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UGA Invite Night 3: Jake Magahey Drops 17 Seconds in 1650 Free to Hit 14:33.78

Magahey’s time would’ve gotten him second at the 2020 SEC Championships and fourth at the 2019 NCAA Championships. 

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UGA Invite Day 3 Prelims: Bulldog Bradley Dunham Goes Another PR: 1:42.0 200 BK

This weekend, Dunham has achieved lifetime bests in the 50 back (22.11), 100 back (46.59), 200 free (1:34.90) and now the 200 back.

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Acevedo Splits 18.8 as Georgia Men Annihilate 200 Free Relay School Record

This swim is a triumphant sign that UGA sprinting is now a force to be reckoned with after years of struggling with their sprints.

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UGA Fall Invite Day 1 Prelims: Andrew Abruzzo Swims Lifetime Best in 500 Free

The UGA Fall Invite, the first of the scaled-back fall invitational-style meets we’ll see this week, got underway this morning in Athens.

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Georgia Men Topple Florida: Freeman is Back, Three Men Break 9:00 in the 1000

Georgia freshman Jake Magahey took down Florida’s Bobby Finke in the 1000 free, hitting a lifetime best in the process.

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Georgia 6A Sprint Champion TJ Pittenger Verbally Commits to In-state Bulldogs

Palmetto, Georgia’s TJ Pittenger has verbally committed to swim for the in-state Bulldogs in the class of 2025.

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2020 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

All-American junior Courtney Harnish of Georgia is chasing back-to-back SEC Championships title in the women’s 500 free.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: December Edition

Our women’s NCAA swimming & diving ranks had a change at #1… will our men’s ranks do the same? There’s a lot to unpack after mid-season invites.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: November Edition

Our #1-ranking votes are no longer unanimous after a fast fall season for several top programs. The uncertainty after the top two also continues.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: First Edition

The top two teams are clear. Everything after that… completely unpredictable. Our five voters take an opening shot at preseason Power Rankings.

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Ranking the 2019 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

#1 overall recruit Brendan Burns is a much-needed pickup for Indiana after a wave of graduations. We continue to count down the NCAA’s top freshman classes.

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Ryan Held, Hali Flickinger Hit Lifetime Bests at Bulldog Grand Slam

Held swam to lifetime bests in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 100 back this weekend, while Flickinger hit bests in the 200 free, 100 back, and 100 fly.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2019

Brendan Burns takes over as our #1 swimmer in a class that should help college teams stock up their cupboards with free relay candidates for years to come.

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Georgia Snags Homegrown 20.40 50 Freestyler Riley Scruggs

Georgia Independent School recordholder in the 50 yard free, Riley Scruggs. has committed to join the Bulldogs’ Class of 2023.

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Georgia Continues to Build Breaststroke Group with Thomas Strother

54.78 100-yard breaststroker Thomas Strother has committed to join teammate Zach Hils as part of Georgia’s Class of 2023.

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