Day 2 Finals Dwell Recap

Southeastern Convention (SEC) – Males and Ladies

• Dates: Tuesday, February 18–Saturday, February 22
  • Prelims: 9:30 am EST/ Finals 5:30 pm EST (Tuesday-5:00 EST)
• Location: Gabrielsen Natatorium, Athens, GA
• Defending Champions: Florida girls (2x); Florida males (12x)
• Dwell Outcomes
• Dwell Video: SEC Community+
• Championship Central
• Fan Information (Males)
• Fan Information (Ladies)
• Psych Sheets
• Groups: Alabama, Arkansas (girls), Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas*, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt (girls)

The swimming occasions of the 2025 SEC Championships begin this night at 5 pm Japanese Commonplace Time, and we’ll get to see lots of the nation’s high swimmers racing tonight. Final yr, Florida gained all 4 of the relays, even setting the American file within the medley relay. We additionally noticed a brand new SEC file within the girls’s 800 free relay, and a brand new meet file within the males’s 800 free relay.

This yr, Florida must take care of newcomer Texas and final yr’s runner-up Tennessee in all 4 relays, and the titles might realistically go to any of those three groups, particularly relying on personnel.

WOMEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA File: 1:31.51, Virginia – 2023 NCAA Championships
• SEC File:  1:33.29, Alabama — 2022 SEC Championships
• SEC Championship File: 1:33.94, Alabama — 2022
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace: 1:36.24
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Commonplace: 1:36.86

Full Outcomes:

1. Texas- 1:33.84 *NEW SEC RECORD**
2. Tennessee- 1:34.27 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
3. Florida- 1:34.34  (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
4. Alabama- 1:34.36 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
5. Auburn- 1:34.89 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
6. Texas A&M- 1:35.43 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
7. Georgia- 1:36.50
8. South Carolina-1:37.08
9. Missouri- 1:37.18
10. LSU- 1:37.97
11. Kentucky- 1:38.16
12. Arkansas- 1:39.32
13. Vanderbilt- 1:39.77

The Texas Longhorns began their first SECs off quick with a brand new SEC Championship File within the girls’s 200 medley relay. Their 1:33.84 time breaks the previous file set by Alabama in 2022.

Texas didn’t lead the entire race, nonetheless, they traded the lead with Tennessee and Florida was scorching on their heels. The backstroke legs of Emma Sticklen for Texas (23.38), Josephine Fuller for Tennessee (23.65), and Catie Choate (24.36) began the groups off, and the primary leg completed with Texas in first and Tennessee and Florida again in 4th and sixth respectively. Different quick backstroke legs included Alabama’s Emily Jones (23.59) and Auburn’s Lora Komoroczy (23.60).

Tennessee was not in fourth for lengthy with breaststroker McKenzie Siroky swimming a 25.68 break up, which ties her for tenth all time with Mona McSharry and Hannah Bach. This was the one sub-26 break up within the area. Texas breaststroker Piper Enge went 26.42 to carry onto 2nd for the Longhorns and Anita Bottazzo from Florida went 26.00 to maneuver the Gators into 4th.

Florida began making a transfer on the fly leg with Olivia Peoples splitting the quickest 50 fly leg at 22.32. Peoples was a breakout swimmer for Florida final yr, experiencing important time drops. Her break up at this meet was one one-hundredth sooner than the 22.33 she went final yr. Abigail Arens break up 22.83 for Texas and Sara Stolter went 23.09 for Tennessee. Texas A&M flyer Olivia Theall went the 2nd quickest time at 22.79. After the fly leg, Tennessee was nonetheless in first, barely two tenths forward of Texas in 2nd and Florida in third.

The freestyle legs have been the final word distinction maker as Texas sprinter Grace Cooper went 21.21 to deliver her staff residence in meet file style. Olympic breaststroker Mona McSharry swam the freestyle leg for Tennessee in 21.85 as an alternative of high sprinter Camille Spink. Spink’s absence means we are able to doubtless count on to see her on the opposite 4 relays on the meet. Micayla Cronk went 21.66 to deliver Florida to third and Cadence Vincent from Alabama spit 21.27 to return in simply two-one-hundredths behind Florida.

Texas’ time tonight would have been third ultimately yr’s NCAAs, a major enchancment from their sixth place end final yr. It’s at present the 2nd quickest time within the nation, solely behind UVA’s 1:31.53.

Alabama, Auburn, and Texas A&M all swam  NCAA ‘A’ occasions within the occasion. Texas A&M was the one staff who began the night with out one.

MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA File: 1:20.15, Florida – 2024 NCAA Championships
• SEC File: 1:20.15, Florida – 2024 NCAA Championships
• SEC Championship File: 1:21.43, Tennessee — 2023
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace: 1:23.71
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Commonplace: 1:24.32

Remaining Outcomes:

1. Tennessee- 1:20.22 **New Meet File**
2. Florida- 1:20.66 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
3. Texas- 1:20.75 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
4. LSU- 1:23.05 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
5. Georgia- 1:23.15 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
6. Missouri- 1:23.21 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
7. South Carolina- 1:23.77
8. Texas A&M- 1:23.80
9. Alabama- 1:24.99
10. Kentucky- 1:25.38
11. Auburn- DQ

That was thrilling! Florida led for many of the race, helped considerably by Julian Smith‘s completely blistering 22.15 breaststroke break up, which is the quickest 50 breaststroke break up in historical past. His time surpasses the earlier number one break up of twenty-two.25 swam by Liam Bell ultimately yr’s NCAA Championships.

This relay was actually a battle between three groups, Tennessee, Florida, and Texas, with 4th place LSU coming in additional than two seconds behind them. Will Modglin began Texas off with the highest time of the night, swimming 20.34. Florida’s Jonny Marshall went 20.61 to place them in 2nd, and Lamar Taylor from Tennessee went 22.87 for third. Luca Urlando, an NCAA file holder within the 200 fly went 21.03 in his 50 backstroke main of Georgia’s relay.

No person was capable of sustain with Smith’s 22.15 break up, however Kevin Houseman went 22.87 for Tennessee and Nate Germonprez went 22.59 for Texas.

The fly leg was the place we began to see a shift taking place. Gui Caribe went 19.17 on the fly leg for Tennesee, bringing them up nearer to Texas, who had Hubert Kos break up 19.74, and placing them simply over six-tenths again of Florida’s Scotty Buff who went 19.40. There have been to different sub-20 swims, South Carolina’s Eldor Usmonov went 19.92 and Texas A&M’s Connor Foote went 19.64.

Jordan Crooks had a fully monster freestyle leg for the Vols, splitting 17.42 to maneuver Tennessee into first total within the occasion and a brand new meet file. This time was over half a second sooner than anybody else within the area, with Chris Guiliano having the following quickest break up at 18.08 for Texas, who completed third. Florida’s Ed Fullum-Huot introduced the Gators residence in 18.50 which was sufficient to carry of Texas for 2nd.

Florida famous person Josh Liendo didn’t seem on this relay, confirming he will probably be on the opposite 4 relays for the Gators.

LSU, Georgia, and Missouri all additionally went NCAA ‘A’ occasions, however Missouri was the one faculty to select up a brand new reduce.

MEN’S 3-METER DIVING

High 8 Finishers:

1. Carson Paul (LSU)- 438.30
2. Conor Gesing (FLOR)- 417.25
3. Bennett Greene (TENN)- 416.85
4. Allen Bottego (TAMU)- 406.25
5. Matthew Bray (UGA)- 393.65
6. Rena Calderaro (UGA)- 386.55
7. Luke Forester (TEX)- 338.30
8. Sam Duncan (KENT)- 321.15

LSU’s Carson Paul gained the 3-meter occasion along with his rating of 438.30. Eventually yr’s NCAAs, Paul positioned twelfth on this board and sixth on the platform, so we should always see his identify once more later within the meet.

Conor Gesing from Florida took 2nd just a little greater than 20 factors again and simply barely forward of Tennessee’s Bennett Greene in third.

WOMEN’S 800 FREE RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA File: 6:45.91, Stanford – 2017 NCAA Championships
• SEC File: 6:48.59, Florida — 2024 SEC Championships
• SEC Championship File: 6:49.65, Florida — 2024
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace: 7:00.86
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Commonplace: 7:05.56

Remaining Outcomes:

1. Tennessee- 6:49.83 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
2. Texas- 6:51.61 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
3. Florida- 6:53.53 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
4. UGA- 6:57.77 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
5. LSU- 6:59.66 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
6. Texas A&M- 7:04.07
7. South Carolina- 7:04.29
8. Auburn- 7:05.27
9. Kentucky- 7:06.85
10. Alabama- 7:07.30
11. Missouri- 7:08.69
12. Arkansas- 7:11.69
13. Vanderbilt- 7:20.53

Tennessee ran away with this relay, coming in two seconds forward of 2nd place Texas. Brooklyn Douthwright led the relay off in 1:42.94, which is about half-a-second off her lifetime better of 1:42.41 from March of 2023. This was the 2nd quickest first 200 break up within the area. Camille Spink made her first relay look of this meet, swimming 1:41.28 within the 2nd place. Just one swimmer went sooner. Julia Mrozinski went 1:23.48 in third. Lastly, Ella Jansen swam 1:42.33 to deliver the Vols residence to their first title of the meet.

Texas got here in 2nd, two seconds behind Tennessee and two seconds forward of Florida. Erin Gemmell went the quickest leadoff break up, swimming 1:42.49, a brand new finest time by three tenths of a second. Lillian Nesty break up 1:41.70 in 2nd. Campbell Chase went 1:44.02 in third and Ava Longi anchored in 1:43.40.

Florida had the quickest break up of the day with sophomore Bella Sims within the 2nd place. Sims break up 1:39.55 within the occasion, the third quickest break up in historical past. She is barely the 4th swimmer in historical past to separate a sub-1:40 200 freestyle on the 800 freestyle relay, becoming a member of Mallory Comerford, Taylor Ruck, and Katie Ledecky.

The remainder of Florida’s relay consisted of Julie Brousseau (1:44.18), Emma Weyant 1:43.96), and Micayla Cronk (1:45.84), they usually completed just a little over 4 seconds forward of UGA in 4th.

These relays have been additionally new ‘A’ commonplace occasions for Texas and LSU.

MEN’S 800 FREE RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA File: 6:02.26, Cal – 2024 NCAA Championships
• SEC File: 6:05.59, Georgia — 2022 NCAA Championships
• SEC Championship File: 6:06.36, Florida — 2024
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace: 6:15.80
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Commonplace: 6:18.42

Remaining Outcomes

1. Florida- 6:02.50 **New SEC and Meet File**
2. Texas- 6:03.24 **American File**
3. UGA- 6:05.43 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
4. Alabama- 6:06.77 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
5. Auburn- 6:11.72 (NCAA ‘A’ Commonplace)
6. LSU- 6:16.75
7. Kentucky-6:17.34
8. Tennessee- 6:17.91
9. Texas A&M- 6:18.22
10. South Carolina- 6:23.00
11. Missouri- DQ

Florida and Texas each set new data on this race. Florida broke the SEC file, setting a brand new championship file within the means of swimming the 2nd quickest time in historical past. Texas, as a consequence of Josh Liendo‘s Canadian standing, was capable of set the American file in 2nd.

The Gators led off with Freshman Alex Painter who went 1:31.21 within the occasion. This was a brand new finest time by almost three seconds, enhancing the 1:34.11 he went in November. This time additionally precisely tied the NCAA ‘A’ reduce within the occasion, his first ever. Josh Liendo swam his first occasion, splitting 1:30.19 within the 2nd place. Julian Smith continued his distinctive day, splitting 1:29.67 within the relay to make it below 1:30 for the primary time ever. Jake Mitchell introduced the Gators residence in 1:31.43 to safe the title and the data.

Since Josh Liendo is Canadian, despite the fact that Texas completed in 2nd, they have been nonetheless capable of set the American file within the occasion. The earlier file was their very own from 2023 at 6:03.42. Luke Hobson led the relay off in 1:30.45, placing the Longhorns in 2nd, the place they spent the remainder of the race. Rex Maurer break up 1:31.70 in 2nd. Chris Guiliano went 1:30.04 in third, and Coby Carrozza anchored in 1:31.05. Their last time was 6:03.24 to interrupt the file by just below two-tenths.

UGA bought third, they usually additionally had a swimmer break 1:30 for the primary time. Sophomore Tomas Koski went 1:29.64 because the quickest break up within the area. Luca Urlando led them off in 1:31.81. Jake Magahey went after Koski, splitting 1:30.84, and Reese Branzell went 1:33.14 within the final place.

Charlie Hawke from Alabama was out the quickest, out touching NCAA file holder Luke Hobson by one-one-hundredth, swimming 1:30.44 to Hobson’s 1:30.45.

Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn all punched NCAA tickets within the occasion as nicely.

Group Scores After Day 2:

Ladies

1. Texas- 238
2. Florida- 140
3. Texas A&M- 130
4. LSU- 126
5. Tennessee- 120
6. South Carolina- 118
7. Auburn-115.5
8. Kentucky- 115
9. Georgia- 104.5
10. Alabama- 86
11. Arkanas- 85
12. Missouri- 84
13. Vanderbilt- 56

Males

1. Texas- 176
2. Georgia- 158
3. Tennessee- 153.5
4. Florida- 152
5. LSU- 132
6. Alabama- 118
7. South Carolina- 110
8. Kentukcy- 102
9. Auburn- 63
10. Missouri- 62.5