Kayky Mota, Seth Thompson-Bailey Pace Tennessee Sweep of Kentucky

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Two individual wins each by Kayky Mota and Seth Thompson-Bailey led Tennessee to a 216-84 win over Kentucky.

The victory for the No. 11 Volunteers compounds a 194.5-105.5 win over the Wildcats on Oct. 30.

Mota paired with Harrison Lierz, Michael Houlie and Scott Scanlon to win the 200 medley relay in 1:26.30. He then won the 200 butterfly in 1:45.22 and the 100 fly in 46.44

Thompson-Bailey won the 100 freestyle (44.29) and 200 free (1:37.06) and anchored the victorious 200 free relay (1:20.04 with Micah Chambers, Scanlon and Houlie).

“You could see the skill work Kayky and Seth have been putting in,” UT associate head coach Lance Asti said in a team release. “Everything they have been doing in practice manifested itself in competition today. I thought Seth split his races exceptionally well and swam with a lot of confidence in the back half of his races. Kayky has been taking control of his races all season and continued to do that.”

Scanlon won the 50 free in 19.87, part of 11 consecutive victories in the middle of the meet, kicked off by Thompson-Bailey in the 200 free.

Kentucky’s Jakob Clark won the 1,000 free in a personal-best 9:10.20, outdueling Tennessee’s Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla before Castilla garnered revenge in the 500 free. Clark’s time is the seventh-fastest in program history.

Kyle Barker won the 400 individual medley for the Wildcats.

The schools also split the diving events, with Tennessee’s Matthew Wade winning the one-meter and Mingli Zhang of Kentucky winning the three-meter.

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