THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams will be sending a handful of athletes to the Auburn Invitational this weekend. Competition starts on Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. and will continue Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m.
Last weekend, the Jackets recorded dominating performances as they defeated both Carson Newman and Gardner-Webb. In total, Tech swept 11 events on Friday and 11 events on Saturday. The divers also competed in a separate meet against Miami, Florida State and Auburn. Tech recorded a first-place finish in the women’s platform event and several Zone B qualifying scores.
The upcoming invitational 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 January CSCAA Division I Poll, the men’s team still ranks at No. 21 in the nation. At this invitational, Tech will face swimmers from many nationally-ranked programs including No. 3/7 Florida, No. 11/15 Georgia, No. 16 Florida State, No. 9 Auburn and No. 15/8 Alabama.
MEET SCHEDULE:
Friday AM Session: Start at 10 a.m.
200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay
Friday PM Session: Start at 5:30 p.m.
200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
Saturday AM Session: Start at 10 a.m.
200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 1650 Free
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