Three swimmers and one coach will represent UGA and the U.S. in the World University Games, according to USA Swimming.
Veronica Burchill will be a member of the women’s team while Taylor Dale and Kevin Litherland will compete for the men. Brian Smith, a UGA associate head coach, will serve as an assistant for the men’s squad.
The World University Games will take place Aug. 20-27 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Burchill will compete in the 100-meter freestyle while Dale is entered in the 50- and 100-meter backstroke, and Litherland will be in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Burchill is a sophomore, Dale completed his collegiate eligibility in March, and Litherland is a senior. Smith has been a member of the UGA staff for the past 10 seasons.
Carol Capitani of Texas and Whitney Hite of Wisconsin will serve as the women’s and men’s head coaches, respectively. Capitani and Hite were assistant coaches at UGA earlier in their careers. Florida assistant Jeff Poppell, who will join Smith on the men’s staff, is a UGA letterman.
