2025 Georgia Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Georgia Fall Invitational

• November 18-21, 2025
• Gabrielsen Natatorium — Athens, GA
• 9:30 am ET prelims/5:30 pm ET finals (with an exception of 2 pm ET timed finals on Tuesday)
• 25 Yards (SCY)
• Live Results
• Live Stream
• Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 Relays

After last night’s distance session and relays, it’s time for the first full night of finals at the 2025 Georgia Fall Invitational. Tonight, we’ll see finals of the women’s and men’s 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, and 100 breaststroke.

The most anticipated race of the night comes fairly early on in the session as Josh Liendo and Luca Urlando face off in the 100 butterfly in an SEC Championship preview. Liendo is off to a hot start this fall, taking down the short-course meter 100 butterfly world record during the 2025 World Cup. Liendo posted a 44.12 in prelims ahead of Urlando’s 44.69 and Michel Arkhangelskiy, a breakout of last year’s postseason, who swam 45.18.

Women’s 100 Butterfly — Finals

• NCAA Record: 46.97 — Gretchen Walsh, UVA (2025)
• SEC Record: 48.51 — Maggie McNeil, LSU (2023)
• NCAA Standard: 52.52
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.87

Final:

1. Gaby van Brunt (BAMA) — 51.01
2. Emily Jones (BAMA) — 51.53
3. Grace Rabb (FLOR) — 52.07
4. Sofia Sartori (LSU) — 52.42
5. Izzy Beu (UGA) — 52.84
6. Zoe Carlos-Bloc (LSU) — 52.87
7. Beatriz Bezerra (FLOR) — 53.03
8. Catie Choate (FLOR) — 53.27

The Alabama women started the night strong by collecting a 1-2 finish in the women’s 100 butterfly. It’s a big moment for the 20-year-old Gabby Van Brunt, who did not compete last season and just fired off her first 100 butterfly lifetime best in a year and a half.

Van Brunt took the win in 51.01, blowing past her former lifetime best 51.68 from February 2024. She won by over a half-second as her teammate Emily Jones swam 51.53 for second place. Both were under this year’s NCAA standard and the 2025 NCAA Invite Time. They were also well in front of the rest of the field, as Florida’s Grace Rabb rounded out the top three with a 52.07. That swim was a lifetime best for Rabb, bypassing the 52.84 she swam in December 2023 as she rattled the 52-second mark.

With LSU’s Sofia Sartori clocking 52.42, the top four swimmers were all under this year’s NCAA standard.

Men’s 100 Butterfly — Finals

• NCAA Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• SEC Record: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• NCAA Standard: 46.11
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.12

Final:

1. Josh Liendo (FLOR) — 43.42
2. Luca Urlando (UGA) — 43.87
3. Michel Arkhangelskiy (FSU) — 44.43
4. Ruard van Renen (UGA) — 44.86
5. Scotty Buff (FLOR) — 46.16
6. Sam Bork (FSU) — 46.45
7. Tim Korstanje (BAMA) — 46.70
8. Stephen Jones (GTCH) — 46.95

The race between Josh Liendo and Luca Urlando was close at the halfway point of the men’s 100 butterfly final. Liendo made the turn at 20.40–much faster than his 20.96 opening split this morning–with Urlando just nine-hundredths behind (20.49). The Florida Gator cracked the race open on the back half, coming home in 23.02 to put some distance between himself and the Georgia Bulldog.

Liendo stopped the clock with a 43.42, the fifth-fastest swim of his career. The time is faster than he went in prelims of the 2025 NCAA Championships and the fastest non-post season swim of his career. Further, it’s the 8th fastest swim all-time and means that Liendo now owns six of the eight fastest swims all-time. It also makes him the fastest man in the NCAA this season (pending other results from tonight) by overtaking the 43.55 his Canadian teammate Ilya Kharun swam at the Arizona State vs. USC dual meet.

Urlando hit the wall in 43.87, which is also the fifth-fastest swim of his career. His lifetime best sits at 43.49 from the 2025 NCAA Championships.

The two were locked in a race for first, leaving the rest to battle for third. Michel Arkhangelskiy grabbed that spot with a 44.43, nearing his 44.36 lifetime best. He beat Urlando’s teammate Ruard van Renen for third by about four-tenths. Van Renen delivered a huge lifetime best of 44.86; he’d never broken 45-second before tonight, and his lifetime best was the 45.56 he swam in an October dual meet this season.

Women’s 400 IM — Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:54.60 – Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018)
• SEC Record: 3:58.23 – Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&M (2019)
• NCAA Standard: 4:13.20
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:09.53

Final: 

1. Ieva Maluka (UGA) — 4:06.20
2. Julie Brousseau (FLOR) — 4:10.73
3. Sydney Sanders (BAMA) — 4:12.07
4. Elizabeth Tilt (UGA) — 4:12.17
5. Sofia Plaza (FLOR) — 4:14.29
6. Nicole Santuliana (LSU) — 4:14.75
7. Camille DeBoer (FLOR) — 4:16.66
8. Kate Christian (BAMA) — 4:18.30

On SwimCloud, Ieva Maluka‘s first official attempt at the 400-yard IM in an NCAA competition was less than a month ago at Georgia’s dual meet against Florida. There, she swam a 4:10.50, which she undercut this morning with a 4:10.13, qualifying first for this final.

She blew that time away tonight, swimming a lifetime best 4:06.20. She was the only woman in the final to crack the 4:10 barrier, putting up a 56.31/1:02.39/1:10.30/57.20 split line. Maluka was well under both this year’s NCAA standard (4:13.20) and last season’s 2025 NCAA Invite time (4:09.53). She has also become the 8th fastest woman in Georgia history.

Behind her, Florida’s Julie Brousseau swam a 4:10.73, sailing comfortably to second place ahead of Sydney Sanders‘ 4:12.07.

Men’s 400 IM — Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:28.82 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• SEC Record: 3:33.42 — Chase Kalisz, Georgia (2017)
• NCAA Standard: 3:46.19
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 3:41.61

Final:

1. Drew Hitchcock (UGA) — 3:39.57
2. Finn Hammer (UGA) — 3:40.99
3. Cale Martter (UGA) — 3:41.43
4. Charlie Hutchinson (FLOR) — 3:41.94
5. Eric Brown (FLOR) — 3:43.25
6. Mathias Christensen (FSU) — 3:46.78
7. Giovanni Linscheer (FLOR) — 3:49.90
8. Lance Johnson (BAMA) — 3:52.06

Georgia’s 400 IM group turned out in force tonight with the Dawgs sweeping the top three spots in the men’s 400 IM. Sophomore Drew Hitchcock dipped under the 3:40 mark by swimming a 3:39.57 that’s just .02 seconds off his lifetime best from the 2025 NCAA Championships.

The 2-3 spots went to swimmers currently in their first season in Athens. Freshman Finn Hammer popped a 3:40.99 lifetime best for second. The swim is well under last year’s invited time and is just off the 3:40.38 it took to earn a second swim at the 2025 NCAA Championships–a strong sign for both Hammer and Georgia. Cale Martter, a transfer from Arizona State, threw down a 3:41.43 that’s less than a second from his lifetime best 3:40.53. This is his fastest 400 IM since he went that lifetime best since the 2023-24 season.

Charlie Hutchinson produced a lifetime best 3:41.94 for fourth place. Like Maluka, this appears to be just his second time swimming the 400-yard IM. His first official effort was a 3:50.24 at the Florida vs. Georgia dual meet.

Women’s 200 Freestyle — Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, Cal (2015)
• SEC Record: 1:40.90 — Bella Sims, Florida Georgia (2024)
• NCAA Standard: 1:45.53
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:44.74

Final:

1. Kennedi Dobson (UGA) — 1:42.19
2. Marie Landreneau (UGA) — 1:43.47
3. Lainy Kruger (FLOR) — 1:44.15
4. Megan Barnes (LSU) — 1:44.39
5. Shea Furse (UGA) — 1:44.88
6. Giovana Reis (GTCH) — 1:45.95
7. Ioana-Maria Stirbu (FSU) — 1:46.30
8. Maysa Ratiu (FSU) — 1:48.45

Kennedi Dobson continues to shine in her freshman year at Georgia. The 18-year-old has already produced multiple lifetime bests in just a few months, including a 1:43.40 during the Dawgs’ dual meet against South Carolina. She just blew that swim (and the rest of the final) away, popping a 1:42.19 that moves her up to fourth-fastest in the league this season at the time of writing.

Dobson split the race 50.32/51.87, powering to a 1.21 second drop. She’s also now fourth in school history as well.

The UGA women logged a 1-2 finish in this race with Marie Landreneau swimming a 1:43.47 for a comfortable second place. The two were the only swimmers to crack 1:44 in tonight’s final as Florida’s Lainy Kruger swam 1:44.15 for third, edging out LSU’s Megan Barnes (1:44.39).

Men’s 200 Freestyle — Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:28.33 — Luke Hobson, Texas (2025)
• SEC Record: 1:29.48 — Kieran Smith, Florida (2021)
• NCAA Standard: 1:33.93
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.27

Final:

1. Tomas Koski (UGA) — 1:31.68
2. Logan Robinson (FSU) — 1:31.77
3. Jere Hribar (LSU) — 1:32.80
4. Gustav Olsson (FSU) — 1:33.59
5. Aiden Norman (FLOR) — 1:33.80
6. Simon Meubry (LSU) — 1:34.29
7. Ahmed Jaouadi (FLOR) — 1:34.30
8. Tommy Hagar (BAMA) — 1:34.38

Tomas Koski was leading the NCAA in the 200 freestyle heading into this weekend courtesy of his 1:32.19 from an early season dual meet. He lost that ranking after this morning’s prelims at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, but he made a good charge at getting it back, posting a 1:31.68 for the win in Athens.

Koski has made big strides in his time at Georgia and owns a 1:30.70 lifetime best in this event. He was about a second off that mark tonight and a few hundredths quicker than the 1:31.72 he swam in the finals of this meet last year.

Koski and Logan Robinson were tied after prelims, where Robinson dropped from his 1:35.27 lifetime best to a 1:33.02. He continued to improve in the final, dropping another 1.25 seconds and lowering his lifetime best to a 1:31.77, under both the NCAA standard and last year’s invite time.

Jere Hribar rounded out the top three with a lifetime best of his own (1:32.80), dropping .11 seconds. Ahmed Jaouadi finished seventh in a 1:34.30, adding from the lifetime best 1:33.95 he swam in prelims.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals

• NCAA Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019)
• SEC Record: 56.64 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024)
• NCAA Standard: 1:00.30
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 59.51

Final:

1. Anita Bottazzo (FLOR) — 56.91
2. Molly Mayne (FLOR) — 59.12
3. Martina Bukvic (LSU) — 59.54
4. Grace Rabb (FLOR) — 59.70
5. Jada Scott (BAMA) — 59.80
6. Elizabeth Nawrocki (UGA) — 1:00.11
7. Julia Mansson (FSU) — 1:00.17
8. Charlotte Headland (UGA) — 1:00.61

Anita Bottazzo demolished the women’s 100 breaststroke ‘A’ final this evening. The 21-year-old has been lights out to start this season following a successful breakthrough in long-course meters this summer. Tonight, she was out in 26.68 and came home in 30.23 for a final time of 56.91. She was just four-hundredths off the lifetime best 56.87 she swam earlier this season that made her the 10th fastest performer in history and improved on her school record.

After the Alabama and Georgia women were able to snag top two finishes in earlier events, the women’s 100 breaststroke was all about the Florida women. Bottazzo won by over two seconds but it was her teammate Molly Mayne who touched second, swimming 59.12. Mayne was .24 seconds off the 58.88 she swam in prelims but her opening speed (27.26) was enough to keep her ahead of a close race for third between LSU’s Martina Bukvic and her Gator teammate Grace Rabb. Bukvic won that race in 59.54 and Rabb, on her second ‘A’ final of the session, swam 59.70 for 4th. Jada Scott was a tenth back from Rabb in 59.80.

Men’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals

• NCAA Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
• SEC Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
• NCAA Standard — 52.58
• 2025 NCAA Invite Time — 51.58

Final:

1. Elliot Woodburn (UGA) — 51.20
2. Tommaso Baravelli (FSU) — 51.68
3. Volodymyr Lisovets (LSU) — 51.93
4. Aleksas Savickas (FLOR) — 52.45
5. Noah Saylor (BAMA) — 53.27
6. Joao Caballero (GTCH) — 53.44
7. Lleyton Arnold (FSU) — 53.48
8. Steijn Louter (BAMA) — 53.82

Georgia sophomore Elliot Woodburn qualified first for the men’s 100 breaststroke final and maintained that ranking this evening with his second lifetime best of the day. Woodburn came into the meet with a lifetime best 52.08 from last month. He quickly broke through the 52-second barrier this morning with a 51.43 and just shaved another .23 seconds off his best with a 51.20 to win the final.

Woodburn began his sophomore season with a 52.26 lifetime best and has already taken over a second off that mark this year, showing strong improvement in his second yards season. He’s just the second Georgia man to break the 52-second barrier, joining Nic Fink in the exclusive club as he moves from 5th fastest in school history (prior to the meet) to 2nd.

The top three swimmers were all under 52-seconds tonight, as Florida State’s Tommaso Baravelli swam a lifetime best 51.68 and LSU’s Volodymyr Lisovets rattled his best with a 51.93.

Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals

• NCAA ‘A’ Standard — 1:28.26
• NCAA ‘B’ Standard — 1:28.78

Final: 

1. Alabama ‘A’ — 1:26.90 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
2. LSU ‘A’ — 1:27.90 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
3. Georgia ‘A’ — 1:28.96
4. Florida ‘A’ — 1:29.20
5. Alabama ‘B’ — 1:29.91
6. FSU ‘A’ — 1:29.94
7. Georgia Tech ‘A’ — 1:30.33
8. Florida ‘B’ — 1:30.79

The Alabama women’s sprint crew went to work in the women’s 200 freestyle relay. Cadence Vincent led the ‘A’ squad off in 21.79, then turned things over to Emily Jones, who turned in the quartet’s fastest relay split with a 21.51. Fresh off the 100 breaststroke final, Jada Scott split 21.69, then turned things over to Charlotte Rosendale, who anchored in 21.91. The quartet combined for a 1:26.90, well under the ‘A’ standard.

There were only two teams who cleared that barrier, with LSU joining Alabama under the ‘A’ standard with a 1:27.90, a full second behind the Crimson Tide. Michaela de Villiers (22.00), Avery Littlefield (21.48), Zoe Carlos-Bloc (22.41), and Anastasia Bako (22.01) teamed up to produce that Tigers’ swim.

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals

• NCAA ‘A’ Standard — 1:16.23
• NCAA ‘B’ Standard — 1:16.91

Final: 

1. Florida ‘A’ — 1:15.19 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
2. LSU ‘A’ — 1:15.74 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
3. Georgia ‘A’ — 1:15.89 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
4. Florida State ‘A’ — 1:16.20 NCAA ‘A’ Standard
5. Alabama ‘A’ — 1:17.29
6. Florida ‘B’ — 1:17.86
7. LSU ‘B’ — 1:17.87
8. Georgia Tech ‘A’ — 1:17.88

The quartet of Devin Dilger (19.46), Josh Liendo (18.04), Scotty Buff (18.91), and Alex Painter (18.78) earned the win in the men’s 200 freestyle relay, soaring under the NCAA ‘A’ Standard by over a second in 1:15.19.

They were just two-hundredths ahead of LSU at the first exchange as Tigers’ lead-off Diggory Dillingham swam a 19.48. Florida gained ground over the next three legs as all their swimmers out-split their counterpart on LSU’s relay, though notably, Jere Hribar limited the damage Liendo did on the second leg with an 18.32 split. Stepan Goncharov and Simon Meubry made up the back half of LSU’s relay, splitting 18.67 and 19.27, respectively.

Only two women’s relay teams cleared the NCAA ‘A’ Standard. Four did so on the men’s side, as Georgia (1:15.89) and Florida State (1:16.20) also made the cut. Urlando led off for Georgia with a 19.39, tying with Tim Korstanje for the fastest lead-off split. The swim is four-hundredths off Urlando’s personal best from a February 2025 dual meet. Urlando teamed with van Renen (18.79), Tane Bidois (18.84), and Woodburn (18.87). Woodburn’s split comes shortly after he broke 52-seconds for the first time in the 100 breaststroke.

Team Standings

Women

1. Florida, 396
2. Georgia, 363
3. LSU, 265
4. Alabama, 256
5. FSU, 189
6. Georgia Tech, 141

Men

1. Florida, 377
2. Georgia, 321
3. FSU, 307
4. LSU, 247
5. Alabama, 191
6. Georgia Tech, 165