2023 SEC Championships, Day 4: Rhyan White Finishes 100 Back 4-Peat

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2023 SEC Championships, Day 4: Rhyan White Finishes 100 Back 4-Peat

Few swimmers in recent years have used college swimming as a launching pad quite in the way Rhyan White has. The Alabama senior has turned her success in the college pool into an Olympic berth, separating herself from the crowded American backstroke field and becoming a star.

She entered what could be her final SECs with two chances to enter rarefied territory, winning the same event four straight years.

On her first opportunity, she got the job done. White went 50.92 in the 100 back Friday night, controlling the field wire to wire to nab her fourth straight title. She’s the first woman ever to win the 100 back at four consecutive SEC Championships.

She has the chance to do the same in the 200 back on Saturday. And she added a medley relay gold for the Crimson Tide.

Recap of the evening session:

2023 SEC Championships Links

The women’s relay result leaves Florida holding a nearly 250-point lead entering the final day. Tennessee is second, barely holding off Kentucky.

On the men’s side, Florida’s lead is creeping up on 300 points over Auburn and Texas A&M, in search of the Gators’ 11th straight title. The battle for second is pitched, with three teams within 50 points.

SEC Championships Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 30                     
 
  1. University of Florida             962   2. University of Tennessee         709.5
  3. Kentucky, University of           698   4. Louisiana State University        624
  5. Georgia, University of          577.5   6. University of Alabama             560
  7. Auburn University                 499   8. South Carolina, University of,    489
  9. Texas A&M University              470  10. University of Arkansas            415
 11. Missouri                          312  12. Vanderbilt University             135
 Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 31                      
 
  1. University of Florida          1056.5   2. Auburn University               774.5
  3. Texas A&M University              765   4. University of Tennessee         727.5
  5. Georgia, University of          584.5   6. Missouri                        517.5
  7. University of Alabama             464   8. Kentucky, University of           369
  9. South Carolina, University of,  366.5  10. Louisiana State University        240

Women’s 200 butterfly

Move over Maggie MacNeil, there’s a new LSU butterfly champ in town.

OK, maybe not. But Jenna Bridges added her name to the list of LSU champions by winning the 200 fly in 1:54.18. Her time is a school record that downed the mark set in 2016 by Kara Kopcso.

Bridges bested Callie Dickinson, the Georgia grad student who was the only holdover from the top three last year. Dickinson went 1:54.63. Sara Stolter finished third in 1:54.88.

Bridges’ win came in stellar fashion. She was fourth at the 150-yard wall (fifth if you count Izzy Gati, who was disqualified for a false start) before a finishing leg of 29.14 blew the field away. Only she and Olivia Theall of Texas A&M, who finished fourth, had a sub-30 final 50.

 Event 23  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:49.51  2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
          SEC: S 1:51.51  2/18/2022 Rileu Gaines, Kentucky
     SEC Meet: M 1:51.51  2/18/2022 Riley Gaines, Kentucky
         POOL: P 1:50.98  3/21/2009 Elaine Breeden, STAN
                 1:52.86  A
                 1:59.23  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Bridges, Jenna   SO LSU-LA            1:55.14    1:54.18 B       32  
    r:+0.77  25.82        54.87 (29.05)
        1:25.04 (30.17)     1:54.18 (29.14)
  2 Dickinson, Call  GS Georgia           1:55.50    1:54.63 B       28  
    r:+0.65  25.32        54.49 (29.17)
        1:24.38 (29.89)     1:54.63 (30.25)
  3 Stotler, Sara B  SO Tennessee-SE      1:54.61    1:54.88 B       27  
    r:+0.68  25.08        53.71 (28.63)
        1:23.39 (29.68)     1:54.88 (31.49)
  4 Theall, Olivia      Texas A&M-GU      1:55.56    1:55.17 B       26  
    r:+0.66  25.93        55.89 (29.96)
        1:25.24 (29.35)     1:55.17 (29.93)
  5 Wizard, Betsy A  FR Arkansas-AR       1:55.98    1:55.35 B       25  
    r:+0.75  25.56        54.27 (28.71)
        1:24.49 (30.22)     1:55.35 (30.86)
  6 Ray, Amanda E    JR Florida-FL        1:56.11    1:55.88 B       24  
    r:+0.68  25.95        55.46 (29.51)
        1:25.55 (30.09)     1:55.88 (30.33)
  7 Pelzek, Greta J  SO South Carolina-S  1:55.99    1:56.42 B       23  
    r:+0.65  25.92        55.54 (29.62)
        1:25.72 (30.18)     1:56.42 (30.70)
 -- Gati, Izzy G     GS Kentucky          1:56.19         DQ        
      False start
    r:+0.59  25.57        54.57 (29.00)
        1:24.34 (29.77)          DQ (30.42)

Men’s 200 butterfly

Clement Sacchi didn’t have the best morning swim, finishing just sixth. But the Missouri senior rectified that in the final, going out fast and hanging on to win in 1:41.07. He was the only swimmer out under 48 in 47.67, and the Frenchman had enough gas left in the tank to bring it home by three tenths over the prelims top seed, Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero.

Mason Wilby was third in the event. Fifth was Alabama’s Mateo Miceli, who went 1:42.02 to down the Crimson Tide’s longest-standing record, owned since 2003 by Stefan Ghergel.

Wilby had been third last year, the only one of the top four in the race back. Gonzalez Pinero won the B final last year.

 Event 24  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
          SEC: S 1:38.69  3/6/2021  Shaine Casas, Texas A&M
     SEC Meet: M 1:39.00  2/18/2022 Urlando, Georgia
         POOL: P 1:39.23  11/6/2020 Shaine Casas, Texas A&M
                 1:40.20  A
                 1:46.31  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Secchi, Clement  SR Missouri-MV       1:42.66    1:41.07 B       32  
    r:+0.61  22.12        47.67 (25.55)
        1:14.02 (26.35)     1:41.07 (27.05)
  2 Gonzalez, Joaqu  SO Florida-FL        1:41.60    1:41.37 B       28  
    r:+0.61  22.48        48.26 (25.78)
        1:14.53 (26.27)     1:41.37 (26.84)
  3 Wilby, Mason     GS Kentucky          1:42.24    1:41.59 B       27  
    r:+0.65  22.61        48.12 (25.51)
        1:14.35 (26.23)     1:41.59 (27.24)
  4 Espernberger, M  FR Tennessee-SE      1:42.50    1:41.91 B       26  
    r:+0.63  22.88        48.81 (25.93)
        1:15.14 (26.33)     1:41.91 (26.77)
  5 Miceli, Mateo S  SO Alabama-SE        1:43.12    1:42.02 B       25  
    r:+0.65  22.62        48.49 (25.87)
        1:14.61 (26.12)     1:42.02 (27.41)
  6 Zubik, Jan K        Missouri-MV       1:42.57    1:42.64 B       24  
    r:+0.64  23.21        49.81 (26.60)
        1:16.20 (26.39)     1:42.64 (26.44)
  7 Laur, Mason A    SO Florida-FL        1:42.77    1:42.80 B       23  
    r:+0.63  23.07        49.12 (26.05)
        1:15.87 (26.75)     1:42.80 (26.93)
  8 Abruzzo, Andrew  GS Georgia           1:42.57    1:43.63 B       22  
    r:+0.70  22.67        48.77 (26.10)
        1:15.71 (26.94)     1:43.63 (27.92)

Women’s 100 backstroke

Rhyan White was first at every wall Friday to get the win in 50.92. It’s not her fastest – she was 50.02 at SECs in 2020 – but it got the job done by a quarter-second over Josephine Fuller. The 2021 SEC Swimmer of the Year was fourth at NCAAs in this event last year. White separates herself from a crowd of women to have won the event three times each:Florida’s Kristen Linehan from 1989-91; Georgia’s Courtney Shealy 1998-2000; Florida’s Gemma Spofforth 2008-10; Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga 2015-17

Fuller followed in 51.26. Eboni McCarty of Georgia, who was 15th in this event last year, took third in 51.35. Meredith Rees of Missouri is fourth for the second straight year.

 Event 25  Women 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 48.74  3/18/2022 Katherine Berkoff, NC State
          SEC: S 50.02  2/21/2020 Rhyan White, Alabama
     SEC Meet: M 50.02  2/21/2020 Rhyan White, Alabama
         POOL: P 50.55  3/20/2009 Gemma Spofforth, UF
                 50.89  A
                 53.91  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 White, Rhyan E   SR Alabama-SE          51.56      50.92 B       32  
    r:+0.93  11.67        24.32 (12.65)
          37.47 (13.15)       50.92 (13.45)
  2 Fuller, Josephi  SO Tennessee-SE        51.48      51.26 B       28  
    r:+0.66  12.00        24.75 (12.75)
          38.02 (13.27)       51.26 (13.24)
  3 McCarty, Eboni   SO Georgia             51.50      51.35 B       27  
    r:+0.75  12.17        24.75 (12.58)
          38.02 (13.27)       51.35 (13.33)
  4 Rees, Meredith   SR Missouri-MV         51.87      51.59 B       26  
    r:+0.65  12.03        24.71 (12.68)
          38.06 (13.35)       51.59 (13.53)
  5 Lee, Meghan R    JR Auburn-SE           52.34      51.90 B       25  
    r:+0.73  12.40        25.23 (12.83)
          38.63 (13.40)       51.90 (13.27)
  6 Runnels, Aris D  SO Florida-FL          52.06      51.97 B       24  
    r:+0.73  12.21        25.12 (12.91)
          38.53 (13.41)       51.97 (13.44)
  7 Sansores, Andre  SR Arkansas-AR         52.10      52.13 B       23  
    r:+0.70  11.95        25.11 (13.16)
          38.56 (13.45)       52.13 (13.57)
  8 Waldrep, Ellie   SO Auburn-SE           51.88      52.73 B       22  
    r:+0.67  12.28        25.18 (12.90)
          38.83 (13.65)       52.73 (13.90)

Men’s 100 backstroke

Speaking of people with a ton of medals … Adam Chaney added another one, the Florida junior going 44.18 out outdistance the field by nearly a second.

Chaney is the reigning champ, who was also second in 2021. In fact, seven of the finalists finished in the top 12 last year, the other being a freshman.

Nathan Stoffle finished second; he had been fourth last year. Matthew Menke of Alabama went form third to fifth. South Carolina’s Michael Laitarovsky finished third in 45.27, a best time to lower his school record.

 Event 26  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
          SEC: S 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Orlando, Georgia
     SEC Meet: M 44.10  2/21/2020 Zane Waddell, Alabama
         POOL: P 43.87  11/19/2020Shaine Casas, Texas A&M
                 44.79  A
                 47.59  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Chaney, Adam C   SO Florida-FL          44.64      44.18 A       32  
    r:+0.66  10.05        20.83 (10.78)
          32.39 (11.56)       44.18 (11.79)
  2 Stoffle, Nathan  SO Auburn-SE           45.05      45.04 B       28  
    r:+0.69  10.73        21.88 (11.15)
          33.53 (11.65)       45.04 (11.51)
  3 Laitarovsky, Mi  SO South Carolina-S    45.49      45.27 B       27  
    r:+0.60  10.41        21.48 (11.07)
          33.28 (11.80)       45.27 (11.99)
  4 Dunham, Bradley  SR Georgia             45.23      45.44 B       26  
    r:+0.85  10.65        21.86 (11.21)
          33.76 (11.90)       45.44 (11.68)
  5 Menke, Matthew   SR Alabama-SE          45.59      45.51 B       25  
    r:+0.72  10.80        22.25 (11.45)
          33.81 (11.56)       45.51 (11.70)
  6 Ng, Wesley Y     JR Georgia             45.54      45.71 B       24  
    r:+0.64  10.58        21.90 (11.32)
          33.77 (11.87)       45.71 (11.94)
  7 Dahlgren, Jack   SR Missouri-MV         45.55      45.88 B       23  
    r:+0.69  10.64        21.91 (11.27)
          33.87 (11.96)       45.88 (12.01)
  8 Simons, Nick F   FR Tennessee-SE        45.63      46.03 B       22  
    r:+0.78  10.67        22.11 (11.44)
          34.13 (12.02)       46.03 (11.90)

Women’s 100 breaststroke

The top three in the 100 breaststroke is the same as it was last year, with Mona McSharry on top.

The Tennessee junior went 57.25 to win the 100 breast for the second straight year. It’s the 2021 SEC Female Freshman of the year’s 13th career medal at the conference championship, and she’s the first Tennessee woman ever to repeat as 100 breast champion. She set a meet record of 57.25, downing Breeja Nelson’s mark from 2014, and is within .07 of her conference record.

Second again was Zoie Hartman of Georgia, who went 58.65. (She’s now finished first or second in each of her 11 individual SEC swims.) Avery Wiseman of Alabama was third in 58.71. Florida got a boost form Florida State grad transfer Nina Kucheran, who finished fourth.

 Event 27  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 55.73  3/19/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
          SEC: S 57.18  3/18/2022 Mona McSherry, Tennessee
     SEC Meet: M 57.28  2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
         POOL: P 56.94  11/17/2022Kaitlyn Dobler, Southern Cali
                 58.10  A
               1:01.56  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 McSharry, Mona   JR Tennessee-SE        57.37      57.25MA       32  
    r:+0.67  12.63        27.11 (14.48)
          41.99 (14.88)       57.25 (15.26)
  2 Hartman, Zoie E  SR Georgia             58.66      58.65 B       28  
    r:+0.71  12.63        27.62 (14.99)
          43.24 (15.62)       58.65 (15.41)
  3 Wiseman, Avery   SO Alabama-SE          58.69      58.71 B       27  
    r:+0.68  12.72        27.70 (14.98)
          42.81 (15.11)       58.71 (15.90)
  4 Kucheran, Nina   5Y Florida-FL          59.44      59.12 B       26  
    r:+0.65  12.71        27.88 (15.17)
          42.99 (15.11)       59.12 (16.13)
  5 Makarova, Stasy  SO Auburn-SE           59.00      59.30 B       25  
    r:+0.64  13.07        28.07 (15.00)
          43.60 (15.53)       59.30 (15.70)
  6 Herrmann, Vanes  SR Arkansas-AR         59.40      59.39 B       24  
    r:+0.66  13.04        28.15 (15.11)
          43.54 (15.39)       59.39 (15.85)
  7 Kennett, Bobbi      Texas A&M-GU        59.55      59.72 B       23  
    r:+0.69  12.90        28.17 (15.27)
          43.62 (15.45)       59.72 (16.10)
  8 Petkova, Diana   JR Alabama-SE          59.49      59.92 B       22  
    r:+0.70  13.01        28.17 (15.16)
          43.61 (15.44)       59.92 (16.31)

Men’s 100 breaststroke

Dillon Hillis didn’t swim the 100 breast last year after winning it in 2021. The fifth-year is back atop the podium with a time of 51.02, and the Gators will be back atop the team podium at meet’s end thanks to performances like the 1-2 with Hillis and Aleksas Savickas.

Savickas clocked in at 51.07 in a chaotic final. Reid Mikuta, who entered with the top time this season, was third in 51.22, the second straight year he’s finished in that spot. Missouri’s Ben Patton was fourth, which he’d also tied for last year, while 2022 champ Derek Maas of Alabama landed fifth.

 Event 28  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
          SEC: S 50.03  2/17/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     SEC Meet: M 50.03  2/18/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         POOL: P 50.03  2/17/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
                 51.40  A
                 53.87  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Hillis, Dillon   5Y Florida-FL          50.90      51.02 A       32  
    r:+0.65  10.85        23.83 (12.98)
          37.32 (13.49)       51.02 (13.70)
  2 Savickas, Aleks  FR Florida-FL          50.73      51.07 A       28  
    r:+0.66  11.00        23.83 (12.83)
          37.33 (13.50)       51.07 (13.74)
  3 Mikuta, Reid R   JR Auburn-SE           51.48      51.22 A       27  
    r:+0.64  11.13        24.25 (13.12)
          37.49 (13.24)       51.22 (13.73)
  4 Patton, Ben H    SR Missouri-MV         51.53      51.54 B       26  
    r:+0.63  10.84        24.08 (13.24)
          37.69 (13.61)       51.54 (13.85)
  5 Maas, Derek E    SR Alabama-SE          52.01      51.82 B       25  
    r:+0.66  11.02        24.47 (13.45)
          37.87 (13.40)       51.82 (13.95)
  6 Smith, Julian    SO Florida-FL          51.52      51.83 B       24  
    r:+0.67  10.87        24.16 (13.29)
          37.82 (13.66)       51.83 (14.01)
  7 Puente, Andres      Texas A&M-GU        52.04      51.96 B       23  
    r:+0.66  10.88        24.33 (13.45)
          37.79 (13.46)       51.96 (14.17)
  8 Houlie, Michael  5Y Tennessee-SE        51.90      52.28 B       22  
    r:+0.62  10.78        23.93 (13.15)
          37.84 (13.91)       52.28 (14.44)

Women’s platform

One night, two titles for LSU. This one was more conventional for the program’s recent trajectory, with Montserrat Gutierrez Lavenant outscoring the field with 293.50 points to win platform diving. Her teammate Maggie Buckley was third, with Kentucky’s Kyndal Knight in between.

Gutierrez Lavenant, who made all three diving finals last year, earned her first career medal, the first gold for an LSU female diver since 2016.

 Event 29  Women Platform Diving
=========================================================================
          SEC: S 356.10  2/22/2014 Victoria Lamp, Tennessee
     SEC Meet: M 356.10  2/22/2014 Victoria Lamp, Tennessee
                 225.00  A
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Lavenant, Monts  JR LSU-LA             316.40     293.50 A       32  
  2 Knight, Kyndal   GS Kentucky           334.15     285.45 A       28  
  3 Buckley, Maggie  SO LSU-LA             253.65     268.45 A       27  
  4 Lucoe, Tanesha   SR Tennessee-SE       265.05     266.45 A       26  
  5 Wensuc, Gretche  SR Auburn-SE          264.30     262.90 A       25  
  6 Wenzel, Meghan   JR Georgia            248.80     255.40 A       24  
  7 Lumia, Carina    SO Florida-FL         250.15     247.00 A       23  
  8 Cable, Grace M   5Y Tennessee-SE       255.00     216.05         22

Women’s 400 medley relay

Alabama is not at full strength relay-wise due to injuries. But the Tide are still fighters.

Rhyan White, Avery Wiseman, Emily Jones and Kalia Antoniou did that to win the medley relay in 3:28.46. It’s an A cut time. Antoniou did the job on the anchor leg with a 47.08. White led off in 51.05, easily the fastest in the meet but slightly slower than the time she used to win the individual event. Runner-up Tennessee had gotten within .01 at the 300-yard exchange after a slow pickup by Antoniou, by the Cypriot sprint star made up for it quickly.

Tennessee (Josephine Fuller, Mona McSharry, Sara Stolter and Brooklyn Douthwright) were second in 3:28.78. McSharry’s 52.27 split was the standout.

Florida secured second in 3:29.98; both they and Georgia (3:31.01) posted A cut times. Further down, Maggie MacNeil split 48.76 – not just the only sub-49 or sub-50 time but the only sub-51 split – but the Tigers finished fifth.

 Event 30  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 3:22.34  2/18/2022 Virginia
                          G. Walsh, A. Wegner, A. Walsh, K Douglass
          SEC: S 3:26.64  2/18/2022 Alabama, Alaba
                          R White, A Wiseman, M Scott, C Dupre
     SEC Meet: M 3:26.64  2/18/2022 Alabama
                          R White, A Wiseman, M Scott, C Dupre
         POOL: P 3:28.31  3/19/2009 Arizona, ARIZ
                          Agy, Chandler, Jackson, Schluntz
                 3:31.38  A
                 3:33.54  B
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Alabama-SE  'A'               3:29.87    3:28.46 A       64  
     1) White, Rhyan E SR             2) r:0.18 Wiseman, Avery SO     
     3) r:0.12 Jones, Emily FR        4) r:0.36 Antoniou, Kalia SR    
    r:+0.62  24.43        51.05 (51.05)
        1:17.92 (26.87)     1:49.63 (58.58)
        2:13.39 (23.76)     2:41.38 (51.75)
        3:03.59 (22.21)     3:28.46 (47.08)
  2 Tennessee-SE  'A'             3:30.55    3:28.78 A       56  
     1) Fuller, Josephine A SO        2) r:0.16 McSharry, Mona JR     
     3) r:0.32 Stotler, Sara SO       4) r:0.08 Douthwright, Brooklyn 
    r:+0.55  25.25        52.07 (52.07)
        1:18.90 (26.83)     1:49.34 (57.27)
        2:13.09 (23.75)     2:41.39 (52.05)
        3:03.95 (22.56)     3:28.78 (47.39)
  3 Florida-FL  'A'               3:34.52    3:29.98 A       54  
     1) Runnels, Aris D SO            2) r:0.11 Kucheran, Nina 5Y     
     3) r:0.32 Peoples, Olivia SO     4) r:0.11 Cronk, Micayla SO     
    r:+0.76  25.04        52.15 (52.15)
        1:20.34 (28.19)     1:51.11 (58.96)
        2:14.81 (23.70)     2:42.78 (51.67)
        3:04.97 (22.19)     3:29.98 (47.20)
  4 Georgia  'A'                  3:31.31    3:31.01 A       52  
     1) Schobel, Marie GS             2) r:0.19 Hartman, Zoie SR      
     3) r:0.24 Dickinson, Callie GS   4) r:0.42 McCarty, Eboni SO     
    r:+0.84  25.20        52.89 (52.89)
        1:19.95 (27.06)     1:50.86 (57.97)
        2:15.01 (24.15)     2:42.82 (51.96)
        3:05.48 (22.66)     3:31.01 (48.19)
  5 Arkansas-AR  'A'              3:33.65    3:31.74 B       49  
     1) Melton, Kobie M SR            2) r:0.32 Herrmann, Vanessa SR  
     3) r:0.22 Sansores, Andrea SR    4) r:0.11 Cothern, Bella JR     
    r:+0.75  25.41        52.19 (52.19)
        1:20.09 (27.90)     1:51.53 (59.34)
        2:15.25 (23.72)     2:43.25 (51.72)
        3:06.05 (22.80)     3:31.74 (48.49)
  5 Kentucky  'A'                 3:33.35    3:31.74 B       49  
     1) Brooks, Caitlin P SR          2) r:0.15 Phelan, Denise FR     
     3) r:0.24 Poole, Lauren SR       4) r:0.19 Wheeler, Kaitlynn SR  
    r:+0.56  25.17        52.07 (52.07)
        1:19.29 (27.22)     1:51.09 (59.02)
        2:15.02 (23.93)     2:43.59 (52.50)
        3:06.18 (22.59)     3:31.74 (48.15)
  7 Texas A&M-GU  'A'             3:33.09    3:31.89 B       46  
     1) Buechler, Jordan N            2) r:0.38 Kennett, Bobbi        
     3) r:0.06 Theall, Olivia         4) r:0.11 Stepanek, Chloe       
    r:+0.67  25.70        52.79 (52.79)
        1:20.72 (27.93)     1:52.63 (59.84)
        2:16.50 (23.87)     2:44.52 (51.89)
        3:06.91 (22.39)     3:31.89 (47.37)
  8 LSU-LA  'A'                   3:33.47    3:32.08 B       44  
     1) Varga, Ella R                 2) r:0.14 Womer, Hannah GR      
     3) r:0.16 MacNeil, Maggie GR     4) r:0.24 Milutinovich, Krina SR
    r:+0.65  25.90        53.20 (53.20)
        1:21.29 (28.09)   1:54.96 (1:01.76)
        2:17.43 (22.47)     2:43.72 (48.76)
        3:06.56 (22.84)     3:32.08 (48.36)

Men’s 400 medley relay

Florida keeps graduating Olympians. And it keeps get better. How, it’s a little hard to figure.

But with two sophomores (really a junior in Chaney) and a freshman, Florida just nearly set an NCAA record, going 2:59.48 in the 400 medley relay.

The foursome of Adam Chaney, Dillon Hillis, Josh Liendo and Maguire McDuff broke an SEC record that had been the 3:01.00 that Florida set at NCAAs last year. Two of those swimmers are gone, and lo and behold, the ones that replaced them are better. It’s within .26 seconds of Texas’s NCAA record from 2017.

Tennessee was second, as Liendo’s 43.35 outsplit Jordan Crooks in fly. The Tennessee foursome of Harrison Lierz, Michael Houlie, Crooks and Gui Caribe went 3:02.51, a school record by more than a second. Auburn finished third, also with an A cut of 3:03.03. Missouri (3:03.14) and Texas A&M (3:05.94) are also NCAAs bound.

 Event 31  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 2:59.22  3/23/2017 Texas
                          J. Shebat, W. Licon, J. Schooling, J. Conger
          SEC: S 3:01.00  3/25/2022 Florida
                          A. Chaney, D. Hillis, E. Friese, K. Smith
     SEC Meet: M 3:02.17  2/21/2020 Alabama
                          Z. Waddell, L. Bell, T. Sesvold, L. Berneburg
         POOL: P 3:01.39  3/26/2009 Auburn University, AUB
                          Wollach, Klein, McGill, Targett
                 3:04.96  A
                 3:06.84  B
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Florida-FL  'A'               3:04.98    2:59.48SA       64  
     1) Chaney, Adam C SO             2) r:0.38 Hillis, Dillon 5Y     
     3) r:0.02 Liendo, Josh FR        4) r:0.08 McDuff, Macguire SO   
    r:+0.69  21.27        44.17 (44.17)
        1:07.67 (23.50)     1:34.80 (50.63)
        1:54.39 (19.59)     2:18.15 (43.35)
        2:37.34 (19.19)     2:59.48 (41.33)
  2 Tennessee-SE  'A'             3:03.77    3:02.51 A       56  
     1) Lierz, Harrison M JR          2) r:0.01 Houlie, Michael 5Y    
     3) r:0.09 Crooks, Jordan SO      4) r:0.31 Santos, Guilherme     
    r:+0.72  21.92        45.70 (45.70)
        1:08.87 (23.17)     1:37.03 (51.33)
        1:56.85 (19.82)     2:21.81 (44.78)
        2:40.65 (18.84)     3:02.51 (40.70)
  3 Auburn-SE  'A'                3:03.55    3:03.03 A       54  
     1) Stoffle, Nathaniel L SO       2) r:0.10 Mikuta, Reid JR       
     3) r:-0.01 Stoffle, Aidan SR     4) r:0.20 Makinen, Kalle FR     
    r:+0.73  21.87        44.89 (44.89)
        1:08.22 (23.33)     1:35.39 (50.50)
        1:55.99 (20.60)     2:21.00 (45.61)
        2:40.64 (19.64)     3:03.03 (42.03)
  4 Missouri-MV  'A'              3:06.95    3:03.14 A       52  
     1) Dahlgren, Jack A SR           2) r:0.10 Patton, Ben SR        
     3) r:0.19 Secchi, Clement SR     4) r:0.12 Bochenski, Grant SO   
    r:+0.67  21.72        45.47 (45.47)
        1:08.96 (23.49)     1:36.81 (51.34)
        1:57.25 (20.44)     2:21.30 (44.49)
        2:40.84 (19.54)     3:03.14 (41.84)
  5 Texas A&M-GU  'A'             3:04.08    3:04.95 A       50  
     1) Gogulski, Ethan D             2) r:0.13 Puente, Andres        
     3) r:0.11 Foote, Connor          4) r:0.23 Bratanov, Koko        
    r:+0.89  22.19        45.90 (45.90)
        1:09.53 (23.63)     1:36.95 (51.05)
        1:57.62 (20.67)     2:23.15 (46.20)
        2:42.74 (19.59)     3:04.95 (41.80)
  6 LSU-LA  'A'                   3:09.01    3:07.02         48  
     1) Curtis, Griffin M SO          2) r:0.17 Mason, Mitch JR       
     3) r:0.24 Uryniuk, Pawel FR      4) r:0.32 Curry, Brooks SR      
    r:+0.67  22.41        47.27 (47.27)
        1:11.10 (23.83)     1:38.79 (51.52)
        2:00.51 (21.72)     2:25.56 (46.77)
        2:44.84 (19.28)     3:07.02 (41.46)
  7 Georgia  'A'                  3:07.41    3:07.41         46  
     1) Ng, Wesley Y JR               2) r:0.02 Pitshugin, Kris FR    
     3) r:0.12 Sacca, Peter SO        4) r:0.17 Downing, Dillon SR    
    r:+0.65  21.94        45.95 (45.95)
        1:10.01 (24.06)     1:38.56 (52.61)
        1:59.77 (21.21)     2:25.15 (46.59)
        2:44.79 (19.64)     3:07.41 (42.26)
  8 South Carolina-SC  'A'        3:12.33    3:08.32         44  
     1) Laitarovsky, Michael SO       2) r:-0.02 Kerns, Liam SO       
     3) r:0.33 Gropper, Guy SR        4) r:0.25 Shperkin, Mark SR     
    r:+0.53  21.97        45.74 (45.74)
        1:10.23 (24.49)     1:38.77 (53.03)
        1:59.93 (21.16)     2:25.32 (46.55)
        2:45.49 (20.17)     3:08.32 (43.00)

 

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