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No. 1 Women’s Swimming and Diving wins at No. 11 Georgia, 169-129
01.12.2019 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns complete their second-straight undefeated season on the road.
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 1 University of Texas Women's Swimming and Diving team downed No. 11 Georgia on the road, 169-129. Head coach Carol Capitani earned her second victory over her coaching mentor, Jack Bauerle, after serving as an assistant coach for 14 seasons at UGA.
Score
Texas 169, Georgia 129
Wins
200 medley relay – Julia Cook, Olivia Anderson, Claire Adams, Anelise Diener (1:39.33)
100 back – Claire Adams (52.41)
100 breast – Olivia Anderson (1:02.28)
200 fly – Remedy Rule (1:55.86)
50 free – Grace Ariola (22.62)
3m diving – Meghan O'Brien (391.80)
200 back – Quinn Carrozza (1:55.66)
100 fly – Remedy Rule (53.40)
1m diving – Alison Gibson (310.58)
400 IM – Evie Pfeifer (4:14.62)
Meet Notes
- The Longhorns won their second-straight dual at Georgia after snapping the Bulldogs' 103-meet home winning streak in 2017. It was the first home loss for the defending champs since 1995.
- UT has won 19-straight dual meets dating back to 2016-17 and all six wins this season have been against top-20 opponents.
- Texas has taken every 100 and 200 backstroke event in all four duals this season.
- After picking up her first win of the season against Auburn on Thursday, Meghan O'Brien took the 1-meter as UT swept the springboard events.
- This is just the second sweep for Remedy Rule in the fly events this season. She also took the 100 and 200 butterfly in a double dual against Florida and Indiana.
Next Up
The Joe and Jamail Texas Swimming Center will host the Longhorn Long Course Invite from Jan. 17 – 19. The Longhorns will be back in dual meet action to welcome in Arizona and NC State in a double dual from Feb. 1 – 2.
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