Texas vs Georgia
- December 18, 2024
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results PDFÂ
- All Race Videos On YouTube
- Women’s Recap
- Men’s Score: Texas 224 – Georgia 74
The Texas men hosted Georgia for a mid-week dual meet and earned the win with 224 points while Georgia scored 74. Luke Hobson came off of a huge week in Budapest, Hungary setting a new World Record in the SCM 200 freestyle. He swam to a new season best in the SCY 200 freestyle swimming a 1:31.63.
Hobson moves up the NCAA rankings to sit at #5 as his previous season best stood at a 1:31.86. Hobson’s converted time from Worlds of a 1:29.34 sits as the fastest in the NCAA this season, although it is important to remember it is just a conversion. Hobson holds the NCAA record in the event after swimming a 1:28.81 at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
Hobson also helped the Texas men to two relay wins. The 400 free relay of Will Modglin, Coby Carrozza, Garrett Gould, and Hobson touched in a 2:50.07. Hobson had the fastest split as he anchored in a 42.14. Hobson also anchored the 200 medley relay to a win. Modglin also led off that relay and was followed by Nate Germonprez, Ryan Branon, and Hobson as they touhced in a 1:23.35. Texas swept the 200 medley relays after all three of Georgia’s relays were disqualified.
Texas teammates David Johnston and Rex Maurer battled it out in the 1000 freestyle. Johnston came away with the win in a 8:41.09 while Maurer swam a 8:45.31. Johnston was about two seconds off his season best of a 8:39.25 that he swam at the start of November in a dual meet against Indiana. Maurer’s best time came from the dual meet against Indiana as he swam a 8:44.62 then.
Maurer earned an individual win in the 500 freestyle. After setting a new American Record in the event with a 4:04.45 at midseason, Maurer swam a 4:13.46 in the event today to lead a 1-2-3 finish for Texas as Coby Carrozza (4:14.27) and Johnston (4:14.45) finished 2nd and 3rd. Maurer notably set a personal best in the 200 IM as he won in a 1:41.41. That time gives him another swim near the top of the NCAA this season as that time is the 6th fastest this season.
Georgia was led by Luca Urlando as he swam to an individual win in the 200 back as well as a 2nd place finish in the 200 IM. Urlando swam a lifetime best in the 200 backstroke, touching in a 1:39.12. That moves him up one spot in the NCAA rankings as he previously sat at #7 with a 1:39.39.
Urlando also moved up the NCAA ranks in the 200 IM as he touched in a 1:41.83, behind Maurer. Urlando’s swim sits at #9 in the NCAA this season. His lifetime best in the event is a 1:39.22 from 2022 NCAAs, which came from before he had shoulder surgery in late 2022.
Impressed with Gould. Still 18 and going 19.3 and 42.6.
Oh the roast beast is a feast i can’t stand in the least!
bro is missing so much school
Maurer closed 200 IM in 23.61. I can’t think of a faster free split (certainly not Marchand!).
And he did that after a 1000 and 500 free.
Lasco has lots of 23s
Lasco went 23.5 in March and 23.3 in 2023. Leon went 23.5 in 2022 when he wasn’t the yeet and pray swimmer he is now. That’s all I can think of.
Dressel was 23.6(?) when he went 1:38
Maurer is the most versatile male NCAA swimmer right now.
‘Look at me. I’m Leon Marchand now’ – Rex Maurer
From dud to stud after a few months under Bowman
He has the HS national record in the 500, so I wouldn’t call him a dud before arriving at Texas.
Either Hobson intentionally tanked this race or his taper fell right off a cliff after worlds
or yk he’s tired
jet lag
7 hours time zone change plus travel will affect even someone like Hobson
Who knows, he might have already lifted a time or two since Worlds ended…
All 3 relays were dqed ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ how does that happen.
I wish they provided the reason. Maybe it was something innocent like the coach changed the relay swimmers around but not the entry sheet (doubt this would apply to a dual meet). I just hope there wasn’t 3+ swimmers who didn’t have safe exchanges.
The A and C had their freestyler take off early, and the B’s backstroker went beyond 15. It is on the meet results PDF that is linked at the top of the page.
They’ll get the timing down on the exchanges. They’ll set up the clocks in practice and do exchanges to see exactly where they need to be when the time counts.
It was UGLY for Georgia. Texas tripled UGA men! Women were similar! Seems like a lot of money and training missed to not show up! Luca competing and doing an outstanding job is good to see!