{"id":637263,"date":"2026-02-19T16:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=637263"},"modified":"2026-02-20T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:26:05","slug":"sec-championships-day-3-josh-liendo-swims-43-06-100-fly-ties-second-fastest-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-championships-day-3-josh-liendo-swims-43-06-100-fly-ties-second-fastest-time-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Championships, Day 3: Josh Liendo Lights Up 100 Fly; Texas Scorches 400 Medley Relay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SEC Championships, Day 3: Josh Liendo Swims 43.06 100 Fly, Ties Second-Fastest Time Ever<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first men&#8217;s race of the SEC Championships,\u00a0<strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> utilized a sensational 17.58 anchor split to bring Florida to first place and an NCAA\/U.S. Open record in the 200 medley relay. Now, Liendo is back in the pool to begin his individual slate. The University of Florida senior clocked 43.26 in prelims to come within a half-second of the fastest time in history, and he went even quicker at night, going 43.06 to tie the second-fastest time in history. He followed that up with a 42-second relay split later in the session.<\/p>\n<p>The 100 fly was one of six individual events contested Thursday evening, along with the women&#8217;s equivalent event, the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s 400 IM, 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay plus women&#8217;s 3-meter diving.<\/p>\n<p>In the team competition, the Texas women moved ahead of Tennessee thanks to a win from\u00a0<strong>Campbell Stoll<\/strong> in the 100 fly and strong depth throughout the schedule. Texas has 718 points, followed by Tennessee (647) and Florida (563.5). For the men, the Longhorns remain in dominant position with 813.5 points, ahead of Florida (703) and Tennessee (585.5). Texas got wins from\u00a0<strong>Baylor Nelson<\/strong> (400 IM),\u00a0<strong>Camden Taylor<\/strong> (200 free) and the 400 medley relay Thursday.<\/p>\n<pre>Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 23                     \r\n \r\n  1. University of Texas               718   2. University of Tennessee           647\r\n  3. University of Florida           563.5   4. Auburn University               431.5\r\n  4. South Carolina, University of,  431.5   6. University of Alabama             401\r\n  7. Louisiana State University      358.5   8. Georgia, University of            342\r\n  9. Texas A&amp;M University              325  10. Missouri                          278\r\n 11. Kentucky, University of           197  12. University of Arkansas            185\r\n 13. Vanderbilt University              86<\/pre>\n<pre>Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24                      \r\n \r\n  1. University of Texas             813.5   2. University of Florida             703\r\n  3. University of Tennessee         585.5   4. Georgia, University of            496\r\n  5. Auburn University                 462   6. Kentucky, University of           371\r\n  7. Louisiana State University        356   8. University of Alabama           313.5\r\n  9. Missouri                          279  10. Texas A&amp;M University            234.5\r\n 11. South Carolina, University of,    204<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/utennessee\/swim\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-championships-day-1-jillian-cox-ahmed-jaouadi-shine-in-1650-free-tennessee-women-take-down-200-medley-relay-sec-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 1 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-championships-day-2-hubert-kos-edges-will-modglin-in-electric-100-back-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 100 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p>There is no doubt to the identity of the top female butterflyer in the Southeastern Conference.\u00a0<strong>Campbell Stoll<\/strong> put up a dominant win in the 200 fly Wednesday, and she returned to earn a dramatic triumph in the 100-yard race. Stoll turned in sixth place at the halfway point, 0.35 behind leader\u00a0<strong>Mizuki Hirai<\/strong>, but she came back in 26.43 to power past the field and get to the wall in 50.35. The only swimmers to go faster this season are Stanford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Torri Huske<\/strong>, Virginia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong>, Indiana&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Miranda Grana<\/strong>,\u00a0Stanford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gigi Johnson<\/strong> and Indiana&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alex Shackell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hirai grabbed second in 50.46. The Tennessee freshman was an Olympic and World Championship finalist in the 100-meter fly, and she has made a quick adjustment to yards competition to boost the Lady Vols, nursing a one-point lead over the Longhorns. Alabama&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Tessa Giele<\/strong> touched third in 50.55, with Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Eva Okaro<\/strong> also under 51 (50.71).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 16  Women 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 46.97  3\/21\/2025 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n          SEC: S 48.51  3\/18\/2023 Maggie MacNeil, LSU\r\n         Meet: M 48.99  2\/23\/2023 Maggie MacNeil, LSU\r\n         Pool: P 47.35  11\/21\/2024Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n                 52.52  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Stoll, Campbell  JR Texas               51.29      50.35 NC      32  \r\n    r:+0.66  23.92        50.35 (26.43)\r\n  2 Hirai, Mizuki       Tennessee-SE        50.98      50.46 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.59  23.57        50.46 (26.89)\r\n  3 Giele, Tessa     SR Alabama-SE          51.41      50.55 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.63  23.70        50.55 (26.85)\r\n  4 Okaro, Eva       FR Texas               50.80      50.71 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.85        50.71 (26.86)\r\n  5 Jones, Emily     SR Alabama-SE          51.87      51.13 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.62  23.79        51.13 (27.34)\r\n  6 Van Brunt, Gaby  JR Alabama-SE          51.99      51.71 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.67  24.07        51.71 (27.64)\r\n  7 Rabb, Grace      FR FLOR-FL             52.03      52.16 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.65  24.77        52.16 (27.39)\r\n  8 Bezerra, Beatri  FR FLOR-FL             51.99      52.30 NC      22  \r\n    r:+0.60  23.87        52.30 (28.43)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p>In hot pursuit of a third consecutive NCAA title in the 100 fly, <strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> might end his college career as the fastest swimmer ever in the event. He threw down a statement performance in the SEC final as he put a scare into the NCAA and U.S. Open records held since 2018 by another University of Florida sprinting great,\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>. Liendo blasted out a 19.95 opening split, four hundredths ahead of Dressel&#8217;s record pace. He could not quite maintain that speed down the stretch, but he still hit the wall in 43.06.<\/p>\n<p>That time matched the 43.06 Liendo swam at the 2025 NCAA Championships for the second-fastest mark ever. Liendo also has a 43.07 on his ledger from 2024. Liendo did take down the SEC Championships record of 43.23 from last season. Another two-tenth drop from the conference meet to the national one would put him in range of Dressel&#8217;s record.<\/p>\n<p>Second place went to Tennessee&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gui Caribe<\/strong> in 43.93. The Volunteers&#8217; senior joined Liendo,\u00a0<strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Luca Urlando<\/strong> as the only swimmers under 44 this season. Urlando ended up third in 44.16 while a second Florida swimmer,\u00a0<strong>Scotty Buff<\/strong>, used some outside smoke to place fourth (44.53).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 17  Men 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 42.80  3\/23\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n          SEC: S 42.80  3\/23\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n         Meet: M 43.23  2\/20\/2025 Josh Liendo, Florida\r\n         Pool: P 43.38  11\/23\/2025Ilya Kharun, ASU\r\n                 46.11  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Liendo, Josh     SR FLOR-FL             43.26      43.06MNC      32  \r\n    r:+0.66  19.95        43.06 (23.11)\r\n  2 Caribe, Gui C       Tennessee-SE        44.94      43.93 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.57  20.38        43.93 (23.55)\r\n  3 Urlando, Luca    SR UGA-GA              44.72      44.16 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.64  20.59        44.16 (23.57)\r\n  4 Buff, Scotty     JR FLOR-FL             45.21      44.53 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.69  20.80        44.53 (23.73)\r\n  5 Peck, Kyle       SO Texas               44.88      44.75 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.61  20.86        44.75 (23.89)\r\n  6 Masiuk, Ksawery  SO Texas               45.10      45.02 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.71  20.71        45.02 (24.31)\r\n  7 Niewold, Sean    SR Alabama-SE          45.08      45.13 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.66  20.72        45.13 (24.41)\r\n  8 Modglin, Will C  JR Texas               45.14      45.42 NC      22  \r\n    r:+0.67  21.01        45.42 (24.41)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 400 IM<\/h2>\n<p>The Tennessee women scored a big win as the Lady Vols attempt to hold onto the lead against Texas.\u00a0<strong>Ella Jansen<\/strong> came through in the long medley, pulling clear of the field on the backstroke leg and maintaining a substantial advantage throughout the back half. She ended up winning by almost two seconds in 4:01.97, knocking a half-second off the season-best time she swam in a dual meet last month (4:02.50). Jansen, the B-final winner in the event at the 2025 NCAA Championships, has blossomed into a multi-event contender in her sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>The battle for second place came down to\u00a0<strong>Emily Brown<\/strong>, another Tennessee swimmer, and Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Angie Coe<\/strong>. Brown was in second place throughout the race, but Coe substantially cut into that edge on breaststroke before pulling ahead at the finish, 4:03.94 to 4:04.07. That effort by Coe combined with further swims throughout the rankings (including sixth-place finisher\u00a0<strong>Campbell Chase<\/strong>) helped the Longhorns pull into a tie in the team standings with 469 points.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 18  Women 400 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 3:54.60  3\/16\/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford\r\n          SEC: S 3:58.23  3\/22\/2019 Sydney Pickrem, Texas A&amp;M\r\n         Meet: M 3:58.35  2\/16\/2012 Elizabeth Beisel, Florida\r\n         Pool: P 3:57.24  3\/17\/2023 Alex Walsh, Virginia\r\n                 4:13.20  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jansen, Ella        Tennessee-SE      4:07.51    4:01.97 NC      32  \r\n    r:+0.75  25.46        54.04 (28.58)\r\n        1:23.88 (29.84)     1:53.20 (29.32)\r\n        2:28.26 (35.06)     3:04.55 (36.29)\r\n        3:33.46 (28.91)     4:01.97 (28.51)\r\n  2 Coe, Angie A     JR Texas             4:08.44    4:03.94 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.64  25.56        55.34 (29.78)\r\n        1:26.64 (31.30)     1:57.55 (30.91)\r\n        2:32.29 (34.74)     3:07.98 (35.69)\r\n        3:36.94 (28.96)     4:03.94 (27.00)\r\n  3 Brown, Emily        Tennessee-SE      4:06.60    4:04.07 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.31        54.44 (29.13)\r\n        1:25.87 (31.43)     1:55.81 (29.94)\r\n        2:31.25 (35.44)     3:07.72 (36.47)\r\n        3:36.60 (28.88)     4:04.07 (27.47)\r\n  4 Brousseau, Juli  SO FLOR-FL           4:10.37    4:06.61 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.45        56.34 (29.89)\r\n        1:28.14 (31.80)     2:00.29 (32.15)\r\n        2:34.67 (34.38)     3:10.97 (36.30)\r\n        3:39.58 (28.61)     4:06.61 (27.03)\r\n  5 Maluka, Ieva     SR UGA-GA            4:08.69    4:07.52 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.67  26.23        55.64 (29.41)\r\n        1:27.15 (31.51)     1:57.74 (30.59)\r\n        2:33.33 (35.59)     3:09.84 (36.51)\r\n        3:39.10 (29.26)     4:07.52 (28.42)\r\n  6 Chase, Campbell  SO Texas             4:09.45    4:08.40 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.71  26.10        56.55 (30.45)\r\n        1:28.59 (32.04)     2:00.16 (31.57)\r\n        2:35.02 (34.86)     3:10.82 (35.80)\r\n        3:40.10 (29.28)     4:08.40 (28.30)\r\n  7 Plaza, Sofia M   SO FLOR-FL           4:12.48    4:11.64 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.86  27.61        58.60 (30.99)\r\n        1:30.93 (32.33)     2:02.71 (31.78)\r\n        2:36.52 (33.81)     3:11.94 (35.42)\r\n        3:42.33 (30.39)     4:11.64 (29.31)\r\n  8 Franklin, Delan  JR South Carolina-S  4:10.23    4:15.35         22  \r\n    r:+0.69  26.82        57.26 (30.44)\r\n        1:29.89 (32.63)     2:02.83 (32.94)\r\n        2:39.27 (36.44)     3:15.51 (36.24)\r\n        3:45.79 (30.28)     4:15.35 (29.56)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 400 IM<\/h2>\n<p>A breakout midseason performance brought\u00a0<strong>Baylor Nelson<\/strong> to the helm of the national standings in the 400 IM with a time of 3:34.83. Nelson backed up that effort at the conference meet as he took down reigning NCAA champion and Texas teammate\u00a0<strong>Rex Maurer<\/strong> in a back-and-forth affair. Maurer had the superior front half, using a strong backstroke leg to open up a lead of more than a second, but Nelson fought back with a sensational 1:00.03 breaststroke split. That gave him a two-second edge, enough to hold off the charging Maurer.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson finished in 3:35.75, just off the SEC meet record Maurer set last season. Maurer came in second at 3:36.74, making him the country&#8217;s third-fastest performer this season behind fellow Longhorns Nelson and\u00a0<strong>Cooper Lucas<\/strong>. Well back in third was Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Drew Hitchcock<\/strong> in 3:39.16, just ahead of Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gio Linscheer<\/strong> (3:39.36). Lucas ended up sixth in 3:40.50.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 19  Men 400 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 3:28.82  3\/24\/2023 Leon Marchand, ASU\r\n          SEC: S 3:33.42  3\/24\/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia\r\n         Meet: M 3:35.61  2\/21\/2025 Rex Mauer, Texas\r\n         Pool: P 3:36.21  2\/16\/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia\r\n                 3:46.19  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Nelson, Baylor   SR Texas             3:39.53    3:35.75PNC      32  \r\n    r:+0.61  22.65        48.84 (26.19)\r\n        1:16.67 (27.83)     1:44.27 (27.60)\r\n        2:13.51 (29.24)     2:44.30 (30.79)\r\n        3:10.26 (25.96)     3:35.75 (25.49)\r\n  2 Maurer, Rex      JR Texas             3:40.56    3:36.74 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.72  22.96        49.14 (26.18)\r\n        1:16.25 (27.11)     1:42.94 (26.69)\r\n        2:14.34 (31.40)     2:46.29 (31.95)\r\n        3:11.50 (25.21)     3:36.74 (25.24)\r\n  3 Hitchcock, Drew  SO UGA-GA            3:40.94    3:39.16 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.67  22.97        49.10 (26.13)\r\n        1:17.42 (28.32)     1:45.56 (28.14)\r\n        2:15.91 (30.35)     2:47.41 (31.50)\r\n        3:13.82 (26.41)     3:39.16 (25.34)\r\n  4 Linscheer, Giov  SR FLOR-FL           3:41.86    3:39.36 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.71  23.85        50.92 (27.07)\r\n        1:20.08 (29.16)     1:48.16 (28.08)\r\n        2:18.47 (30.31)     2:49.35 (30.88)\r\n        3:14.93 (25.58)     3:39.36 (24.43)\r\n  5 Martter, Cale A  SR UGA-GA            3:41.04    3:40.33 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.61        50.41 (26.80)\r\n        1:19.56 (29.15)     1:48.56 (29.00)\r\n        2:18.21 (29.65)     2:48.55 (30.34)\r\n        3:15.10 (26.55)     3:40.33 (25.23)\r\n  6 Lucas, Cooper    SO Texas             3:41.87    3:40.50 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.70  22.81        49.13 (26.32)\r\n        1:17.39 (28.26)     1:45.04 (27.65)\r\n        2:16.36 (31.32)     2:48.46 (32.10)\r\n        3:15.19 (26.73)     3:40.50 (25.31)\r\n  7 Brown, Eric G    SR FLOR-FL           3:41.86    3:41.62 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.67  23.25        49.81 (26.56)\r\n        1:18.08 (28.27)     1:45.73 (27.65)\r\n        2:17.96 (32.23)     2:50.50 (32.54)\r\n        3:16.37 (25.87)     3:41.62 (25.25)\r\n  8 Kabbara, Munzy   5T Texas A&amp;M-GU      3:42.14    3:44.87 NC      22  \r\n    r:+0.65  23.31        49.86 (26.55)\r\n        1:18.42 (28.56)     1:46.31 (27.89)\r\n        2:17.61 (31.30)     2:49.61 (32.00)\r\n        3:17.61 (28.00)     3:44.87 (27.26)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas women have moved into the lead thanks to strong depth, but Tennessee continues to pick up individual wins in impressive fashion. This time, it was\u00a0<strong>Camille Spink<\/strong> coming through in an exciting back-and-forth race with Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Nikolett Padar\u00a0<\/strong>in the 200 free. Spink trailed by a tenth heading into the final 50 yards, but she split 26.25 to come home on top by four hundredths.<\/p>\n<p>Spink clocked 1:41.71, beating her previous season best by eight tenths. Padar was just behind in 1:41.75 while Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kennedi Dobson<\/strong> earned her second top-three finish of the meet with a third-place time of 1:42.20. The Longhorns also picked up fourth and fifth-place points from\u00a0<strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> (1:43.11) and\u00a0<strong>Lillie Nesty<\/strong> (1:43.15).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 20  Women 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 1:39.10  3\/20\/2015 Missy Franklin, California\r\n          SEC: S 1:40.90  3\/21\/2024 Bella Sims, Florida\r\n         Meet: M 1:40.90  2\/21\/2024 Bella Sims, Florida\r\n         Pool: P 1:40.25  11\/22\/2025Anna Moesch, Virginia\r\n                 1:45.53  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Spink, Camille      Tennessee-SE      1:42.53    1:41.71 NC      32  \r\n    r:+0.68  23.55        49.29 (25.74)\r\n        1:15.46 (26.17)     1:41.71 (26.25)\r\n  2 Padar, Nikolett  FR Texas             1:41.78    1:41.75 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.71  23.65        49.20 (25.55)\r\n        1:15.36 (26.16)     1:41.75 (26.39)\r\n  3 Dobson, Kennedi  FR UGA-GA            1:42.81    1:42.20 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.71  24.12        49.77 (25.65)\r\n        1:15.77 (26.00)     1:42.20 (26.43)\r\n  4 Gemmell, Erin M  JR Texas             1:43.36    1:43.11 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.78  24.36        50.55 (26.19)\r\n        1:16.84 (26.29)     1:43.11 (26.27)\r\n  5 Nesty, Lillian   SO Texas             1:43.30    1:43.15 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.74  23.87        49.72 (25.85)\r\n        1:16.14 (26.42)     1:43.15 (27.01)\r\n  6 Barnes, Megan    SR LSU-LA            1:43.77    1:43.26 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.70  24.62        50.75 (26.13)\r\n        1:17.19 (26.44)     1:43.26 (26.07)\r\n  7 Landreneau, Mar  SO UGA-GA            1:43.83    1:44.06 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.78  24.04        50.26 (26.22)\r\n        1:17.27 (27.01)     1:44.06 (26.79)\r\n  8 Riordan, Amy L   SR South Carolina-S  1:43.60    1:44.25 NC      22  \r\n    r:+0.63  24.25        50.33 (26.08)\r\n        1:17.33 (27.00)     1:44.25 (26.92)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>An extremely tight final in the men&#8217;s 200 free saw the top six swimmers finish within four tenths of a second, but it was Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Camden Taylor<\/strong> getting the better of the field with a time of 1:31.53. Taylor had gone 1:31.03 in prelims, which made him the second-fastest swimmer in the country this season. He swam a half-second slower at night, but it was sufficient to take down LSU&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jere Hribar<\/strong> (1:31.65) and Tennessee&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Koby Bujak-Upton<\/strong> (1:31.67).<\/p>\n<p>Just missing podium finishes were Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Rafael Fente-Damers<\/strong> (1:31.71), Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Tomas Koski<\/strong> (1:31.75) and Auburn&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel Krichevsky<\/strong> (1:31.87). In the end, the fastest time of the meet belonged to Bujak-Upton, who posted a time of 1:30.77 leading off his team&#8217;s 800 free relay Tuesday. That time is doubles as the best in the country.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 21  Men 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 1:28.33  3\/28\/2025 Luke Hobson, Texas\r\n          SEC: S 1:28.33  3\/28\/2025 Luke Hobson, Texas\r\n         Meet: M 1:29.48  2\/18\/2019 Kieran Smith, Florida\r\n         Pool: P 1:30.00  11\/19\/2024Jordan Crooks, Tennessee\r\n                 1:33.93  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Taylor, Camden   JR Texas             1:31.03    1:31.53 NC      32  \r\n    r:+0.68  20.89        43.81 (22.92)\r\n        1:07.42 (23.61)     1:31.53 (24.11)\r\n  2 Hribar, Jere     JR LSU-LA            1:31.86    1:31.65 NC      28  \r\n    r:+0.70  20.84        43.99 (23.15)\r\n        1:07.85 (23.86)     1:31.65 (23.80)\r\n  3 Bujak-Upton, Ko     Tennessee-SE      1:31.38    1:31.67 NC      27  \r\n    r:+0.62  21.08        44.05 (22.97)\r\n        1:08.08 (24.03)     1:31.67 (23.59)\r\n  4 Fente-Damers, R  FR Texas             1:31.97    1:31.73 NC      26  \r\n    r:+0.61  21.10        44.55 (23.45)\r\n        1:08.28 (23.73)     1:31.73 (23.45)\r\n  5 Koski, Tomas S   JR UGA-GA            1:32.51    1:31.75 NC      25  \r\n    r:+0.64  21.10        44.19 (23.09)\r\n        1:08.08 (23.89)     1:31.75 (23.67)\r\n  6 Krichevsky, Dan  FR Auburn-SE         1:32.12    1:31.87 NC      24  \r\n    r:+0.69  21.06        44.23 (23.17)\r\n        1:08.13 (23.90)     1:31.87 (23.74)\r\n  7 Wimberly, Jacob  SO Texas             1:32.12    1:32.17 NC      23  \r\n    r:+0.62  21.22        44.40 (23.18)\r\n        1:08.19 (23.79)     1:32.17 (23.98)\r\n  8 Painter, Alex J  SO FLOR-FL           1:32.53    1:35.10         22  \r\n    r:+0.62  21.19        44.53 (23.34)\r\n        1:09.43 (24.90)     1:35.10 (25.67)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 3-Meter Diving<\/h2>\n<p>South Carolina&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sophie Verzyl<\/strong> captured her second diving title of the meet, adding a dominant performance on 3-meter to her earlier win on 1-meter. Verzyl scored 402.50 points to defeat Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Alejandra Estudillo<\/strong> (378.80) and Arkansas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Maria Sanchez<\/strong> (360.80).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 22  Women 3 mtr Diving<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 437.75  3\/20\/2009 Christina Loukas, Indiana\r\n          SEC: S 423.15  3\/21\/2014 Laura Ryan, Georgia\r\n         Meet: M 413.75  2\/20\/2014 Laura Ryan, Georgia\r\n                 280.00  NC\r\n    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Verzyl, Sophie   JR South Carolina-S   386.30     402.50 NC      32  \r\n  2 Estudillo, Alej  SO Texas              330.80     378.80 NC      28  \r\n  3 Sanchez, Maria-  SO UARK               320.30     360.80 NC      27  \r\n  4 Cranford, Bayle  JR Texas              316.80     358.20 NC      26  \r\n  5 Landi, Juliette  FR Auburn-SE          324.75     351.65 NC      25  \r\n  6 Bent-Ashmeil, D     Tennessee-SE       321.35     332.60 NC      24  \r\n  7 Carruthers, Sar  SR Texas              298.25     315.85 NC      23  \r\n  8 Shorter, Lynae      Tennessee-SE       320.15     304.50 NC      22<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 400 Medley Relay<\/h2>\n<p>For the second consecutive medley relay, the Tennessee Lady Vols came through for a big win in conference-record time. Tennessee was in a tight duel with Florida for the first 300 yards of the race before\u00a0<strong>Camille Spink<\/strong>, fresh off an individual victory in the 200 free, split 45.72 on the way home to blast the field and give her team the win by two seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Spink on the foursome were the 100 backstroke winner, <strong>Jillian Crooks<\/strong>, plus a pair of 100-yard runnerup finishers in\u00a0<strong>McKenzie Siroky<\/strong> (breaststroke) and\u00a0<strong>Mizuki Hirai<\/strong> (butterfly). The team clocked 3:24.58, beating the conference mark set by Florida last season by two tenths.<\/p>\n<p>Second place went to Texas in 3:26.76 as <strong>Eva Okaro<\/strong> matched Spink&#8217;s freestyle split to mover her team up from fourth place.\u00a0<strong>Emma Kern<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Piper Enge<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Campbell Stoll<\/strong> swam the first three legs for the Longhorns. Alabama&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Emily Jones<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Charlotte Rosendale<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Tessa Giele<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Cadence Vincent<\/strong> came home third in 3:27.13 while Florida, fueled by\u00a0<strong>Anita Bottazzo<\/strong> splitting 56.54 on breaststroke, ended up fourth in 3:27.69.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 23  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay<\/b>\r\n==================================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 3:19.58  2\/21\/2025 Virginia\r\n                          C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch\r\n          SEC: S 3:24.78  2\/21\/2025 , Florida\r\n                          B. Sims, A. Battazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk\r\n         Meet: M 3:24.78  2\/21\/2025 , Florida\r\n                          B. Sims, A. Battazzo, O. Peoples, M. Cronk\r\n         Pool: P 3:22.39  3\/17\/2023 Virginia\r\n                          G Walsh, A Walsh, K Douglass, A Canny\r\n                 3:30.89  NC\r\n                 3:32.51  PROV\r\n    School                           Seed     Finals       Points \r\n==================================================================================\r\n  1 Tennessee-SE                  3:29.25    3:24.58SNC      64  \r\n     1) Crooks, Jillian               2) r:0.19 Siroky, McKenzie      \r\n     3) r:0.31 Hirai, Mizuki          4) r:0.09 Spink, Camille        \r\n    r:+0.54  24.48        51.11 (51.11)\r\n        1:17.65 (26.54)     1:48.34 (57.23)\r\n        2:11.75 (23.41)     2:38.86 (50.52)\r\n        3:00.21 (21.35)     3:24.58 (45.72)\r\n  2 Texas                         3:28.53    3:26.76 NC      56  \r\n     1) Kern, Emma JR                 2) r:0.20 Enge, Piper SO        \r\n     3) r:0.22 Stoll, Campbell JR     4) r:0.39 Okaro, Eva FR         \r\n    r:+0.56  24.54        51.83 (51.83)\r\n        1:19.25 (27.42)     1:50.92 (59.09)\r\n        2:13.96 (23.04)     2:41.04 (50.12)\r\n        3:03.02 (21.98)     3:26.76 (45.72)\r\n  3 Alabama-SE                    3:27.40    3:27.13 NC      54  \r\n     1) Jones, Emily SR               2) r:0.16 Rosendale, Charotte SR\r\n     3) r:0.35 Giele, Tessa SR        4) r:0.12 Vincent, Cadence JR   \r\n    r:+0.56  24.59        50.94 (50.94)\r\n        1:17.69 (26.75)     1:49.47 (58.53)\r\n        2:12.91 (23.44)     2:40.45 (50.98)\r\n        3:02.38 (21.93)     3:27.13 (46.68)\r\n  4 FLOR-FL                       3:28.23    3:27.69 NC      52  \r\n     1) Choate, Catie G JR            2) r:0.13 Bottazzo, Anita SO    \r\n     3) r:0.36 Rabb, Grace FR         4) r:0.27 Bezerra, Beatriz FR   \r\n    r:+0.79  24.47        51.19 (51.19)\r\n        1:17.20 (26.01)     1:47.73 (56.54)\r\n        2:11.33 (23.60)     2:38.95 (51.22)\r\n        3:01.94 (22.99)     3:27.69 (48.74)\r\n  5 LSU-LA                        3:31.88    3:30.39 NC      50  \r\n     1) Carlos-Broc, Zoe SO           2) r:0.08 Bukvic, Martina FR    \r\n     3) r:0.25 Littlefield, Avery SO  4) r:0.16 De Villiers, Miaela SR\r\n    r:+0.62  24.86        51.72 (51.72)\r\n        1:19.53 (27.81)     1:51.36 (59.64)\r\n        2:14.39 (23.03)     2:43.12 (51.76)\r\n        3:05.16 (22.04)     3:30.39 (47.27)\r\n  6 Auburn-SE                     3:30.92    3:31.40 PROV    48  \r\n     1) Komoroczy, Lora F SO          2) r:0.21 Zeller, Zoey JR       \r\n     3) r:0.29 Carteaux, Morgan JR    4) r:0.03 Klevanovich, Lisa GS  \r\n    r:+0.49  24.62        52.30 (52.30)\r\n        1:19.89 (27.59)     1:51.92 (59.62)\r\n        2:16.58 (24.66)     2:44.67 (52.75)\r\n        3:06.92 (22.25)     3:31.40 (46.73)\r\n  7 South Carolina-SC             3:33.42    3:31.52 PROV    46  \r\n     1) Riordan, Amy L SR             2) r:0.21 Goodwin-Birnie,beth SO\r\n     3) r:0.36 Agliano, Jordan SR     4) r:0.26 Scholes, Dylan SR     \r\n    r:+0.57  24.85        51.50 (51.50)\r\n        1:18.73 (27.23)     1:51.09 (59.59)\r\n        2:15.43 (24.34)     2:43.11 (52.02)\r\n        3:05.86 (22.75)     3:31.52 (48.41)\r\n  8 UGA-GA                        3:33.81    3:32.97         44  \r\n     1) Dobson, Kennedi F FR          2) r:0.29 Headland, Charlotte SO\r\n     3) r:0.23 Dellatorre, Olivia SR  4) r:0.07 Sikes, Katie Belle SO \r\n    r:+0.82  25.20        52.43 (52.43)\r\n        1:19.70 (27.27)     1:51.89 (59.46)\r\n        2:15.93 (24.04)     2:44.85 (52.96)\r\n        3:07.04 (22.19)     3:32.97 (48.12)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 400 Medley Relay<\/h2>\n<p>A powerhouse showdown between Texas and Florida in the final race of the night went to the Longhorns despite the heroics of Gators sprint star\u00a0<strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong>. The key leg for Texas was breaststroke, where <strong>Na<\/strong><strong>te Germonprez<\/strong> blasted a 49.02 breaststroke split for the fourth-fastest mark in history.\u00a0<strong>Will Modglin<\/strong> led off for the Longhorns while\u00a0<strong>Hubert Kos<\/strong> handled butterfly duties and <strong>Camden Taylor<\/strong> returned to the pool following his 200 free victory to anchor in 40.62.<\/p>\n<p>Texas swam a time of 2:57.64 to win by more than eight tenths over Florida (2:58.49).\u00a0<strong>Jonny Marshall<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Koen de Groot<\/strong>, Liendo and\u00a0<strong>Devin Dilger<\/strong> swam for the Gators, and Liendo provided the dynamite with a 42.80 butterfly leg. The split was tied for the fourth-best ever, and Liendo is the only man who has ever been quicker. Earlier in the meet, Marshall, de Groot,\u00a0<strong>Scotty Buff<\/strong> and Liendo recorded the fastest time ever in the 200 medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&#8217;s team of\u00a0<strong>Ulises Saravia<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Gabe Nunziata<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lucio Paula<\/strong> and <strong>Gui Caribe<\/strong> came home third in 3:01.20, with Caribe finishing in 40.84. Auburn took fourth (3:02.09) while fifth-place Georgia got a 43.63 butterfly split from\u00a0<strong>Luca Urlando<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 24  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay<\/b>\r\n==================================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 2:55.66  2\/21\/2025 Florida\r\n                          J Marshall, J Smith, J Liendo, A Painter\r\n          SEC: S 2:55.66  2\/21\/2025 , Florida\r\n                          J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. LIendo, A. Pointer\r\n         Meet: M 2:55.66  2\/21\/2025 , Florida\r\n                          J. Marshall, J. Smith, J. LIendo, A. Painter\r\n         Pool: P 2:59.87  11\/21\/2025Arizona State\r\n                          A Chaney, A Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Remi Fabiani\r\n                 3:04.96  NC\r\n                 3:06.20  PROV\r\n    School                           Seed     Finals       Points \r\n==================================================================================\r\n  1 Texas                         3:00.34    2:57.64PNC      64  \r\n     1) Modglin, Will C JR            2) r:0.25 Germonprez, Nate JR   \r\n     3) r:0.28 Kos, Hubert SR         4) r:0.24 Taylor, Camden JR     \r\n    r:+0.61  21.00        44.23 (44.23)\r\n        1:06.69 (22.46)     1:33.25 (49.02)\r\n        1:53.14 (19.89)     2:17.02 (43.77)\r\n        2:36.20 (19.18)     2:57.64 (40.62)\r\n  2 FLOR-FL                       3:05.57    2:58.49PNC      56  \r\n     1) Marshall, Jonny C JR          2) r:0.20 de Groot, Koen SR     \r\n     3) r:0.12 Liendo, Josh SR        4) r:0.37 Dilger, Devin SO      \r\n    r:+0.68  21.01        44.16 (44.16)\r\n        1:07.31 (23.15)     1:34.41 (50.25)\r\n        1:54.37 (19.96)     2:17.21 (42.80)\r\n        2:36.76 (19.55)     2:58.49 (41.28)\r\n  3 Tennessee-SE                  3:05.21    3:01.20 NC      54  \r\n     1) Saravia, Ulises               2) r:0.20 Nunziata, Gabe        \r\n     3) r:0.13 Paula, Lucio           4) r:0.31 Caribe, Gui           \r\n    r:+0.67  21.72        44.87 (44.87)\r\n        1:08.32 (23.45)     1:35.95 (51.08)\r\n        1:56.33 (20.38)     2:20.36 (44.41)\r\n        2:39.69 (19.33)     3:01.20 (40.84)\r\n  4 Auburn-SE                     3:03.70    3:02.09 NC      52  \r\n     1) Makinen, Kalle SR             2) r:0.09 Zivanovic, Uros SO    \r\n     3) r:0.14 Youssef Nasr, Aalla FR 4) r:0.30 Krichevsky, Daniel FR \r\n    r:+0.64  21.75        45.37 (45.37)\r\n        1:08.45 (23.08)     1:36.29 (50.92)\r\n        1:56.58 (20.29)     2:20.81 (44.52)\r\n        2:40.35 (19.54)     3:02.09 (41.28)\r\n  5 UGA-GA                        3:00.84    3:03.11 NC      50  \r\n     1) Van Renen, Ruard SR           2) r:0.18 Woodburn, Elliot SO   \r\n     3) r:0.13 Urlando, Luca SR       4) r:0.33 Koski, Tomas JR       \r\n    r:+0.61  21.57        44.76 (44.76)\r\n        1:08.43 (23.67)     1:37.32 (52.56)\r\n        1:57.47 (20.15)     2:20.95 (43.63)\r\n        2:41.01 (20.06)     3:03.11 (42.16)\r\n  6 UK                            3:08.04    3:03.13 NC      48  \r\n     1) Osman, Lysander FR            2) r:0.31 Gatulis, Adomas SO    \r\n     3) r:0.11 Lopez-Guillen, vier SO 4) r:0.05 Tuufui, Falemana FR   \r\n    r:+0.66  21.19        44.56 (44.56)\r\n        1:08.27 (23.71)     1:36.16 (51.60)\r\n        1:57.09 (20.93)     2:21.48 (45.32)\r\n        2:40.63 (19.15)     3:03.13 (41.65)\r\n  7 LSU-LA                        3:05.37    3:03.15 NC      46  \r\n     1) Goncharov, Stepan SR          2) r:0.25 Lisovets, Volodymyr SO\r\n     3) r:0.05 Ellis, Caleb SO        4) r:0.26 Hribar, Jere JR       \r\n    r:+0.61  21.76        45.32 (45.32)\r\n        1:08.59 (23.27)     1:36.55 (51.23)\r\n        1:57.44 (20.89)     2:23.00 (46.45)\r\n        2:42.14 (19.14)     3:03.15 (40.15)\r\n  8 Alabama-SE                    3:06.45    3:04.76 NC      44  \r\n     1) Hagar, Tommy E JR             2) r:0.27 Louter, Steijn FR     \r\n     3) r:0.19 Niewold, Sean SR       4) r:0.12 Hoole, Jonathan FR    \r\n    r:+0.70  21.85        45.20 (45.20)\r\n        1:09.41 (24.21)     1:37.15 (51.95)\r\n        1:57.79 (20.64)     2:22.29 (45.14)\r\n        2:42.41 (20.12)     3:04.76 (42.47)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEC Championships, Day 3: Josh Liendo Swims 43.06 100 Fly, Ties Second-Fastest Time Ever In the first men&#8217;s race of the SEC Championships,\u00a0Josh Liendo utilized a sensational 17.58 anchor 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