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SEC Friday Recap: Florida, Tennessee Split Rivalry Showdown

The No. 4/16 Florida Gators split their final dual meet of the season against the no. 9/12 Tennessee Volunteers on Friday at the Jones Aquatics Center. Florida's fourth-ranked men's squad played spoiler to Tennessee on its Senior Day, defeating the Volunteers 178-122. The 16th-ranked Florida women f...

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AM Conference Notebook: Mallory Comerford Makes Another Leap at ACCs

By David Rieder. The SEC, ACC women's and Big Ten women's championships are all in full swing at this point, but the ACC, entering the final day of competition, gets the bulk of the attention in today's notebook. Mallory Comerford steps up her game in the 200 free at ACCs. We don't hand out the Luma...

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SEC Day 2 Prelims: Smoliga, Dressel Take Top Spots in 50 Free

Here is what happened on Day 2 of the SEC Championships during prelims. Women’s 50 freestyle Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga took the top seed in the 50 freestyle finishing in 21.82, ahead of teammate Chantal Van Landeghem and Tennessee’s Madeline Banic, who each finished in 22.00 to tie for the second see...

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American Record Book Getting Overhaul: King, Banic, Fink All Set Marks

American Record Book Getting Overhaul: King, Banic, Fink All Set Marks The American record book will be in need of exhaustive editing following what transpired at the International Swimming League Grand Final at the Duna Arena in Budapest. Standards seemingly flew from all angles and strokes, includ...

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Florida Men, Texas A&M Women Win SEC Championships

As Florida's Caeleb Dressel stood atop the podium after the 100-yard freestyle at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri, he did the iconic Gator chop. The sophomore led the Florida men to a team win at the Southeastern Conference Championships, winning three individual events and setting t...

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SEC Weekly Recap: Georgia Remains Unbeaten; Alabama Splits With LSU

By Dan D’Addona. The Georgia women's swimming and diving team remained unbeaten this season, overtaking Arkansas' women 180.5-113.5 on Thursday. Led by Olivia Smoliga, Stephanie Peters, Emily Cameron and Megan Kingsley, the No. 3 Lady Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0 SEC) swept by winning every event. Smoliga pos...

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Madeline Banic Joins Missouri Swimming as Assistant Coach

Madeline Banic, a National Champion relay swimmer and 12-time All-America selection, joined the University of Missouri swimming and diving staff in an assistant coach role, Head Coach Andrew Grevers announced. Banic spent the 2022-23 as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, Tennessee. "I am...

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Women's NCAA DI Swimming Championships Predictions

With the women’s NCAA Championships just days away, thirteen individual titles, five relay crowns and one team championship will be up for grabs at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. With the departure of reigning NCAA swimmer of the year Missy Franklin and star sprinter Simone Manuel taking...

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SEC Recap: Tennessee Sweeps Alabama

There were plenty of meets in the SEC to keep track of this week, most notably, Florida earning a historic win at Georgia. But there were fast swims in other meets across the conference, too. Tennessee sweeps Alabama The Tennessee swimming and diving teams earned their first wins of the season Frida...

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Brittany MacLean, Caeleb Dressel Shine on Day Three of SECs

The No. 1 Georgia women continue to trail after day three of the Southeastern Conference Championships. The Bulldogs are third in total team points with 584.5 and currently rank behind Texas A&M (657.5) and Tennessee (645.5). On the men's side, Florida leads with 723 points. The Gators are followed ...

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SEC Weekly Analysis: Tennessee Needed Signature Win Over Florida

By Dan D’Addona. It is always exciting when a meet comes down to the final relay. The tension builds slowly with every event until the pool deck is ready to explode. The No. 15 Tennessee women won that final relay against No. 20 Florida to win Saturday's dual meet 151-149 — one of the closest meet o...

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Caeleb Dressel's Big Day Propels Gators

Florida (No. 3 men, No. 9 women) knocked off Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee (No. 12 men, No. 13 women) on Saturday. The Gator men won 185-115 and the women knocked off the Volunteers 170-130. The day started off well for Tennessee. The Volunteers too the top two spots on the women's 200-yar...