Friday, October 28
Athens, GA
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Elisavet Panti, the third-place finisher in last year's 50 free, will look to fill Natalie Hinds' former role in the sprint events for Florida.
Florida Meets Georgia in Conference-Opening Matchup
Thursday, October 27, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The Bulldogs boast a home win streak of 100 consecutive meets
ATHENS, Ga. – As one of three Gator programs facing the Bulldogs in a regular season competition this week, Florida will hop on the road again to open SEC competition at Georgia on Friday.
The Gators (No. 8 M, No. 18 W) look to bounce back from a challenging weekend against Texas and Indiana, while Georgia (No. 7 M, No. 8 W) defeated North Carolina in Chapel Hill three weeks ago.
"We had some great performances along the way and certainly had a good learning experience (at Indiana) as we get ready to look at our first SEC meet this week against Georgia," head coach Gregg Troy said Monday. "For the women, the competition goes up a level again, and the men will be every bit as good as last week."
In the two programs' tilt nearly a year ago in Gainesville, the Georgia men dropped Florida 172.5 to 127.5, and the Georgia women defeated Florida 169-129. UGA's women moved on to win the national championship in March, and the men finished fifth.
Although a number of Georgia's event winners from last season graduated, the Bulldogs return three swimmers with Olympic experience for Team USA – Gunnar Bentz (2015 100 breast winner and runner-up in the 200 breast and 400 IM), Jay Litherland (200 back and 400 IM winner and runner-up in the 200 free) and Olivia Smoliga (runner-up in the 50 free and third-place finisher in the 100 free). Chase Kalisz (United States) and Chantal Van Landeghem (Canada) also competed in the Olympics but took collegiate redshirt years in 2015-16, and Javier Acevedo (Canada) was an incoming freshman at the time.
On the men's side, Florida last defeated Georgia in the regular season in 2013, coming out on top 179-119 in Gainesville. For the women, Georgia has won each of the last nine meetings, with Florida's last victory coming in 2006 in a close 129-114 home win.
Snapping Georgia's home win streak will prove to be an additional challenge for Florida. The Bulldogs hold the NCAA Division I swimming & diving record of 100 straight home victories. Their last home loss on Nov. 8, 1995 came at the hands of the Gators.
The meet kicks off Friday at 10 a.m. with 1-meter diving. Starting at 11 a.m., the competition will air live on SEC Network + with the swimming events and 3-meter diving. Live results are available on georgiadogs.com, and results will also be updated throughout the day on Twitter at @GatorsSwimDv and posted in full at the conclusion of the competition on FloridaGators.com.
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The Gators (No. 8 M, No. 18 W) look to bounce back from a challenging weekend against Texas and Indiana, while Georgia (No. 7 M, No. 8 W) defeated North Carolina in Chapel Hill three weeks ago.
"We had some great performances along the way and certainly had a good learning experience (at Indiana) as we get ready to look at our first SEC meet this week against Georgia," head coach Gregg Troy said Monday. "For the women, the competition goes up a level again, and the men will be every bit as good as last week."
In the two programs' tilt nearly a year ago in Gainesville, the Georgia men dropped Florida 172.5 to 127.5, and the Georgia women defeated Florida 169-129. UGA's women moved on to win the national championship in March, and the men finished fifth.
Although a number of Georgia's event winners from last season graduated, the Bulldogs return three swimmers with Olympic experience for Team USA – Gunnar Bentz (2015 100 breast winner and runner-up in the 200 breast and 400 IM), Jay Litherland (200 back and 400 IM winner and runner-up in the 200 free) and Olivia Smoliga (runner-up in the 50 free and third-place finisher in the 100 free). Chase Kalisz (United States) and Chantal Van Landeghem (Canada) also competed in the Olympics but took collegiate redshirt years in 2015-16, and Javier Acevedo (Canada) was an incoming freshman at the time.
On the men's side, Florida last defeated Georgia in the regular season in 2013, coming out on top 179-119 in Gainesville. For the women, Georgia has won each of the last nine meetings, with Florida's last victory coming in 2006 in a close 129-114 home win.
Snapping Georgia's home win streak will prove to be an additional challenge for Florida. The Bulldogs hold the NCAA Division I swimming & diving record of 100 straight home victories. Their last home loss on Nov. 8, 1995 came at the hands of the Gators.
The meet kicks off Friday at 10 a.m. with 1-meter diving. Starting at 11 a.m., the competition will air live on SEC Network + with the swimming events and 3-meter diving. Live results are available on georgiadogs.com, and results will also be updated throughout the day on Twitter at @GatorsSwimDv and posted in full at the conclusion of the competition on FloridaGators.com.
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