FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 23. OH, those Tigers and oh, them Fightin' Gators!<\/p>\n
Coach David Marsh's powerful Auburn Tigers' men's team, ranked second nationally, sent a message to top-ranked Stanford's Cardinal this evening with a hard-fought 753-744 win at the 66th annual Southeastern Conference Swimming & Diving Championships here.<\/p>\n
It was Auburn's sixth-consecutive men's triumph and eighth in the last nine years. Only Coach John Trembley's Tennessee Vols in 1996 have been able to
\ntame the Tigers since their initial win in '94. However, Auburn's got a ways to go before it matches Florida's streak of 13 consecutive men's titles from
\n'56 through '68.<\/p>\n
And unlike the Gators, who have 16 SEC women's championships along with their 33 men's crowns, Auburn has yet to win its first distaff title.<\/p>\n
Men's Events<\/b>
\nOn the men's side Auburn parlayed its superior depth to the title, as the Tigers won nary a race on the final night, although had their 400 free relay not been disqualified when anchor Ryan Wochomurka jumped they conceivably could have won.<\/p>\n
In any event, the Tigers' highest finish was in the 1650 free, where Kevin Clements was runner-up to Georgia's Robert Margalis, 15:03.27-15:05.93, with
\nboth swimmers making the NCAA "B" cut.<\/p>\n
Clements is a senior who had a fine meet at last summer's Goodwill Games and won the 500 free and 400 IM earlier here. Margalis was a member of theU.S.'
\nWorld Championship squad at Fukuoka but was reportedly suffering the aftereffects of the flu here.<\/p>\n
If he's healthy at Athens (site of next month's men's NCAA Division 1 Championships) he could be a contender for golds in the 500 free, 400 IM and — perhaps — the mile.<\/p>\n
South Carolina senior Zsolt Gaspar, a Hungarian Olympian, was the meet's big winner, taking a triple crown via victories in the 50 free, the 100 fly and
\nthe 100 free.<\/p>\n
His prelim time in the 50 (19.54) is just .01 off the USC school-record he set last year at Tuscaloosa en route to winning and also his pr. The SEC meet record is 19.35 by Auburn's Aaron Ciarla, while the all-time quickest SEC half-century is 19.16 by former Tiger Brett Hawke, an Australian Olympian at Sydney.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Hawke's time was done in the prelims of the '97 NCAAs in Minneapolis, where Texas' Neil Walker was top qualifier in 19.08. However, at night it was all Hawke, winning in 19.19 to Walker's 19.25.<\/p>\n
In the 100 fly Friday night, he won in a nation-leading 46.60, just off his pr 46.58 that won SECs two seasons ago and not far off the SEC record of 46.40 by Auburn's John Hargis from the '97 Championships.<\/p>\n
This evening Gaspar swept to an SEC meet-record 42.89 100 free win, fastest-nationally. (However, the Pac-10s, with double-defending NCAA champ Anthony Ervin of Cal, who's also co-AR holder with his 41.80 that won last season, won't have their meet for another two weeks.)<\/p>\n
In any event, the "Hustling Hungarian's" next goal will be the all-time SEC record of 42.38 by Auburn's Rowdy Gaines — a teammate of curent Auburn coach
\nMarsh — from the 1981 NCAAs at Harvard. Mr. Gaines would go on to win a triple golden crown of his own at the Los Angeles Olympics three years later, with firsts in the 100 free and anchoring the 400 medley-free relays.<\/p>\n
Gaspar also holds the 'SC school-record in the 200 fly with a 1:43.88 from the '01 NCAAs in Colelge Station — 18th all-time perfomer. The guy is no slouch — he's for real — and could give Ervin a run for the money in the 50-100 frees and also put heat on defending NCAA champ Ian Crocker of Texas in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n
Florida's Carlos Jayme (43.58) and Auburn frosh Wochomurka (pr 43.73) third. <\/p>\n
The Tigers also scored a fifth when Matthew Kidd touched in 44.07. The NCAA auto standard is 43.64 and consideration is 44.94.<\/p>\n
Florida soph Chris Kellam won the 200 back (pr 1:42.48) and the win came at the expesne of Georgia's World Champion team member Marc Lindsay, who was
\nsecond in 1:43.31. The latter's pr is 1:42.04 that won him the bronze at NCAAs last season.<\/p>\n
The 200 breast was won by Georgia soph Kyle Salyards in a pool-record 1:56.72 with Auburn junior Justin Caron second (1:57.73). Salyards' time is an NCAA auto cut while Caron makes the "B" standard.<\/p>\n
Alabama freshman Stefan Gherghel, a Romanian Olympian, won the 200 fly in a pool-record 1:44.73, also an "A" cut. The 'Bama school record is 1:44.07 by LA Olympic 200 fly champ Jon Sieben, an Australian who set the record en route to the NCAA title a half-year later.<\/p>\n
Florida's 2:52.74 for the 400 freestyle relay capped a remarkable evening for the Gators, whose time is No. 1 nationally and an SEC meet record.<\/p>\n
Auburn was the old record-holder with its 2:53.28 from the '97 meet.<\/p>\n
Jayme's 43.05 was the fastest leadoff and No.2 nationally behind Gaspar's 42.89. Kidd led off for the Tigers in a pr 43.85 and Gaspar had the fastest
\noverall split with his 42.06 second leg for the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n
Are you listening, Mr. Ervin?<\/p>\n
Women's Events<\/b>
\nThe Lady Gators added title No. 16 tonight and thus snapped Georgia's streak of five-straight wins, which began with the arrival of superstar Kristy Kowal at The Dawg Pound in the fall of 1996. Gator Coach Greg Troy's ladies took the measure of Coach Jack Bauerle's Lady Bulldogs, 742.5-719, with Auburn a close third (693.5).<\/p>\n
The victory was Troy's first SEC title since arriving in Gainesville three years ago from Bolles School in Jacksonville. There he developed innumerable prep All-Americas, including Olympic gold medalist (100 fly)
\nAnthony Nesty, who edged Matt Biondi by .01 at Seoul in 1988; and University of Michigan All-America sprinter Gustavo Borges, the only man to win the NCAA Division 1 100 free four-consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n
Nesty is now a Gator assistant so the two are rather well acquainted.<\/p>\n
Troy won SEC Men's Coach of the Year honors his first season in Gainesville, and now adds the women's honor after his Gators' win this evening.<\/p>\n
* * * * *<\/p>\n
The women's race, which Georgia led going into the final night of competition, may well have been decided in the first event, the 1650 free, when the Gators went a one, a two and a three — plus spots nine and 15.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Sara McLarty, 500 free champ earlier, won in an NCAA auto cut of 16:12.20. Teammates Janelle Atkinson (16:14.25) and Meredith Green (16:14.77) finished second and third. Auburn's Magda Dyszkiewicz was fourth (16:32.16).<\/p>\n
McLarty's time is her pr while Atkinson has a pr of 16:04.42 that won SECs last season, and has been 16:05+ earlier this season — No. 1 nationally.<\/p>\n
In the 200 back, Auburn froshwoman Margaret Hoelzer, disregarding the maxim that "rookies are to be seen but not heard," raced to a pool and Auburn school-record 1:55.35 200 back title — third nationally.<\/p>\n
To keep her company, Tiger teammate Kristy Coventry, another froshwoman and a Zimbabwean Olympian, took runner-up honors with her pr 1:55.39, fourth on the national scene. Florida rookie Maureen Farrell, a Southern Claifornia native where she was all-CIF last season at Alemany High, was third (1:57.49).<\/p>\n
(She forsook the "wonders" of LA for Gainesville?)<\/p>\n
The SEC meet record is 1:55.27 by Georgia's Keegan Walkley from the '00 meet and the all-time SEC standard is Walkley's 1:53.22 that won NCAAs in '98 at
\nMinneapolis.<\/p>\n
On the victory stand, both Hoelzer and Coventry were overheard to proclaim in unison, "Natalie who?" (just kidding!)<\/p>\n
Auburn's Taylor Spivey won the consols.<\/p>\n
In the 100 free, Georgia's Maritza Correia, 50 free champ in an SEC record 22.31, showed she can go a mean 100 too with her SEC-record 48.29 win, second nationally. Her old pr was 48.49 from NCAAs last season that won her the silver medal.<\/p>\n
The old conference record was 48.40 by The 'Dawgs Courtney Shealy from '00, and Correia's time is second nationally to Cal's Natalie Couglin's 47.77.<\/p>\n
Correia, who was runner-up last night to teammate Stefanie Williams in the 200 free, was out in 23.26, far and away the fastest 50 of the field.<\/p>\n
Williams, rreturning the favor, was second (48.64) while Auburn's Eileen Coporropa — a Panamanian Olymnpian who's a soph for the Tigers — was third
\n(48.91). That time matches her pr from this meet last season where she led off Auburn's 400 free relay.<\/p>\n
Florida scored a fourth, sixth and eighth with Leah Martindale's 49.59 (49.53p) the Gators' highest finisher.<\/p>\n
Alabama scored its lone win when sophomore Anne Poleska defended her 200 breast title with a 2:09.20 win, just off her meet record 2:08.85 from last season, that is both her pr and the 'Bama school-record. She currently ranks second nationally with a 2:08.03, a time converted from short course meters.<\/p>\n
The national leader is Arizona State's Agnes Kovacs, defending Olympic and world 200 breast champ, but it is uncertain if she'll be eligible for NCAAs. More will be known of her status this week when the Pac-10 Championships begin Thursday at Long Beach's Belmont Plaza.<\/p>\n
Poleska represented Germany at Sydney two yeras ago and swam at last summer's World Championships too.<\/p>\n
Second was Georgia's Ashley Roby (2:13.77) while third was Auburn's Laura Swander. Roby won the 100 breast last evening. Florida scored a sixth and seventh here.<\/p>\n
The Gators returned to the victory stand via froshwoman Rebecca Harper's 1:55.97 pr in the 200 fly, yet another SEC meet record. The old mark: 1:56.67 by that incomparable Gator, Tracy Caulkins, from '83. Caulkins still holds the all-time SEC and Florida school record with her 1:55.55 that won NCAAs in '84 at Indianapolis, her final swim as a collegian.<\/p>\n
The Gators also scored on a sixth by Diane Tennison, a seventh by Hawaii transfer (and South African Olympian Desiree DuPlessis, who was runner-up in the 100 fly); and Cara Teague's eighth.<\/p>\n
That's 46 points right there for the Gators, so while winning's of course of paramount import, depth is a key element to any championship too.<\/p>\n
Georgia broke its meet record in the final race, the 400 free relay, clocking 3:15.22. Their old record was 3:15.69 from last season, but Florida's third-place finish was enough to give the Gators the championship.<\/p>\n
Williams' 48.61 leadoff and Auburn's Becky Short's 49.34 were the only sub 50.0 leadoff legs. Correia anchored in a swift 48 flat, the only other sub-49 split.<\/p>\n
SEC Championshiup meets have a reputation for excellence and this year's women's competition was no exception.<\/p>\n
They also have a reputation for leaving their swims in the pool, but don't tell that to Bauerle, whose 'Dawgs have won the last three NCAA Championships — the only SEC school besides Florida to accomplish this feat.<\/p>\n
Many of Florida's top girls have never experienced the pressure of an NCAA Championship but they withstood Georgia's run at them here and Troy has a way of getting his swimmers to perform at their peak when the chips are down.<\/p>\n
Austin will be interesting — that's for sure.<\/p>\n
— Bill Bell<\/p>\n
2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
\nUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
\nFAYETTEVILLE, AR., FEB. 23<\/p>\n
25 Yd. Pool<\/p>\n
** Meet Record
\n* Pool Record<\/p>\n
FINAL WOMEN'S SCORES<\/p>\n
1) FLORIDA 742.5
\n 2) GEORGIA 719
\n 3) AUBURN 693.5
\n 4) ALABAMA 340.5
\n 5) LOUISIANA STATE 312
\n 6) SOUTH CAROLINA 285.5
\n 7) TENNESSEE 240
\n 8) ARKANSAS 214
\n 9) KENTUCKY 203<\/p>\n
INDIVIDUAL HIGH POINT:
\n 1) CORRIEA, MARITZA JR GEORGIA 57
\n 2) COVENTRY, KIRSTY FR AUBURN 53
\n 2) POLESKA, ANNE SO ALABAMA 53
\n 4) McLARTY, SARA SO FLORIDA 52
\n 5) WILLIAMS, STEFANIE SR GEORGIA 51
\n 6) HOELZER, MARGARET FR AUBURN 50.5
\n 7) ATKINSON, JANELLE SO FLORIDA 50
\n 8) GORST, BARB JR LOUISIANA ST 49
\n 8) ROBY, ASHLEY SR GEORGIA 49
\n 10) YEVAK, KATIE FR GEORGIA 47
\n 10) ELLIS, JAMIE SO FLORIDA 47<\/p>\n
FINAL MEN'S SCORES<\/p>\n
1) AUBURN 763
\n 2) FLORIDA 744
\n 3) GEORGIA 522.5
\n 4) TENNESSEE 476
\n 5) SOUTH CAROLINA 339
\n 6) ALABAMA 314
\n 7) KENTUCKY 282
\n 8) LOUISIANA STATE 174.5<\/p>\n
INDIVIDUAL HIGH POINT:
\n 1) GASPAR, ZSOLT SR SO CAROLINA 60
\n 2) CLEMENTS, KEVIN SR AUBURN 57
\n 3) MOSS, CLAYTON JR KENTUCKY 56
\n 4) KELLAM, CHRIS SO FLORIDA 55
\n 5) SIOUI, ADAM FR FLORIDA 52
\n 6) DONNELLY, ERIC SR FLORIDA 50
\n 7) MANGABEIRA, GABRIEL FR FLORIDA 48
\n 7) JAYME, CARLOS SO FLORIDA 48
\n 7) GANGLOFF, MARK SO AUBURN 48
\n 10) KIRKPATRICK, AARON SR KENTUCKY 46
\n 10) WOCHOMURKA, RYAN FR AUBURN 46<\/p>\n
RESULTS
\nDAY 5 : February 23, 2002<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 1650 YD FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM TIME<\/p>\n
1) McLARTY, SARA SO FLORIDA 16:12.20
\n :55.74 :58.86 :59.03 :59.20 :58.83 :59.02
\n :58.85 :59.04 :59.02 :59.18 :59.17 :59.21
\n :59.37 :59.50 :59.67 :59.46 :29.05
\n 2) ATKINSON, JANELLE SO FLORIDA 16:14.25
\n :55.94 :58.98 :59.33 :59.34 :59.30 :59.24
\n :59.24 :59.48 :59.14 :59.46 :59.24 :59.71
\n :59.77 1:00.03 :59.22 :58.40 :28.43
\n 3) GREEN, MEREDITH FR FLORIDA 16:14.77
\n :56.16 :59.11 :59.12 :58.92 :59.06 :59.27
\n :59.20 :59.48 :59.82 :59.68 :59.27 :59.64
\n :59.41 :59.31 :59.57 :59.38 :28.37
\n 4) DYSZKIEWICZ, MAGDA SO AUBURN 16:32.16
\n :56.27 :58.01 :58.27 :59.33 :59.38 1:00.06
\n 1:00.68 1:00.65 1:00.85 1:01.01 1:01.18 1:00.75
\n 1:01.35 1:02.00 1:00.79 1:01.37 :30.21
\n 5) WILLIAMS, ALI FR GEORGIA 16:37.62
\n :57.57 :59.44 1:00.26 1:00.19 1:00.41 1:00.75
\n 1:01.10 1:00.98 1:00.94 1:00.91 1:00.93 1:00.93
\n 1:00.88 1:01.10 1:00.91 1:00.96 :29.36
\n 6) LYNN, WHITNEY FR ARKANSAS 16:37.65
\n :57.60 :59.77 1:00.13 1:00.19 1:00.96 1:00.65
\n 1:00.91 1:01.02 1:01.02 1:00.92 1:00.76 1:00.71
\n 1:00.62 1:01.05 1:00.95 1:00.82 :29.57
\n 7) SMITH, STEPHANIE SO LOUISIANA STATE 16:38.41
\n :56.20 :58.60 :59.21 :59.46 1:00.03 1:00.47
\n 1:01.06 1:00.88 1:01.50 1:01.75 1:01.86 1:01.08
\n 1:01.56 1:02.00 1:01.42 1:01.55 :29.78
\n 8) KEMP, HEATHER SO AUBURN 16:42.23
\n :56.79 :59.90 1:00.07 1:00.52 1:00.78 1:01.23
\n 1:00.78 1:01.19 1:01.39 1:01.32 1:01.24 1:01.64
\n 1:01.87 1:01.32 1:01.72 1:01.12 :29.35<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 200 YD BACKSTROKE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 1:55.27 KEEGAN WALKLEY GEORGIA 2000
\nNCAA Record: 1:51.02 NATALIE COUGHLIN CALIFORNIA 2001
\nAMERICAN Record: 1:51.02 NATALIE COUGHLIN CALIFORNIA 2001
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 1:51.02 NATALIE COUGHLIN CALIFORNIA 2001
\nPOOL Record: 1:55.44 JANIE WAGSTAFF FLORIDA 1993
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 1:58.70
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 2:02.26<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) HOELZER, MARGARET FR AUBURN 1:56.15
\n1:55.35*
\n :26.82 :29.21 :29.39 :29.93
\n * POOL Record:
\n 2) COVENTRY, KIRSTY FR AUBURN 1:58.34
\n1:55.39
\n :27.06 :29.03 :29.70 :29.60
\n 3) FARRELL, MAUREEN FR FLORIDA 1:57.54
\n1:57.49
\n :27.78 :29.43 :30.01 :30.27
\n 4) MABRY, NEKA SO GEORGIA 2:00.29
\n1:59.25
\n :27.73 :29.92 :30.73 :30.87
\n 5) CONTE, VALERIE SR TENNESSEE 2:00.64
\n2:00.60
\n :28.58 :30.71 :30.76 :30.55
\n 6) ELLIS, JAMIE SO FLORIDA 2:00.91
\n2:00.94
\n :28.57 :30.48 :31.19 :30.70
\n 7) BEES, CHEYNE JR ARKANSAS 2:01.84
\n2:01.70
\n :28.39 :30.09 :30.97 :32.25
\n 8) BUTLER, KRISTEN JR SOUTH CAROLINA 2:02.03
\n2:01.95
\n :28.70 :30.54 :31.58 :31.13<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 100 YD FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: :48.40 COURTNEY SHEALY GEORGIA 2000
\nNCAA Record: :47.61 JENNY THOMPSON STANFORD 1992
\nAMERICAN Record: :47.61 JENNY THOMPSON STANFORD 1992
\nU.S. OPEN Record: :47.61 JENNY THOMPSON STANFORD 1992
\nPOOL Record: :48.49 NICOLE HAISLETT FLORIDA 1993
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: :49.66
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: :51.14<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) CORRIEA, MARITZA JR GEORGIA :48.47
\n:48.29**
\n :23.26 :25.03
\n ** SEC Record: POOL Record:
\n 2) WILLIAMS, STEFANIE SR GEORGIA :49.13
\n:48.64
\n :23.58 :25.06
\n 3) COPARROPA, EILEEN SO AUBURN :49.40
\n:48.91
\n :23.73 :25.18
\n 4) MARTINDALE, LEAH SR FLORIDA :49.55
\n:49.59
\n :24.14 :25.45
\n 5) LEACH, MANDY SR LOUISIANA STATE :49.97
\n:49.83
\n :24.16 :25.67
\n 6) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SO FLORIDA :49.83
\n:49.93
\n :23.95 :25.98
\n 7) SHORT, BECKY SO AUBURN :49.90
\n:50.01
\n :23.74 :26.27
\n 8) TENNISON, DIANE JR FLORIDA :50.37
\n:50.46
\n :24.22 :26.24<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 200 YD BREASTSTROKE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 2:08.85 ANNE POLESKA ALABAMA 2001
\nNCAA Record: 2:07.66 KRISTINA KOWAL GEORGIA 1999
\nAMERICAN Record: 2:07.66 KRISTINA KOWAL GEORGIA 1999
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 2:07.66 KRISTINA KOWAL GEORGIA 1999
\nPOOL Record: 2:12.73 CINDY OUPUU FLORIDA 1986
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 2:14.33
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 2:18.35<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) POLESKA, ANNE SO ALABAMA 2:15.21
\n2:09.21*
\n :29.42 :32.64 :33.36 :33.79
\n * POOL Record:
\n 2) ROBY, ASHLEY SR GEORGIA 2:14.97
\n2:13.77
\n :29.73 :33.60 :34.59 :35.85
\n 3) SWANDER, LAURA SO AUBURN 2:15.80
\n2:14.37
\n :29.94 :33.98 :34.83 :35.62
\n 4) PATE, VIRGINIA SO GEORGIA 2:16.25
\n2:15.08
\n :30.93 :33.78 :34.78 :35.59
\n 5) ERTTER, LINDSEY FR GEORGIA 2:16.15
\n2:15.98
\n :30.39 :34.52 :35.15 :35.92
\n 6) GIBBES, CERIAN SO FLORIDA 2:18.21
\n2:17.50
\n :31.57 :34.24 :35.42 :36.27
\n 7) FREGA, DESIREE JR FLORIDA 2:18.47
\n2:17.63
\n :31.61 :34.50 :35.49 :36.03
\n 8) JONES, KELLY FR AUBURN 2:18.21
\n2:18.41
\n :30.91 :34.79 :36.27 :36.44<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 200 YD BUTTERFLY<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 1:56.67 TRACY CAULKINS FLORIDA 1983
\nNCAA Record: 1:53.36 LIMIN LIU NEVADA 1999
\nAMERICAN Record: 1:52.99 MARY T. MEAGHER LAKESIDE S.C. 1981
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 1:52.99 MARY T. MEAGHER LAKESIDE S.C. 1981
\nPOOL Record: 1:54.52 MARY T. MEAGHER CALIFORNIA 1986
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 1:59.83
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 2:03.42<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) HARPER, REBECCA FR FLORIDA 1:56.92
\n1:55.97**
\n :26.87 :29.40 :30.15 :29.55
\n ** SEC Record:
\n 2) YEVAK, KATIE FR GEORGIA 2:00.44
\n1:57.98
\n :26.88 :30.22 :30.45 :30.43
\n 3) CHRISTIANSON,DEMERAE SO AUBURN 1:59.09
\n1:58.22
\n :27.09 :29.97 :30.70 :30.46
\n 4) HOELZER, MARGARET FR AUBURN 1:59.78
\n1:59.88
\n :27.30 :30.51 :30.69 :31.38
\n 5) BUCK, STEPHANIE JR GEORGIA 2:01.27
\n2:00.93
\n :27.81 :30.39 :31.46 :31.27
\n 6) TENNISON, DIANE JR FLORIDA 2:00.99
\n2:00.96
\n :27.52 :30.29 :31.10 :32.05
\n 7) DuPLESSIS, RENATE JR FLORIDA 2:01.22
\n2:01.39
\n :26.51 :30.72 :31.78 :32.38
\n 8) TEAGUE, CARA JR FLORIDA 2:00.68
\n2:02.15
\n :27.41 :30.37 :31.38 :32.99<\/p>\n
WOMEN'S 400 YD FREESTYLE RELAY<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 3:15.69 GEORGIA 2000
\nNCAA Record: 3:14.52 TEXAS 2001
\nAMERICAN Record: 3:14.52 TEXAS 2001
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 3:14.52 TEXAS 2001
\nPOOL Record: 3:18.00 FLORIDA 1993
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 3:19.71
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 3:25.70<\/p>\n
RESULTS OF MEN'S FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK TEAM TIME<\/p>\n
1) GEORGIA 3:15.20**
\n 1) WILLIAMS, STEFANIE SR :48.61 3) KEARNS, PAIGE FR
\n:49.54
\n 2) MABRY, NEKA SO :49.05 4) CORRIEA, MARITZA JR
\n:48.00
\n ** SEC Record: POOL Record:
\n 2) AUBURN 3:18.31
\n 1) SHORT, BECKY SO :49.34 3) COVENTRY, KIRSTY FR
\n:49.74
\n 2) MAXWELL, CASSIDY SR :49.30 4) COPARROPA, EILEEN SO
\n:49.93<\/p>\n
3) FLORIDA 3:20.61
\n 1) TENNISON, DIANE JR :50.73 3) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SO
\n:49.83
\n 2) MARTINDALE, LEAH SR :49.79 4) ELLIS, JAMIE SO
\n:50.26<\/p>\n
4) SOUTH CAROLINA 3:23.92
\n 1) SKAGGS, HEATHER FR :50.48 3) McHUGH, CAROLYNN FR
\n:51.19
\n 2) VAN ASSEN, JENN SO :51.01 4) BUTLER, KRISTEN JR
\n:51.24<\/p>\n
5) ALABAMA 3:24.53
\n 1) WARRINER, MARCY SR :51.73 3) POLESKA, ANNE SO
\n:50.78
\n 2) KOSTA, IRINI FR :50.68 4) ANDERSSON, LISA SO
\n:51.34<\/p>\n
6) ARKANSAS 3:24.80
\n 1) CSOBANKI, ZSUZSA FR :51.41 3) BEES, CHEYNE JR
\n:51.16
\n 2) STONER, PEGGY SO :51.43 4) SHEPHERD, KATTIE JR
\n:50.80<\/p>\n
7) LOUISIANA STATE 3:25.02
\n 1) HUGHES-JOHNSON,JULIEJR :51.69 3) LESLIE, DONNA SO
\n:52.13
\n 2) COY, DAWN JR :51.43 4) LEACH, MANDY SR
\n:49.77<\/p>\n
8) KENTUCKY 3:25.81
\n 1) VROOMAN, MARCI FR :51.57 3) MILLER, CHRISSY FR
\n:50.93
\n 2) HOPPE, SARAH SR :50.70 4) BOURGEOIS, AMANDA SO
\n:52.61<\/p>\n
MEN'S FINAL RESULTS<\/p>\n
1650 YD FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 14:48.10 MATT CETLINSKI FLORIDA 1985
\nNCAA Record: 14:26.62 CHRIS THOMPSON MICHIGAN 2001
\nAMERICAN Record: 14:26.62 CHRIS THOMPSON MICHIGAN 2001
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 14:26.62 CHRIS THOMPSON MICHIGAN 2001
\nPOOL Record: 15:02.62 STEVE HERRON_ ARIZONA 1989
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 15:01.39
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 15:28.43<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM TIME<\/p>\n
1) MARGALIS, ROBERT FR GEORGIA 15:03.97
\n :52.33 :55.10 :55.38 :55.20 :55.09 :54.72
\n :54.87 :54.56 :54.76 :55.05 :54.70 :54.56
\n :54.52 :55.06 :56.24 :55.51 :26.32
\n 2) CLEMENTS, KEVIN SR AUBURN 15:05.23
\n :52.24 :55.31 :55.53 :55.43 :55.22 :54.98
\n :55.07 :54.93 :54.95 :55.17 :55.11 :55.09
\n :55.45 :55.41 :55.09 :54.74 :25.51
\n 3) DuRAND, GEORGE FR TENNESSEE 15:15.79
\n :52.40 :55.12 :55.42 :55.07 :54.97 :55.04
\n :55.08 :54.85 :55.48 :55.95 :55.88 :56.34
\n :56.62 :57.11 :56.45 :56.29 :27.72
\n 4) NYLANDER, EVAN SO TENNESSEE 15:20.44
\n :53.26 :55.51 :55.89 :56.83 :56.76 :56.41
\n :56.32 :56.67 :56.81 :57.07 :56.30 :54.50
\n :55.05 :55.71 :56.60 :55.61 :25.14
\n 5) GALLOWAY, JAMES JR AUBURN 15:22.30
\n :53.15 :55.73 :56.17 :55.96 :56.14 :55.84
\n :56.15 :56.38 :56.24 :56.57 :56.21 :55.83
\n :56.25 :56.26 :56.26 :56.21 :26.95
\n 6) WOLFGARTEN, JAN FR FLORIDA 15:26.74
\n :53.38 :55.85 :56.28 :56.33 :56.48 :56.19
\n :56.03 :56.31 :56.40 :56.65 :56.57 :56.39
\n :56.51 :56.97 :56.83 :56.82 :26.75
\n 7) KAUFMANN, SCOTT FR FLORIDA 15:29.34
\n :53.84 :56.37 :56.62 :56.37 :56.39 :56.38
\n :56.14 :56.37 :56.09 :56.46 :56.32 :56.39
\n :56.54 :56.91 :56.91 :57.45 :27.79
\n 8) JONES, BJ FR AUBURN 15:29.83
\n :52.67 :55.85 :56.42 :56.38 :56.33 :55.92
\n :56.32 :56.40 :56.31 :56.79 :56.88 :57.34
\n :57.52 :57.51 :57.76 :56.65 :26.78<\/p>\n
MEN'S 200 YD BACKSTROKE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 1:41.76 MATT COLE FLORIDA 2000_
\nNCAA Record: 1:40.06 BRIAN RETTERER STANFORD 1995
\nAMERICAN Record: 1:40.06 BRIAN RETTERER STANFORD 1995
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 1:40.06 BRIAN RETTERER STANFORD 1995
\nPOOL Record: 1:42.07 TRIPP SCHWENK TENNESSEE 1993
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 1:44.30
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 1:47.42<\/p>\n
RESULTS OF FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) KELLAM, CHRIS SO FLORIDA 1:43.05
\n1:42.48
\n :24.61 :25.97 :26.09 :25.81
\n 2) LINDSAY, MARC SR GEORGIA 1:44.11
\n1:43.31
\n :24.61 :25.90 :26.21 :26.59
\n 3) HUNT, BRYCE SO AUBURN 1:45.25
\n1:43.66
\n :24.96 :26.02 :26.28 :26.40
\n 4) JANSEN, MIKE SR FLORIDA 1:43.29
\n1:43.67
\n :24.52 :26.29 :26.31 :26.55
\n 5) HAMPLEMAN, KIRK SR AUBURN 1:45.12
\n1:43.84
\n :24.73 :26.38 :26.59 :26.14
\n 6) FALTRACO, JOEY SO KENTUCKY 1:45.33
\n1:45.51
\n :24.74 :26.36 :27.00 :27.41
\n 7) KARR, JON SR AUBURN 1:46.19
\n1:46.09
\n :24.86 :26.67 :27.58 :26.98
\n 8) WIEBECK, KRIS FR FLORIDA 1:46.26
\n1:47.18
\n :24.89 :26.81 :27.50 :27.98<\/p>\n
MEN'S 100 YD FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
MEN'S 100 YD FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: :43.01 RICKY BUSQUETS TENNESSEE 1996
\nNCAA Record: :41.80 ERVIN \/ BIONDI CALIFORNIA 01 \/ 87
\nAMERICAN Record: :41.80 ERVIN \/ BIONDI CALIFORNIA 01 \/ 87
\nU.S. OPEN Record: :41.80 ERVIN \/ BIONDI CALIFORNIA 01 \/ 87
\nPOOL Record: :43.20 CHRIS JACOBS TEXAS 1985
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: :43.64
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: :44.94<\/p>\n
RESULTS OF FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) GASPAR, ZSOLT SR SOUTH CAROLINA :43.44
\n:42.89**
\n :20.31 :22.58
\n ** SEC Record: POOL Record:
\n 2) JAYME, CARLOS SO FLORIDA :43.85
\n:43.58
\n :20.61 :22.97
\n 3) WOCHOMURKA, RYAN FR AUBURN :44.13
\n:43.73
\n :21.05 :22.68
\n 4) MANGABEIRA, GABRIEL FR FLORIDA :43.86
\n:43.96
\n :21.64 :22.32
\n 5) KIDD, MATT FR AUBURN :44.00
\n:44.07
\n :21.03 :23.04
\n 6) ODENDAAL, HENDRIK SR FLORIDA :44.44
\n:44.37
\n :21.36 :23.01
\n 7) GAGNON, JASON SR GEORGIA :44.48
\n:44.38
\n :21.21 :23.17
\n 8) McDONNELL, JEREMY SR TENNESSEE :44.49
\n:44.72
\n :21.48 :23.24<\/p>\n
200 YD BREASTSTROKE<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 1:55.37 DAVID DENNISTON_ AUBURN 2001_
\nNCAA Record: 1:53.11 BRENDAN HANSEN TEXAS 2001
\nAMERICAN Record: 1:53.11 BRENDAN HANSEN TEXAS 2001
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 1:53.11 BRENDAN HANSEN TEXAS 2001
\nPOOL Record: 1:59.32 GABE VASQUEZ GEORGIA 1993
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 1:57.68
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 2:01.21<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) SALYARDS, KYLE SO GEORGIA 1:58.60
\n1:56.72*
\n :26.33 :29.71 :30.01 :30.67
\n * POOL Record:
\n 2) CARON, JUSTIN JR AUBURN 1:58.80
\n1:57.73
\n :27.15 :30.53 :29.93 :30.12
\n 3) GANGLOFF, MARK SO AUBURN 1:59.94
\n1:57.84
\n :26.79 :29.73 :30.57 :30.75
\n 4) BREE, ANDREW SO TENNESSEE 1:58.93
\n1:57.97
\n :26.54 :29.78 :30.45 :31.20
\n 5) CHADSEY, IAN JR FLORIDA 1:59.55
\n1:59.26
\n :27.13 :30.12 :30.73 :31.28
\n 6) BRANDT, WILL FR AUBURN 1:59.64
\n1:59.48
\n :26.76 :30.51 :30.77 :31.44
\n 7) CALHOUN, PAT JR AUBURN 1:59.40
\n2:00.68
\n :25.81 :30.09 :31.84 :32.94
\n 8) NORRIS, PHILIP JR FLORIDA 2:00.75
\n2:01.50
\n :27.56 :30.54 :31.29 :32.11<\/p>\n
200 YD BUTRTERFLY<\/p>\n
FINALS RESULTS<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 1:42.80 JEFF SOMENSATTO_ AUBURN 2001_
\nNCAA Record: 1:41.78 MELVIN STEWART TENNESSEE 1991
\nAMERICAN Record: 1:41.78 MELVIN STEWART TENNESSEE 1991
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 1:41.78 MELVIN STEWART TENNESSEE 1991
\nPOOL Record: 1:46.33 RICARDO PRADO SMU 1985
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 1:44.93
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 1:48.07<\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL<\/p>\n
1) GHERGHEL, STEFAN FR ALABAMA 1:45.85
\n1:44.73*
\n :24.11 :26.82 :27.19 :26.61
\n * POOL Record:
\n 2) LAM, RANDY SO GEORGIA 1:45.48
\n1:45.16
\n :23.95 :26.94 :27.09 :27.18
\n 3) SHERRARD, DUNCAN SR FLORIDA 1:45.05
\n1:45.23
\n :24.19 :26.96 :26.63 :27.45
\n 4) SIOUI, ADAM FR FLORIDA 1:45.92
\n1:45.29
\n :24.22 :27.01 :27.29 :26.77
\n 5) MAHANEY, ANDREW SO GEORGIA 1:45.46
\n1:45.46
\n :23.98 :26.65 :27.01 :27.82
\n 6) DONNELLY, ERIC SR FLORIDA 1:45.93
\n1:45.68
\n :24.24 :27.00 :27.23 :27.21
\n 7) CANTWELL, CHRISTIAN SR AUBURN 1:47.89
\n1:47.67
\n :24.46 :27.37 :27.77 :28.07
\n 8) McCRARY, CHRIS SO SOUTH CAROLINA 1:47.95
\n1:48.97
\n :23.71 :27.56 :28.63 :29.07<\/p>\n
MEB'S 400 YD FREESTYLE RELAY<\/p>\n
FINAL RESULTS<\/p>\n
SEC Record: 2:53.28 AUBURN 1997
\nNCAA Record: 2:49.80 TEXAS 2001
\nAMERICAN Record: 2:49.80 TEXAS 2001
\nU.S. OPEN Record: 2:49.80 TEXAS 2001
\nPOOL Record: 2:55.04 TEXAS 1985
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "A" Cut: 2:55.06
\nQUALIFYING FOR NCAA "B" Cut: 3:00.31<\/p>\n
RANK TEAM TIME<\/p>\n
1) FLORIDA 2:52.74 **
\n 1) JAYME, CARLOS SO :43.05 3) MANGABEIRA, GABRIEL FR
\n:43.34
\n 2) ODENDAAL, HENDRIK SR :42.94 4) SIOUI, ADAM FR
\n:43.41
\n ** SEC Record: POOL Record:
\n 2) SOUTH CAROLINA 2:56.06
\n 1) McCRARY, CHRIS SO :45.14 3) BOTELLO, JAVIER SR
\n:44.65
\n 2) GASPAR, ZSOLT SR :42.06 4) SZUCS, TAMAS SO
\n:44.21<\/p>\n
3) GEORGIA 2:57.60
\n 1) KINTZ, NICOLAS SR :45.09 3) BRADO, MATT JR
\n:44.41
\n 2) GAGNON, JASON SR :43.78 4) LINDSAY, MARC SR
\n:44.32<\/p>\n
4) TENNESSEE 2:58.39
\n 1) McDONNELL, JEREMY SR :44.61 3) PARRISH, MATT SR
\n:45.09
\n 2) SIMPSON, GREG JR :44.41 4) GUERALDI, RENATO SO
\n:44.28<\/p>\n
5) ALABAMA 2:59.18
\n 1) BITSAKIS, SPIROS FR :44.65 3) ASHBY, BRENDAN SO
\n:45.10
\n 2) GHERGHEL, STEFAN FR :44.47 4) PIGASSOU, MICHAEL SO
\n:44.96<\/p>\n
6) KENTUCKY 3:01.52
\n 1) WIMER, DANIEL SO :46.24 3) CRUZ, DANIEL FR
\n:45.03
\n 2) BARROS, FERNANDO SO :44.91 4) GUSTAFSON, ADAM JR
\n:45.34<\/p>\n
7) LOUISIANA STATE 3:03.80
\n 1) PAEZ, FRANCISCO FR :45.42 3) RUCKER, MATTHEW SO
\n:45.36
\n 2) LATZ, MARTIN JR :45.92 4) ROBELOT, REED JR
\n:47.10<\/p>\n
AUBURN DISQUAL
\n 1) KIDD, MATT FR :43.85 3) GIBB, DEREK SO
\n:43.81
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