SEC Swimming and Diving Championships
Auburn, Alabama 2020
The final night of the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships had the finals of the 1650, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 400 free relay. Tennessee and Florida won the SEC team titles as the Gators won their eighth straight men’s team title and the Vols won their first women’s title in school history.
Florida’s Bobby Finke won the 1650 and completely smashed the records in that event as he won by over 30 seconds. It was the only event the Gators won on Saturday night.
The Tennessee women had a big showing from Erika Brown in the 100 free as she moved to second all-time in the event and won her third title of the weekend.
Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas broke a long-standing meet record in the 200 back that belonged to Ryan Lochte set in 2005 in the 200 back as Casas helped the Aggies finish second overall. A&M’s Benjamin Walker also won the 200 breaststroke.
Alabama was the top school of the night as the Tide collected wins from Kensey McMahon (1650), Rhyan White (200 back) and their men’s 400 free relay team. Their in-state rival Auburn won the women’s relay to close out the championships in their home pool.
LSU’s Brooks Curry also won the 100 freestyle for LSU’s first SEC title in men’s swimming since Evan Martinec won the 100 back in 2004.
Georgia’s Zoie Hartman also won the 200 breaststroke.
Details
Women - Team Rankings - FINAL 1. Tennessee, University of, Knox 1108 2. University of Florida 1079.5 3. Kentucky, University of 987.5 4. Georgia, University of 986 5. Auburn University 866 6. Texas A&M University 851 7. University of Alabama 748 8. Missouri 500 9. South Carolina, University of, 427 10. University of Arkansas 422 11. Louisiana State University 417 12. Vanderbilt University 150
Men - Team Rankings - FINAL 1. University of Florida 1194 2. Texas A&M University 975.5 3. Georgia, University of 953.5 4. University of Alabama 935.5 5. Missouri 846.5 6. Tennessee, University of, Knox 817 7. Kentucky, University of 724 8. Auburn University 697 9. Louisiana State University 517 10. South Carolina, University of, 504
Women’s 1650 Free
Alabama sophomore Kensey McMahon had a dominating performance in the 1650 freestyle as she won with a 15:43.74 to give the Crimson Tide another win on the weekend. Tennessee’s Amanda Nunan also had a very clutch swim with a 15:53.39 for the runner-up spot as she needed to swim big because of Florida’s presence in the final heat.
The Gators finished in third with Leah Braswell (15:54.54) waving the flag while Taylor Ault (16:08.10) finished in seventh place. Florida is now within seven points of Tennessee as the meet concludes tonight.
Arkansas’ Peyton Palsha (16:01.99) swam in the earlier timed finals heats and she held up for fifth place. Auburn’s Emily Hetzer (15:55.28), Averee Preble (16:06.54) and Kentucky’s Beth McNeese (16:13.71) also scored in the top eight.
Event 32 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 15:03.31 11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
SEC Meet: S 15:36.52 2/20/2016 Brittany MacLean, Georgia
Pool: P 15:38.74 3/17/2012 Stephanie Peacock, North Carolina
15:52.41 A
16:30.59 B
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 McMahon, Kensey SO Alabama 16:03.38 15:43.74 A 32
r:+0.74 27.21 56.01 (28.80)
1:24.97 (28.96) 1:53.99 (29.02)
2:22.31 (28.32) 2:50.73 (28.42)
3:19.21 (28.48) 3:47.56 (28.35)
4:15.83 (28.27) 4:44.12 (28.29)
5:12.59 (28.47) 5:41.04 (28.45)
6:09.64 (28.60) 6:37.96 (28.32)
7:06.34 (28.38) 7:35.12 (28.78)
8:03.56 (28.44) 8:31.96 (28.40)
9:00.70 (28.74) 9:29.35 (28.65)
9:58.13 (28.78) 10:26.82 (28.69)
10:55.67 (28.85) 11:24.30 (28.63)
11:52.97 (28.67) 12:21.87 (28.90)
12:50.76 (28.89) 13:19.73 (28.97)
13:48.70 (28.97) 14:17.77 (29.07)
14:46.85 (29.08) 15:15.94 (29.09) 15:43.74 (27.80)
2 Nunan, Amanda J JR Tennessee 16:16.79 15:53.39 B 28
r:+0.85 26.68 54.93 (28.25)
1:23.83 (28.90) 1:52.76 (28.93)
2:22.07 (29.31) 2:51.13 (29.06)
3:20.10 (28.97) 3:49.29 (29.19)
4:18.37 (29.08) 4:47.55 (29.18)
5:16.72 (29.17) 5:45.76 (29.04)
6:14.77 (29.01) 6:43.83 (29.06)
7:12.87 (29.04) 7:41.91 (29.04)
8:10.83 (28.92) 8:39.87 (29.04)
9:08.76 (28.89) 9:37.65 (28.89)
10:06.58 (28.93) 10:35.68 (29.10)
11:04.86 (29.18) 11:33.83 (28.97)
12:02.83 (29.00) 12:31.71 (28.88)
13:00.57 (28.86) 13:29.59 (29.02)
13:58.67 (29.08) 14:27.63 (28.96)
14:56.52 (28.89) 15:25.32 (28.80) 15:53.39 (28.07)
3 Braswell, Leah SO FLOR 15:47.85 15:54.54 B 27
r:+0.78 26.67 55.54 (28.87)
1:24.73 (29.19) 1:53.97 (29.24)
2:23.12 (29.15) 2:52.25 (29.13)
3:21.39 (29.14) 3:50.16 (28.77)
4:18.90 (28.74) 4:47.92 (29.02)
5:16.72 (28.80) 5:45.53 (28.81)
6:14.55 (29.02) 6:43.57 (29.02)
7:12.84 (29.27) 7:41.82 (28.98)
8:10.99 (29.17) 8:40.13 (29.14)
9:09.22 (29.09) 9:38.48 (29.26)
10:07.64 (29.16) 10:36.89 (29.25)
11:06.14 (29.25) 11:35.38 (29.24)
12:04.48 (29.10) 12:33.43 (28.95)
13:02.84 (29.41) 13:32.40 (29.56)
14:01.94 (29.54) 14:31.35 (29.41)
15:00.63 (29.28) 15:28.83 (28.20) 15:54.54 (25.71)
4 Hetzer, Emily SO Auburn 16:09.24 15:55.28 B 26
r:+0.78 26.37 55.12 (28.75)
1:24.19 (29.07) 1:53.17 (28.98)
2:22.36 (29.19) 2:51.31 (28.95)
3:20.41 (29.10) 3:49.71 (29.30)
4:18.61 (28.90) 4:47.77 (29.16)
5:16.79 (29.02) 5:45.58 (28.79)
6:14.51 (28.93) 6:43.39 (28.88)
7:12.51 (29.12) 7:41.66 (29.15)
8:10.43 (28.77) 8:39.39 (28.96)
9:08.37 (28.98) 9:37.31 (28.94)
10:06.06 (28.75) 10:35.06 (29.00)
11:04.09 (29.03) 11:33.22 (29.13)
12:02.37 (29.15) 12:31.36 (28.99)
13:00.54 (29.18) 13:29.73 (29.19)
13:59.09 (29.36) 14:28.42 (29.33)
14:57.64 (29.22) 15:26.94 (29.30) 15:55.28 (28.34)
5 Palsha, Peyton JR Arkansas 16:21.88 16:01.99 B 25
r:+0.70 26.86 55.86 (29.00)
1:25.29 (29.43) 1:54.78 (29.49)
2:24.22 (29.44) 2:53.73 (29.51)
3:23.09 (29.36) 3:52.56 (29.47)
4:21.78 (29.22) 4:51.16 (29.38)
5:20.42 (29.26) 5:49.69 (29.27)
6:19.07 (29.38) 6:48.21 (29.14)
7:17.39 (29.18) 7:46.72 (29.33)
8:15.90 (29.18) 8:45.31 (29.41)
9:14.43 (29.12) 9:43.84 (29.41)
10:13.29 (29.45) 10:42.45 (29.16)
11:12.06 (29.61) 11:41.44 (29.38)
12:10.76 (29.32) 12:40.17 (29.41)
13:09.60 (29.43) 13:39.07 (29.47)
14:08.35 (29.28) 14:37.01 (28.66)
15:05.78 (28.77) 15:34.43 (28.65) 16:01.99 (27.56)
6 Preble, Averee FR Auburn 16:19.78 16:06.54 B 24
r:+0.70 26.71 55.81 (29.10)
1:24.97 (29.16) 1:54.27 (29.30)
2:23.77 (29.50) 2:53.20 (29.43)
3:22.53 (29.33) 3:51.92 (29.39)
4:21.37 (29.45) 4:50.81 (29.44)
5:19.83 (29.02) 5:48.90 (29.07)
6:18.18 (29.28) 6:47.34 (29.16)
7:16.42 (29.08) 7:45.62 (29.20)
8:14.83 (29.21) 8:44.04 (29.21)
9:13.30 (29.26) 9:42.69 (29.39)
10:11.99 (29.30) 10:41.37 (29.38)
11:11.11 (29.74) 11:40.36 (29.25)
12:09.90 (29.54) 12:39.76 (29.86)
13:09.52 (29.76) 13:39.18 (29.66)
14:08.91 (29.73) 14:38.51 (29.60)
15:08.08 (29.57) 15:37.63 (29.55) 16:06.54 (28.91)
7 Ault, Taylor A JR FLOR 16:03.06 16:08.10 B 23
r:+0.72 26.66 55.61 (28.95)
1:24.92 (29.31) 1:54.42 (29.50)
2:23.78 (29.36) 2:53.29 (29.51)
3:22.58 (29.29) 3:52.05 (29.47)
4:21.45 (29.40) 4:50.77 (29.32)
5:20.07 (29.30) 5:49.20 (29.13)
6:18.34 (29.14) 6:47.46 (29.12)
7:16.55 (29.09) 7:46.05 (29.50)
8:15.15 (29.10) 8:44.15 (29.00)
9:13.50 (29.35) 9:42.75 (29.25)
10:12.13 (29.38) 10:41.45 (29.32)
11:10.88 (29.43) 11:40.34 (29.46)
12:10.30 (29.96) 12:40.18 (29.88)
13:09.99 (29.81) 13:39.95 (29.96)
14:09.89 (29.94) 14:39.79 (29.90)
15:09.63 (29.84) 15:39.37 (29.74) 16:08.10 (28.73)
8 McNeese, Beth E FR Kentucky 16:16.87 16:13.71 B 22
r:+0.72 26.76 55.98 (29.22)
1:25.31 (29.33) 1:54.66 (29.35)
2:24.18 (29.52) 2:53.55 (29.37)
3:22.94 (29.39) 3:52.32 (29.38)
4:21.57 (29.25) 4:50.80 (29.23)
5:20.04 (29.24) 5:49.34 (29.30)
6:18.72 (29.38) 6:48.13 (29.41)
7:17.40 (29.27) 7:46.78 (29.38)
8:16.23 (29.45) 8:45.68 (29.45)
9:15.23 (29.55) 9:44.85 (29.62)
10:14.49 (29.64) 10:44.13 (29.64)
11:14.05 (29.92) 11:43.94 (29.89)
12:13.85 (29.91) 12:43.81 (29.96)
13:13.75 (29.94) 13:43.78 (30.03)
14:13.97 (30.19) 14:44.04 (30.07)
15:14.17 (30.13) 15:44.37 (30.20) 16:13.71 (29.34)
Men’s 1650 Free
The Florida distance swimmers have been on fire at the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships in Auburn, Alabama. Not long after an American record from Kieran Smith in the 500 free on Wednesday, Bobby Finke absolutely torched the 1650 free American record with a 14:12.08.
Finke started fast and finished fast. He was out under American record pace from the very first 50 and built and built on that lead over the pace. Not only did he smash the 14:18.25 American record set in December 2017, he completely tore apart the NCAA record of 14:22.41 set by Clark Smith in March 2017.
Event 33 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 14:22.41 3/25/2017 Clark Smith, Texas
SEC Meet: S 14:23.01 2/23/2019 Robert Finke, Florida
Pool: P 14:32.50 3/28/1998 Ryk Neethling, Arizona
14:37.31 A
15:26.19 B
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Finke, Bobby C SO Florida 14:47.51 14:12.08NA 32
r:+0.73 23.70 49.17 (25.47)
1:14.82 (25.65) 1:40.44 (25.62)
2:06.18 (25.74) 2:32.04 (25.86)
2:57.84 (25.80) 3:23.68 (25.84)
3:49.51 (25.83) 4:15.28 (25.77)
4:41.25 (25.97) 5:07.19 (25.94)
5:33.06 (25.87) 5:58.91 (25.85)
6:24.92 (26.01) 6:50.85 (25.93)
7:16.93 (26.08) 7:42.88 (25.95)
8:08.83 (25.95) 8:34.63 (25.80)
9:00.70 (26.07) 9:26.87 (26.17)
9:52.85 (25.98) 10:18.80 (25.95)
10:44.76 (25.96) 11:10.88 (26.12)
11:36.98 (26.10) 12:03.00 (26.02)
12:29.03 (26.03) 12:55.07 (26.04)
13:20.94 (25.87) 13:46.99 (26.05) 14:12.08 (25.09)
2 Reed, Greg C JR Georgia 14:51.77 14:45.03 B 28
r:+0.67 24.23 50.27 (26.04)
1:16.78 (26.51) 1:43.56 (26.78)
2:10.18 (26.62) 2:36.97 (26.79)
3:04.02 (27.05) 3:30.97 (26.95)
3:57.91 (26.94) 4:24.89 (26.98)
4:52.04 (27.15) 5:19.08 (27.04)
5:46.24 (27.16) 6:13.27 (27.03)
6:40.33 (27.06) 7:07.44 (27.11)
7:34.27 (26.83) 8:01.22 (26.95)
8:28.22 (27.00) 8:55.16 (26.94)
9:22.13 (26.97) 9:48.99 (26.86)
10:16.07 (27.08) 10:43.07 (27.00)
11:10.03 (26.96) 11:37.08 (27.05)
12:03.95 (26.87) 12:30.99 (27.04)
12:57.98 (26.99) 13:25.01 (27.03)
13:52.22 (27.21) 14:19.24 (27.02) 14:45.03 (25.79)
3 Gravley, Brenna FR Florida 15:08.68 14:47.41 B 27
r:+0.64 24.31 50.89 (26.58)
1:17.61 (26.72) 1:44.36 (26.75)
2:11.14 (26.78) 2:38.08 (26.94)
3:05.26 (27.18) 3:32.31 (27.05)
3:59.26 (26.95) 4:26.23 (26.97)
4:53.19 (26.96) 5:20.23 (27.04)
5:47.28 (27.05) 6:14.24 (26.96)
6:41.34 (27.10) 7:08.40 (27.06)
7:35.41 (27.01) 8:02.47 (27.06)
8:29.61 (27.14) 8:56.70 (27.09)
9:23.72 (27.02) 9:50.88 (27.16)
10:18.07 (27.19) 10:45.18 (27.11)
11:12.34 (27.16) 11:39.50 (27.16)
12:06.78 (27.28) 12:33.93 (27.15)
13:01.10 (27.17) 13:28.31 (27.21)
13:55.44 (27.13) 14:22.60 (27.16) 14:47.41 (24.81)
4 Abbott, Taylor SR Tennessee 15:01.36 14:50.62 B 26
r:+0.70 24.40 50.66 (26.26)
1:17.33 (26.67) 1:44.16 (26.83)
2:10.93 (26.77) 2:37.80 (26.87)
3:04.75 (26.95) 3:31.57 (26.82)
3:58.41 (26.84) 4:25.41 (27.00)
4:52.54 (27.13) 5:19.54 (27.00)
5:46.54 (27.00) 6:13.38 (26.84)
6:40.43 (27.05) 7:07.38 (26.95)
7:34.63 (27.25) 8:01.91 (27.28)
8:29.15 (27.24) 8:56.48 (27.33)
9:23.75 (27.27) 9:51.24 (27.49)
10:18.71 (27.47) 10:45.95 (27.24)
11:13.34 (27.39) 11:40.87 (27.53)
12:08.33 (27.46) 12:35.55 (27.22)
13:02.79 (27.24) 13:29.98 (27.19)
13:57.53 (27.55) 14:24.69 (27.16) 14:50.62 (25.93)
5 Makhija, Aryan SO Auburn 15:15.55 14:53.57 B 25
r:+0.64 23.99 49.93 (25.94)
1:16.46 (26.53) 1:43.25 (26.79)
2:10.26 (27.01) 2:37.52 (27.26)
3:04.72 (27.20) 3:32.09 (27.37)
3:59.43 (27.34) 4:26.94 (27.51)
4:54.04 (27.10) 5:21.13 (27.09)
5:48.16 (27.03) 6:15.42 (27.26)
6:42.58 (27.16) 7:09.87 (27.29)
7:37.08 (27.21) 8:04.60 (27.52)
8:32.11 (27.51) 8:59.52 (27.41)
9:27.17 (27.65) 9:54.87 (27.70)
10:22.62 (27.75) 10:49.68 (27.06)
11:16.79 (27.11) 11:43.96 (27.17)
12:11.32 (27.36) 12:38.94 (27.62)
13:06.44 (27.50) 13:33.61 (27.17)
14:00.79 (27.18) 14:27.77 (26.98) 14:53.57 (25.80)
6 Hernandez-Tome, SO Alabama 15:28.24 14:56.39 B 24
r:+0.65 24.82 51.61 (26.79)
1:18.67 (27.06) 1:45.95 (27.28)
2:13.24 (27.29) 2:40.31 (27.07)
3:07.65 (27.34) 3:34.76 (27.11)
4:01.91 (27.15) 4:29.17 (27.26)
4:56.29 (27.12) 5:23.29 (27.00)
5:50.47 (27.18) 6:17.87 (27.40)
6:45.16 (27.29) 7:12.41 (27.25)
7:39.55 (27.14) 8:06.72 (27.17)
8:33.96 (27.24) 9:01.26 (27.30)
9:28.59 (27.33) 9:55.81 (27.22)
10:23.36 (27.55) 10:50.90 (27.54)
11:18.38 (27.48) 11:45.94 (27.56)
12:13.46 (27.52) 12:41.09 (27.63)
13:08.52 (27.43) 13:35.80 (27.28)
14:02.99 (27.19) 14:30.31 (27.32) 14:56.39 (26.08)
7 Sanders, Ethan SO Tennessee 15:11.47 14:57.70 B 23
r:+0.76 23.38 48.93 (25.55)
1:14.94 (26.01) 1:41.16 (26.22)
2:07.69 (26.53) 2:34.19 (26.50)
3:00.92 (26.73) 3:27.75 (26.83)
3:54.58 (26.83) 4:21.52 (26.94)
4:48.35 (26.83) 5:15.70 (27.35)
5:43.59 (27.89) 6:11.20 (27.61)
6:38.53 (27.33) 7:06.03 (27.50)
7:33.51 (27.48) 8:01.22 (27.71)
8:29.21 (27.99) 8:56.93 (27.72)
9:24.39 (27.46) 9:52.21 (27.82)
10:20.15 (27.94) 10:48.05 (27.90)
11:15.46 (27.41) 11:43.26 (27.80)
12:11.21 (27.95) 12:39.67 (28.46)
13:07.57 (27.90) 13:35.73 (28.16)
14:03.54 (27.81) 14:31.29 (27.75) 14:57.70 (26.41)
8 Higgins, Walker SR Georgia 15:00.25 14:59.81 B 22
r:+0.68 23.68 49.97 (26.29)
1:16.47 (26.50) 1:43.29 (26.82)
2:09.99 (26.70) 2:36.92 (26.93)
3:03.96 (27.04) 3:31.11 (27.15)
3:58.26 (27.15) 4:25.56 (27.30)
4:52.41 (26.85) 5:19.60 (27.19)
5:47.16 (27.56) 6:14.57 (27.41)
6:42.08 (27.51) 7:09.78 (27.70)
7:37.37 (27.59) 8:05.26 (27.89)
8:32.30 (27.04) 8:59.93 (27.63)
9:27.74 (27.81) 9:55.39 (27.65)
10:23.14 (27.75) 10:51.05 (27.91)
11:18.80 (27.75) 11:46.81 (28.01)
12:15.10 (28.29) 12:43.17 (28.07)
13:11.12 (27.95) 13:38.89 (27.77)
14:06.58 (27.69) 14:33.99 (27.41) 14:59.81 (25.82)
Women’s 200 Back
Alabama is off to a great start on the final night of the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships in their rival’s home pool as Rhyan White followed up her impressive morning swim with a 1:48.15 in the 200 backstroke, not long after Kensey McMahon won the 1650 free. White was faster this morning when she was a 1:48.0 but held on to deny Kentucky’s Asia Seidt (1:48.86) a fourth straight SEC title in this event.
Seidt still had a good swim for second place as Kentucky had four total A-finalists in this event. Ali Galyer (1:49.92) finished in third while Caitlin Brooks (1:51.60) and Sophie Sorenson (1:52.90) placed fifth and seventh.
The Florida Gators passed Tennessee after the 200 back with Sherridon Dressel (1:50.93) placing fourth for the Gators and Tennessee’s Meghan Small (1:51.80) getting sixth.
Auburn’s Sonnele Oeztuerk (1:53.49) finished in eighth.
Event 34 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 1:47.24 3/23/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
SEC Meet: S 1:48.34 2/21/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida
Pool: P 1:48.34 2/21/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida
1:50.50 A
1:57.11 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 White, Rhyan E SO Alabama 1:48.06 1:48.15SA 32
r:+0.56 24.97 51.79 (26.82)
1:19.48 (27.69) 1:48.15 (28.67)
2 Seidt, Asia M SR Kentucky 1:50.27 1:48.86 A 28
r:+0.60 25.37 52.67 (27.30)
1:20.33 (27.66) 1:48.86 (28.53)
3 Galyer, Ali J SR Kentucky 1:50.43 1:49.92 A 27
r:+0.54 25.90 53.39 (27.49)
1:21.48 (28.09) 1:49.92 (28.44)
4 Dressel, Sherri SR Florida 1:52.57 1:50.93 B 26
r:+0.56 26.57 54.59 (28.02)
1:23.27 (28.68) 1:50.93 (27.66)
5 Brooks, Caitlin FR Kentucky 1:52.81 1:51.60 B 25
r:+0.52 26.19 54.36 (28.17)
1:22.96 (28.60) 1:51.60 (28.64)
6 Small, Meghan N SR Tennessee 1:53.25 1:51.80 B 24
r:+0.61 26.39 54.65 (28.26)
1:23.09 (28.44) 1:51.80 (28.71)
7 Sorenson, Sophi SO Kentucky 1:52.38 1:52.90 B 23
r:+0.62 26.57 54.86 (28.29)
1:23.78 (28.92) 1:52.90 (29.12)
8 Oeztuerk, Sonne JR Auburn 1:53.22 1:53.49 B 22
r:+0.70 26.93 55.69 (28.76)
1:24.30 (28.61) 1:53.49 (29.19)
Men’s 200 Back
Texas A&M sophomore Shaine Casas broke Ryan Lochte’s SEC meet record in the 200 backstroke on the final night of the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships as he blasted a 1:37.20 to lower Lochte’s 1:38.29 meet record from 2005. Casas was out quick, flipping at 46.67 on the first half and holding on to get the new meet record and his second individual title of the week.
https://twitter.com/AggieSwimDive/status/1231382723337637888
Florida’s Clark Beach (1:39.56) finished as the runner-up for the Gators as Florida is well on their way to an eighth straight SEC team title.
Tennessee’s Matthew Garcia (1:40.75) finished in third place ahead of Georgia freshmen Ian Grum (1:40.89) and Harry Homans (1:41.88).
Alabama’s Matthew Menke (1:41.75), Missouri’s Nick Alexander (1:42.66) and Daniel Hein (1:44.77) also swam in the championship final.
Event 35 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 1:35.73 3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
SEC Meet: S 1:38.29 2/17/2005 Ryan Lochte, Florida
Pool: P 1:39.65 2/21/2015 Sean Lehane, Tennessee
1:39.16 A
1:45.04 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Casas, Shaine M SO Texas A&M 1:40.68 1:37.20SA 32
r:+0.49 22.10 46.67 (24.57)
1:11.86 (25.19) 1:37.20 (25.34)
2 Beach, Clark G JR Florida 1:40.12 1:39.56PB 28
r:+0.54 23.04 48.12 (25.08)
1:13.46 (25.34) 1:39.56 (26.10)
3 Garcia, Matthew SR Tennessee 1:40.68 1:40.75 B 27
r:+0.53 23.62 49.06 (25.44)
1:14.79 (25.73) 1:40.75 (25.96)
4 Grum, Ian P FR Georgia 1:41.65 1:40.89 B 26
r:+0.59 23.51 48.86 (25.35)
1:14.76 (25.90) 1:40.89 (26.13)
5 Menke, Matthew FR Alabama 1:41.56 1:41.75 B 25
r:+0.59 23.38 49.30 (25.92)
1:15.72 (26.42) 1:41.75 (26.03)
6 Homans, Harry A FR Georgia 1:41.99 1:41.88 B 24
r:+0.48 24.24 50.28 (26.04)
1:16.04 (25.76) 1:41.88 (25.84)
7 Alexander, Nick SR Missouri 1:40.58 1:42.66 B 23
r:+0.51 23.64 49.08 (25.44)
1:15.54 (26.46) 1:42.66 (27.12)
8 Hein, Daniel W SR Missouri 1:42.24 1:44.77 B 22
r:+0.53 24.04 50.20 (26.16)
1:16.96 (26.76) 1:44.77 (27.81)
Women’s 100 Free
Tennessee senior Erika Brown became the second woman to break 46 seconds in the 100 freestyle as she swam a 45.83 on the final night of the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. Brown sits only behind Simone Manuel’s 45.56 from 2017 on the all-time list as she won tonight ahead of a pretty stacked field with Arkansas senior Anna Hopkin coming in second at 46.20 and Auburn senior Julie Meynen coming in third at 46.96.
Brown helped Tennessee grab a lead over Florida with three events to go. She will not be on the 400 free relay.
Auburn’s Claire Fisch (47.27) finished in fourth as Auburn looks like they could win the 400 free relay to close out the meet with freshman Abbey Webb (49.04) coming in eighth place as well.
Georgia’s Veronica Burchill (47.32), Tennessee’s Tjasa Pintar (47.90) and Alabama’s Kalia Antoniou (48.71) also swam in the championship final.
Event 36 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
SEC Meet: S 46.41 2/23/2019 Erika Brown, Tennessee
Pool: P 46.88 3/17/2012 Arianna Vanderpool Wallace, Auburn
47.18 A
49.51 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Brown, Erika J SR Tennessee 46.56 45.83SA 32
r:+0.66 10.40 21.73 (11.33)
33.72 (11.99) 45.83 (12.11)
2 Hopkin, Anna E SR Arkansas 47.06 46.20SA 28
r:+0.65 10.37 22.01 (11.64)
34.04 (12.03) 46.20 (12.16)
3 Meynen, Julie SR Auburn 47.43 46.96 A 27
r:+0.63 10.74 22.57 (11.83)
34.65 (12.08) 46.96 (12.31)
4 Fisch, Claire A SR Auburn 47.58 47.27 B 26
r:+0.67 10.50 22.32 (11.82)
34.52 (12.20) 47.27 (12.75)
5 Burchill, Veron SR Georgia 47.68 47.32 B 25
r:+0.64 10.78 22.65 (11.87)
35.00 (12.35) 47.32 (12.32)
6 Pintar, Tjasa JR Tennessee 48.49 47.90 B 24
r:+0.66 11.18 23.23 (12.05)
35.79 (12.56) 47.90 (12.11)
7 Antoniou, Kalia SO Alabama 48.48 48.71 B 23
r:+0.70 10.84 23.19 (12.35)
36.07 (12.88) 48.71 (12.64)
8 Webb, Abbey C FR Auburn 48.52 49.04 B 22
r:+0.76 11.42 23.69 (12.27)
36.53 (12.84) 49.04 (12.51)
Men’s 100 Free
LSU freshman Brooks Curry has been on fire all week at the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships and he finished off the meet with a 41.81 in the 100 freestyle in winning the Tigers’ first SEC men’s title since 2004. Curry won by 0.01 as he ran down Alabama senior Zane Waddell (41.82) at the finish and ended his ESPN interview with a “Geaux Tigahs!” in his best Ed Orgeron impression.
https://twitter.com/LSUSwimDive/status/1231427012805394432
Florida’s Kieran Smith, who has had an incredible week at SECs, was third at 42.14 in a weak event for him. South Carolina’s Lewis Burras (42.28) finished in fourth for a big swim for the Gamecocks. Tennessee’s Alec Connolly (42.50), Texas A&M’s Adam Koster (42.62), Mark Theall (42.66) and Florida’s Khader Baqlah (42.66) also swam in the championship final.
Event 37 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 39.90 3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC Meet: S 41.07 2/20/2016 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 41.55 2/21/2009 Matt Targett, Auburn
41.71 A
43.80 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Curry, Brooks V FR LSU 42.02 41.81 B 32
r:+0.59 9.36 19.91 (10.55)
30.81 (10.90) 41.81 (11.00)
2 Waddell, Zane SR Alabama 42.05 41.82 B 28
r:+0.66 9.28 19.66 (10.38)
30.69 (11.03) 41.82 (11.13)
3 Smith, Kieran S SO Florida 42.52 42.14 B 27
r:+0.67 9.58 20.28 (10.70)
31.16 (10.88) 42.14 (10.98)
4 Burras, Lewis E SO South Carolina 42.33 42.28 B 26
r:+0.64 9.61 20.23 (10.62)
31.24 (11.01) 42.28 (11.04)
5 Connolly, Alec SR Tennessee 42.96 42.50 B 25
r:+0.65 9.44 20.09 (10.65)
31.19 (11.10) 42.50 (11.31)
6 Koster, Adam R SR Texas A&M 42.55 42.62 B 24
r:+0.62 9.50 20.13 (10.63)
31.22 (11.09) 42.62 (11.40)
7 Theall, Mark J JR Texas A&M 43.03 42.66 B 22.5
r:+0.66 9.69 20.45 (10.76)
31.60 (11.15) 42.66 (11.06)
7 Baqlah, Khader SR Florida 42.74 42.66 B 22.5
r:+0.64 9.79 20.38 (10.59)
31.59 (11.21) 42.66 (11.07)
Women’s 200 Breast
Georgia’s Zoie Hartman swept the breaststroke events at the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships as she won the 100 on Friday night and followed that up with a 2:06.20 in the 200 on Saturday. Hartman, just a freshman, went 1-2 with junior teammate Danielle DellaTorre (2:07.11) as those two did the same thing in the 100 last night as well.
Kentucky’s Bailey Bonnett (2:07.92) finished in third as she helped Kentucky close the gap on Florida for second place in the team standings. The Wildcats also had Gillian Davey finish in sixth place with a 2:09.32.
Tennessee’s Alexis Yager moved up to fourth place with a strong swim of 2:08.11 as she finished ahead of LSU freshman Niamh Robinson (2:08.37) who also had a really good swim.
South Carolina’s Albury Higgs (2:09.33) and Florida’s Vanessa Pearl (2:09.92) also swam in the championship final.
Event 38 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 2:02.80 3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
SEC Meet: S 2:04.62 2/18/2018 Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&M
Pool: P 2:04.76 3/17/2012 Caitlin Leverenz, California
2:06.84 A
2:13.97 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Hartman, Zoie E FR Georgia 2:07.88 2:06.20 A 32
r:+0.77 28.50 1:00.21 (31.71)
1:32.78 (32.57) 2:06.20 (33.42)
2 DellaTorre, Dan JR Georgia 2:08.11 2:07.11 B 28
r:+0.65 28.95 1:01.29 (32.34)
1:34.01 (32.72) 2:07.11 (33.10)
3 Bonnett, Bailey JR Kentucky 2:08.34 2:07.92 B 27
r:+0.64 29.37 1:01.84 (32.47)
1:34.72 (32.88) 2:07.92 (33.20)
4 Yager, Alexis A JR Tennessee 2:08.90 2:08.11 B 26
r:+0.72 29.04 1:01.27 (32.23)
1:34.27 (33.00) 2:08.11 (33.84)
5 Robinson, Niamh FR LSU 2:08.92 2:08.37 B 25
r:+0.75 28.78 1:00.93 (32.15)
1:34.13 (33.20) 2:08.37 (34.24)
6 Davey, Gillian FR Kentucky 2:07.90 2:09.32 B 24
r:+0.71 29.19 1:01.93 (32.74)
1:35.19 (33.26) 2:09.32 (34.13)
7 Higgs, Albury A SR South Carolina 2:08.85 2:09.33 B 23
r:+0.68 29.00 1:01.56 (32.56)
1:34.73 (33.17) 2:09.33 (34.60)
8 Pearl, Vanessa SO Florida 2:08.60 2:09.92 B 22
r:+0.68 28.89 1:01.32 (32.43)
1:34.83 (33.51) 2:09.92 (35.09)
Men’s 200 Breast
After Georgia went 1-2 in the women’s 200 breast, Texas A&M followed that up with a 1-2 of their own in the men’s 200 breast, led by senior Benjamin Walker (1:51.92), who defended his title from last year with a 1:51.92. Walker’s freshman teammate Andres Puente (1:52.39) finished in second for the Aggies to complete the 1-2 sweep as Texas A&M is in a dead tie with Georgia for second place in the team standings.
Georgia junior Jack Dalmolin (1:53.94) finished in seventh place for the Bulldogs to get them to tied for second.
Florida’s Grant Sanders (1:52.49) nearly stole the 200 breast from lane 1 but he ended up third, dropping two seconds from his morning swim.
Alabama freshmen Liam Bell (1:52.93) and Derek Maas (1:53.15) finished in fourth and fifth for the Tide, who have had a very good night.
Florida’s Marco Guarente (1:53.34) and Missouri’s Will Goodwin (1:56.46) also swam in the championship final.
Event 39 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 1:47.91 3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
SEC Meet: S 1:51.58 2/21/2015 Nic Fink, Georgia
Pool: P 1:51.58 2/21/2015 Nic Fink, Georgia
1:52.61 A
1:58.43 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Walker, Benjami SR Texas A&M 1:53.22 1:51.92 A 32
r:+0.63 25.11 53.55 (28.44)
1:22.56 (29.01) 1:51.92 (29.36)
2 Puente Bustaman FR Texas A&M 1:53.89 1:52.39 A 28
r:+0.67 25.18 53.83 (28.65)
1:22.81 (28.98) 1:52.39 (29.58)
3 Sanders, Grant SR Florida 1:54.63 1:52.49 A 27
r:+0.70 25.12 53.45 (28.33)
1:22.35 (28.90) 1:52.49 (30.14)
4 Bell, Liam K FR Alabama 1:53.83 1:52.93 B 26
r:+0.69 25.36 54.51 (29.15)
1:23.50 (28.99) 1:52.93 (29.43)
5 Maas, Derek E FR Alabama 1:53.53 1:53.15 B 25
r:+0.68 25.43 54.40 (28.97)
1:23.87 (29.47) 1:53.15 (29.28)
6 Guarente, Marco SR Florida 1:54.05 1:53.34 B 24
r:+0.60 25.63 54.67 (29.04)
1:23.69 (29.02) 1:53.34 (29.65)
7 Dalmolin, Jack JR Georgia 1:53.69 1:53.94 B 23
r:+0.69 25.07 53.81 (28.74)
1:23.37 (29.56) 1:53.94 (30.57)
8 Goodwin, Will A FR Missouri 1:55.59 1:56.46 B 22
r:+0.63 26.14 55.14 (29.00)
1:25.07 (29.93) 1:56.46 (31.39)
Women’s Platform Diving
Event 40 Women Platform Diving
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SEC Meet: S 356.10 2/22/2014 Victoria Lamp, Tennessee
225.00 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Lucoe, Tanesha FR Alabama 261.20 338.75 B 32
2 Whitner, Emma JR Florida 250.60 285.45 B 28
3 Wensuc, Gretche FR Auburn 268.05 276.90 B 27
4 Clairmont, Alys FR Texas A&M 268.50 256.20 B 26
5 Austin, McKensi SR Georgia 267.60 252.95 B 25
6 Cable, Grace M SO Tennessee 248.45 246.35 B 24
7 Perez, Elizabet SO Florida 270.60 241.45 B 23
8 Huitt, Maddie FR Missouri 261.15 234.70 B 22
Women’s 400 Free Relay
Auburn’s team of Julie Meynen (46.88), Claire Fisch (46.47), Robyn Clevenger (48.09) and Abbey Webb (47.74) dominated from start to finish as the Tigers broke their own meet record from last season with a 3:09.18.
Tennessee clinched the team title by finishing the race without a disqualification as the Vols finished in fifth place overall at 3:12.99. The team of Tjasa Pintar (47.90), Trude Rothrock (48.37), Bailey Grinter (48.57) and Stanzi Moseley (48.15) had four safe starts and helped clinch the SEC team title for the first time in school history.
Georgia finished in second at 3:11.50 and Alabama was third at 3:12.29.
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 3:07.41 3/2/2019 California
R. Neumann, K. McLaughlin, A. Bilquist, A Weitzeil
SEC Meet: S 3:10.45 2/23/2019 Auburn
C. Fisch, J. Meyen, A. Tetzloff, E. Falconer
Pool: P 3:10.77 3/17/2012 Stanford
Woodward, Schaefer, Munoz, Webb
3:14.61 A
3:16.35 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Auburn 3:12.52 3:09.18SA 64
1) Meynen, Julie SR 2) r:0.27 Fisch, Claire SR
3) r:0.28 Clevenger, Robyn SR 4) r:0.32 Webb, Abbey FR
r:+0.61 22.52 46.88 (46.88)
1:08.58 (21.70) 1:33.35 (46.47)
1:56.36 (23.01) 2:21.44 (48.09)
2:44.30 (22.86) 3:09.18 (47.74)
2 Georgia 3:15.09 3:11.50 A 56
1) Burchill, Veronica K SR 2) r:0.34 Hartman, Zoie FR
3) r:0.52 Fa'amausili, Gabi JR 4) r:0.26 Harnish, Courtney JR
r:+0.65 22.92 47.69 (47.69)
1:10.42 (22.73) 1:35.14 (47.45)
1:57.98 (22.84) 2:23.34 (48.20)
2:46.05 (22.71) 3:11.50 (48.16)
3 Alabama 3:14.26 3:12.29 A 54
1) Antoniou, Kalia SO 2) r:0.08 Scott, Morgan SO
3) r:0.43 Molnar, Flora JR 4) r:0.53 White, Rhyan SO
r:+0.70 23.34 48.61 (48.61)
1:10.93 (22.32) 1:36.19 (47.58)
1:58.74 (22.55) 2:23.78 (47.59)
2:46.84 (23.06) 3:12.29 (48.51)
4 Florida 3:15.22 3:12.79 A 52
1) Garofalo, Isabella D SR 2) r:0.46 Dressel, Sherridon SR
3) r:0.24 Hillis, Gabrielle JR 4) r:0.16 Bates, Talia FR
r:+0.58 23.29 48.46 (48.46)
1:11.44 (22.98) 1:36.16 (47.70)
1:58.85 (22.69) 2:24.42 (48.26)
2:47.33 (22.91) 3:12.79 (48.37)
5 Tennessee 3:11.27 3:12.99 A 50
1) Pintar, Tjasa JR 2) r:0.31 Rothrock, Trude SO
3) r:0.40 Grinter, Bailey JR 4) r:0.19 Moseley, Stanzi SR
r:+0.66 23.17 47.90 (47.90)
1:10.88 (22.98) 1:36.27 (48.37)
1:59.22 (22.95) 2:24.84 (48.57)
2:47.63 (22.79) 3:12.99 (48.15)
6 Arkansas 3:14.90 3:14.51 A 48
1) Melton, Kobie M SO 2) r:0.23 Hopkin, Anna SR
3) r:0.42 Moore, Molly SO 4) r:0.45 Sansores DeLa Fdrea SO
r:+0.66 23.31 49.57 (49.57)
1:11.24 (21.67) 1:35.70 (46.13)
1:58.91 (23.21) 2:24.98 (49.28)
2:48.36 (23.38) 3:14.51 (49.53)
7 Kentucky 3:16.42 3:14.67 B 46
1) Galyer, Ali J SR 2) r:0.27 Seidt, Asia SR
3) r:0.30 Gaines, Riley SO 4) r:0.34 Gati, Izzy SO
r:+0.66 23.75 49.53 (49.53)
1:12.50 (22.97) 1:37.54 (48.01)
2:00.55 (23.01) 2:26.09 (48.55)
2:49.18 (23.09) 3:14.67 (48.58)
8 Missouri 3:14.88 3:16.34 B 44
1) Feddersen, Amy J FR 2) r:0.46 Thompson, Sarah JR
3) r:0.37 Keil, Megan SO 4) r:0.36 Porter, Samantha JR
r:+0.72 23.59 49.41 (49.41)
1:12.00 (22.59) 1:37.62 (48.21)
2:01.03 (23.41) 2:26.90 (49.28)
2:50.42 (23.52) 3:16.34 (49.44)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
Event 42 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 2:44.31 3/24/2018 NC State
R. Held, J. Ress, J. Molacek, C. Stewart
SEC Meet: S 2:46.03 2/21/2009 Auburn
J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett
Pool: P 2:46.03 2/21/2009 Auburn
J. Andkjaer, G. Louw, K. Norys, M. Targett
2:51.11 A
2:52.46 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Alabama 2:53.97 2:49.06 A 64
1) Sesvold, Tyler E JR 2) r:0.36 Waddell, Zane SR
3) r:0.33 Berneburg, Jonathan SO 4) r:0.42 Stogner, Colton SO
r:+0.62 20.18 42.49 (42.49)
1:02.24 (19.75) 1:24.33 (41.84)
1:44.45 (20.12) 2:06.79 (42.46)
2:26.69 (19.90) 2:49.06 (42.27)
2 Texas A&M 2:49.99 2:49.27 A 56
1) Casas, Shaine M SO 2) r:0.17 Theall, Mark JR
3) r:0.25 Bratanov, Kaloyan SO 4) r:0.12 Koster, Adam SR
r:+0.61 20.04 42.75 (42.75)
1:02.69 (19.94) 1:24.88 (42.13)
1:44.85 (19.97) 2:07.44 (42.56)
2:27.20 (19.76) 2:49.27 (41.83)
3 Kentucky 2:52.60 2:50.28 A 54
1) Mitchell, John P SR 2) r:0.40 Wetzlar, Peter SR
3) r:0.17 Brown, Glen SR 4) r:0.19 Head, Jason SR
r:+0.64 20.27 42.57 (42.57)
1:02.78 (20.21) 1:25.25 (42.68)
1:45.21 (19.96) 2:07.63 (42.38)
2:27.84 (20.21) 2:50.28 (42.65)
4 Florida 2:55.98 2:50.40 A 52
1) Baqlah, Khader G SR 2) r:0.39 Smith, Kieran SO
3) r:0.31 Friese, Eric FR 4) r:0.19 Davis, Will SO
r:+0.68 20.73 42.96 (42.96)
1:02.82 (19.86) 1:24.67 (41.71)
1:44.66 (19.99) 2:07.43 (42.76)
2:27.08 (19.65) 2:50.40 (42.97)
5 Auburn 2:58.03 2:51.16 B 49
1) Grassi, Santiago SR 2) r:0.19 Sztolcman, Chritian SO
3) r:0.13 Heinzel, Thomas JR 4) r:0.09 Upchurch, Owen SR
r:+0.62 20.24 42.83 (42.83)
1:03.04 (20.21) 1:25.42 (42.59)
1:45.58 (20.16) 2:08.57 (43.15)
2:28.60 (20.03) 2:51.16 (42.59)
5 South Carolina 2:56.53 2:51.16 B 49
1) Burras, Lewis E SO 2) r:0.30 Costin, Phil SO
3) r:0.31 Shperkin, Mark FR 4) r:0.13 Gropper, Guy FR
r:+0.64 20.28 42.35 (42.35)
1:02.46 (20.11) 1:25.44 (43.09)
1:45.74 (20.30) 2:08.11 (42.67)
2:28.30 (20.19) 2:51.16 (43.05)
7 Missouri 2:50.79 2:51.54 B 46
1) Kovac, Danny D SO 2) r:0.18 Lima, Giovanny SR
3) r:0.16 Dahlgren, Jack SO 4) r:0.26 Reed, Grant JR
r:+0.61 20.52 43.26 (43.26)
1:03.26 (20.00) 1:25.72 (42.46)
1:46.23 (20.51) 2:08.62 (42.90)
2:28.57 (19.95) 2:51.54 (42.92)
8 Tennessee 2:52.84 2:52.14 B 44
1) Briggs, Nolan C SO 2) r:0.21 Bailey, Seth SO
3) r:0.41 Walsh, Josh JR 4) r:0.22 Connolly, Alec SR
r:+0.65 20.70 43.39 (43.39)
1:03.75 (20.36) 1:26.62 (43.23)
1:46.93 (20.31) 2:10.01 (43.39)
2:29.70 (19.69) 2:52.14 (42.13)
My lord, Bobby Finke.
Nice to see Ryk Neethling’s record is still standing – 22yrs