Men's 200-Yard Butterfly
Auburn's Arthur Mendes steadily pushed the lead to win heat one (1:45.64). Florida's Cameron Martin (1:43.64) and Dan Wallace (1:44.30) battled throughout with Martin ultimately coming out on top with a much stronger last 50 in heat two. Florida continued to roll as Sebastien Rousseau (1:43.20) dominated the back half of heat three to finish well ahead of LSU's Frank Greef (1:45.00). Florida wins yet again as Marcin Cieslak (1:44.33) outlasted South Carolina's Michael Flach (1:45.01) and Gator teammate Luke Torres (1:46.41) in the fourth and final heat. Florida earned each of the top four qualifying spots in the race to further put their stamp on what seems to be a orange and blue snowball effect happening on the men's side of the meet.
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly
Alabama freshman Victoria Hove (2:04.63) closed like a freight train to pass Tennessee's Heather Kiger (2:04.15) and win heat one. Tennessee's Caroline Finkbeiner (2:01.19) broke away from the pack on the last 100 yards to win heat two over South Carolina's Caroline Bixler (2:02.51). Alabama's Emily Fracchine (2:00.23) outlasted the rest of the field to grab the win in heat three over a fast-charging Chelsea Franklin of Arkansas (2:00.77). Tennessee's Kelsey Floyd (1:56.27) dismantled heat four finishing well ahead of Florida's Jamie Bohunicky (1:57.73). Always a back-halfer, A&M Caroline McElhany (1:54.73) snatched the fastest qualifying time to-date, almost a full second ahead of Georgia's Hali Flickinger (1:55.46). Aggie Cammile Adams proved why she's arguably America's best 200 flyer, blowing her way to the nation's top time of 1:53.71 while her teammate Jordan King came in behind her for second (1:57.66) in the final heat. A&M puts three in the big girl final, including the top two qualifiers, while Tennessee and Georgia both earn two.
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke
Missouri's Alex Glogoza cruises to a win in heat one (49.76). Alabama's Vlad Caciuc (48.79) opened up a sizable lead on the last 50 to take heat two over A&M's Jacob Wallace (49.49). South Carolina's Jay Warner (47.39) earned an impressive win in heat three over Alabama's Reese Shirey (48.56). The times keep dropping as Tennessee freshman Sean Lehane (46.80) took the win over Kentucky's Lucas Gerotto (47.69) in heat four. Volunteer Sam Rairden (46.77) eclipsed his teammate's time from the prior heat with Florida freshman Corey Main (47.03) coming in not far behind in heat five. Auburn's Kyle Owens earns the top qualifying spot with a time of 45.92, beating Missouri's Logan Mosely (47.03) by more than a full second in the sixth and final heat. Tennessee is the only school in the field to qualify more than one swimmer for the championship final.
Women's 100-Yard Backstroke
Alabama's Emma Saunders easily wins the all-Alabama/Vanderbilt opening heat in 54.24. Tennessee's Erin Gaeckle wins heat two by nearly a full second in 55.00. Auburn's Hannah Riordan (54.43) outlasted some long underwaters from A&M's Katherine Huff (54.91) to grab the heat three win. LSU freshman Danielle Stirrat (53.96) outlasted a pack to get her hand on the wall first, just ahead of A&M's Claire Brandt (54.06). Florida freshman Sinead Russell (51.95) eked out a win over Georgia's Megan Romano (52.02) in the first of three circle-seeded heats. A&M's Tess Simpson (52.65)wins yet another great backstroke heat; Jillian Vitarius was second (52.74). Aggie Paige Miller (51.55) earned the top qualifying spot with solid win over Missouri's Dominque Bouchard (52.02) in the seventh and final heat. A pair of Aggies and a pair of Auburn Tigers make up half of the big girl final.
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke
Alabama's Philip Dockery (56.00) wins a tight heat one over Georgia senior Brett Roberson (56.07). Missouri's Igor Kozlovskij (53.20) turned in on the last few strokes to win heat two over Auburn senior Stuart Ferguson (53.55). Nic Fink of Georgia cruises to the win in 52.52 while LSU's Andrei Tuomola is second (53.29). Florida sophomore Matthew Elliott (53.19) wins a tight fourth and final heat over Missouri's Sam Tierney (53.36). Three Missouri Tigers make the final along with a pair of Florida Gators.
Women' 100-Yard Breaststroke
Vanderbilt's Sarah Ellen Lynch wins heat one easily in 1:04.99. Missouri's Amanda Masters (1:01.59) outlasts Vanderbilt school-record-setting Stephanie Klotz (1:01.94). Tennessee's Molly Hannis sets a new SEC record of 58.22 beating U.S. Olympian Micah Lawrence (59.89) and Florida's Hilda Lutherdottir (1:00.33). Auburn senior Lauren Norberg (59.89) outlasts Georgia's Melanie Margalis (1:00.01) to win the penultimate heat of the morning session. U.S. Olympic Trials champ Breeja Larson ties Molly Hannis' record of 58.22 in her heat while Nikki Daniels of Arkansas hung with her solidly (59.26). Auburn's Lindsey Norberg and Abby Duncan both went under a minute as well. It took a 1:00.01 to make the A final and every swimmer in the final has been under a minute this season. Four Auburn swimmers three of whom are seniors, qualify for the final.
