THE FLATS – Georgia Tech swimming and diving is back in action this week at the UGA Invite in Athens, Ga. The invite will take place over three days, starting on Thursday, Nov. 17. On each day of competition, preliminaries will start at 9:30 a.m. and finals will take place at 5:30 p.m.
Last time out, both the men and the women earned ACC victories over Pitt and Boston College. Tech has several standouts, but Deniz Ertan shined with an NCAA ‘B’ cut and first-place time of 16:27.63 in the women’s 1650 free as well as victories in the women’s 200 breast (2:15.93) and 500 free (4:53.60). Ruben Lechuga earned his third ACC Men’s Diver of the Week honor after sweeping both diving events at the meet.
Batur Ünlü and Berke Saka led the men’s swimmers with three first-place performances a piece. Ünlü won the 200 free (1:36.71), 100 free (44.90) and 500 free (4:26.26). Saka championed the 100 back (48.79), 200 back (1:45.50) and 200 IM (1:48.57). Zora Ripkova, McKenzie Campbell and Clarissa Sabin each claimed first-place finishes in two different events.
The UGA Invite schedule is listed below. To qualify for the finals, swimmers must finish in the top 24 in the preliminary round of their respective event. For diving events, participants must finish in the top 10 to qualify for finals.
Thursday, Nov. 17 Events
Prelims: 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, Women’s 3M Dive
Finals: 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay, Women’s 3M Dive
*Men’s 1M Dive Prelims & Finals during morning session
Friday, Nov. 18 Events
Prelims: 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, Men’s 3M Dive
Finals: 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, Men’s 3M Dive
*Women’s 1M Dive Prelims & Finals during morning session
Saturday, Nov. 19 Events
Prelims: 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 1650 Free
Finals: 1650 Free (Top 8), 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
*Women’s & Men’s Platform Diving and Exhibition Platform event will take place during morning session
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the A-T Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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