Gamecocks Make Final Homestand this Weekend
COLUMBIA, S.C.— South Carolina Swimming and Diving will host its final home meet of the season, when it welcomes UNC Wilmington and Queen’s University for the two-day S.C. College Invite. Events will start Friday at 4 p.m., with the Gamecocks’ Senior Day recognition at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday’s meet will start at 10 a.m.
The Gamecocks enter their final home event after splitting the last dual meet of the season with Georgia Tech last weekend. The women won convincingly, 197-103, while the men dropped a close battle 157-143.
This marks the ninth-straight year that South Carolina has hosted the S.C. College Invite, sweeping last year’s contest on the women’s side, and going 2-1 on the men.
Gamecock Notables
- The Gamecocks are led in the win column by senior Christina Lappin, who has nine individual event wins and senior Lionel Khoo who has six.
- Sophomore Anton Down-Jenkins won SEC Diver of the Week for the third time this year this week. Down-Jenkins has scored 400+ on the 3-meter board four times this season.
- The Gamecocks won 19 of 32 event in their final dual meet against Georgia Tech last weekend.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday (Events begin at 4 p.m.)
– W 1 Meter
– M 3 Meter
– 200 Free Relay
– 200 IM
– 500 Free
– *Break*
– 100 Breast
– 200 Back
– 100 Free
– 200 Fly
– *Break*
– 400 Medley Relay
Saturday (Senior Day Recognition at 9:40 a.m.)
- W 3 Meter
- M 1 Meter
- 200 Medley Relay
- 1000 Free
- 100 Fly
- *Break*
- 200 Breast
- 100 Back
- 50 Fee
- *Break*
- 200 Free
- 400 IM
- *Break*
- 400 Free Relay
QUOTEABLE: HEAD COACH MCGEE MOODY
“Throughout the year, everything we do is built towards gearing towards the SEC and NCAA Championship meets, so what we like to do for the last meet of the season is bring a couple different teams in and run a two-session meet. We do this so we can start getting our routines and timelines for prelims and finals at night. We’re giving our kids the opportunity to race different events this weekend, and we’re excited for the competition that is coming.”
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