No. 8 Aggies Claim Victory in Double-Dual Meet

Friday, January 6

Atlanta, Ga.

10:00 AM

Texas A&M

163

Georgia Tech

Jan 06, 2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: Katy Gallaher, Athletics Communications

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ATLANTA – The No. 8 Texas A&M men's swimming & diving team defeated No. 21 Georgia Tech (163-99) and SCAD (207-53) Friday morning inside the McAuley Aquatic Center.

Looking to bounce back after falling at Auburn, the Aggies kicked off the morning with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay as Ethan Gogulski, Andres Puente, Jace Brown and Kaloyan Bratanov put up a time of 1:28.62.

Kick-starting the individual events, newcomer Batuhan Filiz finished on top in the 1,000 free, swimming to a 9:09.62.

Baylor Nelson claimed second in the 200 free (1:38.02), while also adding a pair of top finishes in the 200 back (1:46.54) and the 200 IM (1:48.02). The 100 back was led by Ethan Gogulski, putting up a first-place time of 49.00.

Puente highlighted breaststroke events with top finishes in the 100 (54.57) and 200 (1:59.24).

Notching the top time in the 200 fly, Anze Fers Erzen swam to a 1:48.09 while also tacking on a pair of top-two finishes in the 200 back (1:47.24) and 200 IM (1:50.20). Brown led the pool in the 100 fly, recording a 48.32.

Guiding the Aggies in the freestyle sprints, Connor Foote finished third in the 50 (20.73) and Collin Fuchs secured second in the 100 (45.04).

Ensuring the win against both teams, A&M's 200 free relay of Foote, Carter Nelson, Fuchs and Nelson took first with a time of 1:21.30.

Up Next
The Maroon & White return home on Saturday, Jan. 21 to continue SEC competition as they take on the LSU Tigers at 10 a.m. A&M will honor its senior class prior to the team's final dual meet at the Rec Center Natatorium this season.

Post Meet Quotes
Head Coach Jay Holmes on the team's performance …
It wasn't pretty, but our guys did get the win. I think every swimmer at this meet showed that we are indeed in early January. Our message to the guys was simple, just keep fighting for the points and work on our details. We were looking for the fight and what points we were able to steal away by getting to the wall before everyone else in the heat.

On freshmen Batuhan Filiz and Baylor Nelson …
Batuhan's 1,000 free win was a fun one to watch. Georgia Tech's best distance swimmer is also from Turkey and they have raced each other a lot growing up. Now, they've just moved their racing to the U.S., while in the college system. We are thinking that race meant a whole lot to the both of them. Baylor picked up two more wins today. The 200 [free] he didn't win, but it was split really well. He just didn't have enough front-end speed to get out fast enough.

On seniors Jace Brown and Andres Puente …
Jace had some real good efforts today. It was great seeing him, as a senior, finding ways to score wins for us. Andres is just consistent, and he wins. We are just really glad he is here, because we count on him a lot.

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