The second full evening of the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships featured heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly and 200 free on Day 3 at Georgia.
Tennessee’s Erika Brown and Missouri’s Mikel Schreuders each set SEC meet records on Thursday:
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. Texas A&M University 618.5 2. University of Florida 561.5 3. Tennessee, University of, Knox 557.5 4. The University of Georgia 471.5 5. Auburn University 447 6. Kentucky, University of 364 7. University of Arkansas 346 8. Missouri 329.5 9. South Carolina, University of, 278 10. Louisiana State University 273.5 11. University of Alabama 209 12. Vanderbilt University 90
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 22 1. University of Florida 636 2. Missouri 625 3. Texas A&M University 492 4. Tennessee, University of, Knox 442 5. University of Alabama 441.5 6. The University of Georgia 436 7. Kentucky, University of 386.5 8. Auburn University 343 9. South Carolina, University of, 292 10. Louisiana State University 265
Women’s 400 IM
South Carolina senior Emma Barksdale picked up right where she left off in prelims, cruising to a two-second victory in the 400 IM to open Thursday’s finals season.
Barksdale won the race in 4:01.52, an NCAA “A” cut.
Florida freshman Vanessa Pearl took second in 4:03.56 in another NCAA “A” cut.
Texas A&M’s Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo finished third in 4:05.55 as the rest of the finals earned NCAA “B” cuts.
Florida junior Kelly Fertel was fourth (4:06.21), followed by Auburn senior Bailey Nero (4:07.31), Tennessee freshman Sinclair Larson (4:07.41), Florida senior Hannah Burns (4:07.51) and Tennessee junior Tess Cieplucha (4:08.78).
Event 16 Women 400 Yard IM
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SEC Meet: S 3:58.35 2/17/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
Pool: P 3:59.26 2/20/2014 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
US Open: O 3:54.60 3/15/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: N 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
American: M 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
4:04.16 A
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Barksdale, Emma SR South Carolina-S 4:03.96 4:01.52 A 32
r:+0.73 26.02 54.84 (28.82)
1:26.16 (31.32) 1:56.78 (30.62)
2:29.66 (32.88) 3:03.51 (33.85)
3:33.13 (29.62) 4:01.52 (28.39)
2 Pearl, Vanessa FR Florida-FL 4:05.23 4:03.56 A 28
r:+0.75 26.00 55.68 (29.68)
1:27.39 (31.71) 1:59.40 (32.01)
2:32.08 (32.68) 3:06.58 (34.50)
3:35.78 (29.20) 4:03.56 (27.78)
3 Gonzalez-Hermos SR Texas A&M-GU 4:07.22 4:05.55 B 27
r:+0.78 26.63 57.12 (30.49)
1:28.36 (31.24) 1:58.87 (30.51)
2:33.57 (34.70) 3:08.93 (35.36)
3:37.69 (28.76) 4:05.55 (27.86)
4 Fertel, Kelly JR Florida-FL 4:07.30 4:06.21 B 26
r:+0.80 26.54 56.76 (30.22)
1:28.03 (31.27) 1:58.92 (30.89)
2:34.31 (35.39) 3:09.63 (35.32)
3:38.32 (28.69) 4:06.21 (27.89)
5 Nero, Bailey SR Auburn-SE 4:07.65 4:07.31 B 25
r:+0.75 25.72 55.21 (29.49)
1:27.26 (32.05) 1:58.23 (30.97)
2:34.08 (35.85) 3:10.15 (36.07)
3:39.49 (29.34) 4:07.31 (27.82)
6 Larson, Sinclai FR Tennessee-SE 4:07.27 4:07.41 B 24
r:+0.78 26.51 56.49 (29.98)
1:27.54 (31.05) 1:57.93 (30.39)
2:33.81 (35.88) 3:10.41 (36.60)
3:39.69 (29.28) 4:07.41 (27.72)
7 Burns, Hannah SR Florida-FL 4:06.24 4:07.51 B 23
r:+0.70 26.78 57.14 (30.36)
1:29.03 (31.89) 1:59.70 (30.67)
2:34.61 (34.91) 3:10.34 (35.73)
3:39.56 (29.22) 4:07.51 (27.95)
8 Cieplucha, Tess JR Tennessee-SE 4:07.06 4:08.78 B 22
r:+0.84 26.49 56.76 (30.27)
1:28.38 (31.62) 1:59.30 (30.92)
2:35.34 (36.04) 3:11.58 (36.24)
3:40.75 (29.17) 4:08.78 (28.03)
Men’s 400 IM
Florida freshman Robert Fink took four seconds off of his prelim time to surge to the 400 IM title, finishing in 3:40.94, leading a 1-2-3 Gator finish.
Teammate and fellow freshman Kieran Smith took second in 3:41.50, followed by junior Grant Sanders (3:42.87).
Georgia senior James Guest finished fourth (3:43.61), followed by teammate Clayton Forde (3:43.90), Missouri’s Alex Walton (3:47.29), Georgia’s Andrew Abruzzo (3:47.43) and teammate Aidan Burns (3:49.49).
Event 17 Men 400 Yard IM
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SEC Meet: S 3:35.76 2/16/2018 Hugo Gonzalez, Auburn
Pool: P 3:36.89 2/20/2014 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
US Open: O 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
NCAA: N 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
American: M 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
3:39.37 A
3:51.46 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Finke, Robert FR Florida-FL 3:44.12 3:40.94 B 32
r:+0.79 24.14 51.50 (27.36)
1:19.57 (28.07) 1:47.30 (27.73)
2:19.03 (31.73) 2:51.30 (32.27)
3:16.77 (25.47) 3:40.94 (24.17)
2 Smith, Kieran FR Florida-FL 3:42.32 3:41.50 B 28
r:+0.73 23.76 51.32 (27.56)
1:19.48 (28.16) 1:46.78 (27.30)
2:18.46 (31.68) 2:50.76 (32.30)
3:16.80 (26.04) 3:41.50 (24.70)
3 Sanders, Grant JR Florida-FL 3:42.17 3:42.87 B 27
r:+0.76 24.38 51.94 (27.56)
1:20.92 (28.98) 1:48.63 (27.71)
2:19.23 (30.60) 2:50.31 (31.08)
3:16.65 (26.34) 3:42.87 (26.22)
4 Guest, James SR Georgia-GA 3:43.25 3:43.61 B 26
r:+0.68 24.17 52.01 (27.84)
1:21.14 (29.13) 1:50.08 (28.94)
2:20.01 (29.93) 2:50.47 (30.46)
3:17.41 (26.94) 3:43.61 (26.20)
5 Forde, Clayton JR Georgia-GA 3:44.24 3:43.90 B 25
r:+0.77 24.50 52.13 (27.63)
1:21.60 (29.47) 1:49.96 (28.36)
2:22.02 (32.06) 2:53.77 (31.75)
3:19.65 (25.88) 3:43.90 (24.25)
6 Walton, Alex SR Missouri-MV 3:44.09 3:47.29 B 24
r:+0.64 23.98 51.79 (27.81)
1:21.10 (29.31) 1:49.27 (28.17)
2:20.75 (31.48) 2:53.36 (32.61)
3:20.63 (27.27) 3:47.29 (26.66)
7 Abruzzo, Andrew FR Georgia-GA 3:43.53 3:47.43 B 23
r:+0.84 24.14 51.97 (27.83)
1:20.76 (28.79) 1:49.07 (28.31)
2:21.93 (32.86) 2:55.76 (33.83)
3:22.14 (26.38) 3:47.43 (25.29)
8 Burns, Aidan SR Georgia-GA 3:45.13 3:49.49 B 22
r:+0.73 24.24 51.94 (27.70)
1:21.95 (30.01) 1:50.93 (28.98)
2:23.71 (32.78) 2:56.91 (33.20)
3:23.55 (26.64) 3:49.49 (25.94)
Women’s 100 Fly
Tennessee junior Erika Brown continued her stellar meet by breaking the SEC meet record in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 49.85.
It was an NCAA “A” cut one day after breaking the NCAA record in the 50 free.
Auburn senior Aly Tetzloff finished second, also reading an “A” cut of 50.94.
Missouri senior Annie Ochitwa took third (51.25) as the rest of the finalists reached “B” cuts. Georgia’s Veronica Burchill was fourth (51.70), followed by LSU’s Haylee Knight (51.71), Georgia’s Olivia Carter (52.02), Tennessee’s Maddie Banic (52.05) and Texas A&M’s Taylor Pike (52.87).
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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SEC Meet: S 49.85 2/15/2018 Erika Brown, Tennessee
Pool: P 50.67 12/3/2016 Noemie Thomas, California
US Open: O 49.43 3/18/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
NCAA: N 49.43 3/18/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
American: M 49.43 3/18/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
51.03 A
53.76 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Brown, Erika JR Tennessee-SE 50.56 49.85SA 32
r:+0.67 23.14 49.85 (26.71)
2 Tetzloff, Alyss SR Auburn-SE 51.51 50.94 A 28
r:+0.65 23.43 50.94 (27.51)
3 Ochitwa, Ann SR Missouri-MV 51.54 51.25 B 27
r:+0.73 23.71 51.25 (27.54)
4 Burchill, Veron JR Georgia-GA 52.03 51.70 B 26
r:+0.70 24.18 51.70 (27.52)
5 Knight, Haylee SR Louisiana State- 51.96 51.71 B 25
r:+0.67 24.33 51.71 (27.38)
6 Carter, Olivia FR Georgia-GA 52.27 52.02 B 24
r:+0.69 24.37 52.02 (27.65)
7 Banic, Madeline SR Tennessee-SE 52.32 52.05 B 23
r:+0.68 24.08 52.05 (27.97)
8 Pike, Taylor SO Texas A&M-GU 52.52 52.87 B 22
r:+0.65 24.80 52.87 (28.07)
Men’s 100 Fly
Florida junior Maxime Rooney held off Auburn senior Liam McCloskey to win the 100 fly. Rooney finished in 45.06, while McCloskey clocked a 45.11. Both were NCAA “A” cuts.
Georgia’s Camden Murphy finished third in a “B” cut 45.26. The rest of the finalists reached “B” cuts.
Auburn’s Santiago Grassi was fourth (45.77), followed by Texas A&M’s Angel Martinez (45.79), Florida’s Kacper Stokowski (45.96), Missouri’s Danny Kovac (46.20) and Daniel Hein (46.25).
Event 19 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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SEC Meet: S 44.21 2/18/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 45.44 3/29/2002 Ian Crocker, Texas
US Open: O 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
NCAA: N 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
American: M 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
45.24 A
47.43 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Rooney, Maxime JR Florida-FL 45.32 45.06PA 32
r:+0.65 21.02 45.06 (24.04)
2 McCloskey, Liam SR Auburn-SE 45.38 45.11PA 28
r:+0.67 20.97 45.11 (24.14)
3 Murphy, Camden SO Georgia-GA 45.48 45.26PB 27
r:+0.71 21.30 45.26 (23.96)
4 Grassi, Santiag JR Auburn-SE 45.60 45.77 B 26
21.52 45.77 (24.25)
5 Martinez, Angel SR Texas A&M-GU 46.07 45.79 B 25
21.54 45.79 (24.25)
6 Stokowski, Kacp FR Florida-FL 45.72 45.96 B 24
r:+0.66 21.18 45.96 (24.78)
7 Kovac, Danny FR Missouri-MV 46.03 46.20 B 23
r:+0.65 21.53 46.20 (24.67)
8 Hein, Daniel JR Missouri-MV 46.16 46.25 B 22
r:+0.65 21.40 46.25 (24.85)
Women’s 200 Free
Auburn senior Erin Falconer held off a surging Meghan Small to win the 200 free in 1:43.04, an NCAA “A” cut.
Small, of Tennessee, finished second in 1:43.37, a “B” cut.
Georgia’s Courtney Harnish finished third (1:43.53), followed by Texas A&M’s Claire Rasmus (1:43.96), Arkansas junior Anna Hopkin (1:44.56), Florida’s Georgia Marris (1:45.35) and Kelsey Dambacher (1:45.46) and Texas A&M’s Katie Portz (1:46.34).
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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SEC Meet: S 1:41.83 2/20/2014 Shannon Vreeland, Georgia
Pool: P 1:41.23 12/6/2014 Missy Franklin, California
US Open: O 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
NCAA: N 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
American: M 1:39.10 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, California
1:43.17 A
1:47.12 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Falconer, Erin SR Auburn-SE 1:43.75 1:43.04 A 32
24.50 50.90 (26.40)
1:16.89 (25.99) 1:43.04 (26.15)
2 Small, Meghan JR Tennessee-SE 1:44.50 1:43.37 B 28
r:+0.76 24.78 51.35 (26.57)
1:17.54 (26.19) 1:43.37 (25.83)
3 Harnish, Courtn SO Georgia-GA 1:44.10 1:43.53 B 27
r:+0.79 24.49 50.79 (26.30)
1:17.12 (26.33) 1:43.53 (26.41)
4 Rasmus, Claire SR Texas A&M-GU 1:44.73 1:43.96 B 26
r:+0.71 25.02 51.74 (26.72)
1:18.01 (26.27) 1:43.96 (25.95)
5 Hopkin, Anna JR Arkansas-AR 1:45.78 1:44.56 B 25
r:+0.69 24.06 51.73 (27.67)
1:18.49 (26.76) 1:44.56 (26.07)
6 Marris, Georgia SR Florida-FL 1:45.00 1:45.35 B 24
r:+0.66 24.70 51.30 (26.60)
1:18.48 (27.18) 1:45.35 (26.87)
7 Dambacher, Kels JR Florida-FL 1:45.36 1:45.46 B 23
r:+0.70 24.79 51.81 (27.02)
1:18.48 (26.67) 1:45.46 (26.98)
8 Portz, Katie JR Texas A&M-GU 1:45.70 1:46.34 B 22
25.09 51.93 (26.84)
1:19.08 (27.15) 1:46.34 (27.26)
Men’s 200 Free
Missouri’s Mikel Schreuders broke his own SEC meet record to win the 200 free in 1:31.27, an NCAA “A” cut. His previous mark was 1:31.61.
Tennessee’s Joey Reilman took second in 1:32.54 as the rest of the finalists reached “B” cuts.
Florida’s Khader Baqlah was third (1:32.71), followed by Alabama’s Robert Howard (1:32.76), Missouri’s Jack Dahlgren (1:33.33), Texas A&M’s Mark Theall (1:34.02), Florida’s Trey Freeman (1:34.09) and South Carolina’s Fynn Minuth (1:34.69).
Event 21 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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SEC Meet: S 1:31.61 2/19/2019 Mikel Schreuders, Missouri
Pool: P 1:31.61 2/19/2019 Mikel Schreuders, Missouri
US Open: O 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas
NCAA: N 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas
American: M 1:29.50 3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas
1:32.13 A
1:36.32 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Schreuders, Mik SR Missouri-MV 1:33.12 1:31.27SA 32
r:+0.69 21.20 44.23 (23.03)
1:07.50 (23.27) 1:31.27 (23.77)
2 Reilman, Joey SR Tennessee-SE 1:33.40 1:32.35 B 28
21.36 44.73 (23.37)
1:08.35 (23.62) 1:32.35 (24.00)
3 Baqlah, Khader JR Florida-FL 1:33.86 1:32.71 B 27
r:+0.76 21.54 44.74 (23.20)
1:08.47 (23.73) 1:32.71 (24.24)
4 Howard, Robert SR Alabama-SE 1:33.65 1:32.76 B 26
r:+0.74 21.01 44.20 (23.19)
1:08.09 (23.89) 1:32.76 (24.67)
5 Dahlgren, Jack FR Missouri-MV 1:33.57 1:33.33 B 25
r:+0.70 22.00 45.53 (23.53)
1:09.46 (23.93) 1:33.33 (23.87)
6 Theall, Mark SO Texas A&M-GU 1:33.91 1:34.02 B 24
r:+0.70 21.83 45.33 (23.50)
1:09.41 (24.08) 1:34.02 (24.61)
7 Freeman, Trey FR Florida-FL 1:34.17 1:34.09 B 23
r:+0.77 21.82 45.38 (23.56)
1:09.45 (24.07) 1:34.09 (24.64)
8 Minuth, Fynn SR South Carolina-S 1:34.50 1:34.69 B 22
r:+0.70 21.78 45.42 (23.64)
1:09.80 (24.38) 1:34.69 (24.89)
Men’s 3-Meter Diving
Event 22 Men 3 mtr Diving
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SEC Meet: S 478.40 2/16/2017 Tyler Henschel, Texas A&M
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Zeng, Zhipeng SR Tennessee-SE 441.20 483.15S 32
2 Mathews, Kurtis SO Texas A&M-GU 376.15 444.05 28
3 Zhang, Mingli FR Kentucky-KY 392.10 439.50 27
4 Thornton, Sam SR Texas A&M-GU 400.10 439.15 26
5 Wade, Matt FR Tennessee-SE 366.70 425.85 25
6 Celaya Hernande JR Louisiana State- 396.55 424.90 24
7 Masterton, Seb SR Kentucky-KY 394.45 408.55 23
8 Phillip, Matthe SR Louisiana State- 364.90 386.35 22