FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Georgia Tech men’s swimming and diving opened action at NCAA Men’s Championships Wednesday night, with a Yellow Jacket relay team competing in the 200 medley relay.
The team of Berke Saka, Uros Zivanovic, Antonio Romero and Leandro Odorici entered the meet with a seed time of 1:23.39, Tech’s lone A cut of the season.
The team swam in the first heat of the 200 medley, clocking a time of 1:23.32, which was good for 14th place. The time is also a new program record for the Yellow Jackets. Additionally, the 14th-place finish is the highest relay finish for Tech in program history.
Tech’s returns to the pool Tuesday, where Saka will compete in the 200 IM, while diver Max Fowler will be in action in the 1-meter diving event.
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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