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Jackets Split Day One of Home Finale
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech swim and dive splits day one of their home finale.
The men dominated Friday’s match with a total of 187 points, to South Carolina’s 113 points.
Tech had multiple athletes earn wins throughout the 32-event meet. On the men’s side, Mert Kilavuz found success in the 1650 Y Free (14:44.15) and 500 Free (4:25.58), Leandro Odorici also had success for the Jackets in the 100 Free (43.62) and the 50 Free (19.82). The men also claimed several first-place finishes from Berke Saka (200 IM), Joao Caballero (100 Y Breast), and Stephen Jones (100 Y Fly).
The Jacket’s also swept the podium in two events. Saka, Nils Bognar, and Chris Richardson swept the men’s 200 Back. Batur Unlu, Ricky Balduccini, and Vitor Sega found success in the 200 Free.
Max Fowler had yet another dominating performance, securing first-place finishes in both the men’s 1-meter (407.25) and 3-meter dive (414.90).
Despite the end results of the meet, the women had an impressive day with multiple top performances.
Sophie Murphy finished the day with a first-place time of 1:46.51 in the 200 Free and 49.29 in the 100 Free. Sabyne Brisson and Anna Hadijiloizou also had first place finishes in their respective events.
Elizabeth Powley had success today with first place dives in the women’s 1-meter (282.45) and 3-meter dive (304.80).
Through 36 events, the women finished with a total of 131 points, behind South Carolina’s 169 points.
The Jackets swept the 200 relay. Relay Team A (Vivien Rothwell, Clarissa Sabin, Lindsey Merk, and Hadjiloizou) finished the day with a time of 1:39.66 for the women. Relay Team A (Saka, Caballero, Odorici, and David Gapinski) finished with a time of 1:25.47.
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Georgia Tech swimming and diving will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 27 as they honor their seniors before their tri-meet against Carson Newman and ECU.
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PERRY, Ga. (WALB) — The Georgia National Fair announced ticket pricing changes for 2026 in a Facebook post.
Children ages 3-10 will now require a $5 admission ticket.
Adult tickets purchased with cash at the entry gate will cost $20, excluding discounted admission days. Adults paying with a card at the gate will pay $15.
All online transactions will include a processing fee.
Discounted admission days will be $10 for everyone. Seniors 60 and up are $10 every day.
For more ticket information and fair dates, visit https://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/getconnected/pricing.
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GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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