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SEC Championships
Alabama Swimming and Diving Continues to Roll at SEC Championships
2/15/2023 10:35:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Crimson Tide earned a pair of podium finishes and broke another school record on day two of action
COLLEGE-STATION, Texas – Alabama swimming and diving earned two more podium finishes and broke its third school record of the meet on day two of the SEC Championships.
The Crimson Tide women opened Tuesday's finals with another medal, finishing second in the 200 freestyle relay. Kalia Antoniou and Cat Wright found individual success of their own, with Antoniou placing third in the 50 freestyle and Wright breaking Alabama's school mark in the 200 individual medley. Wright would become the first UA woman to break the 1:56.00 barrier in the event.
Alabama closed the day with the women's team ranking fifth in the team standings with 306 points, while the men's team ranks sixth with 249 points.
Head Coach Margo Geer Said:
"It was great seeing the ladies get on the podium in the 200 free relay, setting the tone for tonight's session. Getting two people into the A-Final of the women's 200 individual medley was huge, especially with the points they scored. The men's 200 free relay is definitely something we want to keep improving on as we head into March. Having three swimmers in the A-Finals of the 500 scored some big points for us, which was huge. There were some great performances today and we're preparing ourselves to have a great day tomorrow."
Crimson Tide Highlights
- Kalia Antoniou, Emily Jones, Diana Petkova and Kailyn Winter combined to post the Tide's fastest time of the season, 1:27.21, in the women's 200 freestyle relay, earning a silver medal in the process
- Antoniou took third in the women's 50 freestyle, clocking a 21.75 to earn the bronze medal, while Winter won the C Final in the 50 with a 22.25, finishing 17th overall
- Cat Wright set a new school standard in the women's 200 individual medley with a 1:55.82 in prelims, becoming the first UA woman to break the 1:56.00 barrier in the event, marking the second time she has broken the record during her Tide tenure
- Wright came back in finals with a 1:55.99 to take fifth overall while Petkova (1:59.35) took eighth place in finals
- Avery Wiseman (1:59.38) also scored in the 200 individual medley, taking 16th
- Kensey McMahon finished fifth in the women's 500 freestyle, recording season-bests in both prelims (4:40.13) and finals (4:40.03)
- Charlie Hawke, Matt Menke, Derek Maas and Tim Korstanje took seventh in the men's 200 freestyle relay, recording a season-best time of 1:17.26
- Hawke (4:15.14) and Victor Johansson (4:17.64) finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the men's 500 freestyle
- Hawke's preliminary time of 4:14.36 marks the second-fastest 500 time in program history
- Wright, Diana Petkova and Avery Wiseman placed fifth, eighth and 16th, respectively, in the women's 200 individual medley
- Maas (1:43.65), Menke (1:45.75), Kaique Alves (1:44.40) and Linus Kahl (1:45.37) placed seventh, 16th, 17th and 21st in the men's 200 individual medley
- The men's individual medley contingent combined to score 47 points for the Crimson Tide men's squad
- Korstanje closed out the evening for UA in the men's 50 freestyle, placing 21st with a 19.73
Up Next
- Alabama returns to action Thursday at 9:30 a.m. CT with prelims of the men's and women's 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle and the men's 3-meter springboard
- Finals get underway at 5:30 p.m. CT, with streaming available on SECN+ and live results available on MeetMobile
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