Alabama Captures Strong Finish at Georgia Invitational

Friday, November 22

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Alabama Swimmer Kaique Alves
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Alabama Captures Strong Finish at Georgia Invitational

11/22/2024 7:05:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

The Tide saw first-place finishes from Cadence Vincent and Avery Wiseman, while the men’s 400 freestyle relay team and Brooklyn O’Day secured a NCAA A standard and Zone qualifying cut, respectively

ATHENS, Ga. – The Alabama swimming and diving team closed the final day of competition at the Georgia Invitational with a pair of first-place finishes, a NCAA A standard cut and a Zone qualifying mark on the platform.

Cadence Vincent and Avery Wiseman won the 100 freestyle and 200 breaststroke, respectively, to pace the women's team, while the men's 400 freestyle relay team of Kaique Alves, Charlie Hawke, Toni Dragoja and Zarek Wilson recorded an impressive 2:48.03 to secure an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships. Brooklyn O'Day would highlight the UA divers with her third-place finish and Zone qualifying mark of 247.40 on the platform.

The women's team would finish the competition with 669 points while the men's team concluded the day with 649.5. Both Alabama programs placed third in the team standings.

From Head Coach Margo Geer

"I'm proud of our performance this week. This meet was a great way to see where we are at as a team as we reach the halfway point of the season. We had a number of individuals step up and perform at a high level, as well as several athletes record PBs (personal bests). Our relay teams showed great progress throughout the whole meet. I'm excited to carry this momentum into the second half of our season."

Highlights

The men's 400 freestyle relay team of Alves, Hawke, Dragoja and Wilson flew to the wall in a time of 2:48.03 to secure a second-place finish and an NCAA A standard cut
Vincent secured her fourth first-place finish at the meet, recording the top 100 freestyle swim with a 48.26 – she also finished first in the 50 freestyle (21.73), 200 freestyle relay (1:27.22) and the 200 medley relay (1:35.12)
Wiseman dominated the 200 breaststroke, taking the top time by nearly a second at 2:08.19
O'Day's impressive 247.40 on the platform earned her a third-place finish and a NCAA Zone cut
Emily Jones shattered her previous career-best (1:55.93) in the 200 backstroke finals, reaching the wall with a time of 1:52.25 to win the consolation heat and move to second all-time on UA's top-10 list
Alves tied a career-best swim of 42.17 to place third in the 100 freestyle
Trey Sheils' preliminary time of 1:54.92 in the 200 breaststroke moved him to sixth all-time on UA's top times list, while his time of 1:55.45 in the finals placed him fifth at the meet
Lance Johnson would win the 200 breaststroke consolation final with a time of 1:55.26, seventh fastest swim in program history

UA will return to action on Jan. 11 as the Crimson Tide hosts SEC foe Tennessee at the Alabama Aquatic Center

Results

Women's 1,650 Freestyle
- 6^th | Liberty Williams – 16:16.12
- 16^th | Georgie Roper – 16:32.05
- 17^th |Mackenzie Brandt – 16:37.48
- 21^st | Stella Grace Watts – 16:48.54
Men's 1,650 Freestyle
- 2^nd | Leonardo Alcantara – 14:48.31
- 19^th | Jeremy Rosen – 15:52.14
- 20^th | Sébastien Wenger – 15:54.68
Women's Platform
- 3^rd | Brooklyn O'Day – 247.40
- 14^th | Grace Hurley – 181.45
- 16^th | Rin Drudge – 176.75
- 21^st | Kylie Payne – 150.70
Men's Platform
- 13^th | Nigel Chambers – 274.90
- 18^th | Colten Cryer – 243.80
- 20^th | Peter Edin – 228.65
Women's 200 Back
- 9^th | Emily Jones – 1:52.25
- 10^th | Ella Menear – 1:55.19
- 11^th | Kate Christian – 1:55.40
- 23^rd | Laurel Blase – 2:01.89
Men's 200 Back
- 5^th | Tommy Hagar – 1:40.47
- 8^th | Brendan Conners – 1:43.37
- 10^th | Jarrett Payne – 1:43.07
- 11^th | Cole Witmer – 1:43.49
- 15^th | Connor Carlile – 1:50.01
Women's 100 Free
- 1^st | Cadence Vincent – 48.26
- 8^th | Kailyn Winter – 49.44
- 10^th | Jada Scott – 49.40
- 11^th | Diana Petkova – 49.41
Men's 100 Free
- 3^rd | Kaique Alves – 42.17
- 5^th | Charlie Hawke – 42.28
- 7^th | Toni Dragoja – 42.74
- 10^th | Zarek Wilson – 42.77
- 16^th | Tim Korstanje – 44.22
- 17^th | Drayden Bell – 43.73
- 23^rd | Kyle Micallef – 44.38
Women's 200 Breast
- 1^st | Avery Wiseman – 2:08.19
- 13^th | Kasia Norman – 2:15.51
- 14^th | Sydney Blackhurst – 2:15.56
Men's 200 Breast
- 5^th | Trey Sheils – 1:55.45
- 7^th | Michael Deans – 1:56.44
- 9^th | Lance Johnson – 1:55.26
- 13^th | Colin Cosgrove – 1:57.86
- 14^th | Noah Saylor – 1:57.93
- 15^th | Mark Underwood – 1:59.33
- 22^nd | Will Taylor – 2:04.15
Women's 200 Butterfly
- 4^th | Victoria Raymond – 1:56.45
- 16^th | Lockett Bowley – 2:02.09
- 18^th | Ella Jones – 2:03.47
- 19^th | Anna Ogren – 2:05.31
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
- 3^rd | Cadence Vincent, Emily Jones, Jada Scott, Diana Petkova – 3:13.93
- 9^th | Charlotte Rosendale, Emma Sundermeyer, Mela Delmenico, Kailyn Winter – 3:18.72
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
- 2^nd | Kaique Alves, Charlie Hawke, Toni Dragoja, Zarek Wilson – 2:48.03
- 8^th | Drayden Bell, Leyton Roe, Jake Kennedy, Tim Korstanje – 2:54.51
- 10^th | Adam Varga, Ethan Otten, Ben Hines, Connor Little – 2:55.05