Gamecocks Wrap Up Fall at Georgia Tech for Three-Day Invite
COLUMBIA, S.C.- South Carolina swimming and diving will travel to Atlanta for the final meet on its fall schedule to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational, which begins Friday morning. The three-day meet, which runs Nov. 22-24, features eight other teams, including No. 6/3 (Men’s/Women’s) Florida.
Each day of the GT Invite will consist of a morning session for preliminary heats, followed by an evening session for finals heats. The entirety of the invite will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, which can be accessed via watch.espn.com.
At last years Invite, the Gamecocks broke three school records en route to a fourth and seventh place finish on the women’s and men’s side, respectively.
GAMECOCK FALL NOTABLES
– Seniors Christina Lappin and Lionel Khoo lead the Gamecocks in individual wins this year with five each. Lappin is undefeated in the 50 freestyle this year.
– Sophomore diver Anton Down-Jenkins has taken home SEC Diver of the Week Honors twice this season. His three-meter score of 437.55 vs. UNC is the top score in the SEC this season.
– Freshman swimmer Jordan Yip Zhu Ern has 11 top five finishes on the season.
QUOTEABLE: HEAD SWIMMING COACH MCGEE MOODY
“There’s going to be some great competition there. Some of the fastest teams in the country are going to be there. Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Alabama are going to be coming ready to race and ready to be fast. They’re going to put their best foot forward so we’re going to have our work cut out for us. We’re excited to see what our athletes can do. I think they’ve set themselves up for a good meet so far. We’ve prepped well, our training has been good, so right now all we got to do is get on the bus, and head to Atlanta and get ready to go.”
Live results for the meet can be found at https://data.ramblinwreck.com/livestats/c-swim/index.htm.
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