No. 9/12 Georgia Heads to No. 4/6 Florida for Two-Day Meet

Last Updated: October 29, 2025By


M: No. 9 Georgia (4-1, 1-0 SEC) at No. 4 Florida (1-1, 0-0 SEC)

W: No. 12 Georgia (2-2, 0-1 SEC) at No. 6 Florida (1-1, 0-0 SEC)

 
Date: Thursday, Oct. 30 – Friday, Oct. 31
Site: Ann Marie Rogers Swimming & Diving Pool at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center – Gainesville, Fla.
Time: 5 p.m. EDT (Thursday) | 11 a.m. EDT (Friday)
Stream: SEC Network+ (Friday only)
Stats: MeetMobile / DiveMeets
 
Series History
M: Florida leads 68-21-3
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 172.5-127.5 (Nov. 1, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)
W: Tied, 20-20
            Last Meeting: Florida – W, 158-142 (Nov. 1, 2024 – Athens, Ga.)
 
Meet Order
Thursday
1m / 3m Diving
50y Butterfly
50y Breaststroke
1,000y Freestyle
50y Backstroke
50y Freestyle
1m / 3m Diving
 
Friday
200y Medley Relay
200y Freestyle
100y Backstroke
100y Breaststroke
200y Butterfly
100y Freestyle
200y Backstroke
200y Breaststroke
500y Freestyle
100y Butterfly
400y Individual Medley
200y Freestyle Relay
 
Fast Facts

  • Georgia finished second at the Georgia Tech Dual Meet Tournament, defeating George Washington and Auburn before falling to NC State in the championship.
  • Three Bulldog swimmers earned SEC weekly honors for their performances in Atlanta. Graduate Luca Urlando was named SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the seventh time in his career as he posted the nation’s second-fastest times in both butterfly events.
  • Freshmen Kennedi Dobson and Sean Green were also named SEC Freshmen of the Week. Dobson turned in the nation’s fastest time in the 500y freestyle at 4:33.61, giving her top 10 program performances in three different events through four meets. Green picked up an NCAA cut in the 500y freestyle at 4:17.24, the nation’s No. 11 time.
  • The Georgia men earned automatic qualifiers to the NCAA Championships in both medley relays. In the 400y medley relay, Ruard van Renen, Elliot Woodburn, Urlando, and Tomas Koski posted a time of 3:02.66, the second-fastest in program history. Later in the weekend, the same quartet notched a mark of 1:23.44, the seventh-fastest all-time.
  • Junior Matthew Bray has turned in an outstanding start to his season, finishing first in nine of his 10 events to date. Bray has already qualified for the Zone B Championships on both springboards.
  • Through the first month of the season, the Georgia men have earned 12 NCAA championship cuts, including five for Urlando, while the women have accumulated eight overall.

 
Up Next
Georgia opens its home schedule with the annual Georgia Fall Invitational, running Wednesday, Nov. 19-Friday, Nov. 21 at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium. The Bulldogs will be joined by Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and LSU.
 


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