SEC Weekly Preview: Georgia Faces LSU With Divers on Display

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By Dan D’Addona.

The SEC week has already begun with Auburn’s Monday meet against Texas.

There are plenty of other meets this week as the SEC gets into full swing in the new year.

Now that the conference season is back, each week will consist of at least one all-SEC dual meet that is a rivalry meet. This elite conference is full of teams ready to go head-to-head and stir up the conference standings and even national rankings.

The big SEC showdown of the week will be Georgia vs. LSU.

Now, the Tigers aren’t ranked and aren’t on the same level as Georgia right now, but it is still a rivalry meet and a place the Tigers can make some noise.

Georgia’s Jay Litherland and Courtney Harnisch are coming off earning SEC Swimmer of the Week honors and will look to keep the Bulldogs rolling. Harnisch is a freshman and immediately making her impact felt. Veronica Burchill and Kylie Stewart are also swimming well for the women. Plus Freida Lim is coming off a platform victory at the Tennessee invite.

The Georgia men have two other Litherlands and elite performers like Javier Acevedo.

LSU has some great swimmers but diving could be the key to making a run at this meet. Juan Celaya-Hernandez won the 3-meter springboard at the Tennessee invite. Both teams have great divers and the diving events will be pivotal and closely contested.

On Wednesday, the top-ranked Texas A&M women will travel to SMU for a dual meet.

On Friday, Auburn hosts the annual Ralph Crocker Invitational, which will run Friday-Sunday and is a club meet.

Also on Friday, Alabama faces Florida State in a non-conference battle.

On Saturday, South Carolina faces East Carolina.

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Trudy York Miller
6 years ago

Go Georgia!!

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Superfan
6 years ago

Any news as to whether Gunnar Bentz will compete in this meet?

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