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Alabama Swimming & Diving Continues to Roll on Day Two of the SEC Diving Championships
2/16/2022 9:12:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide won two titles, earned five medals and broke school records in four different events on the second day of the championships
KNOXVILLE, Ala. – The Alabama swimming and diving team won two titles, earned five medals overall and set new school records in four different events on day two of the Southeastern Conference Championships being held in the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn., this week.
Morgan Scott, Cora Dupre, Kalia Antoniou and Kailyn Winter kicked off finals by winning the Crimson Tide's second relay title of the meet, taking top honors in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:26.93. It marks UA's second-consecutive SEC gold in the 200 freestyle relay.
Scott came back later in the night to win the 50 freestyle with a school-record time of 21.54 for her second individual SEC gold after taking top honors in the 100 freestyle title last season.
In the first individual event of the night, Kensey McMahon bettered her own school record to grab the silver medal in the women's 500 freestyle with a time of 4:38.34, bettering her school record in the event. It was her second SEC medal in the 500 after taking bronze as a sophomore.
Derek Maas took silver in the men's 200 individual medley with a time of 1:42.90, becoming the first Alabama swimmer to go sub 1:43 in the event and bettering his own school record from earlier this season.
Diana Petkova earned bronze in the women's 200 individual medley after posting a new school record of 1:56.01. It is her second SEC medal after taking bronze in the 100 breaststroke last season.
After two days of competition, the Alabama women are in third place with 367 points, just six points behind second place Georgia. The Tide men are also in third place after tallying 358 points, just two points behind second-place Texas A&M.
Head Coach Margo Geer Said
"We had another great day at the pool. We had a good morning and found ways to get better tonight. Very proud of our women's 200 freestyle relay, that was a battle to the very end and to have a freshman (Kailyn Winter) bring it home like that was big. We're also proud of the job that Morgan did in getting her hand on the wall first in the 50 free. Derek, Kensey and Diana all did a great job in moving up in their races tonight and making the podium. Having both (Mohamed) Farouk and Kevin (Li) make the A final in diving was huge, giving us some really valuable points in the team race. We're looking forward to tomorrow."
More Crimson Tide Highlights from Day Two
- Mohamed Farouk finished fifth off the men's 1-meter springboard with a score of 340.45
- Cora Dupre clocked a 21.94 to finish fifth in the women's 50 freestyle
- Kevin Li tallied 321.95 point to take seventh off the men's 1-meter springboard
- Ben Hines, Matt Menke, Derek Maas and Jonathan Berneburg went 1:17.19 in the men's 200 freestyle relay to take fifth place
- Cat Wright took sixth in the women's 200 individual medley with a time of 1:56.67 after posting a career-best 1:56.54 in prelims, which ranks her third all-time at UA
- Matt Menke was sixth in the men's 200 individual medley with a time of 1:46.10
- Charlie Hawke won the B final of the men's 500 freestyle with a career-best 4:16.06, taking ninth overall with a time that ranks him third all-time at UA
- Linus Kahl posted a career-best mark in the men's 200 individual medley to take second in the B Final and 10th overall with a 1:44.33, which ranks him third all-time at UA
- Kalia Antoniou took second in the B final and 10th overall in the women's 50 freestyle with a 22.16
- Jonathan Berneburg swam a 19.64 to finish 13th in the men's 50 freestyle
- Kailyn Winter took 15th in the women's 50 freestyle with a time of 22.38 after posting a career-best 22.30 in prelims, which ranks her seventh all-time at Alabama
- Ben Hines touched the wall with a 19.98 to take 16th in the men's 50 freestyle
- Avery Wiseman ran away with the C Final of the women's 200 individual medley, posting a career-best 1:56.27 to finish 17th overall and rank second all-time at Alabama Â
- Kacper Piotrowski swam a 19.61 to take 19th in the men's 50 freestyle
- Cam Auerbach scored in the men's 50 freestyle, going 20.01 to take 22nd
Next Up
- Alabama returns to action Thursday with a full slate of events
- Prelims start at 8:30 p.m. CT and finals get underway at 4:30 p.m.
- The Crimson Tide will compete in the men's and women's 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle and the women's 3-meter springboard on Thursday
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