The psych sheets for the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships were released to the public today. The meet will begin Tuesday night February 18 at 5:00 p.m. local time with the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay swimming events. The meet will go through until Saturday night and will be held on the campus of Auburn University.
Texas A&M women have won the last four SEC titles, but look vulnerable this year to get their streak broken. Nine teams are ranked in the top 25, led by #4 Tennessee, who has never won an SEC women’s title. #8 Florida, #9 Georgia, #11 Texas A&M, #13 Kentucky, #14 Auburn, #17 LSU, #18 Alabama and #20 Missouri make up the rest of the ranked teams as it should be an exhilarating meet.
The big question mark for SECs is what events will Tennessee’s Erika Brown swim? She is currently entered in the 50, 100 and 200 free, the 100 fly and the 100 back. She can only swim three individual events and will likely choose the 50 and 100 free, leaving either the 100 fly or the 200 free as her third event, since those events are on the same day. Swimming World does not want to speculate anything, but Brown may actually have a better chance at winning the 200 freestyle come NCAAs in five weeks. She will do battle with Arkansas’ Anna Hopkin in the 50 and 100 free, as they put up identical times in the shorter event at their respective invitationals.
SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Women’s Top Seeds:
- 50 Free: Anna Hopkin, Arkansas, Erika Brown, Tennessee, 21.19
- 100 Free: Erika Brown, Tennessee, 46.15
- 200 Free: Erika Brown, Tennessee, 1:41.66
- 500 Free: Courtney Harnish, Georgia, 4:37.16
- 1650 Free: Leah Braswell, Florida, 15:47.85
- 100 Back: Haley Hynes, Missouri, 50.70
- 200 Back: Rhyan White, Alabama, 1:50.00
- 100 Breast: Zoie Hartman, Georgia, 58.27
- 200 Breast: Zoie Hartman, Georgia, 2:07.43
- 100 Fly: Erika Brown, Tennessee, 49.79
- 200 Fly: Dakota Luther, Georgia, 1:53.22
- 200 IM: Zoie Hartman, Georgia, 1:53.69
- 400 IM: Tess Cieplucha, Tennessee, 4:03.06
- 200 Free Relay: Tennessee 1:27.20
- 400 Free Relay: Tennessee, 3:11.27
- 800 Free Relay: Kentucky, 7:01.40
- 200 Medley Relay: Tennessee, 1:35.61
- 400 Medley Relay: Georgia, 3:30.98
The men’s meet will feature seven ranked teams, led by #5 Texas A&M, who has never won an SEC men’s title in its short stint with the conference. Florida has won the last seven men’s titles and will have some pressure to win number eight this year. The Gators are currently ranked #9 behind #6 Missouri and #8 Georgia.
Texas A&M is led by sophomore Shaine Casas, who is entered in the 200 IM, and 100 and 200 back, sitting as the top seed in all three events. The Aggies also have the top seed in all three freestyle relays.
#12 Tennessee, #22 LSU and #25 Kentucky will also be present at the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships.
Men’s Top Seeds:
- 50 Free: Zane Waddell, Alabama, 19.15
- 100 Free: Adam Koster, Texas A&M, 42.26
- 200 Free: Mark Theall, Texas A&M, 1:32.96
- 500 Free: Mark Theall, Texas A&M, 4:12.19
- 1650 Free: Bobby Finke, Florida, 14:47.51
- 100 Back: Shaine Casas, Texas A&M, 44.48
- 200 Back: Shaine Casas, Texas A&M, 1:38.21
- 100 Breast: Michael Houlie, Tennessee, 52.32
- 200 Breast: Andres Puente Bustamante, Texas A&M, 1:52.48
- 100 Fly: Camden Murphy, Georgia, 45.36
- 200 Fly: Micah Slaton, Missouri, 1:42.28
- 200 IM: Shaine Casas, Texas A&M, 1:40.16
- 400 IM: Clayton Forde, Georgia, 3:42.14
- 200 Free Relay: Texas A&M, 1:17.21
- 400 Free Relay: Texas A&M, 2:49.99
- 800 Free Relay: Texas A&M, 6:15.71
- 200 Medley Relay: Alabama, 1:24.43
- 400 Medley Relay: Missouri, 3:06.48
Go Erika Brown