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Hawke Records Second Meet Record, Alabama Concludes Day Two of Tennessee Invite Strong
11/16/2023 9:08:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide finished the day in third place in both the men’s and women’s competition
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 19/20 Alabama swimming and diving team concluded the second day of the Tennessee Invite with six top-three finishes, including a meet record from Charlie Hawke.
Hawke's 1:31.30 in the 200-yard freestyle was his second meet record in as many days after topping the mark in the 500-yard freestyle on Wednesday.
In addition to Hawke, Bernardo Bondra de Almeida (100 butterfly), Kaique Alves (200 freestyle) and Trey Sheils (100 breaststroke) earned second-place finishes, while Ella Menear (100 backstroke) and the men's 200 medley relay finished third.
The Crimson Tide held its third-place team ranking on both sides as the women tallied 417 points through 30 events and the men secured 469.
The Women's Meet
- The 200-yard medley relay team of Menear, Kasia Norman, Kailyn Winter and Diana Petkova reached the wall with a time of 1:38.25 for a fifth-place finish
- Winter swam a time of 52.97 in the 100-yard butterfly for a fifth-place finish, while Gaby Van Brunt finished eighth with a time of 53.13
- Courtney Russo cleared 250 points on the platform for the second time this season, posting a 250.30 for fifth place
- Sydney Sanders (4:17.16) and Laurel Blase (4:18.07) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the A final of the 400-yard individual medley, while Kate Christian (4:15.84) placed ninth
- Mackenzie Brandt's time of 1:47.70 earned her a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle
- Avery Wiseman and Petkova finished back-to-back in the 100-yard breaststroke as Wiseman recorded a 59.77 for fifth place and Petkova recorded a 1:00.07 for sixth place
- Menear swam a 52.67 for the third-fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke as Cadence Vincent swam a 52.83 for the fifth-fastest performance in the event
The Men's Meet
- The men's team was highlighted by a 1-2 finish in the 200-yard freestyle as Hawke swam a meet-record setting time of 1:31.30, fastest time nationally this season, while Alves recorded a time of 1:31.97 for second place
- Additionally, UA opened the men's competition with a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with Tommy Hagar, Trey Sheils, de Almeida and Tim Korstanje recording a time of 1:25.78
- De Almeida powered his way to the wall to finish second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 46.12 as Zarek Wilson posted a time of 48.32 to finish eighth
- Tommy Hagar reached the wall with a 3:49.51 to place seventh in the 400-yard individual medley
- UA recorded a pair of top-five performances in the 100-yard breaststroke as Sheils went 52.74 for second place while Michael Deans went 53.40 for fourth place
- Additionally, Ethan Otten recorded a B standard time of 53.36 in the 100-yard breaststroke for the top time in the B final
- Eric Stelmar closed the night with the fourth-fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke, reaching the wall with a 47.18 as Brendan Conners finished sixth with a time of 48.44 and Jack Marcum finished eighth with a time of 48.76
- Joey Wachter won the B final of the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 47.67
Next
- The Crimson Tide concludes the Tennessee Invite Friday with prelims beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT while finals begin at 5 p.m.
- All sessions will be streamed on SEC Network +
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