THE FLATS – Georgia Tech swim and dive is back in action this week after almost two-weeks off, with a handful of athletes traveling to Auburn for the Auburn First Chance on Feb. 7-8.
Friday’s morning session will start at 10 a.m. CT, with diving starting at 12 p.m. The evening session will begin at 5:30 p.m. CT. Saturday’s action will start at 10 a.m. The meet will be on Meet Mobile.
The weekend 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 (Feb. 18-22).
The No. 21 ranked Yellow Jacket men look to continue their strong season, with wins so far against Emory, Florida State, Pitt, Carson-Newman, Duke and South Carolina. The women have wins against Emory and Carson Newman.
Tech is coming off a road meet at South Carolina, where the men claimed the meet 169-131, as the women fell, 86.5-211.5.
The Yellow Jackets send 32 to the meet – 16 for each gender.
After this weekend’s meet, Tech will start the postseason at the ACC Championships from Feb 18-22.
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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