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: N/A
- Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 Relays
The 2025 Georgia Invitational kicked off yesterday afternoon with timed finals in the 1650 freestyle, followed by the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays in the evening.
The relay race videos are available below, courtesy of UGA Swimming on YouTube. Full session replays can also be watched on the ESPN app if you have a subscription.
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:31.10 —Virginia (2023)
- SEC Record: 1:33.29 — Alabama (2022)
- 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:36.09
- 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 1:36.57
Final Results:
- Alabama – 1:34.37 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Louisiana State – 1:35.06 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida – 1:35.93 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida State – 1:36.41
- Georgia – 1:37.85
- Georgia Tech – 1:39.57
Emily Jones got Alabama out to the early lead in the women’s 200 medley relay, splitting 23.59 on the backstroke. FSU’s Alice Velden posted 23.94 to put the Seminoles in second, while LSU’s Zoe Carlos-Broc wasn’t far behind at 24.05, keeping the Tigers in the hunt. Florida’s Catie Choate went 24.26 to round out the top four.
Things got interesting on the breaststroke leg when Florida’s Anita Bottazzo threw down a 25.84, the fastest of any team, moving them from fourth to first. Alabama’s Jada Scott was 26.78, keeping the Tide in second and within 0.26, while LSU’s Martina Bukvic went 26.84 for the Tigers.
Gaby Van Brunt brought Alabama back into the lead on the fly leg with a 22.78 split, the second-fastest of the field, which gave the Crimson Tide a 0.42 advantage with a 50 to go. LSU’s Avery Littlefield posted 22.66 to move the Tigers two hundredths ahead of Florida, while the Gators’ Beatriz Bezerra went 23.47.
Cadence Vincent brought it home for Alabama with a 21.22 anchor to seal the win at 1:34.37. LSU’s Michaela De Villiers had the fastest freestyle split of anyone else at 21.51, which moved them past Florida for second in 1:35.06, while Florida’s Addison Reese closed in 22.36 as the Gators took third in 1:35.93.
Alabama knocked just over two-tenths off their season best from the Texas dual meet in October, where they’d gone 1:34.59. They remain the third-fastest team in the nation, sitting behind Virginia (1:33.62) and Louisville (1:34.22).
LSU move up a slot, now ranking seventh after smashing their 1:35.99 season best, while the Gators move from 15th to eighth after breaking 1:37 for the first time this year.
Men’s 200 Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:20.15 — Florida (2024)
- SEC Record: 1:20.15 — Florida (2024)
- 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:23.61
- 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 1:23.85
Final Results:
- Georgia – 1:22.18 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida State – 1:22.23 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Louisiana State – 1:22.42 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida – 1:23.64
- Georgia Tech – 1:24.74
- Alabama – 1:25.29
Florida State’s Max Wilson had the fastest backstroke split of the field at 20.83, giving the Seminoles the lead with LSU’s Stepan Goncharov (20.92) and Georgia’s Luca Urlando (20.97) within striking distance after sub-21 splits.
The Bulldogs’ Elliot Woodburn threw down a huge 22.56 breaststroke split to give his team a four-tenth advantage at the halfway point, with the Tigers remaining in second courtesy of Volodymyr Lisovets‘ 23.03, and the Seminoles eight hundredths back of them with Tommaso Baravelli providing his team with a 23.20 split.
Michel Arkhangelskiy popped a 19.26 fly leg to give FSU a two-hundredth lead heading into the final 50, with Georgia’s Ruard van Renen (19.78) two hundredths back to the wall, while LSU fell way back with Caleb Ellis‘ 20.36 split.
On freestyle, LSU quickly made up ground with Jere Hribar‘s 18.11 anchor, but the top two teams were just a tad too far ahead to catch, with Georgia’s Tane Bidois outsplitting FSU’s Sam Bork by seven hundredths to give the Bulldogs the win by just 0.05, 1:22.18 to 1:22.23.
Georgia now ranks third nationally, improving upon their fifth-place ranking and 1:23.44 former season best. Florida State’s swim ranks them fourth in the NCAA, while LSU is situated fifth. FSU obliterated their season best of 1:24.81 by over two seconds, while LSU dropped nearly a full second from their 1:23.26.
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 6:44.13 — Virginia (2025)
- SEC Record: 6:48.59 — Florida (2024)
- 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 7:00.86
- 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 7:05.18
Full Results:
- Georgia – 6:53.55 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida- 7:02.03
- Louisiana State – 7:03.97
- Georgia Tech – 7:09.19
- Florida State – 7:10.23
The University of Georgia women were utterly dominant in the 800 free relay, as the quartet of Ieva Maluka (1:44.38), Shea Furse (1:43.90), Marie Landreneau (1:43.36), and Kennedi Dobson (1:41.91) combined for a time of 6:53.55. The Bulldogs controlled the race from the opening stroke and went on to win by 8.48 seconds.
Maluka’s lead-off split was less than a half second shy of her 1:43.94 lifetime best, set at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships when she was swimming for Arizona State.
Florida (7:02.03) and Louisiana State (7:03.97) rounded out the top three, and they were in a tight battle for second the whole way.
LSU led Florida after the first two exchanges, as Giulia Zambelli split 1:46.09 to Julie Brousseau‘s 1:46.42, and Megan Barnes logged 1:44.17 to Lainy Kruger‘s 1:44.12 to maintain a marginal 0.28 advantage at the halfway point. Sylvia Statkevicius swam 1:45.87 for the Gators on the third leg to overtake LSU’s Grace Palmer (1:47.46) and lead by 1.31 with 200 to go. Michaela Mattes anchored the Gators in 1:45.62 while Nicole Santuliana finished for the Tigers at 1:46.25.
Georgia’s 6:53.55 stands as the fastest time in the country this year, surpassing the 6:55.18 Cal produced late last month. Florida and Louisiana State now rank sixth and seventh in the NCAA this season.
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 5:59.75 — Cal (2025)
- SEC Record: 6:02.50 — Florida (2025)
- 2026 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 6:14.67
- 2026 NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 6:16.79
Full Results:
- Florida State – 6:10.65 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Florida – 6:12.51 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Georgia – 6:12.73 (NCAA ‘A’ Cut)
- Louisiana State – 6:17.88
The Georgia Bulldogs were off to a quick start in the men’s 800 free relay, with Tomas Koski leading off in 1:31.42 to give them the early lead. FSU’s Arkhangelskiy posted a 1:32.71 personal best, his first time breaking 1:35, to put the Seminoles in second at the 200. Florida’s Josh Liendo led off his squad in 1:33.40 to give them third. Koski’s best remains the 1:30.70 he swam for fourth at SECs last February, while Liendo was just off his 1:32.96 best time from this same meet two years ago.
Urlando extended Georgia’s lead with a 1:32.61 split on the second leg, while Alex Painter (1:33.39) outsplit Andrew Rich (1:33.72) to keep Florida State in second by just over three tenths.
The third leg changed the scheme of the race as Georgia’s Sam Powe posted a 1:34.82 split to hold onto the lead by a tenth over the Gators.
Florida’s Aiden Norman logged a huge 1:32.17 to vault the Gators into second by six tenths over FSU, while Gustav Olson hit 1:33.10 to keep the Seminoles within striking distance heading into the anchor.
Logan Robinson was a hero for FSU, anchoring with the fastest split of the field at 1:31.12 to come from behind and secure the win in 6:10.65, a new school record. Florida’s distance star Ahmed Jaouadi showed some speed with a 1:33.55 split to overtake Georgia’s Will Gavin and his 1:33.88 for the runner-up spot.
Florida hit the wall with a final time of 6:12.51, while Georgia was just over two tenths back at 6:12.73. This was the first time all three teams had swum the relay this year. FSU now sits second in the national standings, trailing only Texas’ leading 6:07.66, while Florida ranks fourth and Georgia sits sixth.
That 1:31.1 from Logan Robinson came out of nowhere. I knew him as a 200 flyer.
If no one else got me, I know the UGA swim and dive YouTube got me
Interesting that UGA went with Luca on back and Van Renen on fly when their best strokes are probably what each other was swimming
They are just playing around with it a little