Lexington, Ky. ? Coming off one of the best performances at the Southeastern Conference Championships in the program?s history, the Kentucky women?s swimming and diving team will be heading to Athens, Ga., to compete in the Bulldog Invitational this Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend?s meet serves as the last chance for swimmers and divers to qualify or improve their standings for the NCAA Championships or NCAA Zone Diving Championships.

Certain Cats have already qualified for NCAA and Zone Diving cuts and will not be making the trip. That group includes SEC platform diving champion Taryn Ignacio, as well as fellow divers Jillian Becker, Joey Brown, Kari Retrum and Jessica Thompson. Swimmers Heather and Jenny Bradford, as well Laura Graham have also qualified for the NCAA Championships as singles competitors. Nikia Deveaux and Joanna McLean have also qualified along with the Bradford twins to compete in the NCAA Championships as part of the 200 medley relay team.

Each morning during the two-day event will begin with a prelim session at 10 a.m. EST with the finals session scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. EST.

The meet will consist of student-athletes from across the Southeast including competitors from SEC rivals such as South Carolina and Georgia, as well as from Miami, Clemson and Florida International.