2024 Georgia Invitational
- November 20 – 22, 2024
- Gabrielsen Rec Center — Athens, GA
- Competing teams: Georgia Southern University, UGA (host), LSU, Alabama, Missouri, U of SC, Florida
- Prelims: 9:30 am ET/Finals: 5:30 pm ET
- Watch: SECN+ Network
- Live Results: “UGA Fall Invitational 2024” on MeetMobile
- Day 2 Finals Recap
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
- NCAA Record: 49.53 — Liam Bell, Cal (2024)
SEC Record: 50.03 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 51.02
- NCAA ‘B’ Cut: 53.43
Top 8:
- Julian Smith (FLOR) — 49.98 *NEW SEC RECORD*
- Aleksas Savickas (FLOR) — 51.36
- Mitch Mason (LSU) — 52.08
- Trey Sheils (BAMA) — 52.31
- Alex Ochsenbein (UMIZ) — 52.60
- Connor Haigh (UGA) — 52.76
- Arie Voloschin (UGA) — 53.03
- Logan Ottke (UMIZ) — 53.25
Florida senior Julian Smith set a new SEC record in the men’s 100 breaststroke swimming to a 49.98 at the Georgia Fall Invite. That swim broke the previous record of a 50.03 that Caeleb Dressel set during his time at Florida in the 2018 SEC Championships.
Split Comparison
| Smith | Dressel | |
| 50 | 23.45 | 23.42 |
| 100 | 26.53 | 26.61 |
| 49.98 | 50.03 |
The two had similar splits, although Smith came home fast enough to sneak under the record.
Today’s swim also moves Smith up to the #1 time in the NCAA this season. The previous top time stood at a 50.39 from Texas sophomore Nate Germonprez that he swam during this morning’s prelims session at his home midseason meet.
In addition to posting the top time in the NCAA this season, Smith also climbs the all-time rankings. He previously sat out of the top 10 performers as his old best time was a 50.94 that he swam in prelims at 2024 NCAAs. Smith went on to finish 7th in finals, although his time from tonight would have been 2nd.
Top 10 Performers All-Time, Men’s 100 SCY Breaststroke
- Liam Bell, Cal – 49.53 (2024 NCAAs)
- Ian Finnerty, Indiana – 49.69 (2018 NCAAs)
- Max McHugh, Minnesota – 49.90 (2022 NCAAs)
- Julian Smith, Florida – 49.98 (2024 UGA Invite)
- Caeleb Dressel, Florida – 50.03 (2018 SECs)
- Kevin Cordes, Arizona – 50.04 (2014 NCAAs)
- Carsten Vissering, USC – 50.30 (2019 NCAAs)
- Nate Germonprez, Texas – 50.39 (2024 Texas Invite)
- Caspar Corbeau, Texas – 50.49 (2022 NCAAs)
- Van Mathias, Indiana – 50.57 (2023 NCAAs)
Dr. J is also some of yalls future dentist and he’s still out here giving ur favorite swimmers a couple body lengths in a 100! Turn me up J
Swimming him in all 5 relays has been a horrible mistake
I think his 3rd event would be the 100 free but I wonder if he could swim the 200 breast.
He has a PB of 1:55 from 2022 when he was a 52.7 100 breaststroker and a 1:44 IMer. He has no problem swimming fast 200s, so I’d say swim him in the 2breast tomorrow and let him lead off the 400 free relay to see what he’s capable of. It took a 41.27/1:51.61 to make the A finals at NCs in those events last year.
seems to be working out just fine lol
Ok its crazy that up until today Caleb was #4 all-time in the 100 BR….what a funny kooky guy
He did have the NCAA record for awhile
Awhile being like two or three weeks…he set it at SECs and then Finnerty broke it at NCAAs
First person there to break a Dressel individual school record is pretty cool.
Bro’s a stud