COLUMBIA, Mo. – Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=_vRM5RqnkhKRG4rajdb_O8CjJ9nJVDt-rMqobS6xD6M&e= > and Kieran Smith<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13968&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=9C6Qbg5yPWdP6Dkh6Z9K_d1tbeToltueWXJTxjgq9VQ&e= > finish first in their respective events in the prelims heading into night three of the SEC Championship’s.
Kieran Smith<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13968&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=9C6Qbg5yPWdP6Dkh6Z9K_d1tbeToltueWXJTxjgq9VQ&e= > was the fastest Gator in the 400 IM with a time of 3:41.81 as well as was the fastest in the field. Joining Smith in the A-final will be Robert Finke<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13946&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=s7iXaSz7M7R1hB9uwmwzoYUBfAkjyeDNGvlcfPJwQ4k&e= >, Miguel Cancel<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13936&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=5GNYo0fTjBLKcGn0v5T6H0ktY0FEGOK_ahpMljf5DeM&e= >, and Kevin Vargas<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13973&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=LLl9nbo4tWifILWLYX2IcAPxpzFcjo1iDe64pHcUEZY&e= >.
In the B-final for the 400 IM, Tyler Watson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13974&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=3dGpf8TAufsCoVGmA9WMhjUCXAd4fdH19yYfbYRrfBI&e= > and John VanDeusen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13972&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=o2IcEbprftaCCwbiyzfX0xH-Isnyn8cCp9sx3BoXwO0&e= > will be representing the Gators, as Watson tied for ninth in the prelims and VanDeusen was 15th in the prelims.
In the 100 fly, Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13949&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=3GduCygMlLDHMTx-AuY4L1pCzJFaCgJB622L03LBhw8&e= > was the fastest Gator finishing fifth in the prelims with a time of 45.68. In the B-Final, Isaac Davis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13941&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=T3NUbR2G4xrd6zXKGE8ChZ5lHcEUIkS9xfHM7pyt41Q&e= > is the lone Gators as he finished ninth overall in the prelims with a time of 46.97
Trey Freeman<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13948&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=_MhKwVOQ2428dpuDInAsszxeqEzkfLt76Ex_p91rsHc&e= > finished fifth in the 200 free prelims with a time of 1:34.12 earing him a spot in the A-final later to night. Alfonso Mestre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13962&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=VYZ7ucQjwMFmG_mazSF9AQfFVXR_biWrzIgizFb7r_M&e= > made the B-final as he was 13th overall with a time of 1:34.85.
Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=_vRM5RqnkhKRG4rajdb_O8CjJ9nJVDt-rMqobS6xD6M&e= > was the top finisher in the 100 breast in the prelims and earned a spot in the A-final with a time of 51.27. Amro Al-Wir<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13938&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=_d2TDSHpkxbAzkb8rWJLtVAY_D2DtJsaDa-KOOl0x_0&e= > earned a spot in the C-final with a time of 53.66 and was 21st overall.
In the last even of the prelims this morning, Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13939&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=gzkGfAkSoz4yvEK5EOJIhBJev78dhGLzs2rG_2-frhY&e= > was the second fastest in the prelims and was the fastest Gator in the 100 back with a time of 45.44. Joining Chaney in A-final is Clark Beach<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13932&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=7AQnpp0b3CparK3fVF-1HTj6ke8qqlaB9LO0LnEqr_A&e= > as he finished fifth in the prelims.
In the C-final, we have Ethan Beach<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13934&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=4ZGxW-qye5OAf5qPXO_IMGV7X9ynqwCSISpHB4Si7C0&e= > who finished 19th in the prelims and Trevor McGovern<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13961&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=i-QmTbY5qKurolnA7rZAp0OpgyQPJ-GecPT1qb1xhAo&s=CK4SBBg4XrMM1LAaXqslBYqWE5UtzyIRDabvyk4TkUY&e= > who finished tied for 20th.
Standings
1. Florida – 571
2. Kentucky – 454
3. Georgia – 424.50
4. Tennessee – 392
5. Texas A&M – 382
6. Missouri – 379
7. Auburn – 320
8. Alabama – 308
9. LSU – 249.50
10. South Carolina – 155
What’s Next
Thursday evening will begin at 7 p.m. ET with the men’s 400IM. The remainder of the schedule is the 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back and the 400 medley relay.
