Gamecocks Travel to Georgia for SEC Dual Meet
South Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving will travel to take on Georgia on Sat., Nov. 3, beginning at noon.
COLUMBIA, S.C.— For a second-consecutive weekend, South Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hit the road as they travel to Athens, Ga., for a dual meet against a pair of ranked teams at Georgia on Saturday beginning at noon. Saturday’s meet will be held in the Gabrielsen Natatorium, the host-site for the SEC Championships this coming February.
The Gamecock women made it into the CSCAA Top 25 for the first time this season, coming in at No. 19 in the latest poll. Carolina will face a tough test on both sides this weekend as the Bulldog men were ranked No. 9 while the women came in at No. 11 in the latest CSCAA Top-25 poll.
South Carolina will look to bounce back from a pair of tight dual meet losses at North Carolina last week in which the Gamecocks were still able to record 11 top-25 scores/times.
GAMECOCK TOP-25 TIMES:
| NAME | EVENT | TIME | NATIONAL RK. | MEET |
| Emma Barksdale | 200 IM (W) | 1:58.75 | 3 | at UNC |
| Lionel Khoo | 100 breast (M) | 53.94 | 6 | at UNC |
| Anton Down-Jenkins | 3M Diving (M) | 411.98 | 8 | at UNC |
| Kate Sanderson | 1000 free (W) | 9:53.79 | 9 | vs Arkansas |
| 400 Free Relay (W) | 400 FR (W) | 3:21.14 | 9 | vs UNC |
| Emma Barksdale | 200 breast (W) | 2:13.61 | 13 | vs Arkansas |
| Melinda Novoszath | 200 fly (W) | 1:58.46 | 14 | at UNC |
| Emma Barksdale | 100 breast (W) | 1:01.57 | 15 | at UNC |
| Hallie Kinsey | 200 fly (W) | 1:58.79 | 17 | vs Arkansas |
| Rafael Davila | 1000 free (M) | 9:13.17 | 20 | at UNC |
| Mikaela Lujan | 3M Diving (W) | 330.67 | 22 | vs Arkansas |
| Christina Lappin | 50 free (W) | 22.97 | 22 | vs NC State |
| Karlee Price | 3M Diving (W) | 329.33 | 23 | at UNC |
| Kevin Liu | 200 back (M) | 1:47.08 | 23 | at UNC |
| Anton Down-Jenkins | 1M Diving (M) | 358.70 | 24 | at UNC |
| Lionel Khoo | 200 breast (M) | 2:00.79 | 24 | vs NC State |
| Hallie Kinsey | 100 fly (W) | 54.07 | 24 | at UNC |
GAMECOCK NOTABLES:
– Emma Barksdale continues to build on her success by improving on her top-25 times each week, setting season-best marks in both the 200 IM (1:58.75, 3rd) and 100 breast (1:01.57, 15th) at North Carolina last week.
– Fynn Minuth swept his three individual events at North Carolina last weekend, winning the 200 free (1:38.80), 200 fly (1:49.81) and 500 free (4:28.45), respectively.
– Anton Down-Jenkins is now a perfect 4-for-4 to start his collegiate career after sweeping the men’s diving events at North Carolina. Down-Jenkins has reached the 400-point mark on the 3M board in each of his first two meets.
– Melinda Novoszath won the 200 fly for the first time in her collegiate career with a 1:58.46 to just edge out teammate Hallie Kinsey at North Carolina last weekend.
– Lionel Khoo swam the sixth-fastest 100 breast in the nation last week as he swept his three individual events: 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM.
– The Gamecock 400 free relay team of Novoszath, Christina Lappin, Emily Cornell, and Barksdale improved on their best time to 3:21.14 last week at UNC.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS:
– The Bulldogs men’s and women’s teams head into the meet coming off of a pair of losses at the hands of Florida last week.
– Notable Top Times:
– 1000 free (W)- Courtney Harnish, 9:56.58
– 500 free (W)- Courtney Harnish, 4:48.14
– 200 free (W)- Courtney Harnish, 1:47.09
– 400 IM (W)- James Guest, 3:50.47
– 100 fly (W)- Dakota Luther, 53.96
– 200 fly (W)- Dakota Luther, 1:56.08
– 200 fly (W)- Olivia Carter, 1:56.30
– 1000 free (M)- Greg Reed, 8:59.13
– 100 breast (M)- James Guest, 54.44
– 200 breast (M)- James Guest, 1:57.92
UP NEXT FOR THE GAMECOCKS
The Gamecocks will have a week off before traveling to Atlanta for the annual Georgia Tech Invite on Nov. 15-17, culminating the fall portion of their 2018-19 schedule.
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