﻿{"id":189664,"date":"2016-03-07T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=189664"},"modified":"2016-03-07T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T15:31:55","slug":"quotable-thoughts-on-ncaas-from-the-secs-finest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quotable-thoughts-on-ncaas-from-the-secs-finest\/","title":{"rendered":"Quotable Thoughts on NCAAs from the SEC&#8217;s Finest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Peter Baugh, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With NCAA Championships and Olympic Trials around the corner, some of the nation\u2019s fastest swimmers competed at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia, Missouri Feb. 16-20. A number of swimmers talked to the media after their races. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what they had to say going into NCAAs and the Olympic summer: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think I\u2019m right where I should be \u2026 we\u2019re on the right track.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Caeleb Dressel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Florida<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_149566\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149566\" data-attachment-id=\"149566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quotable-thoughts-on-ncaas-from-the-secs-finest\/caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sue Borst&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439062201&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (1)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149566\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-149566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c(Canadian Olympic) Trials are in about eight weeks, so this is crunch time. I don\u2019t have any goals for the Olympics right now, I\u2019m just working towards Olympic Trials and seeing what I can do long course meters. The way training has been going, I\u2019m really excited about it. I think it\u2019s going to be really good, I\u2019ve just got to stay healthy and stay fit.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Brittany MacLean, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51984\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51984\" data-attachment-id=\"51984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quotable-thoughts-on-ncaas-from-the-secs-finest\/macleanb-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MacleanB.-WNCAA-2014-1002-e1457364050520.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3227,2427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395344402&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Maclean,B.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Maclean,B. WNCAA 2014 1002\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Maclean,B.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MacleanB.-WNCAA-2014-1002-e1457364050520-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MacleanB.-WNCAA-2014-1002-e1457364050520-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51984 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MacleanB.-WNCAA-2014-1002-e1457364050520-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Maclean,B.\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know that my preparation towards NCAAs is going really well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Joe Patching, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auburn<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_157207\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157207\" data-attachment-id=\"157207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-performance-of-the-week-joe-patchings-200-backstroke\/joe-patching\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/joe-patching.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joe-patching\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/2\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/25\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/18\/16 &#038; 2\/13\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nJoe Patching Auburn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Ashley Ward\/Auburn Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/joe-patching-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/joe-patching-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157207\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/joe-patching-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Patching Auburn\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-157207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Ashley Ward\/Auburn Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnything is within the realm of possibility (at NCAA Championships). We were 11th last year, I think top ten is the first thing to crack, because we\u2019ve never even done that. Once we get under that, I think anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Michael Chadwick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Missouri<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_129835\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129835\" data-attachment-id=\"129835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/six-swimmers-to-watch-at-sec-championships\/michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1427542074&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015 (2)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015 (2)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129835\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-chadwick-missouri-ncaa-2015 (2)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-129835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think we have a shot at breaking into the top three for the first time as a team (at NCAAs). It would be amazing to be a part of, and I think we\u2019ve got a lot of girls on the team who have a shot at being potentially individual champions.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Sarah Gibson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Texas A&amp;M<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_128241\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128241\" class=\"wp-image-128241 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/texas-a-and-m-fourth-place-wncaa-di-2015-3138-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"texas-a-and-m-fourth-place-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-128241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve got to take each day at a time, and this is just a day in the process.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Hali Flickinger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Georgia <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104958\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104958\" data-attachment-id=\"104958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/california-georgia-tie-womens-division-i-cscaa-poll\/hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-2014-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-20142.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407498088&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;214&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-20142-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-20142-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-104958\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hali-flickinger-summer-nationals-20142-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy senior year has been a very special one. I\u2019ve gotten to know a lot of cool people.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Natalie Hinds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Florida<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48318\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48318\" data-attachment-id=\"48318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/california-georgia-tie-womens-division-i-cscaa-poll\/natalie-hinds-talking-with-her-coach-before-the-finals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hinds-N-2013-US-Nats-5825-e1421350011709.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2377,1537\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372527371&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;195&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Natalie Hinds talking with her coach before the finals.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hinds N 2013 US Nats 5825\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Natalie Hinds talking with her coach before the finals.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hinds-N-2013-US-Nats-5825-e1421350011709-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hinds-N-2013-US-Nats-5825-e1421350011709-1024x662.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48318\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hinds-N-2013-US-Nats-5825-e1421350011709-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie Hinds talking with her coach before the finals.\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI almost had the team record in (the 200 IM), so I\u2019m definitely going to have my sights set on that going into NCAAs. Sights on maybe top eight and just see how fast we can go for the team.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Lisa Bratton, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas A&amp;M<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104095\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104095\" data-attachment-id=\"104095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/quotable-thoughts-on-ncaas-from-the-secs-finest\/lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407353924&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-104095\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lisa-bratton-podium-summer-nationals-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Peter Baugh, Swimming World College Intern With NCAA Championships and Olympic Trials around the corner, some of the nation\u2019s fastest swimmers competed at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":185814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[53470,49439,26903,57157,57156,57158,57154,57155,57153,56991,26885,33978,26187,330,27705,57159,54818,548,238],"class_list":["post-189664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","tag-andy-ringgold","tag-ashley-ward","tag-brittany-maclean","tag-city-brittany-maclean","tag-city-caeleb-dressel","tag-city-michael-chadwick","tag-city-natalie-hinds","tag-city-flickinger","tag-country-canada","tag-country-colombia","tag-joe-patching","tag-lisa-bratton","tag-natalie-hinds","tag-ncaa-championships","tag-peter-h-bick","tag-provincestate-florida","tag-sue-borst","tag-texas-am","tag-the-olympics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Quotable Thoughts on NCAAs from the SEC&#039;s Finest<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With NCAA Championships and Olympic Trials around the corner, some of the nation\u2019s fastest swimmers competed at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia, Missouri Feb. 16-20. 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