Matias Koski

Georgia Releases 2015-16 Schedule; Rivalry with Florida Set for October

Notably, they’ll face Texas A&M in a dual meet, whose women finished as the runner-up to Georgia in the SEC. The teams also square off with Texas, where the men will rematch with the NCAA champion Longhorns.

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Chase Kalisz Among 8 Georgia Athletes at World Championships

Melanie Margalis, Shannon Vreeland, Nicolas Fink and Chase Kalisz will represent the United States, while Matias Koski and Chantal Van Landeghem will compete in their respective countries’ colors.

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Melanie Margalis beats Micah Lawrence in 100 breast on day 3 of Athens Sectionals

Melanie Margalis continued her run of dominance at the Speedo Sectionals in Athens, GA, winning her fourth gold of the meet so far in the 100 breast.

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Junya Koga goes 53.50 in 100 back on night 2 of Athens Sectional

The big times keep rolling from the Speedo Sectional meet in Athens, Georgia. Japanese backstroker Junya Koga blasted a season-best 53.50 to win the 100 back and highlight night 2.

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Ryan Lochte And Connor Jaeger Set up To Battle Again In Athens

The Speedo Sectionals in Athens continued to be a fast meet on during day two prelims as several swimmers managed to come close to their season best times including American swim star Ryan Lochte.

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Missouri to host SEC Championships for first time in 2016

In just its fourth season in the expanded Southeastern Conference (SEC), Missouri will host the SEC Championships in swimming & diving in 2016.

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Boyle, McBroom Open 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara with Distance Titles

Michael McBroom (pictured) won the men’s 800 on opening day at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara. His time of 7:54.21 ranks 15th in the world this year. Runner-up Connor Jaeger (7:54.47) is now 16th.

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Matias Koski Highlights Finnish World Championship Team

University of Georgia standout Matias Koski will represent Finland as a member of the Finnish World Championship Team this summer…

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Finland Set to Send 12 Swimmers to Kazan

The Finnish Swimming Federation has announced their roster for the World Championships in Kazan…

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Matias Koski breaks 9th place streak on final day of NCAA’s

With 100 yards to go, Koski took over the lead, and closed in a ridiculous 24.88, taking home the national title in 14:32.38

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 3: Murphy breaks American Record, Licon upsets Cordes

Cal’s Ryan Murphy took down Ryan Lochte’s American record in the 200 backstroke to highlight a dramatic conclusion to the men’s NCAA Championships.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 3 SEC Roundup: Gkolomeev Becomes First ‘Bama Swimmer To Win 100 Free Since 1975

Tons of history was made tonight in Iowa City at the 2015 Men’s Divison 1 NCAA Championships, and a little piece of it came in the 100 freestyle final as Kristian Gkolomeev became the first 100 free champion in the 100 free since 1975.

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2015 NCAA Championships SEC Roundup: Georgia’s Matias Koski Rips Sub 4:12 500 Freestyle From The Consolation Final

That time for Koski would have been good enough for a bronze medal in the championship final, beating out USC sophomore Reed Malone’s time of 4:12.67. He would have been just off a silver medal performance as well, coming within a few tenths of a second off Dan Wallace’s 4:11.62.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Cristian Quintero Has A Clear Shot At The 200 Freestyle Title

The 200 freestyle opened up a little bit this season with swimmers such as Joao De Lucca, Michael Wynalda, and Frank Dyer graduating, giving Southern California senior Cristian Quintero an open run at an NCAA title.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Northwestern’s Wilimovsky in a League of His Own in the Mile

The NU junior (above) is red hot coming off of his nation leading performance in the mile at the 2015 Big Ten Championships.

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