AUBURN – While the team titles are pretty much secure in the hands of the Georgia women and Florida men, there’s plenty of individual accomplishments to be had at the SEC Championships. \u00a0Florida’s Caeleb Dressel lowered David Nolan’s 17-18 U.S. National Age Group record in the 100-yard free this morning.<\/p>\n
Women’s Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n Georgia’s Hali Flickinger scorched prelims of the women’s 200-yard back with a 1:51.74 to clear the NCAA A cut in the event. Meanwhile, Kentucky’s Danielle Galyer just missed the A cut with a second-place 1:52.59.<\/p>\n Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton and Arkansas’ Anna Mayfield also neared the A cut of 1:52.52 by tying for third with 1:52.98s.<\/p>\n Florida’s Natalie Hinds lowered her school record in the women’s 100-yard freestyle to clear the NCAA A cut in the event.<\/p>\n Hinds threw down a 47.37 for the record, finishing well ahead of the pack in prelims.<\/p>\n Tennessee’s Harper Bruens (48.26) and Georgia’s Chantal van Landeghem (48.27) went 2-3.<\/p>\n Georgia’s going to have a monster 400 free relay tonight if 100 free qualifying is any indication. \u00a0Madeline Locus qualified fourth in 48.367, while Olivia Smoliga finished ninth in 48.89.<\/p>\n Tennessee’s Molly Hannis (2:08.36) and Texas A&M’s Ashley McGregor (2:08.89) snagged the top two times in the morning in the women’s 200-yard breast. \u00a0They have a bit of time to drop to clear the NCAA A cut of 2:07.70.<\/p>\n Auburn’s Annie Lazor (2:09.08) and Alabama’s 100 breast winner Kaylin Burchell (2:09.16) qualified third and fourth.<\/p>\n Men’s Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n Tennessee’s Sean Lehane (1:40.55) and Missouri’s Carter Griffin (1:40.55) didn’t waste any time getting their NCAA A cuts in the men’s 200-yard back this week. \u00a0The two raced their way under the cuts to stand 1-2 heading into finals.<\/p>\n Auburn’s Joe Patching snared third in 1:40.94, right off the NCAA A cut, while Alabama went two-up with Connor Oslin (1:41.57) and Christopher Reid (1:41.85) taking fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n Florida’s Caeleb Dressel led 50-yard free qualifying with a 42.31, split 20.19, 22.12, for the 17-18 U.S. National Age Group Record.<\/p>\n That performance undercut David Nolan’s 2011 record of 42.34 and gives Dressel both the 50 free and 100 free NAGs for 17-18 year olds.<\/p>\n