SEC Championships, Night 3 Finals: Tennessee Sets NCAA Record in Men’s 200 Free Relay at 1:12.80
A near miss in the 200 medley relay Tuesday night at the SEC Championships wasn’t enough for Tennessee. So the Volunteers made up for it on Wednesday, in a massive way.
The Volunteers bludgeoned the 2023 NCAA record of Florida, catapulting past 1:13 to 1:12.80 in a historic swim at Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium. Jordan Crooks later won the 50 free in 17.85, his second sub-18 swim of the evening.
The action from Night 3, which saw Texas expand its lead in both competitions, including a commanding lead on the women’s side:
- SEC Swimming News
- SEC Championships Hub
- SEC Championships Live Results
- SEC Swimming Night 1 Recap
- SEC Swimming Night 2 Recap
- SEC Swimming Day 3 Prelims Recap
The team scores as they sit at the conclusion of competition on Wednesday night.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 15 1. University of Texas 677 2. University of Tennessee 381 3. University of Florida 369 4. Georgia, University of 322.5 5. South Carolina, University of, 273 6. Texas A&M University 268 7. Louisiana State University 248 8. University of Alabama 236 9. Auburn University 180.5 10. Missouri 177 11. Kentucky, University of 163 12. University of Arkansas 135 13. Vanderbilt University 86
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. University of Texas 505 2. University of Florida 421.5 3. University of Tennessee 327.5 4. Georgia, University of 309 5. Texas A&M University 264 6. Louisiana State University 237 7. University of Alabama 225 8. Auburn University 199 9. Kentucky, University of 176 10. South Carolina, University of, 152 11. Missouri 128
Women’s 200 freestyle relay
Three relays as an SEC school, two titles for Texas, thanks to the sprinters. Grace Cooper, Emma Sticklen, Abigail Arens and Ava Longi went 1:25.90, the standout Sticklen’s 21.07 on the second leg to take them from third to the lead. The margin was .45 seconds over Alabama. Texas had been third at NCAAs last year.
Alabama finished second in 1:26.35, an impressive result. Tennessee, the best placed SEC school at NCAAs last year in sixth, was third in 1:26.49. Reigning champion Florida fell to seventh this year, the slowest of the A cuts in 1:28.24. Georgia, LSU and Missouri added A cuts.
Event 7 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 1:23.63 2/21/2024 Virginia
J. Nocentini, G. Walsh, A. Walsh, M. Parker
SEC: S 1:25.41 2/19/2020 Auburn
J. Meyene, C. Fisch, AJ Kutch, R. Clevenger
SEC Meet: M 1:25.41 2020 Auburn
J. Meynen, C. Fisch, AJ Kutsch, R. Clevenger
Pool: P 1:24.05 3/21/2024 Virginia
Nocenti, Walsh, Walsh, Parker
1:28.42 A
1:29.00 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Texas 1:25.92 1:25.90 A 64
1) Cooper, Grace H GS 2) r:0.13 Sticklen, Emma GS
3) r:0.24 Arens, Abigail GS 4) r:0.03 Longi, Ava GS
r:+0.57 10.48 21.87 (21.87)
31.64 (9.77) 42.94 (21.07)
53.15 (10.21) 1:04.71 (21.77)
1:14.46 (9.75) 1:25.90 (21.19)
2 Alabama-SE 1:27.22 1:26.35 A 56
1) Vincent, Cadence E SO 2) r:0.06 Scott, Jada SO
3) r:0.14 Winter, Kailyn SR 4) r:0.25 Rosendale, Charotte JR
r:+0.58 10.51 21.65 (21.65)
31.73 (10.08) 43.17 (21.52)
53.33 (10.16) 1:04.74 (21.57)
1:15.10 (10.36) 1:26.35 (21.61)
3 Tennessee-SE 1:27.11 1:26.49 A 54
1) Spink, Camille 2) r:0.25 Fuller, Josephine
3) r:0.19 Crooks, Jillian 4) r:0.37 Myers, Amber
r:+0.67 10.32 21.46 (21.46)
31.91 (10.45) 43.23 (21.77)
53.39 (10.16) 1:04.73 (21.50)
1:15.04 (10.31) 1:26.49 (21.76)
4 UGA 1:28.01 1:27.45 A 52
1) McCarty, Eboni F JR 2) r:0.10 Stephens, Julianna SR
3) r:-0.01 Sikes, Katie Belle FR 4) r:0.14 Jones, Helena FR
r:+0.62 10.56 22.13 (22.13)
32.48 (10.35) 44.33 (22.20)
54.00 (9.67) 1:05.94 (21.61)
1:16.04 (10.10) 1:27.45 (21.51)
5 LSU-LA 1:28.97 1:28.20 A 50
1) De Villiers, Michaela JR 2) r:0.15 Carlos-Broc, Zoe FR
3) r:0.43 Lyn, Sabrina SO 4) r:0.27 Osborne, Reagan GR
r:+0.65 10.37 22.10 (22.10)
32.30 (10.20) 43.93 (21.83)
54.54 (10.61) 1:05.93 (22.00)
1:16.41 (10.48) 1:28.20 (22.27)
6 Missouri-MV 1:29.13 1:28.22 A 48
1) Smith, Sierra SR 2) r:0.22 Zallen, Zara SO
3) r:0.04 Kuehn, Katie FR 4) r:0.18 Hanson, Grace JR
r:+0.65 10.70 22.34 (22.34)
32.84 (10.50) 44.43 (22.09)
54.53 (10.10) 1:06.07 (21.64)
1:16.36 (10.29) 1:28.22 (22.15)
7 FLOR-FL 1:28.94 1:28.24 A 46
1) Sims, Bella G SO 2) r:0.19 Cronk, Micayla SR
3) r:0.17 Peoples, Olivia SR 4) r:0.19 Reese, Addison FR
r:+0.60 10.69 21.90 (21.90)
32.68 (10.78) 44.23 (22.33)
54.76 (10.53) 1:06.39 (22.16)
1:16.67 (10.28) 1:28.24 (21.85)
8 Texas A&M-GU 1:29.03 1:28.48 B 44
1) Owens, Kaitlyn M SR 2) r:0.15 Kennedy, Kailey FR
3) r:0.13 McQuinn, Ella FR 4) r:0.16 Theall, Liv GS
r:+0.59 10.65 21.91 (21.91)
32.18 (10.27) 44.25 (22.34)
54.74 (10.49) 1:06.55 (22.30)
1:16.71 (10.16) 1:28.48 (21.93)
Men’s 200 freestyle relay
Take a bow, Tennessee. Jordan Crooks, Gui Caribe, Lamar Taylor and Nikoli Blackman went 1:12.80. That is .55 seconds quicker than Florida’s NCAA mark from 2023. Tennessee was fifth at NCAAs last year. Tennessee had missed the record in the 200 medley relay by .07.
The splits: Crooks 17.96; Caribe 18.04; Taylor 18.25 and Blackman 18.55
The Gators Wednesday undercut their old record yet had to settle for second. The reigning SEC and NCAA champions went 1:13.29 with Josh Liendo, Alex Painter, Ed Fullum-Huot and Scotty Buff. Liendo is the only holdover from both last year’s NCAA title and the record swim in 2023.
Texas finished third in an A cut of 1:14.94. Auburn, Texas A&M ad Alabama also booked auto trips to NCAAs.
Event 8 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 1:13.35 3/23/2023 Florida
J. Liendo, A, Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff
SEC: S 1:13.35 3/25/2023 Florida
J. Liendo, A. Chaney, E. Friese, M. McDuff
SEC Meet: M 1:14.19 2023 Florida
M. McDuff, J. Liendo, A. Chaney, A. Mestre
Pool: P 1:15.10 11/20/2024Florida
Smith, Liendo, Painter, Fullum-Huot
1:16.51 A
1:17.13 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Tennessee-SE 1:13.96 1:12.80NA 64
1) Crooks, Jordan J 2) r:0.15 Caribe, Gui
3) r:0.19 Taylor, Lamar 4) r:0.13 Blackman, Nikoli
r:+0.59 8.62 17.96 (17.96)
26.27 (8.31) 36.00 (18.04)
44.53 (8.53) 54.25 (18.25)
1:02.89 (8.64) 1:12.80 (18.55)
2 FLOR-FL 1:15.10 1:13.29NA 56
1) Liendo, Josh JR 2) r:0.16 Painter, Alex FR
3) r:0.19 Fullum-Huot, Ed JR 4) r:0.33 Buff, Scotty SO
r:+0.62 8.86 18.26 (18.26)
26.75 (8.49) 36.44 (18.18)
45.13 (8.69) 54.93 (18.49)
1:03.60 (8.67) 1:13.29 (18.36)
3 Texas 1:16.00 1:14.94PA 54
1) Guiliano, Chris 2) r:0.15 Peck, Kyle FR
3) r:0.08 Kos, Hubert JR 4) r:0.19 Modglin, Will SO
r:+0.61 8.89 18.61 (18.61)
27.40 (8.79) 37.42 (18.81)
46.18 (8.76) 56.12 (18.70)
1:04.84 (8.72) 1:14.94 (18.82)
4 Auburn-SE 1:16.51 1:15.76 A 52
1) Tirheimer, Logan B GS 2) r:0.21 Makinen, Kalle JR
3) r:0.11 Stoffle, Nathaniel SR 4) r:0.15 Husband, Ryan GS
r:+0.61 9.20 19.07 (19.07)
27.96 (8.89) 38.02 (18.95)
46.74 (8.72) 56.96 (18.94)
1:05.66 (8.70) 1:15.76 (18.80)
5 Texas A&M-GU 1:16.95 1:15.86 A 50
1) Foote, Connor M JR 2) r:0.26 Scholl, Ben SO
3) r:0.29 Fuchs, Collin 5T 4) r:0.19 Reno, Seth SR
r:+0.64 9.05 18.80 (18.80)
27.54 (8.74) 37.64 (18.84)
46.70 (9.06) 56.85 (19.21)
1:05.52 (8.67) 1:15.86 (19.01)
6 Alabama-SE 1:16.82 1:16.21 A 48
1) Micallef, Kyle GS 2) r:0.30 Korstanje, Tim JR
3) r:0.25 Bell, Drayden JR 4) r:0.17 Dragoja, Toni JR
r:+0.57 9.28 19.56 (19.56)
28.32 (8.76) 38.35 (18.79)
47.16 (8.81) 57.36 (19.01)
1:06.20 (8.84) 1:16.21 (18.85)
7 LSU-LA 1:16.47 1:16.90 B 46
1) Garon, Andrew JR 2) r:0.11 Hribar, Jere SO
3) r:0.26 Goncharov, Stepan JR 4) r:0.10 Curtis, Griffin SR
r:+0.63 9.58 19.97 (19.97)
28.54 (8.57) 38.21 (18.24)
47.31 (9.10) 57.39 (19.18)
1:06.58 (9.19) 1:16.90 (19.51)
8 Missouri-MV 1:16.98 1:16.91 B 44
1) Nebrich, Luke FR 2) r:0.22 Bochenski, Grant SR
3) r:0.30 Malherbe, Francois SO 4) r:0.23 Tate, Darden SO
r:+0.63 9.18 19.10 (19.10)
28.13 (9.03) 38.13 (19.03)
47.63 (9.50) 57.92 (19.79)
1:06.89 (8.97) 1:16.91 (18.99)
Women’s 500 freestyle
Jillian Cox can add SEC Championships record to her conference mark from November. The sophomores went 4:31.54 to pull away from the crowd, winning by nearly three seconds. In the process, she downed the meet mark of 4:33.10 set in 2016 by Georgia’s Brittany MacLean. Cox’s conference mark is 4:30.68, which surely will be in the sights at NCAAs.
Georgia, which had three A finalists at NCAAs last year, pushed three into the top five this year. Rachel Stege is the runner-up for the second straight year, going 4:34.28 to outkick Florida’s Julie Brousseau to the wall by .31 seconds. Dune Coetzee was fourth for Georgia in 4:35.19, and Abby McCulloh was a spot lower than last year in fifth. The reigning conference champion and NCAA runner-up, Emma Weyant of Florida, finished sixth in 4:37.98.
The event was without Florida’s Bella Sims, the reigning national champion, who opted for the 200 IM.
Tennessee’s Ella Jansen, who entered with the third seed but missed the A final in the morning, delivered the second-fastest time of the race in winning the B final in 4:34.27, .01 up on Stege. Texas’s Lillian Nesty was second in the B final with a time of 4:36.72 that would’ve been fourth in the A final. Texas put three in the top 10 and four in the top 13, with Olympian Erin Gemmell seventh. This for a Texas team that didn’t place a single swimmer in the top 16 of a normally prosperous event at NCAAs last year.
Event 9 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
SEC: S 4:30.68 11/20/2024Jillian Cox, Texas
SEC Meet: M 4:33.10 2016 Brittany MacLean, Georgia
Pool: P 4:30.85 12/4/2015 Leah Smith, Virginia
4:36.89 A
4:47.20 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Cox, Jillian SO Texas 4:35.18 4:31.54MA 32
r:+0.65 25.43 52.53 (27.10)
1:19.93 (27.40) 1:47.34 (27.41)
2:14.92 (27.58) 2:42.53 (27.61)
3:10.06 (27.53) 3:37.39 (27.33)
4:04.80 (27.41) 4:31.54 (26.74)
2 Stege, Rachel G JR UGA 4:37.58 4:34.28 A 28
r:+0.73 25.43 52.52 (27.09)
1:20.03 (27.51) 1:47.70 (27.67)
2:15.66 (27.96) 2:43.57 (27.91)
3:11.44 (27.87) 3:39.64 (28.20)
4:07.37 (27.73) 4:34.28 (26.91)
3 Brousseau, Juli FLOR-FL 4:36.78 4:34.59 A 27
r:+0.74 24.90 51.95 (27.05)
1:19.34 (27.39) 1:46.95 (27.61)
2:14.66 (27.71) 2:42.62 (27.96)
3:10.58 (27.96) 3:38.69 (28.11)
4:07.01 (28.32) 4:34.59 (27.58)
4 Coetzee, Dune JR UGA 4:35.53 4:35.19 A 26
r:+0.69 25.49 53.11 (27.62)
1:20.93 (27.82) 1:48.79 (27.86)
2:17.10 (28.31) 2:45.10 (28.00)
3:13.23 (28.13) 3:41.51 (28.28)
4:08.81 (27.30) 4:35.19 (26.38)
5 McCulloh, Abby JR UGA 4:36.29 4:36.91 B 25
r:+0.72 25.59 53.15 (27.56)
1:20.93 (27.78) 1:48.86 (27.93)
2:16.88 (28.02) 2:44.87 (27.99)
3:13.01 (28.14) 3:41.42 (28.41)
4:09.67 (28.25) 4:36.91 (27.24)
6 Weyant, Emma J SR FLOR-FL 4:35.58 4:37.98 B 24
r:+0.64 25.65 53.10 (27.45)
1:20.90 (27.80) 1:48.72 (27.82)
2:16.70 (27.98) 2:44.94 (28.24)
3:13.19 (28.25) 3:41.71 (28.52)
4:10.32 (28.61) 4:37.98 (27.66)
7 Gemmell, Erin M SO Texas 4:38.21 4:39.29 B 23
r:+0.77 24.90 52.68 (27.78)
1:21.12 (28.44) 1:49.54 (28.42)
2:18.10 (28.56) 2:46.48 (28.38)
3:15.07 (28.59) 3:43.58 (28.51)
4:11.97 (28.39) 4:39.29 (27.32)
8 McCarville, Kat Tennessee-SE 4:39.02 4:41.01 B 22
r:+0.69 25.82 53.92 (28.10)
1:22.13 (28.21) 1:50.54 (28.41)
2:18.88 (28.34) 2:47.30 (28.42)
3:15.84 (28.54) 3:44.23 (28.39)
4:12.86 (28.63) 4:41.01 (28.15)
Men’s 500 freestyle
After a so-so morning, Texas rebounded marginally at night. Rex Maurer, the American record holder who qualified seventh, won the event in 4:07.09. That’s a Georgia pool record, but the meet mark set by Kieran Smith in 2020 (4:06.32) survives.
The results elsewhere were more mixed for Texas. David Johnston slipped from third in prelims to sixth place. Coby Carrozza won the B final in 4:10.70, the fifth-fastest time of the session, but Luke Hobson fell another spot to 11th. He was the NCAA runner-up last year.
The top seed from the morning, Tomas Koski, was quicker in 4:08.25 in getting second. Jake Magahey, the reigning champion, finished third in 4:08.61, the spot he took at NCAAs last year. Charlie Hawke was fourth and Jake Mitchell fifth. The race featured seven of the top 10 swimmers at NCAAs last year.
Event 10 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 4:02.31 3/28/2024 Leon Marchand, Arizona State
SEC: S 4:04.45 11/20/2024Rex Maurer, Texas
SEC Meet: M 4:06.32 2020 Kieran Smith, Florida
Pool: P 4:09.83 11/17/2022Jake Magahey, Georgia
4:10.64 A
4:21.28 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Maurer, Rex SO Texas 4:11.27 4:07.09PA 32
r:+0.71 22.40 47.14 (24.74)
1:12.51 (25.37) 1:38.16 (25.65)
2:03.52 (25.36) 2:28.86 (25.34)
2:53.99 (25.13) 3:19.04 (25.05)
3:43.58 (24.54) 4:07.09 (23.51)
2 Koski, Tomas S SO UGA 4:09.92 4:08.25PA 28
r:+0.65 22.19 46.86 (24.67)
1:12.08 (25.22) 1:37.49 (25.41)
2:03.02 (25.53) 2:28.44 (25.42)
2:53.84 (25.40) 3:19.28 (25.44)
3:44.03 (24.75) 4:08.25 (24.22)
3 Magahey, Jake M 5Y UGA 4:10.01 4:08.61PA 27
r:+0.71 22.53 47.23 (24.70)
1:12.40 (25.17) 1:37.79 (25.39)
2:03.08 (25.29) 2:28.59 (25.51)
2:53.86 (25.27) 3:19.02 (25.16)
3:43.97 (24.95) 4:08.61 (24.64)
4 Hawke, Charlie SR Alabama-SE 4:10.95 4:09.75PA 26
r:+0.70 22.92 48.03 (25.11)
1:13.33 (25.30) 1:38.94 (25.61)
2:04.62 (25.68) 2:30.18 (25.56)
2:55.71 (25.53) 3:20.95 (25.24)
3:45.56 (24.61) 4:09.75 (24.19)
5 Mitchell, Jake 5Y FLOR-FL 4:11.49 4:10.72 B 25
r:+0.70 22.83 47.72 (24.89)
1:13.07 (25.35) 1:38.80 (25.73)
2:04.67 (25.87) 2:30.37 (25.70)
2:55.79 (25.42) 3:21.10 (25.31)
3:46.15 (25.05) 4:10.72 (24.57)
6 Johnston, David SR Texas 4:10.44 4:10.74 B 24
r:+0.70 23.06 48.09 (25.03)
1:13.35 (25.26) 1:38.80 (25.45)
2:04.21 (25.41) 2:29.63 (25.42)
2:54.95 (25.32) 3:20.44 (25.49)
3:46.02 (25.58) 4:10.74 (24.72)
7 Mathias, Mason SR Auburn-SE 4:11.03 4:15.05 B 23
r:+0.59 23.46 48.71 (25.25)
1:14.36 (25.65) 1:39.86 (25.50)
2:05.44 (25.58) 2:31.02 (25.58)
2:56.83 (25.81) 3:22.84 (26.01)
3:49.20 (26.36) 4:15.05 (25.85)
8 Linscheer, Giov JR FLOR-FL 4:11.03 4:16.30 B 22
r:+0.70 23.30 48.22 (24.92)
1:13.62 (25.40) 1:39.16 (25.54)
2:04.83 (25.67) 2:30.83 (26.00)
2:57.04 (26.21) 3:23.17 (26.13)
3:49.98 (26.81) 4:16.30 (26.32)
Women’s 200 individual medley
Emma Sticklen fired dethroned Bella Sims, the reigning league champ, with the Texas grad student going 1:52.42. Her Longhorn teammate Campbell Stoll was second in 1:53.37. Sims finished third in 1:53.63.
Tennessee grabbed fourth and fifth, via Sara Stotler and Josephine Fuller. Fuller had finished third at both SECs and NCAAs last year.
Sims’ Florida teammate Lainy Kruger had delivered the fourth-best time of the night in the B final, winning it in 1:54.08.
Event 11 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 1:48.37 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
SEC: S 1:51.62 2/20/2019 Megan Small, Tennessee
SEC Meet: M 1:51.62 2019 Megan Small, Tennessee
Pool: P 1:49.20 3/21/2024 Alex Walsh, Virginia
1:53.66 A
1:59.35 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Sticklen, Emma GS Texas 1:53.22 1:52.42 A 32
r:+0.65 23.65 50.94 (27.29)
1:24.81 (33.87) 1:52.42 (27.61)
2 Stoll, Campbell SO Texas 1:54.24 1:53.37 A 28
r:+0.59 24.37 51.99 (27.62)
1:25.52 (33.53) 1:53.37 (27.85)
3 Sims, Bella G SO FLOR-FL 1:54.46 1:53.63 A 27
r:+0.48 24.11 51.85 (27.74)
1:26.29 (34.44) 1:53.63 (27.34)
4 Stotler, Sara B Tennessee-SE 1:54.72 1:54.56 B 26
r:+0.51 24.30 52.41 (28.11)
1:27.07 (34.66) 1:54.56 (27.49)
5 Fuller, Josephi Tennessee-SE 1:54.48 1:54.91 B 25
r:+0.64 24.48 52.51 (28.03)
1:27.04 (34.53) 1:54.91 (27.87)
6 Maluka, Ieva JR UGA 1:55.13 1:55.02 B 24
r:+0.69 25.29 53.61 (28.32)
1:27.87 (34.26) 1:55.02 (27.15)
7 Dixon, Zoe A JR FLOR-FL 1:55.65 1:55.25 B 23
r:+0.67 24.74 53.61 (28.87)
1:27.13 (33.52) 1:55.25 (28.12)
8 Chase, Campbell FR Texas 1:55.18 1:56.22 B 22
r:+0.67 25.19 55.35 (30.16)
1:28.97 (33.62) 1:56.22 (27.25)
Men’s 200 individual medley
Julian Smith took a voyage under 1:40 in the 200 IM, going 1:39.38 to win the event and set the pool record, which he had owned at 1:41.01 from the invitational season. It was enough to unseat both Texas’s Will Modglin, who went 1:40.64 and had led prelims, and two-time reigning champion Baylor Nelson of Texas A&M. Nelson finished fifth in 1:41.43.
Hubert Kos, who was third at NCAAs last year, was in that place at SECs in 1:41.39, .04 up on Danny Schmidt of Auburn. Luca Urlando was sixth.
Event 12 Men 200 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona State
SEC: S 1:38.13 2/18/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC Meet: M 1:38.13 2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 1:41.01 11/20/2024Julian Smith, Florida
1:40.75 A
1:45.68 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Smith, Julian SR FLOR-FL 1:41.50 1:39.38PA 32
r:+0.64 21.09 46.50 (25.41)
1:14.99 (28.49) 1:39.38 (24.39)
2 Modglin, Will C SO Texas 1:40.94 1:40.64PA 28
r:+0.63 21.68 46.48 (24.80)
1:16.18 (29.70) 1:40.64 (24.46)
3 Kos, Hubert JR Texas 1:42.27 1:41.39 B 27
r:+0.59 21.47 46.59 (25.12)
1:16.69 (30.10) 1:41.39 (24.70)
4 Schmidt, Danny JR Auburn-SE 1:42.04 1:41.42 B 26
r:+0.61 21.77 47.20 (25.43)
1:16.87 (29.67) 1:41.42 (24.55)
5 Nelson, Baylor JR Texas A&M-GU 1:42.33 1:41.43 B 25
r:+0.65 21.99 47.47 (25.48)
1:16.64 (29.17) 1:41.43 (24.79)
6 Urlando, Luca R SR UGA 1:42.66 1:41.46 B 24
r:+0.66 21.54 45.94 (24.40)
1:16.50 (30.56) 1:41.46 (24.96)
7 Taylor, Camden SO Texas 1:42.64 1:41.58 B 23
r:+0.70 21.87 48.22 (26.35)
1:17.11 (28.89) 1:41.58 (24.47)
8 Germonprez, Nat SO Texas 1:42.24 1:42.71 B 22
r:+0.66 21.62 47.72 (26.10)
1:17.34 (29.62) 1:42.71 (25.37)
Women’s 50 freestyle
For the second straight year, Camille Spink is the SEC champion. The Tennessee swimmer sped up from her top seed in prelims by nearly three tenths to 21.23. Alabama’s Cadence Vincent went 21.59 for second. Texas’s Grace Cooper was third in 21.83, with Michaela De Villiers of LSU joining her in 21.84.
Alabama’s Kailyn Winter broke 22 in 21.94 from the B final.
Event 13 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 20.37 3/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
SEC: S 20.79 3/16/2023 Maggie MacNeil, LSU
SEC Meet: M 20.98 2023 Maggie MacNeil, LSU
Pool: P 20.37 3/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
21.58 A
22.58 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Spink, Camille Tennessee-SE 21.51 21.23 A 32
r:+0.66 10.16 21.23 (11.07)
2 Vincent, Cadenc SO Alabama-SE 21.63 21.59 B 28
r:+0.66 10.47 21.59 (11.12)
3 Cooper, Grace H GS Texas 21.86 21.83 B 27
r:+0.59 10.40 21.83 (11.43)
4 De Villiers, Mi JR LSU-LA 21.99 21.87 B 26
r:+0.65 10.38 21.87 (11.49)
5 Curry, Peyton N SR South Carolina-S 22.07 22.01 B 25
r:+0.69 10.70 22.01 (11.31)
6 Mulvihill, Lexi SR Auburn-SE 22.05 22.03 B 24
r:+0.64 10.62 22.03 (11.41)
7 Owens, Kaitlyn SR Texas A&M-GU 22.04 22.04 B 23
r:+0.61 10.71 22.04 (11.33)
8 Longi, Ava K GS Texas 22.04 22.15 B 22
r:+0.50 10.64 22.15 (11.51)
Men’s 50 freestyle
Sub-18 seconds is, crazy as this sentence sounds, becoming normal for Jordan Crooks. He lowered his meet record of 17.93 from 2022 and his 17.99 from last year by going 17.85 to win the 50 free by a clear half second. That is, a half second over the reigning NCAA champion Josh Liendo, who at 18.35 is no slouch.
Third went to Tennessee’s Gui Caribe in 8.42. Jere Hirbar was fourth in 18.65, .02 ahead of Connor Foote of Texas A&M.
Event 14 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC: S 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC Meet: M 17.93 2023 Jordan Crooks, Tennessee
Pool: P 18.61 11/16/2023Josh Liendo, Florida
18.72 A
19.69 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Crooks, Jordan Tennessee-SE 18.12 17.85MA 32
r:+0.59 8.63 17.85 (9.22)
2 Liendo, Josh JR FLOR-FL 18.31 18.35PA 28
r:+0.62 8.79 18.35 (9.56)
3 Caribe, Gui C Tennessee-SE 18.62 18.42PA 27
r:+0.58 8.72 18.42 (9.70)
4 Hribar, Jere SO LSU-LA 18.72 18.65 A 26
r:+0.67 8.95 18.65 (9.70)
5 Foote, Connor M JR Texas A&M-GU 18.95 18.67 A 25
r:+0.63 8.96 18.67 (9.71)
6 Buff, Scotty SO FLOR-FL 19.02 18.73 B 24
r:+0.61 9.08 18.73 (9.65)
7 Painter, Alex J FR FLOR-FL 18.85 18.80 B 23
r:+0.59 9.02 18.80 (9.78)
8 Guiliano, Chris Texas 18.66 18.85 B 22
r:+0.61 9.09 18.85 (9.76)
Women’s 3-meter diving
After finishing second on 1-meter, Sophie Verzyl got her gold medal on the higher board, scoring 392.15 points. She had been just fifth in prelims but was outstanding in the final, leaping past the Texas trio that have helped tip the balance in the Longhorns’ favor.
Alejandra Estudillo led the way in prelims and scored 369.50 points. Hailey Hernandez picked up her second bronze medal of the week with 335.05 points, three points up on Bayley Cranford. The Longhorns tallied 123 points in diving to widen their lead.
Montserrat Gutierrez Lavenant, the reigning champion from LSU, finished fifth. This year’s 1-meter champ Camyla Monroy finished sixth. She was the runner-up last year.
Event 15 Women 3 mtr Diving
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SEC: S 423.15 3/21/2014 Laura Ryan, Georgia
SEC Meet: M 413.75 2014 Laura Ryan, Georgia
Pool: P 413.75 2/20/2014 Laura Ryan, Georgia
280.00 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Verzyl, Sophie JR South Carolina-S 319.60 392.15 B 32
2 Estudillo, Alej Texas 365.45 369.50 B 28
3 Hernandez, Hail SR Texas 343.15 335.05 B 27
4 Cranford, Bayle SO Texas 340.75 331.80 B 26
5 Lavenant, Monts GR LSU-LA 311.45 324.80 B 25
6 Monroy, Camyla SO FLOR-FL 326.95 320.95 B 24
7 Prassterink, El GS Texas A&M-GU 312.30 319.35 B 23
8 Kupka, Caroline SO Texas 314.10 304.50 B 22
