The Georgia men’s swimming and diving team finished the NCAA championship the way it started after Day 1 – in 10th place.

The Bulldogs finished with 131 points, two shy of ninth place finisher Virginia (133) and 395 points behind meet winner Auburn (526). Redshirt senior Neil Versfeld’s NCAA record swim in the 200-yard breaststroke earned him an individual national championship in the event, along with Troyden Prinsloo’s championship winning swim in the 1,650 freestyle.

“I am really proud of our kids,” head coach Jack Bauerle said in a release. “They did a heck of a job tonight and throughout this meet. I didn’t think we could match what we did last year, but in a way, I think we did.”

Not only did Versfeld set the new NCAA record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:51.40, but the South African sensation also swam faster than the American and U.S. Open records set by Olympic medalist Brendan Hansen in 2006.

“That was one of the greatest swims we’ve had in history for the men,” Bauerle said. “He had to sit out last year to make Olympics and his lone goal this year was to win an NCAA championship.”

Versfeld’s roommate and fellow South African Troyden Prinsloo captured Georgia’s other championship swim in the 1,650-yard freestyle, winning the race with a time of 14:30.91, crushing the rest of the field by 2.64 seconds. Sophomore Mark Dylla came up big for the Bulldogs as well, finishing second in the 200-yard butterfly.

“It was a fun meet,” Dylla said. “Finishing in the top 10 is a great way to go out. Not many people gave us a chance to finish that high but we all worked hard this season and it paid off.”