2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships: Texas A&M Women, Florida Men Claim Titles on Final Night

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The fifth and final night of the 2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships saw the Texas A&M women and the Florida men claim 2019 SEC Championship team titles.

Tennessee’s Erika Brown and Florida’s Robert Finke broke SEC meet records in the 100 free and 1650 free respectively. Pool records also fell in the men’s 100 free, women’s 200 breast, and women’s 400 free relay.

2019 SEC Championships, Day 5 Final Results – Results

Final Women’s Team Scores

  • Texas A&M (1107)
  • Florida (1023.5)
  • Kentucky (927.5)
  • Tennessee (919.5)
  • Georgia (883.5)
  • Auburn (883)
  • Missouri (640)
  • Arkansas (517)
  • South Carolina (515)
  • Louisiana State (489.5)
  • Alabama (429.5)
  • Vanderbilt (193)

Final Men’s Team Scores

  • Florida (1233)
  • Missouri (1137)
  • Tennessee (917)
  • Texas A&M (907)
  • Georgia (862.5)
  • Alabama (789.5)
  • Kentucky (672)
  • Auburn (661.5)
  • South Carolina (565)
  • Louisiana State (486.5)

Schedule of Events:

  • Women’s 1650 Free
  • Men’s 1650 Free
  • Women’s 200 Back
  • Men’s 200 Back
  • Women’s 100 Free
  • Men’s 100 Free
  • Women’s 200 Breast
  • Men’s 200 Breast
  • Men’s Platform Diving
  • Women’s 400 Free Relay
  • Men’s 400 Free Relay

Women’s 1650 Free

Florida’s Leah Braswell and Taylor Ault delivered a 1-2 punch in finals of the women’s 1650 free. Braswell, a freshman, was the only athlete in the field to break the 16-minute barrier. She stopped the clock at a time of 15:53.54. Ault, a sophomore, claimed second wiht a 16:00.52, followed closely by Alabama’s Kensey McMahon and her time of 16:00.59.

Emily Hetzer of Auburn finished fourth overall with a time of 16:01.02, while Tennessee’s Amanda Nunan took fifth with a 16:02.34.

Kentucky’s Geena Freriks (16:05.96), Texas A&M’s Haley Yelle (16:09.65) and Kentucky’s Paige Kelly (16:10.41) rounded out the top eight.

 Event 32  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 15:36.52  2/20/2016 Brittany MacLean, Georgia
         Pool: P 15:39.56  12/6/2015 Leah Smith, Virginia
      US Open: O 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         NCAA: N 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
     American: M 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
                 15:53.50  A
                 16:30.59  B
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Braswell, Leah   FR Florida-FL       15:59.47   15:53.54 B       32  
    r:+0.90  27.07        56.00 (28.93)
        1:25.37 (29.37)     1:54.66 (29.29)
        2:23.95 (29.29)     2:53.28 (29.33)
        3:22.39 (29.11)     3:51.69 (29.30)
        4:20.72 (29.03)     4:49.80 (29.08)
        5:18.62 (28.82)     5:47.33 (28.71)
        6:16.24 (28.91)     6:44.94 (28.70)
        7:13.56 (28.62)     7:42.45 (28.89)
        8:11.05 (28.60)     8:39.55 (28.50)
        9:08.15 (28.60)     9:36.83 (28.68)
       10:05.44 (28.61)    10:33.99 (28.55)
       11:02.77 (28.78)    11:31.52 (28.75)
       12:00.46 (28.94)    12:29.56 (29.10)
       12:58.68 (29.12)    13:28.02 (29.34)
       13:57.30 (29.28)    14:26.61 (29.31)
       14:56.05 (29.44)    15:25.57 (29.52)    15:53.54 (27.97)
  2 Ault, Taylor     SO Florida-FL       16:14.26   16:00.52 B       28  
    r:+0.75  26.77        56.12 (29.35)
        1:25.57 (29.45)     1:55.29 (29.72)
        2:24.84 (29.55)     2:54.21 (29.37)
        3:23.64 (29.43)     3:53.02 (29.38)
        4:22.39 (29.37)     4:51.63 (29.24)
        5:21.01 (29.38)     5:50.25 (29.24)
        6:19.47 (29.22)     6:48.75 (29.28)
        7:18.07 (29.32)     7:47.24 (29.17)
        8:16.56 (29.32)     8:45.68 (29.12)
        9:14.90 (29.22)     9:43.98 (29.08)
       10:13.09 (29.11)    10:42.39 (29.30)
       11:11.59 (29.20)    11:40.83 (29.24)
       12:09.93 (29.10)    12:39.16 (29.23)
       13:08.17 (29.01)    13:37.41 (29.24)
       14:06.48 (29.07)    14:35.46 (28.98)
       15:04.60 (29.14)    15:33.34 (28.74)    16:00.52 (27.18)
  3 McMahon, Kensey  FR Alabama-SE       15:59.46   16:00.59 B       27  
    r:+0.80  27.26        56.27 (29.01)
        1:25.68 (29.41)     1:55.30 (29.62)
        2:24.96 (29.66)     2:54.39 (29.43)
        3:23.80 (29.41)     3:53.07 (29.27)
        4:22.47 (29.40)     4:51.92 (29.45)
        5:21.15 (29.23)     5:50.63 (29.48)
        6:19.81 (29.18)     6:49.07 (29.26)
        7:18.36 (29.29)     7:47.74 (29.38)
        8:16.99 (29.25)     8:46.31 (29.32)
        9:15.55 (29.24)     9:44.81 (29.26)
       10:13.88 (29.07)    10:42.94 (29.06)
       11:11.89 (28.95)    11:40.65 (28.76)
       12:09.65 (29.00)    12:38.73 (29.08)
       13:07.72 (28.99)    13:36.50 (28.78)
       14:05.65 (29.15)    14:34.90 (29.25)
       15:03.97 (29.07)    15:32.96 (28.99)    16:00.59 (27.63)

Men’s 1650 Free

Florida freshman Robert Finke swam away from the competition in finals of the men’s 1650 free, clocking a new SEC meet record of 14:23.01. His time overturns Georgia’s Sebastian Roualt’s 2006 record of 14:35.47 and earned him an ‘A’ cut.

Fellow Florida freshman Trey Freeman added a second place finish of 14:48.69. Finke and Freeman’s 1-2 finish earned the Florida Gators a combined total of 60 points and pushed them further away from the other teams in the team rankings. However, it is still a close race with Missouri 45.5 points behind.

South Carolina’s Rafael Davila finished third overall with a time of 14:51.98, while the Georgia duo of Kevin Miller and Walker Higgins took fourth and fifth with times of 14:52.85 and 14:54.05.

South Carolina’s Cody Bekemeyer (14:55.89), Tennessee’s Sam Rice (14:59.30), and Auburn’s Josh Dannhauser (15:00.61) were sixth through eighth.

 Event 33  Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 14:35.47  2/18/2006 Sebastian Roualt, Georgia
         Pool: P 14:37.48  3/30/2002 Erik Vendt, S. California
      US Open: O 14:18.25  12/2/2017 Zane Grothe, Unattached
         NCAA: N 14:22.41  3/25/2017 Clark Smith, Texas
     American: M 14:18.25  12/2/2017 Zane Grothe, Unattached
                 14:39.56  A
                 15:26.19  B
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Finke, Robert    FR Florida-FL       14:55.39   14:23.01SA       32  
    r:+0.77  23.86        49.61 (25.75)
        1:16.04 (26.43)     1:42.33 (26.29)
        2:08.64 (26.31)     2:34.87 (26.23)
        3:01.15 (26.28)     3:27.42 (26.27)
        3:53.53 (26.11)     4:19.64 (26.11)
        4:45.75 (26.11)     5:11.84 (26.09)
        5:38.08 (26.24)     6:04.38 (26.30)
        6:30.70 (26.32)     6:56.97 (26.27)
        7:23.21 (26.24)     7:49.49 (26.28)
        8:15.60 (26.11)     8:41.80 (26.20)
        9:07.95 (26.15)     9:34.19 (26.24)
       10:00.66 (26.47)    10:27.12 (26.46)
       10:53.61 (26.49)    11:19.96 (26.35)
       11:46.47 (26.51)    12:12.96 (26.49)
       12:39.56 (26.60)    13:05.97 (26.41)
       13:32.48 (26.51)    13:58.58 (26.10)    14:23.01 (24.43)
  2 Freeman, Trey    FR Florida-FL       15:10.95   14:48.69 B       28  
    r:+0.80  24.54        51.21 (26.67)
        1:18.45 (27.24)     1:45.64 (27.19)
        2:12.98 (27.34)     2:40.20 (27.22)
        3:07.36 (27.16)     3:34.67 (27.31)
        4:01.82 (27.15)     4:29.02 (27.20)
        4:56.16 (27.14)     5:23.27 (27.11)
        5:50.32 (27.05)     6:17.42 (27.10)
        6:44.49 (27.07)     7:11.91 (27.42)
        7:39.19 (27.28)     8:06.52 (27.33)
        8:33.71 (27.19)     9:00.93 (27.22)
        9:28.18 (27.25)     9:55.52 (27.34)
       10:22.80 (27.28)    10:50.14 (27.34)
       11:17.41 (27.27)    11:44.39 (26.98)
       12:11.29 (26.90)    12:38.05 (26.76)
       13:04.63 (26.58)    13:31.07 (26.44)
       13:57.55 (26.48)    14:23.70 (26.15)    14:48.69 (24.99)
  3 Davila, Rafael   SO South Carolina-S 15:15.72   14:51.98 B       27  
    r:+0.78  24.34        50.81 (26.47)
        1:17.63 (26.82)     1:44.29 (26.66)
        2:11.00 (26.71)     2:37.94 (26.94)
        3:04.87 (26.93)     3:31.72 (26.85)
        3:58.59 (26.87)     4:25.52 (26.93)
        4:52.37 (26.85)     5:19.13 (26.76)
        5:45.96 (26.83)     6:12.81 (26.85)
        6:39.77 (26.96)     7:06.85 (27.08)
        7:33.90 (27.05)     8:00.90 (27.00)
        8:27.85 (26.95)     8:54.96 (27.11)
        9:21.91 (26.95)     9:49.25 (27.34)
       10:16.79 (27.54)    10:44.60 (27.81)
       11:12.44 (27.84)    11:40.23 (27.79)
       12:07.96 (27.73)    12:35.97 (28.01)
       13:03.54 (27.57)    13:31.17 (27.63)
       13:58.65 (27.48)    14:25.87 (27.22)    14:51.98 (26.11)

Women’s 200 Back

Kentucky’s Asia Seidt and Ali Galyer collected gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s 200 back. The two were two of the fastest off the start, producing reaction times of 0.56 and 0.55 each. Seidt commanded the race from the beginning, flipping first at every turn before stopping the clock at a time of 1:49.31. Galyer followed close behind with a 1:50.39.

Erin Falconer and Sonnele Oeztuerk, both of Auburn, picked up third and fourth place with times of 1:51.57 and 1:52.37.

Tennessee’s Sinclair Larson turned in a 1:52.44 for fifth, while Kentucky’s Sophie Sorenson was sixth with a 1:52.92.

Sherridon Dressel of Florida (1:53.51) and Emily Cornell of South Carolina (1:54.43) finished seventh and eighth.

 Event 34  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 1:48.34  2/21/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida
         Pool: P 1:48.90  12/2/2012 Elizabeth Pelton, California
      US Open: O 1:47.30  3/17/2018 Kathleen Baker, California
         NCAA: N 1:47.30  3/17/2018 Kathleen Baker, California
     American: M 1:47.30  3/17/2018 Kathleen Baker, California
                 1:50.50  A
                 1:57.11  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Seidt, Asia      JR Kentucky-KY       1:50.76    1:49.31 A       32  
    r:+0.56  25.55        53.12 (27.57)
        1:21.14 (28.02)     1:49.31 (28.17)
  2 Galyer, Ali      JR Kentucky-KY       1:52.97    1:50.39 A       28  
    r:+0.55  26.08        53.73 (27.65)
        1:21.97 (28.24)     1:50.39 (28.42)
  3 Falconer, Erin   SR Auburn-SE         1:51.43    1:51.57 B       27  
    r:+0.58  26.08        54.24 (28.16)
        1:22.75 (28.51)     1:51.57 (28.82)
  4 Oeztuerk, Sonne  SO Auburn-SE         1:51.94    1:52.37 B       26  
    r:+0.68  26.65        54.77 (28.12)
        1:23.13 (28.36)     1:52.37 (29.24)
  5 Larson, Sinclai  FR Tennessee-SE      1:52.92    1:52.44 B       25  
    r:+0.64  26.74        55.16 (28.42)
        1:23.92 (28.76)     1:52.44 (28.52)
  6 Sorenson, Sophi  FR Kentucky-KY       1:53.05    1:52.92 B       24  
    r:+0.64  26.71        54.71 (28.00)
        1:23.72 (29.01)     1:52.92 (29.20)
  7 Dressel, Sherri  JR Florida-FL        1:53.01    1:53.51 B       23  
    r:+0.55  26.70        55.46 (28.76)
        1:24.79 (29.33)     1:53.51 (28.72)
  8 Cornell, Emily   JR South Carolina-S  1:52.93    1:54.43 B       22  
    r:+0.60  26.75        55.25 (28.50)
        1:24.47 (29.22)     1:54.43 (29.96)

Men’s 200 Back

Tennessee’s Joey Reilman turned in a time of 1:38.97 to win the men’s 200 back and put himself within range of Ryan Lochte’s SEC meet record of 1:38.29.

Shaine Casas of Texas A&M picked up second place with a time of 1:39.84, followed closely by Florida’s Clark Beach and his time of 1:39.95.

Georgia’s Javier Acevedo collected a fourth place finish of 1:40.18, just ahead of Tennessee’s Matthew Garcia’s 1:41.03.

Florida’s Kacper Stokowski (1:41.31), Missouri’s Nick Alexander (1:41.42), and Missouri’s Jack Dahlgren (1:42.57) were sixth through eighth.

 Event 35  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 1:38.29  2/17/2005 Ryan Lochte, Florida
         Pool: P 1:38.35  12/5/2015 Ryan Murphy, California
      US Open: O 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
         NCAA: N 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
     American: M 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
                 1:39.38  A
                 1:45.04  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Reilman, Joey    SR Tennessee-SE      1:40.57    1:38.97 A       32  
    r:+0.55  22.93        47.64 (24.71)
        1:12.82 (25.18)     1:38.97 (26.15)
  2 Casas, Shaine    FR Texas A&M-GU      1:40.63    1:39.84 B       28  
    r:+0.54  23.52        49.13 (25.61)
        1:14.58 (25.45)     1:39.84 (25.26)
  3 Beach, Clark     SO Florida-FL        1:40.10    1:39.95 B       27  
    r:+0.50  23.33        48.42 (25.09)
        1:13.89 (25.47)     1:39.95 (26.06)
  4 Acevedo, Javier  JR Georgia-GA        1:40.68    1:40.18 B       26  
    r:+0.57  23.92        49.51 (25.59)
        1:15.35 (25.84)     1:40.18 (24.83)
  5 Garcia, Matthew  JR Tennessee-SE      1:40.86    1:41.03 B       25  
    r:+0.56  24.02        49.37 (25.35)
        1:15.53 (26.16)     1:41.03 (25.50)
  6 Stokowski, Kacp  FR Florida-FL        1:41.37    1:41.31 B       24  
    r:+0.50  23.92        50.02 (26.10)
        1:15.41 (25.39)     1:41.31 (25.90)
  7 Alexander, Nick  JR Missouri-MV       1:40.68    1:41.42 B       23  
    r:+0.52  23.94        49.81 (25.87)
        1:15.77 (25.96)     1:41.42 (25.65)
  8 Dahlgren, Jack   FR Missouri-MV       1:40.99    1:42.57 B       22  
    r:+0.59  24.05        50.02 (25.97)
        1:16.01 (25.99)     1:42.57 (26.56)

Women’s 100 Free

Tennessee’s Erika Brown continued to break SEC meet records on Saturday night, toppling the women’s 100 free record with a 46.41. Brown’s record replaces Auburn’s Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace’s 2012 record of 46.61.

Anna Hopkin of Arkansas turned in a 47.10 for second overall, while Georgia’s Veronica Burchill picked up a close third with a 47.30.

The Auburn trio of Claire Fisch (47.62), Julie Meynen (47.80), and Alyssa Tetzloff (48.04) collected fourth through sixth place.

Seventh and eighth place went to Missouri’s Ann Ochitwa (48.07) and Louisiana State’s Haylee Knight (48.32).

 Event 36  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 46.61  2/18/2012 Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace, Auburn
         Pool: P 46.84  12/4/2011 Natalie Coughlin, California
      US Open: O 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
         NCAA: N 45.56  3/18/2018 Simone Manuel, Stanford
     American: M 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
                 47.35  A
                 49.51  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Brown, Erika     JR Tennessee-SE        46.68      46.41SA       32  
    r:+0.68  22.34        46.41 (24.07)
  2 Hopkin, Anna     JR Arkansas-AR         48.06      47.10 A       28  
    r:+0.73  22.43        47.10 (24.67)
  3 Burchill, Veron  JR Georgia-GA          48.24      47.30 A       27  
    r:+0.69  22.76        47.30 (24.54)
  4 Fisch, Claire    JR Auburn-SE           47.61      47.62 B       26  
    r:+0.72  22.59        47.62 (25.03)
  5 Meynen, Julie    JR Auburn-SE           48.22      47.80 B       25  
    r:+0.67  23.02        47.80 (24.78)
  6 Tetzloff, Alyss  SR Auburn-SE           48.03      48.04 B       24  
    r:+0.65  22.68        48.04 (25.36)
  7 Ochitwa, Ann     SR Missouri-MV         47.60      48.07 B       23  
    r:+0.73  22.84        48.07 (25.23)
  8 Knight, Haylee   SR Louisiana State-    47.98      48.32 B       22  
    r:+0.66  23.35        48.32 (24.97)

Men’s 100 Free

Robert Howard of Alabama sprinted to a pool record and a gold medal finish in the men’s 100 free, stopping the clock at a time of 41.57. His time took down Cal’s Anthony Ervin’s 2002 pool record of 41.62 and finished .50 seconds off Florida’s Caeleb Dressel’s SEC meet record of 41.07.

Tennesee’s Kyle Decoursey finished second overall with a time of 41.71, just ahead of Florida’s Maxime Rooney and his time of 41.74.

Mikel Schreuders of Missouri turned in a 41.96 for fourth place, while Texas A&M’s Adam Koster grabbed fifth with a 42.40.

Florida’s Khader Baqlah (42.48), Alabama’s Zane Waddell (42.67), and Kentucky’s Peter Wetzlar (42.77) picked up sixth through eighth place.

 Event 37  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 41.07  2/20/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Pool: P 41.62  3/30/2002 Anthony Ervin, California
      US Open: O 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         NCAA: N 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     American: M 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
                 41.88  A
                 43.80  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Howard, Robert   SR Alabama-SE          41.96      41.57PA       32  
    r:+0.73  19.90        41.57 (21.67)
  2 Decoursey, Kyle  SR Tennessee-SE        42.45      41.71 A       28  
    r:+0.69  20.07        41.71 (21.64)
  3 Rooney, Maxime   JR Florida-FL          42.41      41.74 A       27  
    r:+0.65  20.09        41.74 (21.65)
  4 Schreuders, Mik  SR Missouri-MV         42.30      41.96 B       26  
    r:+0.67  20.17        41.96 (21.79)
  5 Koster, Adam     JR Texas A&M-GU        42.38      42.40 B       25  
    r:+0.65  20.41        42.40 (21.99)
  6 Baqlah, Khader   JR Florida-FL          42.52      42.48 B       24  
    r:+0.72  20.42        42.48 (22.06)
  7 Waddell, Zane    JR Alabama-SE          42.56      42.67 B       23  
    r:+0.75  20.43        42.67 (22.24)
  8 Wetzlar, Peter   JR Kentucky-KY         42.77      42.77 B       22  
    r:+0.65  20.43        42.77 (22.34)

Women’s 200 Breast

Texas A&M’s Anna Belousova collected a narrow victory over teammate Sydney Pickrem in the finals of the women’s 200 breast. Belousova posted a time of 2:04.80, followed closely by Pickrem’s 2:04.89, to earn a new pool record. Her time takes down Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson’s time of 2:05.19 from 2014.

Bailey Bonnett of Kentucky turned in a 2:07.19 for third, while South Carolina’s Albury Higgs was fourth with a 2:07.40.

Nikol Popov of Tennessee took fifth overall with a 2:07.87, just ahead of Florida’s Vanessa Pearl (2:08.51).

Tennessee’s Tess Cieplucha finished seventh with a 2:09.36.

South Carolina’s Emma Barksdale was disqualified from the event.

 Event 38  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 2:04.62  2/18/2018 Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&M
         Pool: P 2:05.19  2/22/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
      US Open: O 2:02.60  3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
         NCAA: N 2:02.60  3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
     American: M 2:02.60  3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
                 2:06.94  A
                 2:13.97  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Belousova, Anna  JR Texas A&M-GU      2:07.52    2:04.80PA       32  
    r:+0.74  28.58      1:00.43 (31.85)
        1:33.52 (33.09)     2:04.80 (31.28)
  2 Pickrem, Sydney  SR Texas A&M-GU      2:06.30    2:04.89PA       28  
    r:+0.72  28.96      1:00.74 (31.78)
        1:32.82 (32.08)     2:04.89 (32.07)
  3 Bonnett, Bailey  SO Kentucky-KY       2:08.16    2:07.19 B       27  
    r:+0.67  28.86      1:01.03 (32.17)
        1:34.08 (33.05)     2:07.19 (33.11)
  4 Higgs, Albury    JR South Carolina-S  2:09.03    2:07.40 B       26  
    r:+0.77  28.79      1:01.09 (32.30)
        1:34.22 (33.13)     2:07.40 (33.18)
  5 Popov, Nikol     SO Tennessee-SE      2:07.60    2:07.87 B       25  
    r:+0.74  29.21      1:01.27 (32.06)
        1:33.94 (32.67)     2:07.87 (33.93)
  6 Pearl, Vanessa   FR Florida-FL        2:09.52    2:08.51 B       24  
    r:+0.74  29.05      1:01.37 (32.32)
        1:34.77 (33.40)     2:08.51 (33.74)
  7 Cieplucha, Tess  JR Tennessee-SE      2:08.84    2:09.36 B       23  
    r:+0.79  29.63      1:02.49 (32.86)
        1:35.61 (33.12)     2:09.36 (33.75)
 -- Barksdale, Emma  SR South Carolina-S  2:08.43         DQ        
      Non-simultaneous touch
    r:+0.77  29.19      1:01.28 (32.09)
        1:33.64 (32.36)          DQ (32.87)

Men’s 200 Breast

Texas A&M added another breaststroke victory to their name in the men’s event. Benjamin Walker, a junior, posted a final time of 1:52.55 to earn the gold and improve upon his prelims time of 1:52.74.

James Guest of Georgia collected the silver medal with a time of 1:53.11, followed closely by Florida’s Grant Sanders (1:53.36) and Tennessee’s Matthew Dunphy (1:53.58).

Missouri’s Jordan O’Brien and Auburn’s Tommy Brewer tied for fifth with a time of 1:54.73.

Jack Dalmolin of Georgia and Marco Guarente of Florida were seventh and eighth with times of 1:55.08 and 1:55.12.

 Event 39  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 1:51.58  2/21/2015 Nic Fink, Georgia
         Pool: P 1:51.59  2/22/2014 Anton McKee, Alabama
      US Open: O 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
         NCAA: N 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
     American: M 1:47.91  3/25/2018 Will Licon, Texas
                 1:52.94  A
                 1:58.43  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Walker, Benjami  JR Texas A&M-GU      1:52.74    1:52.55 A       32  
    r:+0.71  25.18        53.85 (28.67)
        1:22.90 (29.05)     1:52.55 (29.65)
  2 Guest, James     SR Georgia-GA        1:53.58    1:53.11 B       28  
    r:+0.65  25.53        54.18 (28.65)
        1:23.46 (29.28)     1:53.11 (29.65)
  3 Sanders, Grant   JR Florida-FL        1:53.62    1:53.36 B       27  
    r:+0.73  25.59        54.56 (28.97)
        1:23.67 (29.11)     1:53.36 (29.69)
  4 Dunphy, Matthew  SR Tennessee-SE      1:54.31    1:53.58 B       26  
    r:+0.65  25.60        54.51 (28.91)
        1:24.17 (29.66)     1:53.58 (29.41)
  5 O'Brien, Jordan  SR Missouri-MV       1:55.59    1:54.73 B       24.5
    r:+0.76  25.85        54.94 (29.09)
        1:24.48 (29.54)     1:54.73 (30.25)
  5 Brewer, Tommy    SR Auburn-SE         1:54.96    1:54.73 B       24.5
    r:+0.69  25.34        54.27 (28.93)
        1:23.91 (29.64)     1:54.73 (30.82)
  7 Dalmolin, Jack   SO Georgia-GA        1:55.19    1:55.08 B       23  
    r:+0.71  25.33        54.27 (28.94)
        1:24.10 (29.83)     1:55.08 (30.98)
  8 Guarente, Marco  JR Florida-FL        1:54.56    1:55.12 B       22  
    r:+0.62  25.53        54.35 (28.82)
        1:24.77 (30.42)     1:55.12 (30.35)

Men’s Platform Diving

Zhipeng Zeng of Tennessee won the men’s platform diving event with a total score of 452.25.

Kentucky’s Chase Lane picked up second place with a 424.65, while third ewnt to Louisiana State’s Juan Celaya Hernandez. with a score of 409.35.

Matthew Phillip, also of Louisiana State, added a fourth place finish of 380.00, just ahead of Missouri’s Ike Khamis’ 377.75.

Tennessee’s William Hallam (374.95), Auburn’s Conner Pruitt (374.15), and Alabama’s Robbie Costine (303.50) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 400 Free Relay

The Auburn women sprinted to a new pool record in the women’s 400 free relay. The relay team of Claire Fisch (47.48), Julie Meynen (47.54), Alyssa Tetzloff (54.73), and Erin Falconer (40.70) posted a combined time of 3:10.45. Their time downs the Cal pool record of 3:11.15 from 2014.

Missouri turned in a second place finish of 3:14.48, whiel third was picked up by Arkansas with a 3:14.65.

Kentucky picked up a close fourth place finish with a time of 3:14.68, followed by Georgia’s time of 3:15.20.

Florida (3:15.58), South Carolina (3:15.64), and Tennessee (3:16.15) were sixth through eighth.

 Event 41  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 3:11.23  2/23/2013 Georgia
                          A. Schmitt, C. VanLandeghem, S. Vreeland, M Romano
         Pool: P 3:11.15  12/7/2014 California
                          Franklin, Cheng, Pelton, Osman
      US Open: O 3:07.61  3/18/2017 Stanford
                          S. Manuel, K. Ledecky, J. Hu, L. Neal
         NCAA: N 3:07.51  3/18/2018 Stanford
                          S. Manuel, K. Ledecky, J. Hu, L. Neal
     American: M 3:07.61  3/18/2018 Stanford
                          S. Manuel, K. Ledecky, J. Hu, L. Neal
                 3:14.97  A
                 3:16.82  B
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Auburn-SE  'A'                3:13.75    3:10.45PA       64  
     1) Fisch, Claire JR              2) r:+0.0 Meynen, Julie JR      
     3) r:0.42 Tetzloff, Alyssa SR    4) r:0.29 Falconer, Erin SR     
    r:+0.75  22.44        47.48 (47.48)
        1:10.21 (22.73)     1:35.02 (47.54)
        1:57.39 (22.37)     2:29.75 (54.73)
        2:45.51 (15.76)     3:10.45 (40.70)
  2 Missouri-MV  'A'              3:15.11    3:14.48 A       56  
     1) Ochitwa, Ann SR               2) r:0.13 Thompson, Sarah SO    
     3) r:0.35 Porter, Samantha SO    4) r:0.30 Hynes, Haley JR       
    r:+0.71  23.06        48.46 (48.46)
        1:11.12 (22.66)     1:37.03 (48.57)
        2:00.37 (23.34)     2:25.78 (48.75)
        2:49.04 (23.26)     3:14.48 (48.70)
  3 Arkansas-AR  'A'              3:15.05    3:14.65 A       54  
     1) Melton, Kobie FR              2) r:0.41 Hopkin, Anna JR       
     3) r:0.22 Moore, Molly FR        4) r:0.54 Pigliacampi, Malena SR
    r:+0.69  23.48        49.19 (49.19)
        1:11.15 (21.96)     1:35.75 (46.56)
        1:58.98 (23.23)     2:24.88 (49.13)
        2:48.70 (23.82)     3:14.65 (49.77)
  4 Kentucky-KY  'A'              3:15.16    3:14.68 A       52  
     1) Galyer, Ali JR                2) r:0.14 Seidt, Asia JR        
     3) r:0.17 Gaines, Riley FR       4) r:0.11 Freriks, Geena SR     
    r:+0.70  23.78        49.38 (49.38)
        1:12.48 (23.10)     1:37.75 (48.37)
        2:00.75 (23.00)     2:26.38 (48.63)
        2:49.46 (23.08)     3:14.68 (48.30)
  5 Georgia-GA  'A'               3:16.82    3:15.20 B       50  
     1) Burchill, Sammie SO           2) r:0.29 Carter, Olivia FR     
     3) r:0.28 Fa'amausili, Gaelle SO 4) r:0.49 Harnish, Courtney SO  
    r:+0.69  22.93        47.92 (47.92)
        1:11.58 (23.66)     1:37.61 (49.69)
        2:00.48 (22.87)     2:26.06 (48.45)
        2:49.42 (23.36)     3:15.20 (49.14)
  6 Florida-FL  'A'               3:18.10    3:15.58 B       48  
     1) Fertel, Kelly JR              2) r:0.36 Dressel, Sherridon JR 
     3) r:0.16 Dambacher, Kelsey JR   4) r:0.26 Garofalo, Isabella JR 
    r:+0.75  23.60        49.42 (49.42)
        1:12.63 (23.21)     1:37.80 (48.38)
        2:00.92 (23.12)     2:26.96 (49.16)
        2:50.17 (23.21)     3:15.58 (48.62)
  7 South Carolina-SC  'A'        3:18.88    3:15.64 B       46  
     1) Lappin, Christina JR          2) r:0.38 Barksdale, Emma SR    
     3) r:0.32 Cornell, Emily JR      4) r:0.24 Kinsey, Hallie FR     
    r:+0.75  23.58        48.95 (48.95)
        1:12.17 (23.22)     1:37.50 (48.55)
        2:00.85 (23.35)     2:26.40 (48.90)
        2:49.69 (23.29)     3:15.64 (49.24)
  8 Tennessee-SE  'A'             3:14.09    3:16.15 B       44  
     1) Banic, Madeline SR            2) r:0.52 Pintar, Tjasa SO      
     3) r:0.56 Grinter, Bailey SO     4) r:0.27 Moseley, Stanzi JR    
    r:+0.70  23.78        49.53 (49.53)
        1:13.16 (23.63)     1:38.73 (49.20)
        2:01.90 (23.17)     2:27.51 (48.78)
        2:50.62 (23.11)     3:16.15 (48.64)

Men’s 400 Free Relay

The Alabama men dashed ahead of the competition to win the 400 free relay and the final event of the 2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships. The relay team of Jonathan Berneburg (43.26), Zane Waddell (41.93), Knox Auerbach (42.63), and Robert Howard (40.70) posted a combined itme of 2:48.52.

The Florida relay team of Maxime Rooney (42.06), Khader Baqlah (42.58), Bayley Main (41.97), and Kieran Smith (42.21) grabbed a close second place finish of 2:48.82.

Tennessee finished third overall with a time of 2:50.12, just ahead of Missouri’s 2:50.61.

Kentucky (2:51.40), Texas A&M (2:52.04), Georgia (2:53.03), and Auburn (2:53.12) took fifth through eighth respectively.

 Event 42  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     SEC Meet: S 2:46.03  2/21/2009 Auburn
                          J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett
         Pool: P 2:47.49  2/22/2014 Aiuburn
                          Chierighini, Disney-May, Mendes, Darmody
      US Open: O 2:44.31  3/24/2018 NC State
                          R. Held, J. Ress, J. Molacek, C. Stewart
         NCAA: N 2:44.31  3/24/2018 NC State
                          R. Held, J. Ress, J. Molacek, C. Stewart
     American: M 2:44.31  3/24/2018 NC State
                          R. Held, J. Ress, J. Molacek, C. Stewart
                 2:51.39  A
                 2:52.72  B
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Alabama-SE  'A'               2:50.41    2:48.52 A       64  
     1) Berneburg, Jonathan FR        2) r:0.39 Waddell, Zane JR      
     3) r:0.29 Auerbach, Knox SR      4) r:0.26 Howard, Robert SR     
    r:+0.73  20.70        43.26 (43.26)
        1:02.98 (19.72)     1:25.19 (41.93)
        1:45.18 (19.99)     2:07.82 (42.63)
        2:27.08 (19.26)     2:48.52 (40.70)
  2 Florida-FL  'A'               2:50.70    2:48.82 A       56  
     1) Rooney, Maxime JR             2) r:+0.0 Baqlah, Khader JR     
     3) r:0.48 Main, Bayley SR        4) r:0.38 Smith, Kieran FR      
    r:+0.65  20.19        42.06 (42.06)
        1:02.48 (20.42)     1:24.64 (42.58)
        1:44.47 (19.83)     2:06.61 (41.97)
        2:26.69 (20.08)     2:48.82 (42.21)
  3 Tennessee-SE  'A'             2:51.60    2:50.12 A       54  
     1) Reilman, Joey SR              2) r:0.18 Connolly, Alec JR     
     3) r:0.34 Walsh, Josh SO         4) r:0.31 Decoursey, Kyle SR    
    r:+0.68  20.33        42.59 (42.59)
        1:02.65 (20.06)     1:25.61 (43.02)
        1:46.04 (20.43)     2:08.80 (43.19)
        2:28.41 (19.61)     2:50.12 (41.32)
  4 Missouri-MV  'A'              2:50.05    2:50.61 A       52  
     1) Schreuders, Mikel SR          2) r:0.23 Kovac, Danny FR       
     3) r:0.27 Leach, Kyle FR         4) r:0.20 Dahlgren, Jack FR     
    r:+0.68  20.43        42.60 (42.60)
        1:02.65 (20.05)     1:25.53 (42.93)
        1:45.48 (19.95)     2:08.16 (42.63)
        2:28.35 (20.19)     2:50.61 (42.45)
  5 Kentucky-KY  'A'              2:52.23    2:51.40 B       50  
     1) Wetzlar, Peter JR             2) r:0.23 Mitchell, John JR     
     3) r:0.61 Head, Jason JR         4) r:0.32 Brown, Glen JR        
    r:+0.65  20.35        42.82 (42.82)
        1:03.29 (20.47)     1:25.67 (42.85)
        1:45.93 (20.26)     2:08.56 (42.89)
        2:28.76 (20.20)     2:51.40 (42.84)
  6 Texas A&M-GU  'A'             2:52.30    2:52.04 B       48  
     1) Koster, Adam JR               2) r:0.48 Thibert, Mike JR      
     3) r:0.26 Theall, Mark SO        4) r:0.44 Bobo, Clayton FR      
    r:+0.64  20.64        42.87 (42.87)
        1:02.99 (20.12)     1:25.81 (42.94)
        1:45.79 (19.98)     2:08.57 (42.76)
        2:28.93 (20.36)     2:52.04 (43.47)
  7 Georgia-GA  'A'               2:54.54    2:53.03         46  
     1) Acevedo, Javier JR            2) r:0.20 Murphy, Camden SO     
     3) r:0.26 Rothery, Billy SO      4) r:0.13 BeMiller, Alex SR     
    r:+0.62  20.74        43.00 (43.00)
        1:03.35 (20.35)     1:26.18 (43.18)
        1:46.33 (20.15)     2:09.67 (43.49)
        2:29.85 (20.18)     2:53.03 (43.36)
  8 Auburn-SE  'A'                2:56.48    2:53.12         44  
     1) Grassi, Santiago JR           2) r:0.24 McCloskey, Liam SR    
     3) r:0.33 Sztolcman, Chritian FR 4) r:0.39 Brewer, Tommy SR      
    r:+0.68  20.75        43.32 (43.32)
        1:03.48 (20.16)     1:26.33 (43.01)
        1:46.98 (20.65)     2:09.68 (43.35)
        2:30.15 (20.47)     2:53.12 (43.44)
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Florida’s women’s team went from 7th to 2nd in one year. Very Impressive!

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