SEC Championships, Day 5: Texas Sweeps Titles Again; Hubert Kos Grabs 200 IM Crown

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Hubert Kos -- Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

SEC Championships, Day 5: Hubert Kos Holds Off Baylor Nelson in 200 IM, Takes Second in 200 Back as Texas Pulls Away

Six individual swimming events, women’s platform diving and the women’s and men’s 400 freestyle relay wrapped up competition Saturday evening at the SEC Championships. For the second straight year since joining the conference, the Texas Longhorns were the dominant team throughout the event on the way to a pair of team titles.

Individually, Hubert Kos completed a tough double with a win in the 200 IM before finishing behind Florida’s Jonny Marshall in the 200 backstroke. In the men’s 100 freestyle, Josh Liendo could not catch up with sprint rivals Jere Hribar and Gui Caribe. raced against tough competition in the 100 freestyle in his final conference meet. For the women, Tennessee’s Camille Spink pulled off her third individual win of the meet as she nearly got under 46 in the 100 free.

The Texas women finished the meet with 1413.5 points to dominate the field while the Tennessee Lady Vols came through on the last day to edge Florida for second place, 1086 to 1015.5. Alabama (689) and LSU (668.5) rounded out the top-five, with South Carolina denied the fifth spot by just two points. For the men, Texas ended with 1449.5 points to comfortably beat Florida (1292) and Tennessee (1061.5), with Georgia (721) and Auburn (652) also among the top five.

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41                     
 
  1. University of Texas            1413.5   2. University of Tennessee          1086
  3. University of Florida          1015.5   4. University of Alabama             689
  5. Louisiana State University      668.5   6. South Carolina, University of,  666.5
  7. Auburn University               654.5   8. Georgia, University of            604
  9. Texas A&M University              550  10. Missouri                          468
 11. University of Arkansas            350  12. Kentucky, University of         284.5
 13. Vanderbilt University             146
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42                      
 
  1. University of Texas            1449.5   2. University of Florida            1292
  3. University of Tennessee        1061.5   4. Georgia, University of            721
  5. Auburn University                 652   6. University of Alabama           642.5
  7. Louisiana State University        614   8. Kentucky, University of           582
  9. Texas A&M University            503.5  10. Missouri                          427
 11. South Carolina, University of,    349


Women’s 200 IM

The Texas Longhorns had championship hopes from the top-two qualifiers in the women’s 200 IM, Campbell Stoll and Campbell Chase. Stoll was looking particularly strong after capturing conference titles in the 100 and 200 butterfly earlier in the meet. Here, Stoll established an enormous lead over the front half of the race, the margin reaching more than a second by the 150-yard mark. But on the last two lengths, teammate Angie Coe pulled off a highly improbably comeback to steal the win by two hundredths.

Coe sat in third place entering the freestyle, with Stoll more than one-and-a-half seconds ahead. But Coe then finished in 26.47 to storm back and grab the win in 1:53.90, just ahead of Stoll’s 1:53.92. Not far back in third place was Tennessee’s Emily Brown in 1:54.26, grabbing her third top-three finish in individual races this week. Chase ended up fourth in 1:55.42.

Event 34  Women 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:48.37  3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
          SEC: S 1:51.62  2/20/2019 Meghan Small, Tennessee
         Meet: M 1:51.62  2/20/2019 Meghan Small, Tennessee
         Pool: P 1:48.37  3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
                 1:57.88  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Coe, Angie A     JR Texas             1:56.79    1:53.90 NC      32  
    r:+0.63  25.13        54.12 (28.99)
        1:27.43 (33.31)     1:53.90 (26.47)
  2 Stoll, Campbell  JR Texas             1:55.06    1:53.92 NC      28  
    r:+0.66  24.18        52.07 (27.89)
        1:25.90 (33.83)     1:53.92 (28.02)
  3 Brown, Emily     SO Tennessee-SE      1:55.59    1:54.26 NC      27  
    r:+0.72  24.76        52.93 (28.17)
        1:27.10 (34.17)     1:54.26 (27.16)
  4 Chase, Campbell  SO Texas             1:55.46    1:55.42 NC      26  
    r:+0.73  24.61        54.38 (29.77)
        1:27.50 (33.12)     1:55.42 (27.92)
  5 Kruger, Lainy A  JR FLOR-FL           1:56.84    1:55.67 NC      25  
    r:+0.67  25.34        54.47 (29.13)
        1:28.04 (33.57)     1:55.67 (27.63)
  6 Maluka, Ieva     SR UGA-GA            1:55.82    1:55.82 NC      24  
    r:+0.66  25.22        53.81 (28.59)
        1:27.76 (33.95)     1:55.82 (28.06)
  7 Rabb, Grace      FR FLOR-FL           1:57.07    1:57.56 NC      23  
    r:+0.67  25.45        54.51 (29.06)
        1:28.79 (34.28)     1:57.56 (28.77)
  8 Cheng, Chloe     SR LSU-LA            1:58.09    1:58.43         22  
    r:+0.74  25.52        56.04 (30.52)
        1:29.96 (33.92)     1:58.43 (28.47)

Men’s 200 IM

Hubert Kos got through the first half of a grueling double, but the win was hardly comfortable. The reigning national champion in the event jumped in front early but had to fight off teammate Baylor Nelson on the back half. Nelson, the top-ranked swimmer in the country this season who already claimed the conference title in the 200 IM, recorded a 29.19 breaststroke leg to get the gap down to a quarter-second, but Kos reasserted himself on the final turn to break away.

Kos finished in 1:40.53, moving up to third in the national standings behind Nelson and NC State’s Arsenio Bustos. His best time of 1:37.91 is tied for second in history with Destin Lasco, with only training partner Leon Marchand ahead. Nelson took second in 1:41.09 while Camden Taylor, a third Longhorn who was the winner of the 200 free two days earlier, was third in 1:41.57.

The Longhorns ended up sweeping the top-four spots as Campbell McKean held off Texas A&M’s Logan Brown for fourth, 1:41.78 to 1:41.80. McKean’s breaststroke split was even quicker than Nelson’s at 28.92.

Event 35  Men 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:36.34  3/23/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU
          SEC: S 1:37.91  3/27/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas
         Meet: M 1:38.13  2/21/2021 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         Pool: P 1:41.19  2/16/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
                 1:44.13  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Kos, Hubert      SR Texas             1:42.25    1:40.53PNC      32  
    r:+0.61  20.99        45.73 (24.74)
        1:16.01 (30.28)     1:40.53 (24.52)
  2 Nelson, Baylor   SR Texas             1:41.75    1:41.09PNC      28  
    r:+0.61  21.84        47.07 (25.23)
        1:16.26 (29.19)     1:41.09 (24.83)
  3 Taylor, Camden   JR Texas             1:41.52    1:41.57 NC      27  
    r:+0.68  21.63        46.94 (25.31)
        1:16.79 (29.85)     1:41.57 (24.78)
  4 McKean, Campbel  FR Texas             1:42.37    1:41.78 NC      26  
    r:+0.65  22.12        47.92 (25.80)
        1:16.84 (28.92)     1:41.78 (24.94)
  5 Brown, Logan H   JR Texas A&M-GU      1:43.06    1:41.80 NC      25  
    r:+0.59  22.35        48.34 (25.99)
        1:17.32 (28.98)     1:41.80 (24.48)
  6 Urlando, Luca    SR UGA-GA            1:42.31    1:42.29 NC      24  
    r:+0.62  21.64        46.67 (25.03)
        1:17.51 (30.84)     1:42.29 (24.78)
  7 Hitchcock, Drew  SO UGA-GA            1:42.53    1:43.84 NC      23  
    r:+0.66  22.12        48.31 (26.19)
        1:18.44 (30.13)     1:43.84 (25.40)
  8 Kabbara, Munzy   5T Texas A&M-GU      1:43.34    1:44.07 NC      22  
    r:+0.63  21.86        47.78 (25.92)
        1:18.40 (30.62)     1:44.07 (25.67)

Women’s 100 Freestyle

Competing in a conference meet in her home pool this week, Camille Spink has been the dominant freestyler. A narrow win in the 200 free was followed by a commanding 50 free win, where she became the fourth-fastest woman in history. Now, Spink has come through in the 100 free for her third individual win. Out in 21.64 and back in 24.37, Spink finished in 46.01 to win by three-quarters of a second.

With the effort, Spink became the fifth-fastest performer in history and third-fastest this college season behind Virginia’s Anna Moesch and Stanford’s Torri Huske. The title was the eighth individual win Spink has posted on the conference level; she completed the sweep of the 50, 100 and 200 free for the second consecutive season after winning the 50 and 100 with a second-place finish in the 200 as a freshman. Moreover, she led a massive 113-point effort for Tennessee in the event, vaulting the Lady Vols back ahead of Florida into second place.

Second place went to Texas’ Eva Okaro in 46.77, a little bit off her 46.49 performance from midseason that sits fifth in the country. Third went to Alabama’s Cadence Vincent in 47.06.

Event 36  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 44.71  3/22/2025 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
          SEC: S 45.83  2/22/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee
         Meet: M 45.83  2/22/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee
         Pool: P 45.61  3/18/2023 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
                 48.60  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Spink, Camille   JR Tennessee-SE        46.47      46.01 NC      32  
    r:+0.65  10.22        21.64 (11.42)
          33.74 (12.10)       46.01 (12.27)
  2 Okaro, Eva       FR Texas               47.09      46.77 NC      28  
    r:+0.68  10.57        22.20 (11.63)
          34.55 (12.35)       46.77 (12.22)
  3 Vincent, Cadenc  JR Alabama-SE          47.53      47.06 NC      27  
    r:+0.67  10.77        22.42 (11.65)
          34.62 (12.20)       47.06 (12.44)
  4 De Villiers, Mi  SR LSU-LA              47.74      47.53 NC      26  
    r:+0.68  10.76        22.63 (11.87)
          35.03 (12.40)       47.53 (12.50)
  5 Gemmell, Erin M  JR Texas               47.92      47.78 NC      25  
    r:+0.71  11.01        22.98 (11.97)
          35.56 (12.58)       47.78 (12.22)
  6 Padar, Nikolett  FR Texas               48.05      47.81 NC      24  
    r:+0.71  10.96        23.02 (12.06)
          35.52 (12.50)       47.81 (12.29)
  7 Klevanovich, Li  GS Auburn-SE           47.92      48.17 NC      23  
    r:+0.71  11.00        23.06 (12.06)
          35.64 (12.58)       48.17 (12.53)
  8 Armen, Emily     SO Tennessee-SE        48.19      48.42 NC      22  
    r:+0.66  11.14        23.19 (12.05)
          35.68 (12.49)       48.42 (12.74)

Men’s 100 Freestyle

Upset alert in the men’s 100 free as LSU’s Jere Hribar and Tennessee’s Gui Caribe got the better of three-time NCAA champion Josh Liendo. Caribe had the most early speed, going out in 19.33 at the halfway point and then extending his margin on the third length, but Hribar covered the final 25 yards in 10.41 to steal the win by three hundredths.

Hribar touched in 40.42, with Caribe in 40.45. Hribar took down the SEC meet record set by both Liendo and former Tennessee standout Jordan Crooks last season. Liendo ended up third despite swimming a still-sensational time of 40.94. Those swimmers are the top-three men in the country thus far in the 2025-26 season. Hribar became the seventh-fastest performer in history in the event while Caribe ranks fourth (40.15) and Liendo third (39.99).

Event 37  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 39.83  3/29/2025 Jordan Crooks, Tennessee
          SEC: S 39.83  3/29/2025 Jordan Crooks, Tennessee
         Meet: M 40.45  2/22/2025 J. Liendo & J. Crooks, Flor & Tenn
         Pool: P 40.91  11/22/2025Gui Caribe, Tennessee
                 42.55  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Hribar, Jere     JR LSU-LA              41.16      40.42MNC      32  
     r:+0.70  9.17        19.44 (10.27)
          30.01 (10.57)       40.42 (10.41)
  2 Caribe, Gui C    SR Tennessee-SE        41.20      40.45MNC      28  
     r:+0.57  8.97        19.33 (10.36)
          29.88 (10.55)       40.45 (10.57)
  3 Liendo, Josh     SR FLOR-FL             41.21      40.94 NC      27  
     r:+0.65  9.17        19.55 (10.38)
          30.35 (10.80)       40.94 (10.59)
  4 Blackman, Nikol  JR Tennessee-SE        41.75      41.70 NC      26  
     r:+0.63  9.20        19.60 (10.40)
          30.55 (10.95)       41.70 (11.15)
  5 Nebrich, Luke    SO Missouri-MV         41.87      41.81 NC      25  
     r:+0.61  9.16        19.74 (10.58)
          30.66 (10.92)       41.81 (11.15)
  6 Gould, Garrett   SO Texas               41.86      41.82 NC      24  
     r:+0.63  9.18        19.66 (10.48)
          30.69 (11.03)       41.82 (11.13)
  7 Painter, Alex J  SO FLOR-FL             41.81      41.84 NC      23  
     r:+0.61  9.10        19.70 (10.60)
          30.72 (11.02)       41.84 (11.12)
  8 Dilger, Devin J  SO FLOR-FL             41.90      42.03 NC      22  
     r:+0.67  9.46        20.00 (10.54)
          30.99 (10.99)       42.03 (11.04)

Women’s 200 Backstroke

Florida junior Catie Choate secured the first SEC title in her career while jumping under the 1:50-barrier for the first time. Choate was the top seed after prelims, and she pulled clear of the field by almost a second at the halfway point. The margin only grew down the stretch, and she reached the wall in 1:49.94. That made Choate the sixth-fastest woman in the country this season, giving her a real chance at a championship-final appearance on the national level after placing 10th a season ago.

Alabama’s Emily Jones sat in second place for much of the race, but Texas’ Sara Rodriguez came through on the back end, nearly matching Choate on those splits, to take second in 1:51.46. Jones ended up third in 1:52.35.

Event 38  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:46.82  3/22/2025 Claire Curzan, Virginia
          SEC: S 1:47.11  3/22/2025 Bella Sims, Florida
         Meet: M 1:48.06  2/22/2020 Rhyan White, Alabama
         Pool: P 1:46.87  11/22/2024Claire M Curzan, Virginia
                 1:54.80  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Choate, Catie G  JR FLOR-FL           1:50.85    1:49.94 NC      32  
    r:+0.68  25.73        53.23 (27.50)
        1:21.36 (28.13)     1:49.94 (28.58)
  2 Rodrigues, Sara  FR Texas             1:51.95    1:51.46 NC      28  
    r:+0.83  26.55        54.67 (28.12)
        1:22.84 (28.17)     1:51.46 (28.62)
  3 Jones, Emily     SR Alabama-SE        1:52.98    1:52.35 NC      27  
    r:+0.58  25.87        54.20 (28.33)
        1:23.25 (29.05)     1:52.35 (29.10)
  4 Riordan, Amy L   SR South Carolina-S  1:52.60    1:52.80 NC      26  
    r:+0.59  26.38        54.55 (28.17)
        1:23.36 (28.81)     1:52.80 (29.44)
  5 Rathwell, Regan  SR Tennessee-SE      1:52.84    1:52.89 NC      25  
    r:+0.57  26.46        54.65 (28.19)
        1:23.70 (29.05)     1:52.89 (29.19)
  6 Nesty, Lillian   SO Texas             1:53.21    1:53.68 NC      24  
    r:+0.73  26.98        55.53 (28.55)
        1:24.56 (29.03)     1:53.68 (29.12)
  7 Stephens, Lexi   SO Tennessee-SE      1:53.55    1:54.50 NC      23  
    r:+0.67  26.86        55.52 (28.66)
        1:24.67 (29.15)     1:54.50 (29.83)
  8 McDonald, Haley  FR Texas             1:52.94    1:55.36         22  
    r:+0.68  26.37        55.07 (28.70)
        1:25.16 (30.09)     1:55.36 (30.20)

Men’s 200 Backstroke

The man who has dominated the 200 backstroke globally for the past three seasons could not keep pace in this conference final as Jonny Marshall pulled off an upset win over Hubert Kos. Marshall is long established among the speediest backstrokers in college swimming, and he jumped on the pace early, going up on the field by almost a second at the halfway point, then by 1.5 seconds with 50 yards to go. Marshall faded but held on to touch in 1:36.38 for the win, four tenths clear of Texas’ Hubert Kos.

Kos was in the second half of a grueling double after winning the 200 IM earlier in the evening. Kos showed signs of fatigue in the early going as he was in sixth place after 50 yards and fourth at the halfway point. He came back strong, splitting 24.45 on the final 50, but it was not enough to catch Marshall. He finished in 1:36.80, well off the NCAA record of 1:34.21 he set last season.

Alabama’s Tommy Hagar finished third in 1:38.40 after clocking 1:37.92 in prelims. Florida’s Aiden Norman was just behind in 1:38.60. The swims by Marshall, Kos and Hagar rank as the top three efforts in the country thus far this season while Norman is fifth, with Virginia’s David King the only non-SEC swimmer among the top-five.

Event 39  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:34.21  3/29/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas
          SEC: S 1:34.21  3/29/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas
         Meet: M 1:35.85  2/22/2025 Jonny Marshall, Florida
         Pool: P 1:37.87  12/5/2013 Arkady Vyatchanin, NY Aquatics
                 1:42.14  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Marshall, Jonny  JR FLOR-FL           1:38.35    1:36.38PNC      32  
    r:+0.71  22.22        46.47 (24.25)
        1:10.82 (24.35)     1:36.38 (25.56)
  2 Kos, Hubert      SR Texas             1:38.18    1:36.80PNC      28  
    r:+0.93  23.20        48.18 (24.98)
        1:12.35 (24.17)     1:36.80 (24.45)
  3 Hagar, Tommy E   JR Alabama-SE        1:37.92    1:38.40 NC      27  
    r:+0.62  22.69        47.30 (24.61)
        1:12.33 (25.03)     1:38.40 (26.07)
  4 Norman, Aiden R  SO FLOR-FL           1:39.96    1:38.60 NC      26  
    r:+0.71  22.87        47.75 (24.88)
        1:13.14 (25.39)     1:38.60 (25.46)
  5 Modglin, Will C  JR Texas             1:39.16    1:39.62 NC      25  
    r:+0.67  22.55        47.93 (25.38)
        1:13.35 (25.42)     1:39.62 (26.27)
  6 Simons, Nick F   SR Tennessee-SE      1:39.07    1:40.21 NC      24  
    r:+0.64  22.93        48.35 (25.42)
        1:14.41 (26.06)     1:40.21 (25.80)
  7 Witmer, Cole C   SO Alabama-SE        1:39.64    1:41.11 NC      23  
    r:+0.73  23.76        49.40 (25.64)
        1:15.36 (25.96)     1:41.11 (25.75)
  8 Peck, Kyle       SO Texas             1:40.10    1:41.31 NC      22  
    r:+0.64  23.83        50.06 (26.23)
        1:16.05 (25.99)     1:41.31 (25.26)

Women’s Platform Diving

Florida’s Camyla Monroy came through for a win on the platform with 350.70 points, easily topping the totals of Texas’ Alejandra Estudillo (333.55) and Arkansas’ Maria Sanchez (325.55).

Event 40  Women Platform Diving
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 396.75  2013      Haley Ishimatsu, USC
          SEC: S 356.10  2/22/2014 Victoria Lamp, Temmessee
         Meet: M 356.10  2/21/2014 Victoria Lamp, Tennessee
                 225.00  NC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Monroy, Camyla   JR FLOR-FL            306.20     350.70 NC      32  
  2 Estudillo, Alej  SO Texas              292.70     333.55 NC      28  
  3 Sanchez, Maria-  SO UARK               294.50     325.55 NC      27  
  4 Cranford, Bayle  JR Texas              320.85     310.10 NC      26  
  5 Filzen, Gabriel  SR Texas A&M-GU       260.20     277.30 NC      25  
  6 Eikerman, Jazze  FR Missouri-MV        248.05     271.50 NC      24  
  7 Carruthers, Sar  SR Texas              271.40     244.90 NC      23  
  8 Brothers, Chloe  SO Auburn-SE          253.80     208.65         22

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay

Texas finished off another conference title in style, capturing the 400 free relay in dominant fashion. Eva Okaro led off in 46.41, several tenths faster than she went in her runnerup finish in the individual 100 free earlier in the session and ahead of the woman who won that race, Tennessee’s Camille SpinkLillie NestyNikolett Padar and Erin Gemmell finished off the race in 3:08.14, only 0.14 behind the SEC record established by Florida two years ago. The team title was secured long before this race, but the Longhorns added another 64 points to their winning total.

Tennessee was second here in 3:09.03. After Spink led off in 46.58, Emily ArmenEmily Brown and Ella Jansen completed the group. Third place went to the Alabama team of Cadence VincentCharlotte RosendaleEmily Jones and Gaby Van Brunt in 3:10.48.

Event 41  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 3:05.84  3/18/2023 Virginia
                          K Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh
          SEC: S 3:08.00  2/24/2024 , Florida
                          I. Ivey, B. Sims, L. Kruger, M.Cronk
         Meet: M 3:08.00  2/24/2024 , Florida
                          I. Ivey, B. Sims, L. Kruger, M. Cronk
         Pool: P 3:05.84  3/18/2023 Virginia
                          C Curzan, G Walsh, A Moesch, A Canny
                 3:13.62  NC
                 3:14.92  PROV
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Texas                         3:09.06    3:08.14 NC      64  
     1) Okaro, Eva FR                 2) r:0.23 Nesty, Lillian SO     
     3) r:0.59 Padar, Nikolett FR     4) r:0.34 Gemmell, Erin JR      
    r:+0.67  22.15        46.41 (46.41)
        1:08.97 (22.56)     1:33.93 (47.52)
        1:56.78 (22.85)     2:21.30 (47.37)
        2:43.66 (22.36)     3:08.14 (46.84)
  2 Tennessee-SE                  3:09.73    3:09.03 NC      56  
     1) Spink, Camille JR             2) r:0.37 Armen, Emily SO       
     3) r:0.36 Brown, Emily SO        4) r:0.20 Jansen, Ella SO       
    r:+0.66  22.13        46.58 (46.58)
        1:09.34 (22.76)     1:34.27 (47.69)
        1:57.11 (22.84)     2:21.95 (47.68)
        2:44.07 (22.12)     3:09.03 (47.08)
  3 Alabama-SE                    3:10.62    3:10.48 NC      54  
     1) Vincent, Cadence E JR         2) r:0.22 Rosendale, Charotte SR
     3) r:0.17 Jones, Emily SR        4) r:0.28 Van Brunt, Gaby JR    
    r:+0.66  22.47        47.27 (47.27)
        1:09.90 (22.63)     1:35.32 (48.05)
        1:57.83 (22.51)     2:22.72 (47.40)
        2:45.20 (22.48)     3:10.48 (47.76)
  4 LSU-LA                        3:13.29    3:11.77 NC      52  
     1) De Villiers, Michaela K SR    2) r:0.12 Littlefield, Avery SO 
     3) r:0.23 Carlos-Broc, Zoe SO    4) r:0.25 Barnes, Megan SR      
    r:+0.65  22.61        47.65 (47.65)
        1:09.70 (22.05)     1:35.22 (47.57)
        1:58.36 (23.14)     2:23.96 (48.74)
        2:46.98 (23.02)     3:11.77 (47.81)
  5 UGA-GA                        3:14.93    3:13.49 NC      50  
     1) Dobson, Kennedi F FR          2) r:0.16 Sikes, Katie Belle SO 
     3) r:0.11 Landreneau, Marie SO   4) r:0.31 Maluka, Ieva SR       
    r:+0.67  23.29        48.17 (48.17)
        1:10.44 (22.27)     1:36.38 (48.21)
        1:59.57 (23.19)     2:24.84 (48.46)
        2:48.28 (23.44)     3:13.49 (48.65)
  6 Texas A&M-GU                  3:16.88    3:14.36 PROV    48  
     1) McQuinn, Ella SO              2) r:0.15 Owens, Kaitlyn 5T     
     3) r:0.28 Sherrard, Reagan FR    4) r:0.10 Williamson, Eloise FR 
    r:+0.68  22.75        47.99 (47.99)
        1:10.34 (22.35)     1:35.87 (47.88)
        1:59.01 (23.14)     2:25.34 (49.47)
        2:48.22 (22.88)     3:14.36 (49.02)
  7 UARK                          3:15.25    3:15.07         46  
     1) Rogers, Harriet JR            2) r:0.11 Harrison, Delaney SR  
     3) r:0.33 Petrini, Viola FR      4) r:0.08 Craft, Sydney SR      
    r:+0.66  22.82        47.79 (47.79)
        1:10.68 (22.89)     1:36.36 (48.57)
        1:59.81 (23.45)     2:25.96 (49.60)
        2:49.34 (23.38)     3:15.07 (49.11)
  8 Auburn-SE                     3:13.13    3:15.23         44  
     1) Klevanovich, Lisa N GS        2) r:0.29 Ekk, Isabella SO      
     3) r:0.40 Iwasyk, Isabel SO      4) r:0.20 Komoroczy, Lora SO    
    r:+0.71  23.12        48.32 (48.32)
        1:11.61 (23.29)     1:37.05 (48.73)
        2:00.30 (23.25)     2:26.34 (49.29)
        2:49.27 (22.93)     3:15.23 (48.89)

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay

Fresh off a disappointing third-place finish in the 100 free, Josh Liendo bounced back in stunning fashion in the 400 free relay. Entering the pool for the anchor leg more than four tenths behind Texas, Liendo unleashed a split of 39.47, an incredible 1.47 seconds ahead of his time from the individual event earlier in the night. Liendo blew past Texas anchor Hubert Kos and secured the win for the Gators in 2:43.95. Devin Dilger, Alex Painter and Scotty Buff joined Liendo on this winning quartet.

The Longhorns, with the team title already secured, came in second in 2:45.30 with a team of Rafael Fente-DamersCamden TaylorGarrett Gould and Kos. A breakout meet for Taylor concluded with a 40.97 split on the second leg. Tennessee’s Pedro SansomeNikoli BlackmanKoby Bujak-Upton and Gui Caribe came in third in 2:46.00, Caribe providing the quickest split at 40.71.

In addition to Liendo, LSU’s Jere Hribar got under 40 with his 39.84 leg on his team’s fourth-place relay. That completed a massive breakout meet for Hribar, who also took first in the 100 free.

Event 42  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 2:42.41  2/22/2025 Tennessee
                          G Caribe, N Blackman, L Taylor, J Crooks
          SEC: S 2:42.30  3/29/2025 , Tennessee
                          G. Caribe, L. Taylor, N. Blackman, J. Crooks
         Meet: M 2:42.41  2/22/2025 , Tennessee
                          G. Caribe, N.Blackman, L. Taylor, J. Crooks
         Pool: P 2:44.13  11/22/2024Tennessee
                          G Caribe, M Chambers, N Blackman, J Crooks
                 2:49.36  NC
                 2:50.42  PROV
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 FLOR-FL                       2:47.04    2:43.95PNC      64  
     1) Dilger, Devin J SO            2) r:0.16 Painter, Alex SO      
     3) r:0.18 Buff, Scotty JR        4) r:0.11 Liendo, Josh SR       
    r:+0.67  19.84        41.98 (41.98)
        1:01.24 (19.26)     1:23.01 (41.03)
        1:42.54 (19.53)     2:04.48 (41.47)
        2:23.03 (18.55)     2:43.95 (39.47)
  2 Texas                         2:47.40    2:45.30 NC      56  
     1) Fente-Damers, Rafael FR       2) r:0.33 Taylor, Camden JR     
     3) r:0.26 Gould, Garrett SO      4) r:0.21 Kos, Hubert SR        
    r:+0.59  19.79        41.58 (41.58)
        1:00.97 (19.39)     1:22.55 (40.97)
        1:41.96 (19.41)     2:04.04 (41.49)
        2:23.52 (19.48)     2:45.30 (41.26)
  3 Tennessee-SE                  2:47.93    2:46.00 NC      54  
     1) Sansone, Pedro SO             2) r:0.28 Blackman, Nikoli JR   
     3) r:0.23 Bujak-Upton, Koby FR   4) r:0.36 Caribe, Gui SR        
    r:+0.61  19.91        42.13 (42.13)
        1:01.76 (19.63)     1:24.14 (42.01)
        1:43.68 (19.54)     2:05.29 (41.15)
        2:24.72 (19.43)     2:46.00 (40.71)
  4 LSU-LA                        2:47.73    2:47.52 NC      52  
     1) Goncharov, Stepan SR          2) r:0.21 Hribar, Jere JR       
     3) r:0.30 Meubry, Simon FR       4) r:0.22 Bouley, Albert SO     
    r:+0.66  20.38        42.78 (42.78)
        1:01.43 (18.65)     1:22.62 (39.84)
        1:42.46 (19.84)     2:04.68 (42.06)
        2:24.32 (19.64)     2:47.52 (42.84)
  5 UGA-GA                        2:47.63    2:48.83 NC      50  
     1) Urlando, Luca SR              2) r:0.26 Koski, Tomas JR       
     3) r:0.25 Bidois, Tane SO        4) r:0.24 Van Renen, Ruard SR   
    r:+0.62  20.00        42.27 (42.27)
        1:02.59 (20.32)     1:25.04 (42.77)
        1:44.57 (19.53)     2:06.88 (41.84)
        2:26.60 (19.72)     2:48.83 (41.95)
  6 Alabama-SE                    2:50.56    2:49.32 NC      48  
     1) Wilson, Zarek JR              2) r:0.32 Niewold, Sean SR      
     3) r:0.27 Hoole, Jonathan FR     4) r:0.38 Hagar, Tommy JR       
    r:+0.64  20.41        42.92 (42.92)
        1:02.88 (19.96)     1:24.55 (41.63)
        1:44.53 (19.98)     2:06.77 (42.22)
        2:27.26 (20.49)     2:49.32 (42.55)
  7 UK                            2:52.17    2:49.68 PROV    46  
     1) Tuufui, Falemana FR           2) r:0.28 Osman, Lysander FR    
     3) r:0.21 Peresse, Justin JR     4) r:0.09 Terry, AJ JR          
    r:+0.66  20.18        42.32 (42.32)
        1:02.33 (20.01)     1:24.79 (42.47)
        1:44.62 (19.83)     2:07.38 (42.59)
        2:27.12 (19.74)     2:49.68 (42.30)
  8 Texas A&M-GU                  2:49.38    2:50.01 PROV    44  
     1) Sytsma, Ben G SO              2) r:0.14 Scholl, Ben JR        
     3) r:0.23 Brown, Logan JR        4) r:0.06 Michelena, Alejndro FR
    r:+0.67  20.33        42.65 (42.65)
        1:02.38 (19.73)     1:24.71 (42.06)
        1:44.96 (20.25)     2:07.47 (42.76)
        2:27.32 (19.85)     2:50.01 (42.54)
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