200 free (1:49.08) vs ECU and Carson-Newman … Swam in the 100 fly finals (52.98, NCAA B Cut) and 200 fly finals (1:59.46) at the ACC Championships … Swam in the 100 fly finals (53.55) at the James E Martin Invitational

2022-23 (Sophomore): Freestyle and butterfly swimmer …Opened the season with a second place finish in the 200 fly (2:04.94) vs Emory … Won the 100 fly (55.21) and placed second in the 200 fly (2:03.21) vs UNCW and Campbell … Won the 100 S fly (1:01.29) and came in second in the 200 S free (2:02.93) vs Georgia … Came in third in the 100 free (51.51) and fifth in the 200 free (1:50.54) vs Georgia Tech … Won the 200 free (1:50.02) and 100 fly (54.50) vs Pitt and BC … Came in 10th in the 200 fly (1:59.22) and seventh in the 100 fly (53.640 at the Georgia Fall Invitational …Won the 100 fly (55.51) and came in fourth in the 200 free (1:52.88) vs SCAD and Texas A&M … Finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:05.62) and third in the 100 fly (56.09) vs Auburn … Won the 100 fly (54.07) and came in second in the 200 free (1:49.80) vs Queens and West Florida … Won the 100 fly (55.86) and placed second in the 200 free (1:52.40) vs Carson-Newman … Placed third in the 50 free (24.52) vs Gardner-Webb … Swam in the 100 fly finals (53.33) and 100 fly finals (2:00.43) at ACCs

2021-22 (Freshman): Freestyle and butterfly swimmer … Earned a B cut and a new personal best in the 100 fly (53.09) at the ACC Championships … Set personal bests in the 50 free (23.14) and 100 free (50.06) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Turned in times in the 100 fly (55.25) and 200 fly (2:03.53) against Gardner-Webb … Swam the 200 free (1:47.94) and 100 fly (54.22) against Tulane and Arkansas … Touched first in the 100 fly (54.98) against Duke … Placed first in the 100 fly (54.70) against North Carolina … Clocked times in the 50 free (23.57) and 100 fly (54.63) against Florida State … Opened the season with a first place finish against SCAD in the 200 free (1:51.53)

Before Tech: Multiple Solvak national champion … Slovak national record holder in multiple relays … Made European and World junior championships

Personal: Majoring in Industrial Engineering … Chose Tech because of the combination of academics and athletics, people and location … Enjoys many other sports, books, music and movies

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