2022 SEC Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Ellen Walshe Sets up Daring Double
Ellen Walshe has adapted quickly to the world of college swimming. At her first NCAAs, the Tennessee freshman added an impressive double to her schedule on Thursday, the third day of the 2022 SEC Championships.
Walshe is the top seed out of prelims in the women’s 400 individual medley and the second seed in the 100 butterfly. Walshe has already shown what she can do in the 200 IM, which she won by nearly a second on Wednesday night. She’s a big reason why the Vols are in good position to reclaim the SEC title, in their home pool.
Thursdays preliminary action:
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Women’s team standings
1. University of Tennessee 467.5 2. Georgia, University of 373 3. University of Alabama 367 4. Kentucky, University of 299 5. University of Florida 287 6. Texas A&M University 236 7. Auburn University 208 8. Missouri 206.5 9. Louisiana State University 202 10. South Carolina, University of, 188 11. University of Arkansas 163 12. Vanderbilt University 90
Men’s team standings
1. University of Florida 497 2. Texas A&M University 360 3. University of Alabama 358 4. University of Tennessee 338.5 5. Georgia, University of 308 6. Auburn University 307 7. Kentucky, University of 277 8. Louisiana State University 277 9. Missouri 269 10. South Carolina, University of 202.5
Women’s Ups/Mids/Down
- Tennessee 9-2-1
- Georgia 3-3-5
- Alabama 2-3-2
- Kentucky 4-1-3
- Florida 3-7-1
- Texas A&M 2-1-2
- Auburn 0-2-3
- Missouri 1-1-2
- LSU 0-1-2
- South Carolina 0-3-2
- Arkansas 0-0-1
- Vanderbilt 0-0-0
Men’s Ups/Mids/Downs
- Florida 6-5-3
- Texas A&M 1-5-0
- Alabama 3-2-4
- Tennessee 3-4-3
- Georgia 5-2-2
- Auburn 2-3-3
- Kentucky 1-1-3
- LSU 1-0-0
- Missouri 2-1-4
- South Carolina 0-1-2
Women’s 400 individual medley
Walshe hammered through her breaststroke leg to take control formally, going 4:04.26 to win prelims. The swim gives Tennessee three swimmers in the A final, though the top seed entering prelims, Alexis Yager, slipped to sixth in the morning. Kentucky has three in the A final, led by Bailey Bonnett in third, while Mabel Zavaros of Florida dropped time to finish second. Crucially for the team points race, Georgia got five swimmers back but were locked out of the A final.
Event 16 Women 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
SEC: S 3:58.23 3/22/2019 Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&M
SEC Meet: M 3:58.35 2/17/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
Pool: P 3:58.36 2/15/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
4:03.62 A
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Walshe, Ellen R FR Tennessee-SE 4:06.07 4:04.26 qB
r:+0.58 26.26 56.38 (30.12)
1:27.11 (30.73) 1:57.65 (30.54)
2:31.04 (33.39) 3:05.80 (34.76)
3:35.71 (29.91) 4:04.26 (28.55)
2 Zavaros, Mabel SO Florida-FL 4:08.30 4:07.55 qB
r:+0.64 25.63 55.16 (29.53)
1:26.60 (31.44) 1:56.84 (30.24)
2:33.17 (36.33) 3:09.79 (36.62)
3:39.42 (29.63) 4:07.55 (28.13)
3 Bonnett, Bailey Kentucky-KY 4:06.96 4:08.41 qB
r:+0.64 26.65 56.90 (30.25)
1:29.55 (32.65) 2:01.63 (32.08)
2:35.70 (34.07) 3:09.98 (34.28)
3:39.90 (29.92) 4:08.41 (28.51)
4 Davey, Gillian JR Kentucky-KY 4:06.34 4:08.79 qB
r:+0.56 26.55 56.89 (30.34)
1:28.52 (31.63) 1:59.87 (31.35)
2:34.00 (34.13) 3:09.24 (35.24)
3:39.54 (30.30) 4:08.79 (29.25)
5 Poole, Lauren M JR Kentucky-KY 4:08.91 4:08.82 qB
r:+0.73 26.89 57.46 (30.57)
1:29.16 (31.70) 2:00.08 (30.92)
2:35.11 (35.03) 3:10.66 (35.55)
3:40.51 (29.85) 4:08.82 (28.31)
6 Yager, Alexis A SR Tennessee-SE 4:05.50 4:09.41 qB
r:+0.60 26.73 57.56 (30.83)
1:30.60 (33.04) 2:02.02 (31.42)
2:36.33 (34.31) 3:11.08 (34.75)
3:40.85 (29.77) 4:09.41 (28.56)
7 Smith, Summer D FR Tennessee-SE 4:10.64 4:11.45 qB
r:+0.72 26.18 55.87 (29.69)
1:26.39 (30.52) 1:57.00 (30.61)
2:34.39 (37.39) 3:12.61 (38.22)
3:42.32 (29.71) 4:11.45 (29.13)
8 Golding, Kathleen JR Florida-FL 4:11.10 4:12.50 qB
r:+0.75 26.90 57.48 (30.58)
1:29.53 (32.05) 2:01.41 (31.88)
2:37.14 (35.73) 3:14.04 (36.90)
3:43.70 (29.66) 4:12.50 (28.80)
Men’s 400 individual medley
What was anticipated to be a daring double for Kieran Smith didn’t materialize, with the Florida senior instead option for just the 400 IM on Thursday instead of the double with the 200 free. Smith was quickest in the event in 3:43.26, just ahead of teammate Mason Laur. Given the depth in the 200 free, the IM might be the better team decision for the Gators’ quest for a team title.
Georgia put two in the A final, led by Andrew Abruzzo in third and Ian Grum fourth.
Event 17 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
SEC: S 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
SEC Meet: M 3:35.76 2/16/2018 Hugo Gonzalez, Auburn
Pool: P 3:36.21 2/16/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
3:39.16 A
3:51.46 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Smith, Kieran S SR Florida-FL 3:46.95 3:43.26 qB
r:+0.71 23.26 50.34 (27.08)
1:19.24 (28.90) 1:46.59 (27.35)
2:17.11 (30.52) 2:49.05 (31.94)
3:17.03 (27.98) 3:43.26 (26.23)
2 Laur, Mason A FR Florida-FL 3:46.79 3:43.40 qB
r:+0.64 23.86 51.11 (27.25)
1:19.50 (28.39) 1:47.25 (27.75)
2:18.75 (31.50) 2:51.10 (32.35)
3:17.65 (26.55) 3:43.40 (25.75)
3 Abruzzo, Andrew SR Georgia-GA NT 3:43.85 qB
r:+0.75 23.63 50.45 (26.82)
1:18.95 (28.50) 1:46.87 (27.92)
2:18.44 (31.57) 2:51.45 (33.01)
3:18.24 (26.79) 3:43.85 (25.61)
4 Grum, Ian P JR Georgia-GA 3:47.44 3:44.61 qB
r:+0.73 23.69 50.59 (26.90)
1:19.03 (28.44) 1:46.49 (27.46)
2:19.17 (32.68) 2:52.68 (33.51)
3:18.93 (26.25) 3:44.61 (25.68)
5 Erzen, Anze F JR Texas A&M-GU 3:44.58 3:45.21 qB
r:+0.66 23.71 51.21 (27.50)
1:20.23 (29.02) 1:48.44 (28.21)
2:20.16 (31.72) 2:52.53 (32.37)
3:20.60 (28.07) 3:45.21 (24.61)
6 Perera, Nicholas SR Alabama-SE 3:46.24 3:45.47 qB
r:+0.62 24.32 51.81 (27.49)
1:21.72 (29.91) 1:50.14 (28.42)
2:21.13 (30.99) 2:52.83 (31.70)
3:19.69 (26.86) 3:45.47 (25.78)
7 Rosely, Zane T SO Kentucky-KY 3:51.66 3:45.85 qB
r:+0.60 24.21 51.34 (27.13)
1:20.27 (28.93) 1:48.76 (28.49)
2:20.49 (31.73) 2:52.62 (32.13)
3:19.96 (27.34) 3:45.85 (25.89)
8 Rathle, Jacques FR Auburn-SE 3:47.19 3:45.93 qB
r:+0.66 24.10 51.15 (27.05)
1:20.33 (29.18) 1:49.02 (28.69)
2:20.58 (31.56) 2:53.06 (32.48)
3:19.87 (26.81) 3:45.93 (26.06)
Women’s 100 butterfly
Sarah Thompson set the pace for Missouri in 51.38, slightly under her season-best. Tennessee again stands to cash in on the team points battle, with Walshe second in 51.45, Trude Rothrock third in 51.66 and Sara Stolter seventh. Mallory Beil was ninth. After being shut out of the 400 IM final, Dakota Luther and Callie Dickinson reached the A final for Georgia.
Fourth in the final is Rhyan White, the Alabama Olympian. It’s an appetizer with the backstroke events backloaded in the schedule.
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie Macneil, Michigan
SEC: S 49.38 2/19/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee
SEC Meet: M 49.85 2/15/2018 Erika Brown, Tennessee
Pool: P 49.73 11/20/2020Kate Douglass, Virginia
50.92 A
53.76 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Thompson, Sarah SR Missouri-MV 51.44 51.38 qB
r:+0.59 10.76 23.51 (12.75)
37.45 (13.94) 51.38 (13.93)
2 Walshe, Ellen R FR Tennessee-SE 50.24 51.45 qB
r:+0.56 11.09 24.02 (12.93)
37.71 (13.69) 51.45 (13.74)
3 Rothrock, Trude SR Tennessee-SE 52.01 51.66 qB
r:+0.59 11.00 24.21 (13.21)
37.52 (13.31) 51.66 (14.14)
4 White, Rhyan E SR Alabama-SE 52.57 51.76 qB
r:+0.69 11.28 24.39 (13.11)
37.74 (13.35) 51.76 (14.02)
5 Luther, Dakota SR Georgia-GA 52.58 52.19 qB
r:+0.71 11.44 24.43 (12.99)
38.02 (13.59) 52.19 (14.17)
6 Theall, Olivia SO Texas A&M-GU 52.90 52.22 qB
r:+0.62 11.00 24.65 (13.65)
38.16 (13.51) 52.22 (14.06)
7 Stotler, Sara B FR Tennessee-SE 52.26 52.31 qB
r:+0.70 11.08 24.28 (13.20)
38.08 (13.80) 52.31 (14.23)
8 Dickinson, Callie SR Georgia-GA 52.93 52.33 qB
r:+0.67 11.41 24.75 (13.34)
38.46 (13.71) 52.33 (13.87)
Men’s 100 butterfly
Luca Urlando set the pace in prelims, but he’s got lots of guys on his tail. The Georgia sophomore set a time of 45.32 to get to the wall first in prelims, 08 ahead of Eric Friese. But four swimmers are within a half-second, with 2022 SEC Championships 50 free winner Jordan Crooks among them.
Event 19 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC: S 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
SEC Meet: M 44.21 2/18/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 44.87 2/16/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
44.96 A
47.43 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Urlando, Luca R SO Georgia-GA 45.61 45.32 qB
r:+0.66 9.72 21.05 (11.33)
32.90 (11.85) 45.32 (12.42)
2 Friese, Eric E JR Florida-FL 45.47 45.44 qB
r:+0.64 9.28 20.45 (11.17)
32.63 (12.18) 45.44 (12.81)
3 Crooks, Jordan FR Tennessee-SE 47.06 45.60 qB
r:+0.62 9.46 21.14 (11.68)
33.26 (12.12) 45.60 (12.34)
4 Kovac, Danny D SR Missouri-MV 45.31 45.71 qB
r:+0.59 9.59 21.35 (11.76)
33.38 (12.03) 45.71 (12.33)
5 Mota, Kayky M SR Tennessee-SE 46.16 45.74 qB
r:+0.62 9.54 21.15 (11.61)
33.07 (11.92) 45.74 (12.67)
6 Crawford, Jace SO Florida-FL 46.82 45.92 qB
r:+0.65 9.81 21.68 (11.87)
33.65 (11.97) 45.92 (12.27)
7 Kammann, Bjoern Tennessee-SE 47.51 45.93 qB
r:+0.69 9.57 21.16 (11.59)
33.43 (12.27) 45.93 (12.50)
8 Sesvold, Tyler SR Alabama-SE NT 46.06 qB
r:+0.62 9.81 21.43 (11.62)
33.69 (12.26) 46.06 (12.37)
Women’s 200 freestyle
Chloe Stepanek recovered from a down 500 free by blasting a 1:43.87 in the 200 free, a second quicker than her season-best. She’s .09 ahead of Kentucky’s Riley Gaines. Tennessee stuffed the A final with three swimmers, led by Brooklyn Douthwright in third.
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
SEC: S 1:41.21 3/16/2012 Megan Romano, Georgia
SEC Meet: M 1:41.83 2/20/2014 Shannon Vreeland, Georgia
Pool: P 1:41.40 12/6/2013 Missy Franklin, California
1:42.98 A
1:47.12 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stepanek, Chloe SO Texas A&M-GU 1:45.02 1:43.87 qB
r:+0.67 24.11 50.62 (26.51)
1:17.58 (26.96) 1:43.87 (26.29)
2 Gaines, Riley M SR Kentucky-KY 1:43.81 1:43.96 qB
r:+0.56 24.66 50.95 (26.29)
1:17.52 (26.57) 1:43.96 (26.44)
3 Douthwright, Brooklyn Tennessee 1:46.24 1:43.97 qB
r:+0.64 24.72 51.15 (26.43)
1:17.38 (26.23) 1:43.97 (26.59)
4 Scott, Morgan E SR Alabama-SE 1:45.95 1:44.65 qB
r:+0.67 24.48 51.19 (26.71)
1:17.96 (26.77) 1:44.65 (26.69)
5 Bates, Talia B JR Florida-FL 1:44.72 1:44.91 qB
r:+0.61 24.35 50.80 (26.45)
1:17.89 (27.09) 1:44.91 (27.02)
6 Mrozinski, Julia FR Tennessee-SE 1:44.83 1:45.02 qB
r:+0.61 24.05 50.63 (26.58)
1:18.12 (27.49) 1:45.02 (26.90)
7 Parker, Maxine SO Georgia-GA 1:45.64 1:45.27 qB
r:+0.72 24.60 50.94 (26.34)
1:17.88 (26.94) 1:45.27 (27.39)
8 Pintar, Tjasa SR Tennessee-SE 1:45.77 1:45.39 qB
r:+0.66 24.61 51.28 (26.67)
1:18.33 (27.05) 1:45.39 (27.06)
Men’s 200 free
Ah, that crowded 200 free, the clear strength on the men’s side of the 2022 SEC Championships. Matt Sates, the champion in the 500 free, led the way in 1:32.59, followed by Missouri’s Jack Dahlgren. Florida’s Trey Freeman is third to fill the gap left by Smith. Jake Magahey, third in the 500 free, is fourth. The runner-up in the 50 free, Brooks Curry, is fifth.
Event 21 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:29.15 3/27/2019 Dean Farris, Harvard
SEC: S 1:29.48 2/23/2021 Kieran Smith, Florida
SEC Meet: M 1:29.48 2/22/2021 Kieran Smith, Florida
Pool: P 1:31.65 12/5/2013 Joao De Lucca, Louisville
1:32.05 A
1:36.32 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sates, Matthew FR Georgia-GA 1:33.89 1:32.59 qB
r:+0.62 21.48 45.29 (23.81)
1:08.71 (23.42) 1:32.59 (23.88)
2 Dahlgren, Jack SR Missouri-MV 1:33.55 1:32.84 qB
r:+0.59 21.66 45.10 (23.44)
1:08.71 (23.61) 1:32.84 (24.13)
3 Freeman, Trey P JR Florida-FL 1:32.92 1:33.04 qB
r:+0.63 21.80 45.38 (23.58)
1:09.48 (24.10) 1:33.04 (23.56)
4 Magahey, Jake M SO Georgia-GA 1:35.76 1:33.37 qB
r:+0.68 21.98 45.52 (23.54)
1:09.39 (23.87) 1:33.37 (23.98)
5 Curry, Brooks V JR LSU-LA 1:33.15 1:33.49 qB
r:+0.59 21.29 45.25 (23.96)
1:09.56 (24.31) 1:33.49 (23.93)
6 Alves, Kaique K FR Alabama-SE 1:33.56 1:33.65 qB
r:+0.66 21.76 45.63 (23.87)
1:09.83 (24.20) 1:33.65 (23.82)
7 Bonson, Michael SO Auburn-SE 1:35.26 1:33.97 qB
r:+0.73 21.79 45.37 (23.58)
1:09.78 (24.41) 1:33.97 (24.19)
8 Bratanov, Kaloy SR Texas A&M-GU 1:34.64 1:34.02 qB
r:+0.65 21.82 45.67 (23.85)
1:09.86 (24.19) 1:34.02 (24.16)
8 Mestre, Alfonso JR Florida-FL 1:34.03 1:34.02 qB
r:+0.68 21.84 45.50 (23.66)
1:09.98 (24.48) 1:34.02 (24.04)
