Alabama Swimming and Diving Junior Earns Win on Day Two of the Auburn Invitational

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Alabama Swimming and Diving Junior Earns Win on Day Two of the Auburn Invitational

2/8/2020 7:06:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Meg Peel won the 100 backstroke with a career-best time of 54.83

AUBURN, Ala. – Alabama swimming and diving posted six top-five finishes on day two of the Auburn Invitational, including junior Meg Peel's win in the 100 backstroke.

The Crimson Tide finishes off the three-day meet on Sunday, with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. and finals getting underway at 3:00 p.m.

Top-Five Finishes

Peel earned the win in the women's 100 backstroke by clocking a career-best 54.83, making her the only swimmer under 55 seconds in the meet
Freshman Sydney Carlson took second in the women's 400 individual medley with a season-best 4:20.61
Junior Lydia Jackson was second in the women's 200 freestyle with a season-best 1:48.96, followed by sophomore Ashley Voelkerding, who posted a 1:49.97 to take third
Sophomore John Shelstad, who was second in the men's 200 individual medley on Friday, took second in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time of 54.38 on Saturday
Sophomore Cole Brown finished the men's 400 individual medley in fifth place with a time of 3:58.43, after posting a season-best 3:57.83 in prelims

Next Meet

The Crimson Tide will return to Auburn and the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in full force on Feb. 18, when the SEC Championships get underway
The SEC Championships run from Feb. 18-22
It will mark the first time since 2015 that the meet has been in Auburn

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