The fourth day prelims session of the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships featured heats of the 200 fly, 100 back and 100 breast on Friday at Georgia.
Order of events
Women’s 200 Fly
Men’s 200 Fly
Women’s 100 Back
Men’s 100 Back
Women’s 100 Breast
Men’s 100 Breast
Up-Mid-Down
Women
Kentucky: 4-4-2
Texas A&M: 4-3-2
Georgia: 4-1-2
Florida: 3-2-3
Auburn: 2-3-2
Missouri: 2-1-3
LSU: 2-0-4
Alabama: 2-0-1
Tennessee: 1-4-2
South Carolina: 0-4-1
Arkansas: 0-2-2
Men
Missouri: 6-3-1
Florida: 5-3-1
Texas A&M: 3-4-1
Georgia: 2-3-5
South Carolina: 2-2-3
Tennessee: 2-2-3
Auburn: 2-2-1
Alabama: 2-0-2
LSU: 0-3-2
Kentucky: 0-2-5
Women’s 200 fly
Georgia freshmen took the top two seeds in the 200 fly to open Friday’s session. Not only did they take the top two spots, but they tied.
Dakota Luther and Olivia Carter both took the top spot in 1:54.46, getting the Bulldogs off to a fast start heading into the weekend.
Texas A&M took the next two spots as sophomore Jing Quah finished in 1:55.19, followed by sophomore Taylor Pike (1:55.70).
Florida senior Georgia Marris took the fifth seed in 1:55.94, followed by Kentucky’s Haley McIrney (1:56.04), Izzy Gati (1:56.06) and Georgia senior Caitlin Casazza (1:56.20).
Event 23 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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SEC Meet: S 1:52.19 2/21/2014 Cammile Adams, Texas A&M
Pool: P 1:52.19 2/21/2014 Cammile Adams, Texas A&M
US Open: O 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: N 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
American: M 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
1:53.48 A
1:59.23 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Luther, Dakota FR Georgia-GA 1:53.55 1:54.46 qB
r:+0.75 25.72 54.91 (29.19)
1:24.75 (29.84) 1:54.46 (29.71)
1 Carter, Olivia FR Georgia-GA 1:55.02 1:54.46 qB
r:+0.72 25.97 55.60 (29.63)
1:24.99 (29.39) 1:54.46 (29.47)
3 Quah, Jing SO Texas A&M-GU 1:54.92 1:55.19 qB
r:+0.66 25.86 55.09 (29.23)
1:24.17 (29.08) 1:55.19 (31.02)
4 Pike, Taylor SO Texas A&M-GU 1:54.05 1:55.70 qB
r:+0.66 26.57 56.25 (29.68)
1:25.84 (29.59) 1:55.70 (29.86)
5 Marris, Georgia SR Florida-FL 1:59.13 1:55.94 qB
r:+0.67 25.49 54.36 (28.87)
1:24.33 (29.97) 1:55.94 (31.61)
6 McInerny, Haley SR Kentucky-KY 1:57.57 1:56.04 qB
r:+0.76 26.30 55.60 (29.30)
1:25.44 (29.84) 1:56.04 (30.60)
7 Gati, Izzy FR Kentucky-KY 1:56.12 1:56.06 qB
r:+0.70 25.76 54.52 (28.76)
1:24.49 (29.97) 1:56.06 (31.57)
8 Casazza, Caitln SR Georgia-GA 1:57.35 1:56.20 qB
r:+0.70 26.36 55.99 (29.63)
1:25.87 (29.88) 1:56.20 (30.33)
Men’s 200 Fly
Georgia continued the fast pace to open the men’s portion of the session as sophomore Camden Murphy took the top seed in the 200 fly in 1:42.18.
He was just six hundredths ahead of South Carolina senior Fynn Minuth, who finished in 1:42.24.
Florida’s Maxime Rooney was also not far being, taking the third spot in 1:42.32.
Texas A&M’s Angel Martinez took the fourth seed (1:42.58), followed by Missouri junior Micah Slaton (1:42.80), Florida sophomore Erge Gezmis (1:43.36), Tennessee junior Marc Hinawi (1:43.66) and Auburn junior Santiago Grassi (1:43.85).
Event 24 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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SEC Meet: S 1:40.59 2/19/2016 Hugo Morris, Auburn
Pool: P 1:40.38 12/4/2016 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
US Open: O 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
NCAA: N 1:37.35 3/23/2018 Jack Conger, Texas
American: M 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
1:41.02 A
1:46.69 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Murphy, Camden SO Georgia-GA 1:41.51 1:42.18 qB
r:+0.74 23.30 49.93 (26.63)
1:16.21 (26.28) 1:42.18 (25.97)
2 Minuth, Fynn SR South Carolina-S 1:44.70 1:42.24 qB
r:+0.72 22.91 48.24 (25.33)
1:15.06 (26.82) 1:42.24 (27.18)
3 Rooney, Maxime JR Florida-FL 1:45.11 1:42.32 qB
r:+0.65 22.57 48.55 (25.98)
1:15.27 (26.72) 1:42.32 (27.05)
4 Martinez, Angel SR Texas A&M-GU 1:42.07 1:42.58 qB
r:+0.74 23.11 49.30 (26.19)
1:15.65 (26.35) 1:42.58 (26.93)
5 Slaton, Micah JR Missouri-MV 1:43.30 1:42.80 qB
r:+0.69 23.51 49.71 (26.20)
1:16.23 (26.52) 1:42.80 (26.57)
6 Gezmis, Erge SO Florida-FL 1:44.13 1:43.36 qB
r:+0.77 23.22 49.90 (26.68)
1:16.86 (26.96) 1:43.36 (26.50)
7 Hinawi, Marc JR Tennessee-SE 1:44.59 1:43.66 qB
r:+0.72 23.53 49.65 (26.12)
1:16.40 (26.75) 1:43.66 (27.26)
8 Grassi, Santiag JR Auburn-SE 1:45.09 1:43.85 qB
r:+0.70 23.06 49.37 (26.31)
1:16.25 (26.88) 1:43.85 (27.60)
Women’s 100 Back
The women’s 100 back is shaping up to have an epic final after a closely contested preliminary session.
Florida junior Sherridon Dressel took the top seed in 50.93, just one hundredth ahead of Auburn senior Aly Tetzloff (50.94).
Kentucky junior Asia Seidt took the third seed in 51.32 just ahead of Auburn senior Erin Falconer (51.43).
Missouri junior Haley Hynes took the fifth seed in 52.20, followed by Florida junior Emma Ball (52.28), Alabama freshman Rhyan White (52.57), Missouri sophomore Sarah Thompson (52.63).
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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SEC Meet: S 50.53 2/20/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida
Pool: P 50.01 12/5/2014 Courtney Bartholemew, Virginia
US Open: O 49.67 11/30/2018Beata Nelson
NCAA: N 49.67 11/30/2018Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
American: M 49.67 11/30/2018Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
50.99 A
53.94 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Dressel, Sherri JR Florida-FL 52.57 50.93 qA
r:+0.57 24.68 50.93 (26.25)
2 Tetzloff, Alyss SR Auburn-SE 52.69 50.94 qA
r:+0.59 24.50 50.94 (26.44)
3 Seidt, Asia JR Kentucky-KY 51.25 51.32 qB
r:+0.57 25.05 51.32 (26.27)
4 Falconer, Erin SR Auburn-SE 52.99 51.43 qB
r:+0.55 25.12 51.43 (26.31)
5 Hynes, Haley JR Missouri-MV 51.24 52.20 qB
r:+0.58 25.53 52.20 (26.67)
6 Ball, Emma JR Florida-FL 52.17 52.28 qB
r:+0.61 25.27 52.28 (27.01)
7 White, Rhyan FR Alabama-SE 52.55 52.57 qB
r:+0.59 25.51 52.57 (27.06)
8 Thompson, Sarah SO Missouri-MV 51.66 52.63 qB
r:+0.61 25.02 52.63 (27.61)
Men’s 100 Back
Alabama junior Zane Waddell took the top seed in the men’s 100 back, ahead of several close competitors.
Waddell finished in 45.21. Tennessee senior Joey Reilman and Florida freshman Kacper Stokowski tied for the second seed in 45.47.
Florida senior Bayley Main took the fourth seed in 45.66, followed by Missouri juniors Daniel Hein (45.79) and Nick Alexander (45.96), Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas (45.98) and Georgia’s Javier Acevedo (46.01).
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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SEC Meet: S 44.73 2/16/2017 Connor Oslin, Alabama
Pool: P 44.61 12/3/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
US Open: O 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
NCAA: N 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
American: M 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
45.12 A
47.77 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Waddell, Zane JR Alabama-SE 45.91 45.21 qB
r:+0.56 21.78 45.21 (23.43)
2 Reilman, Joey SR Tennessee-SE 46.08 45.47 qB
r:+0.57 22.11 45.47 (23.36)
2 Stokowski, Kacp FR Florida-FL 46.23 45.47 qB
r:+0.53 21.58 45.47 (23.89)
4 Main, Bayley SR Florida-FL 46.80 45.66 qB
r:+0.57 21.69 45.66 (23.97)
5 Hein, Daniel JR Missouri-MV 46.36 45.79 qB
r:+0.54 22.25 45.79 (23.54)
6 Alexander, Nick JR Missouri-MV 45.93 45.96 qB
r:+0.54 22.17 45.96 (23.79)
7 Casas, Shaine FR Texas A&M-GU 45.99 45.98 qB
r:+0.52 22.09 45.98 (23.89)
8 Acevedo, Javier JR Georgia-GA 46.14 46.01 qB
r:+0.53 22.57 46.01 (23.44)
Women’s 100 Breast
Tennessee sophomore Nikol Popov surged to the top seed in the 100 breast, finishing in 58.62, an NCAA automatic qualifying time.
Texas A&M’s Anna Belousova was just being in 59.16, taking the second seed.
LSU senior Summer Spradley took the third seed in 59.24, followed by Alabama senior Justine MacFarlane (59.64), Kentucky sophomore Bailey Bonnett (59.88), Texas A&M’s Kylie Powers (59.93), Georgia junior Sofia Carnevale (1:00.06) and LSU junior Olivia Paskulin (1:00.10).
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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SEC Meet: S 57.28 2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
Pool: P 57.28 2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
US Open: O 56.25 3/16/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: N 56.25 3/16/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
American: M 56.25 3/16/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
58.79 A
1:01.84 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Popov, Nikol SO Tennessee-SE 58.83 58.62 qA
r:+0.72 27.41 58.62 (31.21)
2 Belousova, Anna JR Texas A&M-GU 59.33 59.16 qB
r:+0.71 28.15 59.16 (31.01)
3 Spradley, Summe SR Louisiana State- 1:00.41 59.24 qB
r:+0.72 28.38 59.24 (30.86)
4 Macfarlane, Jus SR Alabama-SE 1:00.28 59.64 qB
r:+0.75 28.37 59.64 (31.27)
5 Bonnett, Bailey SO Kentucky-KY 1:00.56 59.88 qB
r:+0.66 28.27 59.88 (31.61)
6 Powers, Kylie FR Texas A&M-GU 1:00.24 59.93 qB
r:+0.79 28.67 59.93 (31.26)
7 Carnevale, Sofi JR Georgia-GA 1:00.15 1:00.06 qB
r:+0.69 28.00 1:00.06 (32.06)
8 Paskulin, Olivi JR Louisiana State- 1:02.67 1:00.10 qB
r:+0.71 28.33 1:00.10 (31.77)
Men’s 100 Breast
Missouri junior Caleb Hicks held off the field to take the top seed in the men’s 100 breast to close out the swimming portion of the prelims session.
Hicks finished in 51.87, holding off Alabama senior Laurent Bams (51.96) and South Carolina’s Itay Goldfaden (51.99).
Florida junior Marco Guarante took the fourth seed in 52.36, followed by Auburn senior Tommy Brewer (52.51), Missouri senior Jordan O’Brien (52.52), Texas A&M junior Benjamin Walker (52.61), who tied for seventh with Tennessee freshman Michael Houlie (52.61).
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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SEC Meet: S 50.03 2/18/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: P 51.25 2/21/2014 NIc Fink, Georgia
US Open: O 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
NCAA: N 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
American: M 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
51.73 A
54.27 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hicks, Caleb JR Missouri-MV 52.57 51.87 qB
r:+0.64 23.99 51.87 (27.88)
2 Bams, Laurent SR Alabama-SE 52.78 51.96 qB
r:+0.69 24.09 51.96 (27.87)
3 Goldfaden, Itay JR South Carolina-S 55.11 51.99 qB
r:+0.67 23.82 51.99 (28.17)
4 Guarente, Marco JR Florida-FL 54.00 52.36 qB
r:+0.63 24.25 52.36 (28.11)
5 Brewer, Tommy SR Auburn-SE 54.25 52.51 qB
r:+0.69 24.51 52.51 (28.00)
6 O'Brien, Jordan SR Missouri-MV 52.62 52.52 qB
r:+0.71 24.54 52.52 (27.98)
7 Walker, Benjami JR Texas A&M-GU 53.29 52.61 qB
r:+0.69 24.57 52.61 (28.04)
7 Houlie, Michael FR Tennessee-SE 53.11 52.61 qB
r:+0.71 24.18 52.61 (28.43)
