No. 19/17 Alabama Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Opens SEC Championships Monday

Monday, February 19

Auburn, Ala.

All Day

Alabama

SEC Championships

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No. 19/17 Alabama Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Opens SEC Championships Monday

2/18/2024 2:45:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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The Crimson Tide contingent will compete in the six-day event in Auburn, Ala., at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 19/17 Alabama men's and women's swimming and diving teams head to Auburn, Ala., to compete in the six-day SEC Championships.

The competition will begin on Monday with diving only as the swimming events get underway on Tuesday. A champion will be crowned Saturday at the conclusion of the meet.

The Meet

Dates: Monday-Saturday
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Venue: James E. Martin Aquatic Center
Schedule (all-times Central)
- Monday: Diving Prelims – 11 a.m. | Diving Finals – 1:10 p.m. | Diving Finals – 4:20 p.m.
- Tuesday: Swim Prelims – 11 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 11 a.m. | Finals – 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: Swim Prelims – 9:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 12 p.m. | Finals 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday: Swim Prelims – 9:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 12 p.m. | Finals 5:30 p.m.
- Friday: Swim Prelims – 9:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. | Finals 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Swim Prelims – 9:30 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. | Finals 5:30 p.m.
Watch: All sessions except for Tuesday diving prelims will be available on the WatchESPN app or WatchESPN.com through the SEC Network+.
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The Competition

Alabama is coming off a strong regular season, which included two school record-setting performances
In addition to breaking the UA record, Charlie Hawke's 500 free time of 4:12.91 enters the week as the fourth-fastest seeded time
Hawke alongside teammates Zarek Wilson, Kaique Alves and Tim Korstanje topped the Alabama 400 freestyle relay standard with a time of 2:47.95 to rank third in the SEC
Combined, Alabama has 12 marks seeded in the top five with an additional 19 performances falling in the top 10
Hawke and Alves pace the men's 200 freestyle ranking first and second in the conference, respectively, while diver Ryleigh Rodgers holds the third-best 3m performance and Cadence Vincent holds the third-best 50 free performance
As a team, Alabama has held a top-20 national ranking all season and enters the contest ranked 19^th on the men's side and 17^th on the women's side
The UA diving unit has tallied a combined 15 NCAA Zone cuts, as Rodgers and Courtney Russo hold a qualifying mark on all three events
The Tide faced Auburn in its last outing, capturing three facility records in the home meet back in January (1/19)
Avery Wiseman broke a 23-year-old Alabama facility record in the 200 breaststroke as her 2:08.22 performance topped Anne Poleska's 2:08.85 from 2001
The women's 200 medley relay team of Gaby Van Brunt, Wiseman, Kailyn Winter and Vincent bettered the UA facility record by nearly two seconds with a 1:35.81 to beat the previous mark of 1:37.23 set in 2008
Hawke paced the men's team with a facility record in the 200 freestyle as his time of 1:32.90 broke the previous record of 1:34.23 set in 2008 by Shaune Fraser