The Georgia Bulldogs came out on top after a two day dual against the Wisconsin Badgers. The men outscored Wisconsin 179-139, while the women finished with a final score of 182-136.
According to Georgiadogs.com, the Lady Bulldogs extended to 84 their consecutive wins at home, a streak that dates back to 1995.
On day 1, Chase Kalisz won the the 200 IM with an NCAA B-cut, touching the wall at 1:47.65. Kalisz was also 1:48.42 in the 200 butterfly and 2:00.64 in the 200 breaststroke: all wins to start his sophomore campaign, where he’ll be trying to add on to his single NCAA title in the 400 IM from last year.
His fellow sophomore Ty Stewart won that 200 backstroke with a B-Cut time of his own in 1:45.96, out touching Wisconsin’s NCAA’s defending backstroke champion, Drew teDuits. In the 500 freestyle, Georgia’s Matias Koski won with a 4:27.25. The Bulldogs won all three relays on the men’s side.
Wisconsin’s Brett Pinfold won the 50 freestyle in a 20.76. He then won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:38.68.
Matias Koski won a great battle with Wisconsin’s Nicholas Caldwell. Koski, last year, was 4th at NCAA’s in this event, which made him the only freshman in the A-Final. Caldwell, after taking most of last year off and transferring from Florida to Wisconsin, looked refreshed over the summer and that continued here. That time is about how fast he was to begin his freshman year at Florida, though his ill-fated second year (the 2012-2013 season) didn’t start nearly as well.
On the women’s side, Melanie Margalis and Hali Flickinger were double winners for Georgia. Both posted B-cut times, Margalis with a 4:46.47 in the 500 free and 2:13.70 in the 200 breast, and Flickinger with a 1:58.92 in the 200 backstroke. She was also 2:00.93 in the 200 butterfly.
The Bulldogs also won all the relays on the women’s side.
Wisconsin’s Aja Van Hout won the 200 IM on friday, posting a B-cut time of 2:02.39. Ivy Martin won the 50 freestyle for the badgers with a B-cut time of 22.38.
On Day 2, Nic Fink won two events, winning the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, posting a 44.98 and 56.16, although his breaststroke was an exhibition swim. In the 400 IM, Kalisz touched the wall at 3:48.39, earning his second NCAA B-cut. Will Freeman won the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 15:32.41. Ty Stewart took first with a 49.46 in the 100 backstroke. Doug Reynolds posted a top time of 48.84 in the 200 butterfly.
The Wisconsin men got off to a great start in the 400 medley relay, out-touching Georgia’s A relay by .02. The Wisconsin men had a handful of official wins on the results, but Georgia exhibitioned their last few events.
On the women’s side, Amber McDermott was a double event winner earning two B cuts, touching in first with times of 16:22.80 in the 1,650 freestyle and 4:17.70 in the 400IM. Runner-up Annie Zhu also recorded a B-cut time of 4:19.31 in the 400 IM.
Olivia Smoliga finished first with a 56.41 in the 100 backstroke. Emily Cameron posted a top time of 1:03.78 in the 100 breaststroke. Those two are both freshmen, and both part of what Georgia hopes will be the next big push to the top of the country.
Georgia will host instate rival Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Wisconsin’s next meet will be back in action on Friday, October 18th, when they host Minnesota.
Ivy Martin means business! 22.3 is FLYING for a dual meet in October. What is the fastest-ever women’s 50 in a dual meet?
Josh – as far back as the database goes (fall of 2007), it’s a 22.13 from Sarah Bateman of Florida in a dual against Tennessee in the spring of 2012. That’s the same time she went at NCAA’s the year prior.
Doesn’t include the KLJ years, however, which I would imagine would be the best bet before that era to have beaten that…
Holy cow!!! 22.3 for ivy martin at her first meet?! That’s insane!!! She never stops improving I’m calling it now she is the future of the women’s splash and dash for the USA.
Can’t wait to see smoliga taper; I think she can give the cal girls a run for their money. Her 100 free splits however were not as good as one would hope. But it will be there come December and march.
I remember seeing her 50 free at the last US Open. She looked very small without big muscles behind the blocks. But in the water, she swam straight-arm with a huge frequency and she won in 25.11.
Here’s the race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Q8F0uRAqI
I think Simone Manuel has much more natural talent and is the future of US sprint, especially in long course.
But you’re right. 22.38 so early in the season is impressive.
Mr & Mrs Martin might or might not have ben Mamas & Papas fans.
Their love song for Ivy was not the ivy we think of as ivy.
Smoliga > Franklin/Bootsma/Pelton/Tran…
GO DAWGS!!!
As one of Ms Smoliga’s biggest fans, Bobo will support me on this.
As will mental health professionals…
It’s clear she’s the only one who can beat the Cal girls in the 100 back.
It will be tough to beat Miss Bootsma but she can do it!
We can expect one of the greatest races in women’s NCAA history.
1anda2 – big difference between a 56.41 and the 46.41 you mention.
If you call having a workout in the morning and weights in the afternoon prior to the 4pm meet start on Friday “resting” then, yes, they were rested. Who rests for a dual meet this early in the season?
Hope not. Meet counts for 3 hours and you cannot exceed 4 hours of required time per day by NCAA rules. I am sure any time over the four would have be “optional.”
What is Smoliga’s actual time, because 46.41would be record setting? Also, can we all agree there was some level of resting for this meet? These teams are good, but not THIS good at THIS time of the year.
Wisconsin doesn’t ever rest for dual meets and I’m sure Georgia doesn’t either.