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Alabama Sweeps Kentucky in Two-Day SEC Dual Meet
1/13/2024 4:22:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
A strong performance on the second day of competition propelled the Tide to a victory over the Wildcats as UA remained undefeated in conference dual meets
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 19/18 Alabama men's and women's swimming and diving team swept Kentucky in a two-day dual meet that concluded Saturday with UA claiming 22 event wins. The Tide's performance led to a 175-144 victory on the men's side and a 163-156 win on the women's side.
Head Coach Margo Geer Said
"I was really proud of the team and the way we competed this weekend. This was a great challenge for us, all around, having to go on the road and face an SEC team. This was also a three session meet but we rose to the challenge and competed better in the last session than we did in the first two. It feels great to get the win on both sides, but there are still a lot of opportunities for us to improve moving forward."
The Women's Meet
- Liberty Williams's performance in the mile earned her the victory in the first swim of the day
- Williams went 16:27.06 to win the race by over four seconds
- Cadence Vincent captured the event win in the 100 freestyle, going 49.31 for the victory
- Avery Wiseman took a dominant win in the 200 breaststroke, reaching the wall with a 2:09.82 to outpace the competition by over two seconds
- Gaby Van Brunt posted a 1:57.71 in the 200 butterfly for nearly a two-second win
- The 400 freestyle relay team of Vincent, Diana Petkova, Kailyn Winter and Jada Surrell-Norwood fought to take a 3:17.53 and win the final event of the night
The Men's Meet
- Jake Marcum went 1:44.37 in the 200 backstroke to pace the event
- Michael Deans' 1:57.27 secured him the first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke
- The 400 freestyle relay team of Zarek Wilson, Charlie Hawke, Kaique Alves and Tim Korstanje topped the event by over three seconds with their time of 2:52.26
Next
- Alabama hosts Auburn in its next outing, welcoming the Tigers to a 4 p.m. CT meet on Jan. 19
- The event will serve as the Crimson Tide's Senior Day celebration as well as an alumni event as the program welcomes back former student-athletes
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