THE FLATS – Three Yellow Jackets recorded school records to lead the Georgia Tech swimming and diving teams on day one of the UGA Invite.
Deniz Ertan took home third in the women’s 500 free with a record-breaking time of 4:40.89. Batur Ünlü shattered the school record in the men’s 500 free with a time of 4:12.51. McKenzie Campbell broke her own Georgia Tech record in the women’s 200 IM with a time of 1:59.48. Both Ertan and Campbell recorded NCAA ‘B’ cut times in their events as well.
In the men’s 3M dive, Ruben Lechuga placed second with a score of 363.45 points in the finals.
Tech’s other top performers included Berke Saka in the men’s 200 IM (1:44.77), Zora Ripkova in the women’s 50 free (23.43) and Will Coady in the men’s 50 free (20.04).
Tech had 17 swimmers place in the top 24 and qualify for the finals in their respective events.
DAY 1 QUALIFIERS
Women’s 500 Free: D. Ertan, Brooke Switzer and Allison Brown
Men’s 500 Free: B. Ünlü, Mert Kilavuz and Charles Perks
Women’s 200 IM: M. Campbell, Clarissa Sabin, Rei Kuramoto and Kendal Chunn
Men’s 200 IM: B. Saka, Matt Steele and Nils Bognar
Women’s 50 Free: Z. Ripkova, Kiah Smith
Men’s 50 Free: W. Coady, Leandro Odorici
Tech will continue competition at the UGA Invite on Friday, Nov. 18 with preliminaries starting at 9:30 a.m.
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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