2023 SEC Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Jordan Crooks, Maggie MacNeil Flying Again
A day after savaging the field in the 50 freestyle at the 2023 SEC Championships, Jordan Crooks and Maggie MacNeil are at it again.
Both swimmers are the top seeds in the 100 butterfly events, swum Thursday morning at Texas A&M. MacNeil’s triumph was relatively pedestrian by her standards, though the conference record will surely be in her sights tonight. Crooks’s record-setting rampage included the SEC Championships record which had belonged to Caeleb Dressel.
The full morning recap from the Student Recreation Aquatic Center:
2023 SEC Championships Links
- SEC Championships Central
- SEC Championships Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Stream
- SEC Swimming News
- Night 1 Results
- Night 2 Results
- SEC Championships, Night 1: Tennessee Men Set SEC Record; Maggie MacNeil Splits Best-Ever 22.52
- SEC Championships Prelims Day 2: Josh Liendo, Jordan Crooks Bring Heat in 50
- 2023 SEC Championships, Night 2: Maggie MacNeil 20.44 Leads LSU to 200 FR win
SEC Championships Team Scores
- (after Night 2)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 15 1. University of Florida 502 2. Louisiana State University 378 3. University of Tennessee 375 4. Georgia, University of 329 5. University of Alabama 306 6. Kentucky, University of 300 7. South Carolina, University of, 286 8. Texas A&M University 226 9. Auburn University 222 10. University of Arkansas 205 11. Missouri 177 12. Vanderbilt University 94
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. University of Florida 542.5 2. Texas A&M University 380 2. Auburn University 380 4. University of Tennessee 347 5. Georgia, University of 268.5 6. Universityof Alabama 249 7. Missouri 214.5 8. South Carolina, University of, 203.5 9. Kentucky, University of 162 10. Louisiana State University 131
Women’s 400 individual medley
Florida’s Emma Weyant continues to give the Gators a boost as they chase a first title in 11 years. She is the top seed in the IM after a 4:06.44, a second ahead of the field. The Olympic silver medalist paced a three Gators in the top five, joined by Mabel Zavaros in third and Kathleen Golding in fifth. Second place went to Kentucky’s Lauren Poole.
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 3:59.30 2/16/2018 Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&M
4:03.62 A
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Weyant, Emma J SO Florida-FL 4:10.60 4:06.44 qB
r:+0.75 26.89 56.41 (29.52)
1:27.94 (31.53) 1:58.52 (30.58)
2:34.01 (35.49) 3:09.10 (35.09)
3:38.25 (29.15) 4:06.44 (28.19)
2 Poole, Lauren M SR Kentucky 4:07.13 4:07.53 qB
r:+0.74 25.86 55.58 (29.72)
1:26.57 (30.99) 1:57.44 (30.87)
2:33.04 (35.60) 3:08.49 (35.45)
3:38.56 (30.07) 4:07.53 (28.97)
3 Zavaros, Mabel JR Florida-FL 4:07.41 4:07.81 qB
r:+0.68 26.22 56.20 (29.98)
1:27.75 (31.55) 1:57.78 (30.03)
2:34.35 (36.57) 3:11.20 (36.85)
3:40.51 (29.31) 4:07.81 (27.30)
4 Goerigk, Giulia Texas A&M-GU 4:05.75 4:08.54 qB
r:+0.70 26.44 57.19 (30.75)
1:29.18 (31.99) 2:00.45 (31.27)
2:35.47 (35.02) 3:11.04 (35.57)
3:40.31 (29.27) 4:08.54 (28.23)
5 Golding, Kathle JR Florida-FL 4:09.18 4:08.88 qB
r:+0.71 26.42 56.23 (29.81)
1:27.74 (31.51) 1:59.01 (31.27)
2:34.94 (35.93) 3:11.41 (36.47)
3:40.40 (28.99) 4:08.88 (28.48)
6 Ownbey, Hannah JR Auburn-SE 4:11.21 4:09.42 qB
r:+0.63 26.09 56.32 (30.23)
1:29.13 (32.81) 2:00.71 (31.58)
2:36.24 (35.53) 3:11.46 (35.22)
3:40.94 (29.48) 4:09.42 (28.48)
7 Goettler, Laura JR South Carolina-S 4:15.45 4:10.27 qB
r:+0.64 26.58 56.63 (30.05)
1:29.14 (32.51) 2:00.72 (31.58)
2:35.90 (35.18) 3:11.03 (35.13)
3:40.92 (29.89) 4:10.27 (29.35)
8 Davey, Gillian SR Kentucky 4:07.36 4:10.44 qB
r:+0.73 27.12 57.92 (30.80)
1:30.20 (32.28) 2:01.90 (31.70)
2:36.09 (34.19) 3:10.85 (34.76)
3:41.31 (30.46) 4:10.44 (29.13)
Men’s 400 individual medley
The champion in the 200 IM, Baylor Nelson, is chasing the double, starting it with a 3:39.58 that garners him the top seed in the evening. Like the Florida women, Texas A&M earned three of the top five spots, Anze Fers Erzen in third and Andres Puente Bustamante fifth. But Mason Laur of Florida is the second seed, checking any chances of the Aggies jumping too far in the team classifications.
Event 17 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:31.84 1/21/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona State
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 3:35.76 2/16/2018 Hugo Gonzales, Auburn
3:39.16 A
3:51.31 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Nelson, Baylor Texas A&M-GU 3:38.39 3:39.58 qB
r:+0.63 23.09 49.91 (26.82)
1:17.78 (27.87) 1:45.12 (27.34)
2:15.73 (30.61) 2:47.48 (31.75)
3:14.07 (26.59) 3:39.58 (25.51)
2 Laur, Mason A SO Florida-FL 3:43.42 3:40.18 qB
r:+0.62 23.02 49.29 (26.27)
1:17.90 (28.61) 1:45.56 (27.66)
2:16.63 (31.07) 2:48.19 (31.56)
3:14.49 (26.30) 3:40.18 (25.69)
3 Fers Erzen, Anz Texas A&M-GU 3:39.05 3:41.65 qB
r:+0.67 23.62 50.64 (27.02)
1:18.97 (28.33) 1:46.49 (27.52)
2:17.77 (31.28) 2:48.74 (30.97)
3:15.73 (26.99) 3:41.65 (25.92)
4 Grum, Ian SR Georgia 3:40.81 3:41.71 qB
r:+0.71 22.60 49.04 (26.44)
1:17.12 (28.08) 1:44.65 (27.53)
2:17.00 (32.35) 2:50.02 (33.02)
3:16.24 (26.22) 3:41.71 (25.47)
5 Puente Bustaman Texas A&M-GU 3:41.22 3:41.74 qB
r:+0.64 23.43 50.42 (26.99)
1:19.48 (29.06) 1:48.32 (28.84)
2:18.23 (29.91) 2:48.61 (30.38)
3:15.87 (27.26) 3:41.74 (25.87)
6 Linscheer, Giov FR Florida-FL 3:48.56 3:41.99 qB
r:+0.72 24.45 52.02 (27.57)
1:20.84 (28.82) 1:48.64 (27.80)
2:19.80 (31.16) 2:50.70 (30.90)
3:17.10 (26.40) 3:41.99 (24.89)
7 Driggers, Lando SO Tennessee-SE 3:41.06 3:42.03 qB
r:+0.71 24.00 51.14 (27.14)
1:18.98 (27.84) 1:46.42 (27.44)
2:18.26 (31.84) 2:50.45 (32.19)
3:17.10 (26.65) 3:42.03 (24.93)
8 Rosely, Zane T JR Kentucky 3:50.24 3:43.53 qB
r:+0.57 23.88 50.54 (26.66)
1:19.63 (29.09) 1:48.24 (28.61)
2:19.51 (31.27) 2:51.15 (31.64)
3:17.90 (26.75) 3:43.53 (25.63)
Women’s 100 butterfly
Maggie MacNeil has a 49.40 under her belt in college competition this year, so a 51.12 for the top seed in prelims is relatively tame from her. But she’s already taken down one Erika Brown conference record this week in the 50 free, and the 49.38 from 2020 is sitting out there for the taking at night for the LSU grad student.
Auburn’s Meghan Lee is the nearest challenger, after a season-best 51.28. Andrea Sansores of Arkansas continued a stellar meet by getting the third seed. Alabama’s Rhyan White snuck into the final in eighth and isn’t to be counted out; she’s been 51.79 this year.
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 49.38 2/20/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee
POOL: P 49.85 2/16/2018 Erika Brown, Tennessee
50.92 A
53.69 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 MacNeil, Maggie GR LSU-LA 49.40 51.12 qB
r:+0.69 11.04 23.68 (12.64)
37.48 (13.80) 51.12 (13.64)
2 Lee, Meghan R JR Auburn-SE 52.25 51.28 qB
r:+0.64 11.25 24.14 (12.89)
37.65 (13.51) 51.28 (13.63)
3 Sansores, Andre SR Arkansas-AR 53.14 51.86 qB
r:+0.64 10.92 23.99 (13.07)
37.84 (13.85) 51.86 (14.02)
4 Theall, Olivia Texas A&M-GU 51.25 51.97 qB
r:+0.65 11.04 24.26 (13.22)
37.92 (13.66) 51.97 (14.05)
5 Stotler, Sara B SO Tennessee-SE 52.58 52.07 qB
r:+0.68 11.18 24.24 (13.06)
38.01 (13.77) 52.07 (14.06)
6 Peoples, Olivia SO Florida-FL 52.60 52.08 qB
r:+0.64 11.06 24.20 (13.14)
37.89 (13.69) 52.08 (14.19)
7 Dickinson, Call GS Georgia 52.60 52.09 qB
r:+0.65 11.34 24.36 (13.02)
38.10 (13.74) 52.09 (13.99)
8 White, Rhyan E SR Alabama-SE 51.79 52.38 qB
r:+0.68 11.32 24.50 (13.18)
38.42 (13.92) 52.38 (13.96)
Men’s 100 butterfly
Another Jordan Crooks swim, another Jordan Crooks broken record. This one is the SEC Championships mark set by one Caeleb Dressel in 2017 at 44.21. Crooks’ time of 44.04 also downs another of the resilient pool marks form 2009 NCAAs, owned by Tennessee’s Austin Staab at 44.18. The question in the final is if he can make headway on Dressel’s NCAA record of 42.80.
The final won’t be a cakewalk though. Josh Liendo threw down an A cut 44.34 and has been swimming splendidly. Missouri’s Clement Secchi is the third seed at 45.21 and was outstanding in the medley relay. Tennessee has four A finalists, with a chance to put some pressure on Florida in the team category.
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 44.18 3/28/2009 Austin Staab, STAN
44.82 A
47.23 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Crooks, Jordan SO Tennessee-SE 44.79 44.04PqA
r:+0.61 9.13 20.04 (10.91)
31.86 (11.82) 44.04 (12.18)
2 Liendo, Josh FR Florida-FL 45.79 44.34 qA
r:+0.63 9.29 20.49 (11.20)
32.44 (11.95) 44.34 (11.90)
3 Secchi, Clement SR Missouri-MV 46.05 45.21 qB
r:+0.60 9.54 20.77 (11.23)
32.71 (11.94) 45.21 (12.50)
4 Kammann, Bjoern SO Tennessee-SE 46.05 45.41 qB
r:+0.70 9.43 20.87 (11.44)
32.84 (11.97) 45.41 (12.57)
5 Foote, Connor R Texas A&M-GU 46.24 45.62 qB
r:+0.66 9.64 20.93 (11.29)
32.99 (12.06) 45.62 (12.63)
6 Stoffle, Aidan SR Auburn-SE 46.15 45.68 qB
r:+0.63 9.58 20.92 (11.34)
33.06 (12.14) 45.68 (12.62)
7 Lierz, Harrison JR Tennessee-SE 47.02 46.01 qB
r:+0.66 9.92 21.62 (11.70)
33.69 (12.07) 46.01 (12.32)
8 Brice, Luke A 5Y Tennessee-SE 46.36 46.03 qB
r:+0.62 9.85 21.36 (11.51)
33.59 (12.23) 46.03 (12.44)
Women’s 200 freestyle
Chloe Stepanek will give the home fans something to cheer for, leading the way in the 200 free. Her time of 1:43.54 bested Tennessee’s Brooklyn Douthwright by .15 in the morning.
Florida has three A finalists in pursuit, led by Micayla Cronk in third at 1:44.17.
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 1:42.01 3/20/2009 Dana Vollmer, CAL
1:42.98 A
1:47.12 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stepanek, Chloe Texas A&M-GU 1:43.83 1:43.54 qB
r:+0.69 24.19 50.69 (26.50)
1:17.13 (26.44) 1:43.54 (26.41)
2 Douthwright, Br Tennessee-SE 1:43.60 1:43.69 qB
r:+0.63 24.56 50.79 (26.23)
1:17.24 (26.45) 1:43.69 (26.45)
3 Cronk, Micayla SO Florida-FL 1:45.22 1:44.17 qB
r:+0.64 23.62 49.77 (26.15)
1:16.60 (26.83) 1:44.17 (27.57)
4 Nikonova, Ekate SO Florida-FL 1:45.12 1:44.42 qB
r:+0.71 24.19 50.75 (26.56)
1:17.77 (27.02) 1:44.42 (26.65)
5 Bates, Talia B SR Florida-FL 1:45.03 1:45.01 qB
r:+0.71 24.45 51.09 (26.64)
1:18.16 (27.07) 1:45.01 (26.85)
6 Wheeler, Kaitly SR Kentucky 1:45.34 1:45.18 qB
r:+0.61 24.79 51.71 (26.92)
1:18.19 (26.48) 1:45.18 (26.99)
7 Gati, Izzy G GS Kentucky 1:45.40 1:45.38 qB
r:+0.62 24.84 51.80 (26.96)
1:18.62 (26.82) 1:45.38 (26.76)
8 Nevmovenko, Pol JR Auburn-SE 1:46.21 1:45.59 qB
r:+0.69 24.53 51.16 (26.63)
1:18.48 (27.32) 1:45.59 (27.11)
Men’s 200 freestyle
Charlie Hawke lowered his Alabama record in taking the top seed in 1:31.85. He’s .36 up on Missouri’s Jack Dahlgren, after a good session by the Tigers. Florida has an A finalist in Maguire McDuff in third. The eight A finalists hail from seven different schools, Bama the only one with multiples. Among them is Brooks Curry, seventh in 1:33.31.
The B final looks a lot like the 2023 SEC Championships 500 free A final: Jake Mitchell (500 free champ) is 10th, Michael Bonson (sixth in the 500) is 11th, Alfonso Mestre (third in the 500) is 12th and 500 free runner-up Jake Magahey is 14th.
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 1:31.70 3/27/2009 Shaune Fraser, UF
1:31.98 A
1:35.88 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hawke, Charlie SO Alabama-SE 1:31.89 1:31.85 qA
r:+0.75 21.68 44.77 (23.09)
1:08.16 (23.39) 1:31.85 (23.69)
2 Dahlgren, Jack SR Missouri-MV 1:33.48 1:32.21 qB
r:+0.63 21.36 44.65 (23.29)
1:08.16 (23.51) 1:32.21 (24.05)
3 McDuff, Macguir SO Florida-FL 1:33.25 1:32.45 qB
r:+0.64 21.32 44.61 (23.29)
1:08.43 (23.82) 1:32.45 (24.02)
4 Dunham, Bradley SR Georgia 1:34.18 1:33.07 qB
r:+0.67 22.10 45.51 (23.41)
1:08.98 (23.47) 1:33.07 (24.09)
5 Bratanov, Koko Texas A&M-GU 1:32.49 1:33.16 qB
r:+0.66 21.80 45.41 (23.61)
1:09.15 (23.74) 1:33.16 (24.01)
6 Alves, Kaique K SO Alabama-SE 1:34.23 1:33.27 qB
r:+0.67 21.84 45.41 (23.57)
1:09.21 (23.80) 1:33.27 (24.06)
7 Curry, Brooks V SR LSU-LA 1:33.56 1:33.31 qB
r:+0.60 20.85 44.43 (23.58)
1:08.69 (24.26) 1:33.31 (24.62)
8 Berg, Max JR Kentucky 1:35.42 1:33.37 qB
r:+0.61 21.07 44.45 (23.38)
1:08.59 (24.14) 1:33.37 (24.78)
