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Alabama Adds Two Medals on Fourth Night of SEC Championships
2/19/2026 8:38:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Giele used a school-record-setting swim to earn a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly while the women’s 400 medley relay team clocked the third-fastest time to earn a spot on the podium
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Alabama swimming and diving team captured a pair of third-place finishes on the fourth night of competition at the Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
Tessa Giele used a school-record-breaking performance in the 100 butterfly to earn a bronze medal, turning in a 50.55 to top the previous record set by Rhyan White (50.75) in 2021. Giele would later join Emily Jones, Charlotte Rosendale and Cadence Vincent as a member of the team's 400 medley relay. The quartet clocked a season-best 3:27.13 for third place.
Highlights
- The women's 100 butterfly highlighted the night as Giele's school record and bronze medal paced a trio of UA athletes in the event
- Emily Jones would better her career-best time in the 100 fly to place fifth with a 51.13, as Gaby Van Brunt followed in sixth place with a 51.71
- Sean Niewold earned a spot in the top heat of the men's 100 butterfly, dropping 0.63 seconds off his collegiate-best time for a 45.08 in the morning session as he surpassed a 10-year-old school record set by Luke Kaliszak (45.18) in 2016
- He would finish seventh overall in the event
- Aaron Gasiewicz moved to No. 7 all-time in the 400 IM with his 3:48.50 performance in the finals
- Tommy Hagar and Leonardo Alcantara both secured career-best times in the prelims and finals of the 200 freestyle
- Alcantara recorded a 1:32.67 to move from ninth to fourth in program history
- Hagar clocked a 1:32.70, improving his career-best swim from earlier in the week (1:33.15) as the leadoff swimmer in the men's 800 free relay
- Ella Jones earned a spot on UA's all-time top-10 list in the 200 freestyle with a 1:46.80 in the prelims to rank 10th in Alabama history
- Both 400 medley relay teams would secure season-best performances to close out the night
- The Alabama women's team is ranked sixth with 401 points, while the men's team is in eighth place with 313.5 points
Next
- Alabama will compete in the 200 breaststroke, 50 free, 500 free, men's platform and 200 free relay (finals only) on Friday
- Swimming prelims will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT, while diving prelims will start at 11 a.m.
- Finals for both swimming and diving will start at 4:30 p.m.
SEC Point Scorers
Women's 100 Fly
- 3rd | Tessa Giele – 50.55
- 5th | Emily Jones – 51.13
- 6th | Gaby Van Brunt – 51.71
Men's 100 Fly
- 7th | Sean Niewold – 45.13
- 21st | Tim Korstanje – 46.37
Women's 400 IM
- 13th | Sydney Sanders – 4:12.80
- 16th | Kate Christian – 4:15.63
Men's 400 IM
- 19th | Lance Johnson – 3:47.51
- 20th | Aaron Gasiewicz – 3:48.50
Women's 200 Freestyle
- 24th | Ella Jones – 1:47.99
Men's 200 Freestyle
- 10th | Leonardo Alcantara – 1:32.67
- 11th | Tommy Hagar – 1:32.70
Women's 3m Dive
- 21st | Rin Drudge – 264.40
- 22nd | Ciera Center – 258.90
Women's 400 Medley Relay
- 3rd | Emily Jones, Charlotte Rosendale, Tessa Giele, Cadence Vincent – 3:27.13
Men's 400 Medley Relay
- 8th | Tommy Hagar, Steijn Louter, Sean Niewold, Jonny Hoole – 3:04.76
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