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Alabama Swimming and Diving Posts Four Wins and Another School Record on Day Three in Knoxville
11/21/2020 8:24:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Rhyan White broke the Crimson Tide’s second school record in as many days, bettering her own mark in the 200 butterfly during prelims
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alabama swimming and diving closed out its double-dual meet against Virginia and host school Tennessee with four more wins and another school record at the Jones Aquatic Center on the UT campus Saturday.
Tanesha Lucoe picked up the Tide's first win of the day, taking top honors off the platform after tallying 260.40 points over five dives, eight more than second place.
Rhyan White and Morgan Liberto went 1-2 in the 200 backstroke, with White posting a 1:49.30 for the win. Kensey McMahon also picked up a win during the meet's last day, taking first in the 1,650 freestyle with a 15:54.06, making her the only woman under 16 minutes in the meet.
On the men's side, Jake Marcum won the 200 backstroke with his second career-best mark of the day, going 1:40.48, which ranks him third all-time at UA. Marcum's win gave the Tide a clean sweep of the backstroke events - men and women - on the weekend.
HEAD COACH COLEY STICKELS SAID
"This was a good weekend for us overall against some very tough competition. The field was stacked in pretty much every event and for the most part we held our own. Our returners are ahead of where they were around this time a year ago in a lot of events, which shows the buy-in we're getting up and down the line. The results of that resolve and dedication speak for themselves. We saw a lot of career-best times from both our rookies and our veterans, which is also a good sign. I think once we add a few folks that we were missing this weekend into our lineup, we have the chance to really make some noise. For now though, we have to get back to work and get ready to swim Kentucky at home in a few weeks."
MORE TOP-THREE FINISHES
- Morgan Scott finished second in the 100 freestyle after posting a career-best 48.15 which ranks her second all-time for the Tide
- Liam Bell posted a career-best 42.81 to take second in the 100 freestyle, which puts him 10th all-time at Alabama
- White took second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:55.26 the second fastest time in school history after posting a school-record 1:55.07 in prelims
- Christopher O'Connor took third in the 200 backstroke with a career-best 1:42.23, which ranks him fifth all-time at UA
- Matt King, Jonathan Berneburg, Kacper Piotrowski and Cam Auerbach posted a 2:48.52 to take second in the 400 freestyle relay
- Scott, Flora Molnar, Gracie Felner and Jada Surrell posted a 3:15.20 to finish third in the 400 freestyle relay
MORE DAY-THREE HIGHLIGHTS
- King led off the Tide's 400 freestyle relay with a career-best 42.19, which ranks him four all-time for the Tide
- Eric Stelmar posted a career-best 1:42.90 in the 200 backstroke, which ranks him sixth all-time at Alabama
- With Bell's 42.81 making him 10th all-time for the Tide, Alabama's entire all-time top 10 is now under 43 seconds
TEAM RESULTS
- The weekend was a double-dual meet, with Alabama scoring against Tennessee and Virginia separately
- Alabama's men were edged by Virginia on the final relay, falling 189-182, while Vols won 208-180
- The Tide women fell to Virginia 235-147 and 231-158 to the Lady Vols
NEXT UP
- After opening the season with back-to-back road contests, Alabama opens its home slate Dec. 16 with Kentucky
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