The winter break is here for most student-athletes and some teams will be concluding the year with dual meets. Training trips have also begun for some schools.
Highlighting this week’s meet schedule is the dual meet set between SEC programs Texas and Georgia. The football matchups between the two schools were good this fall and the meet this week should be too. The Texas men are ranked #2 while the Georgia men are ranked #9. The women’s side features the #2 Texas Longhorns and #13 Georgia Bulldogs.
This fall has featured some of the top swims in the NCAA from both teams. Luca Urlando of Georgia has one of the fastest 200 fly times on the men’s side while Texas fifth year Emma Sticklen has lit it up on the women’s side.
The mid-distance free events will also show some of the top competition with newly minted American Record holder Rex Maurer of Texas. Georgia’s Rachel Stege and Abby McCulloh lead the way on the women’s side.
SwimSwam Pre-Invite Power Rankings
Note: Many members of the SwimSwam staff have searched websites to compile this list. Not all schools have schedules posted yet and meets are occasionally added/removed after this list is compiled.
| Meet | Date | Men | Women |
| Texas vs Georgia | 12/18 | Y | Y |
| Denver v. Lynn University | 12/18 | Y | Y |
| Arizona vs BYU | 12/20 | Y | Y |
| CSU Bakersfield vs UC Santa Barbara | 12/18 | Y | Y |
| CSU Bakersfield vs UC San Diego | 12/21 | Y | Y |
| UC Santa Barbara vs Hawai’i | 12/20 | Y | Y |
| Old Dominion/East Carolina/Florida Atlantic | 12/20 | Y | Y |
| Utah Winter Classic | 12/21 | y | y |
| FAU Invite | 12/20 | y | |
| Florida Gulf Coast, UNC Asheville, Tulane, Indiana State | 12/19 | y | |
| Utah Tech vs New Mexico State | 12/19 | Y |
Lifetime bests for Kyle Peck and Garrett Gould, I believe. Texas is still swimming crazy fast.
Hobson 1:31.63 in the 200 free. I was really excited to see if he would pop off a crazy time since he just broke the WR in the 200 SCM free just days ago, but I guess he’s either 1) Understandably tired from the 7-day meet and all the traveling and time zone change or 2) Wanted to post a solid time but not show his full hand yet. My guess is #1.
All 3 of UGA’s medley relays DQd
Any video or links for UGA vs UT? Bueller? Bueller? Anybody ?
The Georgia men’s swimming page has this link to live results, which I’m hopeful might work once things get rolling. Remember to clear your cache so that (if it’s working) it updates to the correct meet.
https://sidearmstats.com/texas/swim/index.htm