{"id":578924,"date":"2024-02-24T19:49:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T02:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=578924"},"modified":"2024-02-24T22:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T05:43:05","slug":"sec-championships-night-5-florida-sets-conference-record-in-400-free-relay-to-cap-team-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-championships-night-5-florida-sets-conference-record-in-400-free-relay-to-cap-team-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Championships, Night 5: Florida Sets Conference Record in 400 Free Relay to Cap Team Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEC Championships, Night 5: Florida Sets Conference Record in 400 Free Relay to Cap Team Sweep<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida didn\u2019t just repeat as both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s champions at the SEC Championships Saturday night. They capped the meet in emphatic fashion, the women\u2019s 400 free relay setting a conference record and the men downing the meet record.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s squad went 3:08.00 to lop a second off the record that had stood since 2017. It took Florida to 1,391.5 points, 200 clear of Tennessee for the Gators\u2019 second straight title and 19th overall.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 12 in a row for the men and 45 total crowns. They picked up three individual win on the day and blasted a meet record in the 400 free relay to accrue 1,584 points, a stunning 480 more than the runner-up.<\/p>\n

Florida also took home two pieces of individual hardware. Bella Sims<\/strong> was awarded the women’s SEC Commissioner’s Trophy with 96 points, the top scorer on the women’s side. The Gators’ Josh Liendo<\/strong> split the men’s award with Baylor Nelson<\/strong> of Texas A&M, each scoring 91 points.<\/p>\n

All the action from the final day at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center at Auburn University:<\/p>\n