Emory Swimming & Diving to be Tested against Division I Powerhouse University of Georgia

Emory Swimming & Diving to be Tested against Division I Powerhouse University of Georgia

In what is likely to be its most challenging dual meet of the season, the Emory University swimming and diving teams will make the trip up north to face the NCAA Division I University of Georgia on Wednesday at 5:00 PM.

The Emory men are 1-1 on the season, following a 170.5 - 122.5 loss to the Division I University of North Carolina Wilmington on Saturday.  The Emory women's squad, coming off a win over the University of Houston (152 - 141) and a loss to UNC Wilmington (164 - 131), is 2-1 on the season.

The Georgia men currently stand at 0-2, with losses to North Carolina and Florida this season.  The Lady Bulldogs, following their second-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Division I Championships, are 2-0 on the season with wins over North Carolina and Florida.

Georgia features three returning NCAA Division I individual champions in its lineup - Allison Schmitt (500 freestyle), Wendy Trott (1,650 freestyle), and Troyden Prinsloo (500 freestyle) - in addition to the women's 200 medley relay team.  Last season, the Emory men lost to the Bulldogs 137 - 89, while the Eagles fell to the Lady Bulldogs 139 - 90.

Fans can follow Wednesday's meet with live-updating results, by clicking here.

Emory Notes:
Emory University's April Whitley was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Athlete of the Week for women's swimming and diving, based on her performance at Emory's dual meet on Saturday... Whitley recorded three provisional qualifying times during the meet, including two in individual events... Whitley becomes the third Eagle to earn the honor this season, joining John Petroff and Lillian Ciardelli... Petroff and Ruth Westby were named the Division III swimmers of the week by collegeswimming.com last week.