Gamecocks Wrap Up Georgia Tech Invitational

ATLANTA, Ga.— Marissa Roth captured the first event win of the weekend for South Carolina by winning the women’s platform and Emma Barksdale set a school record with a 1:55.63 to top the A-final of the 200 butterfly. The Gamecocks also set a new school record in the 400 free relay to cap off the Georgia Tech Invitational at the McAuley Aquactic Center.

Roth posted a score of 263.50 in the women’s platform, giving the Gamecocks their lone event win of the meet. 
 
South Carolina began the evening session with three top-five finishes in the first 1650 free of the season. Cody Bekemeyer (15:12.35) and Rafael Davila (15:15.72) finished just seconds apart to take fourth and fifth-place, respectively, on the men’s side. Kate Sanderson went 16:17.76 to take fifth-place in her first-career 1650 freestyle.
 
Emily Cornell finished atop the women’s 200 backstroke B-final with a time of 1:55.72 and Kevin Liu finished fifth in the men’s 200 backstroke at 1:44.68.
 
Albury Higgs posted a 2:10.44 in the women’s 200 breast, finishing runner-up, while Lionel Khoo went 1:58.12 in the men’s 200 breast to finish seventh.
 
Emma Barksdale set a new Gamecocks record with a 1:55.63 to win the women’s 200 butterfly while Melinda Novoszath (1:59.89) and Hallie Kinsey (2:00.68) finished seventh and ninth, respectively.
 
Fynn Minuth had yet another solid A-final swim, finishing third in the men’s 200 fly at 1:44.70.
 
South Carolina’s 400 free relay team of Novoszath, Christina Lappin, Cornell and Barksdale sent the Gamecocks out on a high note as they set a new school record (3:18.88) in the 400 free relay, the final event of the three-day meet.

UP NEXT FOR THE GAMECOCKS:
South Carolina men’s and women’s diving teams will turn their attention to the Auburn Invite while the Gamecock swimmers will return to action on Jan. 12, for a home dual meet against East Carolina.