Quick 400 IM from Sydney Pickrem Highlights SEC Day Three Prelims

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During the Friday morning preliminary session at the SEC championships, Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem posted the top overall effort with a quick 400 IM, while superstar Caeleb Dressel sat out after setting an American record in the 200 IM Thursday night.

Pickrem will go for the women’s IM sweep after she threw down a time of 4:03.11 to qualify first in the 400 IM prelims. After winning the 200 IM Thursday night, Pickrem is the top seed in the 400 IM by more than two seconds.

South Carolina’s Emma Barksdale qualified second in 4:05.43, and Pickrem’s Aggie teammate Bethany Galat was third in 4:05.99.

Tennessee’s Tess Cieplucha qualified fourth in 4:06.27, just ahead of Georgia’s Megan Kingsley (4:06.51). Others getting into the final included Missouri’s Sharli Brady (4:06.57), Tennessee’s Meghan Small (4:06.91) and Florida’s Hannah Burns (4:08.10).

Event 16  Women 400 Yard IM
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      US Open: O 3:56.54  3/16/2012 Katinka Hosszu, Southern Cal
         NCAA: N 3:56.54  3/16/2012 Katinka Hosszu, Southern Cal
     American: M 3:57.57  3/17/2017 Ella Eastin, Stanford
     SEC Meet: S 3:58.35  2/17/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida
  Pool Record: P 3:59.53  2/20/2013 Elizabeth Beisel, UF
                 4:04.70  A
                 4:19.39  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sydney Pickrem   JR Texas A&M         4:05.50    4:03.11 qA     
    r:+0.76  26.72        56.57 (29.85)
        1:26.77 (30.20)     1:56.78 (30.01)
        2:30.80 (34.02)     3:05.03 (34.23)
        3:34.73 (29.70)     4:03.11 (28.38)
  2 Emma Barksdale   JR South Carolina    4:08.20    4:05.43 qB     
    r:+0.76  26.06        55.42 (29.36)
        1:27.20 (31.78)     1:59.18 (31.98)
        2:32.58 (33.40)     3:07.78 (35.20)
        3:37.10 (29.32)     4:05.43 (28.33)
  3 Bethany Galat    SR Texas A&M         4:02.85    4:05.99 qB     
    r:+0.67  25.81        55.00 (29.19)
        1:27.74 (32.74)     1:59.16 (31.42)
        2:33.34 (34.18)     3:08.22 (34.88)
        3:37.46 (29.24)     4:05.99 (28.53)
  4 Tess Cieplucha   SO Tennessee         4:05.43    4:06.27 qB     
    r:+0.82  26.20        56.37 (30.17)
        1:28.43 (32.06)     1:59.75 (31.32)
        2:34.47 (34.72)     3:09.18 (34.71)
        3:38.24 (29.06)     4:06.27 (28.03)
  5 Megan Kingsley   SR Georgia           4:16.06    4:06.51 qB     
    r:+0.74  26.20        55.68 (29.48)
        1:26.71 (31.03)     1:56.76 (30.05)
        2:32.64 (35.88)     3:08.83 (36.19)
        3:37.94 (29.11)     4:06.51 (28.57)
  6 Sharli Brady     SR Missouri          4:04.37    4:06.57 qB     
    r:+0.77  25.88        55.38 (29.50)
        1:26.20 (30.82)     1:56.44 (30.24)
        2:31.65 (35.21)     3:07.68 (36.03)
        3:37.48 (29.80)     4:06.57 (29.09)
  7 Meghan Small     SO Tennessee         4:13.73    4:06.91 qB     
    r:+0.77  25.75        54.74 (28.99)
        1:26.11 (31.37)     1:56.97 (30.86)
        2:32.39 (35.42)     3:08.65 (36.26)
        3:38.64 (29.99)     4:06.91 (28.27)
  8 Hannah Burns     JR Florida           4:13.16    4:08.10 qB     
    r:+0.71  26.72        57.29 (30.57)
        1:28.97 (31.68)     1:59.81 (30.84)
        2:34.62 (34.81)     3:10.03 (35.41)
        3:39.46 (29.43)     4:08.10 (28.64)

A pair of international freshman put down the top times in the men’s 400 IM prelims as Auburn’s Hugo Gonzalez (Spain) posted the top time at 3:40.31, and South Carolina’s Brandonn Almeida (Brazil) took second in 3:41.80. Just behind was Florida’s Mark Szaranek in 3:42.02.

South Carolina’s Tom Peribonio qualified fourth in 3:42.49, with Olympic finalist and Georgia senior Jay Litherland taking fifth in 3:42.57. Texas A&M teammates Austin Van Overdam (3:43.76) and Benjamin Walker (3:44.44) took sixth and seventh, respectively.

Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz, who missed the first half of the season with a broken collarbone, swam in lane eight of the first heat as a “no-time” entry, and he put up a time 3:44.60. That was good enough for eight, so Bentz will return to lane eight in the final.

Event 17  Men 400 Yard IM
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      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
     SEC Meet: S 3:36.21  2/16/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
  Pool Record: P 3:35.98  3/27/2009 Tyler Clary, MICH
                 3:39.95  A
                 3:54.49  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hugo Gonzalez    FR Auburn            3:39.28    3:40.31 qB     
    r:+0.67  22.71        50.01 (27.30)
        1:19.02 (29.01)     1:46.98 (27.96)
        2:17.83 (30.85)     2:48.74 (30.91)
        3:14.95 (26.21)     3:40.31 (25.36)
  2 Brandonn Almeid  FR South Carolina    3:51.58    3:41.80 qB     
    r:+0.71  24.18        51.45 (27.27)
        1:19.20 (27.75)     1:47.12 (27.92)
        2:18.10 (30.98)     2:50.06 (31.96)
        3:16.54 (26.48)     3:41.80 (25.26)
  3 Mark Szaranek    SR Florida           3:44.56    3:42.02 qB     
    r:+0.74  23.53        50.61 (27.08)
        1:19.07 (28.46)     1:46.79 (27.72)
        2:17.70 (30.91)     2:49.32 (31.62)
        3:16.12 (26.80)     3:42.02 (25.90)
  4 Tom Peribonio    SR South Carolina    3:45.25    3:42.49 qB     
    r:+0.68  23.87        51.02 (27.15)
        1:19.37 (28.35)     1:47.53 (28.16)
        2:18.33 (30.80)     2:50.11 (31.78)
        3:16.85 (26.74)     3:42.49 (25.64)
  5 Jay Litherland   SR Georgia           3:39.96    3:42.57 qB     
    r:+0.75  24.15        51.47 (27.32)
        1:19.42 (27.95)     1:47.46 (28.04)
        2:19.04 (31.58)     2:51.48 (32.44)
        3:17.58 (26.10)     3:42.57 (24.99)
  6 Austin Van Over  JR Texas A&M         3:44.70    3:43.76 qB     
    r:+0.69  24.29        51.83 (27.54)
        1:19.33 (27.50)     1:46.86 (27.53)
        2:17.90 (31.04)     2:49.45 (31.55)
        3:16.83 (27.38)     3:43.76 (26.93)
  7 Benjamin Walker  SO Texas A&M         3:50.08    3:44.44 qB     
    r:+0.73  23.90        51.16 (27.26)
        1:20.60 (29.44)     1:49.91 (29.31)
        2:20.21 (30.30)     2:50.84 (30.63)
        3:18.08 (27.24)     3:44.44 (26.36)
  8 Gunnar Bentz     SR Georgia                NT    3:44.60 qB     
    r:+0.74  23.71        50.44 (26.73)
        1:19.87 (29.43)     1:48.52 (28.65)
        2:20.52 (32.00)     2:52.01 (31.49)
        3:18.96 (26.95)     3:44.60 (25.64)

Tennessee’s Erika Brown, the 50 free champion Thursday night, qualified first in the women’s 100 fly at 50.49, just off her nation-leading time of 50.49. Auburn’s Haley Black also got under 51, qualifying second in 50.99, and Aly Tetzloff qualified third for the Auburn Tigers in 51.41.

Texas A&M’s Jing Quah took fourth in 52.00, and Georgia’s Chelsea Britt was fifth (52.07). Other finalists included Tennessee’s Maddy Banic (52.08), Missouri’s Ann Ochitwa (52.23) and Auburn’s Bailey Nero (52.27).

Event 18  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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      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
     SEC Meet: S 50.71  2/16/2017 Sarah Gibson, Texas A&M
  Pool Record: P 51.12  3/20/2009 Amanda Sims, CAL
                 51.19  A
                 54.49  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Erika Brown      SO Tennessee           50.33      50.49SqA     
    r:+0.71  10.66        23.21 (12.55)
          36.75 (13.54)       50.49 (13.74)
  2 Haley Black      SR Auburn              52.44      50.99PqA     
    r:+0.69  10.75        23.46 (12.71)
          37.10 (13.64)       50.99 (13.89)
  3 Alyssa Tetzloff  JR Auburn              51.79      51.41 qB     
    r:+0.68  10.81        23.32 (12.51)
          37.23 (13.91)       51.41 (14.18)
  4 Jing Quah        FR Texas A&M           52.83      52.00 qB     
    r:+0.64  11.31        24.17 (12.86)
          37.86 (13.69)       52.00 (14.14)
  5 Chelsea Britt    SR Georgia             51.85      52.07 qB     
    r:+0.67  11.12        24.33 (13.21)
          38.04 (13.71)       52.07 (14.03)
  6 Madeline Banic   JR Tennessee           54.46      52.08 qB     
    r:+0.75  11.07        24.29 (13.22)
          37.94 (13.65)       52.08 (14.14)
  7 Ann Ochitwa      JR Missouri            52.20      52.23 qB     
    r:+0.75  11.26        24.44 (13.18)
          38.01 (13.57)       52.23 (14.22)
  8 Bailey Nero      JR Auburn              53.86      52.27 qB     
    r:+0.72  11.24        24.44 (13.20)
          38.17 (13.73)       52.27 (14.10)

In a wide-open field in the men’s 100 fly absent Dressel, the NCAA and American record-holder, Auburn’s Liam McCloskey took the top seed in 45.75, but three other swimmers joined him under 46 seconds: Texas A&M’s Jose Martinez (45.82), Georgia’s Camden Murphy (45.94) and Florida’s Jan Switkowski (45.95).

Auburn’s Luis Martinez took fifth in 46.05, ahead of Tennessee’s Ryan Coetzee (46.20), Auburn’s Santiago Grassi (46.23) and Texas A&M’s Mauro Castillo Luna (46.26).

Event 19  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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      US Open: O 43.58  3/24/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         NCAA: N 43.58  3/24/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     American: M 43.58  3/24/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     SEC Meet: S 44.21  2/16/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
  Pool Record: P 44.18  3/28/2009 Austin Staab, STAN
                 45.49  A
                 48.29  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Liam McCloskey   JR Auburn              46.21      45.75 qB     
     r:+0.68  9.68        21.25 (11.57)
          33.47 (12.22)       45.75 (12.28)
  2 Jose Martinez    JR Texas A&M           46.12      45.82 qB     
     r:+0.71  9.82        21.56 (11.74)
          33.68 (12.12)       45.82 (12.14)
  3 Camden Murphy    FR Georgia             46.07      45.94 qB     
     r:+0.71  9.86        21.18 (11.32)
          33.54 (12.36)       45.94 (12.40)
  4 Jan Switkowski   SR Florida             46.68      45.95 qB     
     r:+0.69  9.70        21.57 (11.87)
          33.90 (12.33)       45.95 (12.05)
  5 Luis Martinez    SR Auburn              47.00      46.05 qB     
     r:+0.67  9.86        21.48 (11.62)
          33.81 (12.33)       46.05 (12.24)
  6 Ryan Coetzee     SR Tennessee           45.46      46.20 qB     
     r:+0.92  9.89        21.54 (11.65)
          33.80 (12.26)       46.20 (12.40)
  7 Santiago Grassi  SO Auburn              46.52      46.23 qB     
    r:+0.67  10.05        21.41 (11.36)
          34.15 (12.74)       46.23 (12.08)
  8 Mauro Castillo   SR Texas A&M           46.66      46.26 qB     
     r:+0.62  9.67        21.21 (11.54)
          33.32 (12.11)       46.26 (12.94)

With her Texas A&M Aggies leading the way in the team standings, Claire Rasmus was the only swimmer to break 1:45 in the prelims of the women’s 200 free, recording a qualifying mark of 1:44.98. Tennessee’s Stanzi Moseley took second in 1:45.19, and the Aggies’ Katie Portz and Florida’s Amelia Maughn tied for third in 1:45.51.

Auburn’s Erin Falconer finished just behind in 1:45.53. Sixth through eighth were Georgia’s Meaghan Raab (1:45.73), Missouri’s Erin Metzger-Seymour (1:45.87) and Texas A&M’s McKenna DeBever (1:45.98), respectively.

Event 21  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
      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
     SEC Meet: S 1:41.83  2/20/2014 Shannon Vreeland, Georgia
  Pool Record: P 1:42.01  3/20/2009 Dana Vollmer, CAL
                 1:43.30  A
                 1:47.99  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Claire Rasmus    JR Texas A&M         1:44.52    1:44.98 qB     
    r:+0.69  24.85        51.91 (27.06)
        1:18.93 (27.02)     1:44.98 (26.05)
  2 Stanzi Moseley   SO Tennessee         1:44.63    1:45.19 qB     
    r:+0.71  24.52        51.37 (26.85)
        1:18.10 (26.73)     1:45.19 (27.09)
  3 Katie Portz      SO Texas A&M         1:45.43    1:45.51 qB     
    r:+0.71  25.08        51.78 (26.70)
        1:18.71 (26.93)     1:45.51 (26.80)
  3 Amelia Maughan   SR Florida           1:46.68    1:45.51 qB     
    r:+0.74  24.59        51.36 (26.77)
        1:18.44 (27.08)     1:45.51 (27.07)
  5 Erin Falconer    JR Auburn            1:47.89    1:45.53 qB     
    r:+0.75  24.50        51.58 (27.08)
        1:18.69 (27.11)     1:45.53 (26.84)
  6 Meaghan Raab     SR Georgia           1:43.85    1:45.73 qB     
    r:+0.76  25.15        52.01 (26.86)
        1:18.85 (26.84)     1:45.73 (26.88)
  7 Erin Metzger-Se  SR Missouri          1:45.68    1:45.87 qB     
    r:+0.73  25.12        51.85 (26.73)
        1:18.90 (27.05)     1:45.87 (26.97)
  8 McKenna DeBever  JR Texas A&M         1:46.99    1:45.98 qB     
    r:+0.74  24.98        52.33 (27.35)
        1:19.49 (27.16)     1:45.98 (26.49)

Florida’s Khader Baqlah topped the field in the men’s 200 free prelims with the only time under 1:33. He came in at 1:32.96, while Auburn’s Zach Apple took second in 1:33.21. Apple was the 50 free champion Thursday night, and the 500 free champion will also be in the final as South Carolina’s Fynn Minuth posted a mark of 1:33.98 for fifth place.

Florida’s Maxime Rooney (1:33.67) and Missouri’s Mikel Schreuder (1:33.90) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, and other finalists included Missouri’s Giovanny Lima (1:34.42), Tennessee’s Joey Reilman (1:34.47) and Alabama’s Christopher Reid (1:34.50).

Event 22  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
      US Open: O 1:30.46  3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
         NCAA: N 1:30.46  3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
     American: M 1:30.46  3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
     SEC Meet: S 1:31.73  2/16/2011 Conor Dwyer, Florida
  Pool Record: P 1:31.70  3/27/2009 Shaune Fraser, UF
                 1:32.54  A
                 1:37.99  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Khader Baqlah    SO Florida           1:33.35    1:32.96 qB     
    r:+0.78  22.17        46.09 (23.92)
        1:09.50 (23.41)     1:32.96 (23.46)
  2 Zachary Apple    JR Auburn            1:35.23    1:33.21 qB     
    r:+0.69  21.75        45.13 (23.38)
        1:08.95 (23.82)     1:33.21 (24.26)
  3 Maxime Rooney    SO Florida           1:33.65    1:33.67 qB     
    r:+0.71  21.64        45.23 (23.59)
        1:09.28 (24.05)     1:33.67 (24.39)
  4 Mikel Schreuder  JR Missouri          1:33.24    1:33.90 qB     
    r:+0.76  22.26        46.04 (23.78)
        1:09.86 (23.82)     1:33.90 (24.04)
  5 Fynn Minuth      JR South Carolina    1:36.51    1:33.98 qB     
    r:+0.72  21.98        45.61 (23.63)
        1:09.62 (24.01)     1:33.98 (24.36)
  6 Giovanny Lima    SO Missouri          1:34.88    1:34.42 qB     
    r:+0.62  21.90        45.76 (23.86)
        1:10.04 (24.28)     1:34.42 (24.38)
  7 Joey Reilman     JR Tennessee         1:34.27    1:34.47 qB     
    r:+0.72  21.78        45.73 (23.95)
        1:10.17 (24.44)     1:34.47 (24.30)
  8 Christopher Rei  SR Alabama           1:38.04    1:34.50 qB     
    r:+0.72  22.80        46.81 (24.01)
        1:10.56 (23.75)     1:34.50 (23.94)

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