{"id":635149,"date":"2026-01-17T04:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=635149"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:03:53","slug":"texas-am-women-kentucky-men-win-in-nashville-sec-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-am-women-kentucky-men-win-in-nashville-sec-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M Women, Kentucky Men Win in Nashville SEC Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas A&M Women, Kentucky Men Win in Nashville SEC Showdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vanderbilt hosted SEC opponents Texas A&M and Kentucky for a women’s swimming and diving competition Friday, with the Aggie and Wildcat men also competing in neutral waters. On the women’s side, Texas A&M defeated Kentucky 139-122 while beating Vanderbilt 202-54. Kentucky also surpassed the Commodores (206-55). For the men, Kentucky defeated A&M 184-78.<\/p>\n

The meet began with\u00a0Kaitlyn Owens<\/strong>,\u00a0Ella McQuinn<\/strong>,\u00a0Ava Whitaker<\/strong> and\u00a0Reagan Sherrard<\/strong> dominating the 200 medley relay for A&M in 1:37.97. McQuinn got the first individual win for the Aggies with a time of 1:46.72 in the 200 freestyle, and she later added a first-place result in the 100 free (49.01). Owens claimed first in the 100 backstroke (53.05) as well as the 50 free (22.91).<\/p>\n

Whitaker dominated the 200 butterfly (1:56.05) as well as the 100-yard race (52.83) while Hannah O’Leary<\/strong> led the way in a tight 200 breaststroke (2:12.56). The team of McQuinn, Owens, Sherrard and\u00a0Eloise Williamson<\/strong> crushed the field in the 400 free relay by more than two seconds, going 3:19.30.<\/p>\n

Kentucky’s\u00a0Paige Housman<\/strong> captured first in the 1000 free (9:53.84), and teammate Sarah Shaffer<\/strong> won the 100 breast (1:01.96). Ally <\/strong>Frame<\/strong> won the 200 back (1:57.45), and the 500 free went to Madilyn McGlothen<\/strong> (4:47.18).\u00a0Hayden Penny<\/strong> rounded out individual racing with a win in the 200 IM (1:59.14). In diving,\u00a0Avery Giese<\/strong> took first on platform (264.98) as well as 1-meter (282.38).<\/p>\n