Olivia Smoliga: Swimming with Georgia’s a humbling experience (Video)

^{Reported by Eli Noblett.} 

MEET STATS

• Complete results
  • Women: UGA 159, Mizzou 140
  • Men: UGA 152, Mizzou 147
• Hosted by Missouri (Mizzou Aquatic Center)
• November 10, 2016
• 25 yards, men and women dual meet
• Team’s Record:
  • Georgia men (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
  • Georgia women (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
  • Missouri men (3-2, 1-2 SEC)
  • Missouri women (4-1, 2-1 SEC)

RECAP 

The No. 2-ranked Lady Bulldogs and No. 6-ranked Bulldogs pulled out victories against the No. 18-ranked Tiger women and No. 23-ranked Tiger men today in Missouri. The bigger story, however, is how well Mizzou competed. The UGA men won by only 5 points, and the UGA women won by 19.

The investment in Missouri’s coaching staff—Greg Rhodenbaugh (head coach), James Sweeney (diving), Andrew Grevers (assistant, older brother of Matt Grevers), Mark Gangloff (assistant, Olympic gold medalist), and Jack Brown(assistant, OT finalist, U.S. Open Champion)—is beginning to pay off in a notoriously tough conference.

Women

Notably, the Lady Bulldogs were without their butterfly specialist, Megan Kingsley, and NCAA Champion Kylie Stewart. Even so, they had three double-winners in Stephanie Peters, Meaghan Raab and Chantal Van Landeghem.

Peters won the 500 (4:46.93) and 1000 free (9:48.01). Raab won the 200 free (1:46.33) and 200 IM (1:59.77). Olympian Van Landeghem won the 50 (23.04) and 100 free (50.23).

Freshman Meryn McCann won the 200 back (1:56.90), and had an impressive mid-season time in the 500 free, finishing second in (4:48.53). Freshman Veronica Burchill won the 100 fly (54.36), and got second in the 50 free (23.55).

Missouri had two individual double-event winners of their own. Katharine Ross won the 100 (1:00.92) and 200 breast (2:13.50), and diver Lauren Reedy won the 1-meter (299.55) and 3-meter springboards (387.23).

In addition, Sharli Brady won the 200 fly (1:58.31), and got second in the 200 IM (2:01.12).