During the Saturday morning prelim session at the SEC championships, Florida superstar Caeleb Dressel returned to the pool after a full day off Friday and recorded the fastest time in the men’s 100 breast prelims. Dressel has set himself up to go after yet another record in the evening finals session.
Aside from the women’s and men’s 100 breast, events on the morning program included the 200 fly and 100 back.
Georgia’s Megan Kingsley posted by far the top time in the women’s 200 fly prelims, coming in at 1:52.62. Only the Stanford duo of Katie Drabot and Ella Eastin has been quicker so far this season. Kingsley finished third in the 200 fly at the NCAA meet as a sophomore but struggled with injuries last year before having surgery on both knees after the NCAA championships.
Tennessee’s Meghan Small qualified second but more than a full second back in 1:53.97. Missouri’s Sharli Brady took third in 1:54.58. Texas A&M’s King Quah (1:54.62) and Georgia’s Caitlin Casazza (1:54.91) also got under 1:55 in prelims.
Other finalists included Georgia’s Chelsea Britt (1:55.07), Florida’s Taylor Pike (1:56.21) and Kentucky’s Lauren Edelman (1:56.86).
Event 23 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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US Open: O 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden, Stanford
NCAA: N 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden, Stanford
American: M 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden, Stanford
SEC Meet: S 1:52.19 2/21/2014 Cammile Adams, Texas A&M
Pool Record: P 1:50.98 3/21/2009 Elaine Breeden, STAN
1:53.80 A
1:59.59 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Megan Kingsley SR Georgia 1:54.43 1:52.62 qA
r:+0.72 25.51 54.07 (28.56)
1:23.02 (28.95) 1:52.62 (29.60)
2 Meghan Small SO Tennessee 1:57.86 1:53.97 qB
r:+0.76 25.70 54.83 (29.13)
1:23.87 (29.04) 1:53.97 (30.10)
3 Sharli Brady SR Missouri 1:54.56 1:54.58 qB
r:+0.77 26.15 54.94 (28.79)
1:24.01 (29.07) 1:54.58 (30.57)
4 Jing Quah FR Texas A&M 1:55.46 1:54.62 qB
r:+0.69 26.17 55.37 (29.20)
1:24.45 (29.08) 1:54.62 (30.17)
5 Caitln Casazza JR Georgia 1:56.46 1:54.91 qB
r:+0.68 26.28 55.39 (29.11)
1:24.70 (29.31) 1:54.91 (30.21)
6 Chelsea Britt SR Georgia 1:54.80 1:55.07 qB
r:+0.68 25.72 54.97 (29.25)
1:24.68 (29.71) 1:55.07 (30.39)
7 Taylor Pike FR Texas A&M 1:56.18 1:56.21 qB
r:+0.68 26.76 56.05 (29.29)
1:25.79 (29.74) 1:56.21 (30.42)
8 Lauren Edelman FR Kentucky 1:57.70 1:56.86 qB
r:+0.69 26.25 55.53 (29.28)
1:25.63 (30.10) 1:56.86 (31.23)
Texas A&M’s men sit in second place in the team competition, and the Aggies had another big showing in the men’s 200 fly prelims. Brock Bonnetti earned the top seed in the event at 1:41.83, and teammate Jose Martinez was third in 1:42.54. Splitting the difference was Fynn Minuth, the South Carolina junior who already won the 500 free. Minuth qualified second in 1:42.53.
Florida’s Jan Switkowski, the 100 fly winner Friday night, took fourth in 1:42.68, and Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz finished fifth in 1:43.07.LSU’s Harrison Jones (1:43.31), Georgia’s Camden Murphy (1:43.32) and Missouri’s Micah Slaton (1:43.57) also made the final.
Event 24 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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US Open: O 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
NCAA: N 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
American: M 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
SEC Meet: S 1:40.59 2/19/2016 Hugo Morris, Auburn
Pool Record: P 1:40.75 3/28/2009 Shaune Fraser, UF
1:41.44 A
1:47.99 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Brock Bonetti SR Texas A&M 1:42.17 1:41.83 qB
r:+0.70 22.45 47.87 (25.42)
1:14.06 (26.19) 1:41.83 (27.77)
2 Fynn Minuth JR South Carolina 1:43.56 1:42.53 qB
r:+0.74 23.13 49.30 (26.17)
1:15.83 (26.53) 1:42.53 (26.70)
3 Jose Martinez JR Texas A&M 1:42.08 1:42.54 qB
r:+0.76 22.78 48.99 (26.21)
1:15.45 (26.46) 1:42.54 (27.09)
4 Jan Switkowski SR Florida 1:43.27 1:42.68 qB
r:+0.72 23.37 49.26 (25.89)
1:15.63 (26.37) 1:42.68 (27.05)
5 Gunnar Bentz SR Georgia 1:42.51 1:43.07 qB
r:+0.75 23.45 49.74 (26.29)
1:16.70 (26.96) 1:43.07 (26.37)
6 Harrison Jones JR LSU 1:47.50 1:43.31 qB
r:+0.76 23.11 49.44 (26.33)
1:16.14 (26.70) 1:43.31 (27.17)
7 Camden Murphy FR Georgia 1:41.74 1:43.32 qB
r:+0.74 23.38 49.85 (26.47)
1:16.33 (26.48) 1:43.32 (26.99)
8 Micah Slaton SO Missouri 1:43.08 1:43.57 qB
r:+0.70 23.56 49.87 (26.31)
1:16.35 (26.48) 1:43.57 (27.22)
Kentucky’s Asia Seidt finished two tenths ahead of the field in the women’s 100 back prelims, qualifying in a quick time of 51.16. The sophomore will be fully surrounded by seniors in the final as Georgia’s Kylie Stewart qualified second (51.39), Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton took third (51.58), Missouri’s Hannah Stevens was fourth (51.91) and Tennessee’s Micah Bohon grabbed fifth (52.02).
Florida’s Sherridon Dressel finished sixth in 52.17, and claiming the outside lanes for the final were Florida’s Emma Ball (52.23) and Kentucky’s Bridgette Alexander (52.27).
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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US Open: O 49.69 3/23/2017 Ally Howe, Stanford
NCAA: N 49.69 2/23/2017 Ally Howe, Stanford
American: M 49.69 2/23/2017 Ally Howe, Stanford
SEC Meet: S 50.53 2/20/2009 Gemma Spofforth, Florida
Pool Record: P 50.55 3/20/2009 Gemma Spofforth, UF
51.16 A
55.09 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Asia Seidt SO Kentucky 51.17 51.16 qA
12.34 25.11 (12.77)
38.29 (13.18) 51.16 (12.87)
2 Kylie Stewart SR Georgia 51.52 51.39 qB
12.27 25.15 (12.88)
38.29 (13.14) 51.39 (13.10)
3 Lisa Bratton SR Texas A&M 51.65 51.58 qB
12.35 25.36 (13.01)
38.63 (13.27) 51.58 (12.95)
4 Hannah Stevens SR Missouri 51.16 51.91 qB
12.41 25.26 (12.85)
38.75 (13.49) 51.91 (13.16)
5 Micah Bohon SR Tennessee 52.77 52.02 qB
12.22 25.08 (12.86)
38.50 (13.42) 52.02 (13.52)
6 Sherridon Dress SO Florida 53.62 52.17 qB
12.57 25.51 (12.94)
38.84 (13.33) 52.17 (13.33)
7 Emma Ball SO Florida 51.78 52.23 qB
12.23 25.20 (12.97)
38.84 (13.64) 52.23 (13.39)
8 Bridgette Alexa SR Kentucky 52.28 52.25 qB
12.37 25.36 (12.99)
38.83 (13.47) 52.25 (13.42)
Georgia’s Javier Acevedo turned in the only time under 46 seconds in the men’s 100 back, hitting the wall in 45.68 for the No. 1 overall seed. Alabama swimmers finished second and third with Luke Kaliszak (46.09) and Zane Waddell (46.21) both posting solid morning efforts.
Tennessee’s Matthew Garcia finished fourth in 46.49, followed by the Florida trio of Bailey Main (46.55), Michael Taylor (46.74) and Brennan Balogh (46.77) Missouri’s Daniel Hein finished eighth in 46.91.
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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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
SEC Meet: S 44.73 2/17/2017 Connor Oslin, Alabama
Pool Record: P 44.90 3/27/2009 Pascal Wollach, AUB
45.25 A
48.49 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Javier Acevedo SO Georgia 45.97 45.68 qB
11.11 22.46 (11.35)
34.17 (11.71) 45.68 (11.51)
2 Luke Kaliszak SR Alabama 45.85 46.09 qB
10.85 22.11 (11.26)
34.11 (12.00) 46.09 (11.98)
3 Zane Waddell SO Alabama 46.01 46.21 qB
10.69 22.01 (11.32)
34.26 (12.25) 46.21 (11.95)
4 Matthew Garcia SO Tennessee 46.94 46.49 qB
11.06 22.46 (11.40)
34.38 (11.92) 46.49 (12.11)
5 Bayley Main JR Florida 47.64 46.55 qB
10.85 22.35 (11.50)
34.39 (12.04) 46.55 (12.16)
6 Michael Taylor FR Florida 47.11 46.74 qB
10.97 22.37 (11.40)
34.71 (12.34) 46.74 (12.03)
7 Brennan Balogh JR Florida 48.98 46.77 qB
10.92 22.45 (11.53)
34.52 (12.07) 46.77 (12.25)
8 Daniel Hein SO Missouri 46.41 46.91 qB
10.95 22.51 (11.56)
34.66 (12.15) 46.91 (12.25)
Texas A&M swept the top two spots in the women’s 100 breast prelims, with freshman Anna Belousova recording a blistering time of 58.40 and senior teammate Jorie Caneta taking second in 59.22. Tennessee’s Katie Armitage qualified third in 59.44.
Kentucky’s Bailey Bonnett (59.80) and Madison Winstead (59.81) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, and also making the final were Alabama’s Justine Mcfarlane (59.92), South Carolina’s Kersten Dirrane (1:00.17) and Tennessee’s Tjasa Pintar (1:00.60).
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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US Open: O 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: N 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
American: M 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana
SEC Meet: S 57.28 2/21/2014 Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
Pool Record: P 57.43 2/20/2013 Breeja Larson, TA&M
58.85 A
1:02.49 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Anna Belousova FR Texas A&M 59.58 58.40 qA
r:+0.71 12.58 27.45 (14.87)
42.96 (15.51) 58.40 (15.44)
2 Jorie Caneta SR Texas A&M 59.21 59.22 qB
r:+0.67 12.84 28.03 (15.19)
43.28 (15.25) 59.22 (15.94)
3 Katie Armitage SR Tennessee 59.89 59.44 qB
r:+0.70 13.07 28.19 (15.12)
43.73 (15.54) 59.44 (15.71)
4 Bailey Bonnett FR Kentucky 59.60 59.80 qB
r:+0.67 12.85 28.15 (15.30)
43.98 (15.83) 59.80 (15.82)
5 Madison Winstea SO Kentucky 1:00.17 59.81 qB
r:+0.68 12.93 28.10 (15.17)
43.90 (15.80) 59.81 (15.91)
6 Justine Macfarl JR Alabama 59.82 59.92 qB
r:+0.72 12.91 28.20 (15.29)
43.87 (15.67) 59.92 (16.05)
7 Kersten Dirrane SR South Carolina 1:01.32 1:00.17 qB
r:+0.70 13.48 28.49 (15.01)
44.32 (15.83) 1:00.17 (15.85)
8 Tjasa Pintar FR Tennessee 1:00.40 1:00.60 qB
r:+0.74 13.18 28.99 (15.81)
44.63 (15.64) 1:00.60 (15.97)
To finish out the morning, Dressel qualified first in the men’s 100 breast by a second and a half. He touched the wall in 51.07, ahead of Texas A&M’s Mauro Castillo Luna (52.56). That time made Dressel the ninth-fastest performer in history and easily the top swimmer in the country this season.
The South Carolina duo of Itay Goldfaden (52.58) and Nils Wich-Glasen (52.62) took third and fourth, respectively, and Alabama’s Laurent Bams came in fifth at 52.83. Also qualifying for the final were Florida’s Marco Guarente (52.89), Missouri’s Jordan O’Brien (52.94) and Tennessee’s Peter Stevens (52.95).
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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US Open: O 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
NCAA: N 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
American: M 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
SEC Meet: S 51.25 2/21/2014 Nic Fink, Georgia
Pool Record: P 50.86 3/27/2009 Damir Dugonjic, CAL
51.74 A
55.39 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Caeleb Dressel SR Florida 53.23 51.07SqA
r:+0.69 10.67 23.92 (13.25)
37.44 (13.52) 51.07 (13.63)
2 Mauro Castillo SR Texas A&M 52.34 52.56 qB
r:+0.63 11.51 24.87 (13.36)
38.72 (13.85) 52.56 (13.84)
3 Itay Goldfaden SO South Carolina 54.27 52.58 qB
r:+0.72 10.94 24.27 (13.33)
38.11 (13.84) 52.58 (14.47)
4 Nils Wich-Glase SR South Carolina 53.01 52.62 qB
r:+0.72 11.11 24.49 (13.38)
38.49 (14.00) 52.62 (14.13)
5 Laurent Bams JR Alabama 52.73 52.83 qB
r:+0.67 11.36 24.74 (13.38)
38.64 (13.90) 52.83 (14.19)
6 Marco Guarente SO Florida 53.61 52.89 qB
r:+0.63 11.27 24.62 (13.35)
38.85 (14.23) 52.89 (14.04)
7 Jordan O'Brien JR Missouri 53.45 52.94 qB
r:+0.73 11.45 24.81 (13.36)
38.61 (13.80) 52.94 (14.33)
8 Peter Stevens SR Tennessee 52.89 52.95 qB
r:+0.62 10.88 24.20 (13.32)
38.22 (14.02) 52.95 (14.73)
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