2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Tim Casey
Tim Casey

Georgia Marris

  • Position Free
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School St. Cuthbert's College
  • Hometown Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Career Accolades

  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention
 
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior)
SEC Championships
  • Competed in the 500 free, 100 fly and 200 fly, scoring points in the 200 fly consolation final
  • Finished 17th overall in the 200 fly with a career-best time of 1:57.57
  • Posted a 26th-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 53.92
  • Swam a career-best time of 4:48.88 to finish 32nd in the 500 free
Regular Season
  • Totaled one individual and two relay victories over the course of the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 200 free (1:46.55), 100 fly (53.92) and 200 fly (1:57.56)
 
2016-17 (Junior)
  • Did not compete for Florida this season
 
2015-16 (Sophomore)
SEC Championships:
  • Won the ‘C’ final in the 200-yard freestyle on a time of 1:46.56 to finish 17th overall while picking up nine points for the Florida women
  • Also placed 32nd overall in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 50.24 and 36th in the 500-yard freestyle on a 4:50.58
Regular Season
  • Clocked season-best times in all three races, in addition to a season-best time in a 100-yard butterfly time trial (55.26)
  • Participated in eight regular-season meets and started off on a highnote, clocking a season-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (24.94)
  • Also logged a season-best 200-yard butterfly time at the Buckeye Invitational on Nov. 20 (2:02.63).
 
2014-15 (Freshman)
SEC Championships
  • Notched career-best times in the 100 free (50.15), 200 free (1:46.63) and 100 fly (53.58) events
Regular Season
  • Finished her season by clocking personal-best marks in the 200 fly (2:00.47) and 500 free (4:50.11) races at the Gators Last Chance Meet
  • Recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100 fly (55.47) and 200 free (1:49.29) in a dual meet against Tennessee
  • Made her UF debut in Florida’s dual meet at Florida State where she placed fifth in the 200 free (1:55.31), seventh in the 100 fly (59.59) and was a member of UF’s fourth-place 200 free relay team (1:37.25)
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Swam in the 2017 World University Games, representing Team New Zealand
  • Participated in the 100m, 200m and 400m free and 100m fly
  • Her best finish came in the 200m free, where she finished 20th with a time of 2:02.55
  • Posted a time of 1:01.42 in the 100m fly, good for 22nd place
  • Swam a 57.53 in the 100m free to put her in 25th place and finished off her week in the 400m free, where she placed 24th with a time of 4:23.06
  • Competed at the 2017 Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions, swimming in the 100m, 200m and 400m free, as well as the 100m fly
  • Best finish came in the 200m free, where she placed second with a time of 2:01.38
  • Finished third in the 100m fly with a time of 1:02.07 and placed fourth in the 400m free with a time of 4:20.50
  • Posted a time of 58.05 in the 100m free, good for 10th place
  • Swims for the New Zealand Swimming Federation
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
100 Free 50.15 SEC Championships Feb. 19, 2015
200 Free 1:46.56 SEC Championships Feb. 20, 2016
500 Free 4:48.88 SEC Championships Feb. 14-18, 2018
100 Fly 53.68 SEC Championships Feb. 19, 2015
200 Fly 1:57.57 SEC Championships Feb. 14-18, 2018
 
Prior to Florida
  • Coached by Igor Polianski at St. Cuthbert’s College where she was a teammate with her classmate at UF, Erik Kahr
  • Earned scholar commendations for her work in the classroom during her junior and senior years of high school
  • Chose Florida over Arkansas, Auburn, Ohio State and Penn State because of the great team environment, the school’s rich athletic history and the support she felt from the coaches
  • Enjoys surfing, fishing and watching movies in her spare time

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free
  • 2016-17Junior

    Free
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Free
    5'4"
  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior

    Free
    5'4"