Florida Sweeps 200 Free Relay; Gesing Goes Gold in 3-Meter Dive
The Gators tally five gold medals on day three of the 2024 SEC Championships.
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AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 4/3 Gators remained undefeated in relay events after both the men’s and women’s 200 yard freestyle relay A Teams swept the event, with the men posting a 1:14.81 and the women going 1:26.51 on Wednesday night inside the James E. Martin Aquatic Center.
Florida set 19 season-bests, 13 program Top-10 times, two school records and two pool records to earn five gold, three silver and two bronze medals on day three.
Women’s Performance Notes
* The 200 yard free relay A Team of Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk’s combined A-cut time of 1:26.51 set a new school record.
* Emma Weyant claimed her first 500 yard freestyle title after cruising to a 4:34.25 for the third-fastest time in program history, while setting the pool record.
* Florida went back-to-back in the 200 yard IM, as Bella Sims posted the winning time of 1:51.86 to earn gold in her 200 IM debut and claim the fastest time in program history. Gator teammate Isabel Ivey finished right behind in 1:52.50 to claim the second-fastest time in Florida history. The women had a total of eight swimmers make either the championship, B or C Final in the event.
* Representing Florida in the 50 yard free event, Micayla Cronk’s 21.85 was good for silver as the sophomore also recorded a career high and the second-fastest time in Gator history.
Men’s Performance Notes
* The relay A Team of Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith and Edouard Fullum-Huot won Florida’s fourth-consecutive 200 yard free relay title, setting a new pool record and the program’s fourth-fastest time.
* Jake Mitchell claimed second his first individual top-three finish after going 4:11.28 in the 500 yard free. The senior posted the sixth-best time in program history.
* Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero had himself a day in the 200 yard IM, as he secured bronze after touching the wall in 1:42.57. The sophomore’s prelim time of 1:42.55 marks the ninth-fastest time in program history.
* Josh Liendo closed out the swimming portion of the night for the Gators, posting a 18.83 in the in the 50 yard free to take home bronze.
Diving
For the first time since 1985, Gator diver Conor Gesing earned his first SEC gold medal after scoring a career-high 425.75 on the 3-Meter. The freshman is two-for-two in podium finishes, having earned bronze in the 1-Meter on Monday.
Brother duo Peyton Donald and Skip Donald advanced to the Men’s 3-Meter B Final after finishing in the top 16 of prelims. Peyton Donald claimed the top slot with his 399.60 and Skip finished with a 303.30.
Up Next
Day four of SEC Championships continues tomorrow with the 100 butterfly, the 100 breaststroke and the 400 IM preliminaries beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET. The women’s 1-meter diving prelims follow at 1:00 p.m. ET, with the B-final immediately following. Thursday’s finals session starts at 6:30 p.m. All prelims and finals sessions can be viewed live on SEC Network+ or live results can be found on Dive Meet and Meet Mobile.
Hear from the Winning Gators
Micayla Cronk, Florida, Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
“The relays at SECs are my favorite thing in the whole world. The crowd is going nuts and the team is behind you. I love the energy, I love the envionment. All I thought about the entire race was getting my hand on the wall and let me do it for my team.”
Ed Fullum-Hout, Florida, Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
“This is my first relay at Florida and we won a gold medal. I was really excited to swim with our guys and we are happy with the result.”
Emma Weyant, Florida, Women’s 500 Freestyle
“During that race I was really just going off of momentum from the Florida relays. I wanted to keep the winning streak going tonight. Being pushed by the Georgia girls helped a lot. It has been a lot of fun.”
Bella Sims, Florida, Women’s 200 IM
“I’m lucky to be on the University of Florida team. We produce a lot of hard workers and I’m happy to be a part of that. I’m glad that the hard work payed off.”
Conor Gesing, Men’s 3-meter diving
“To prepare for this meet, non-stop practice. Being with my teammates, they are the best support group ever and I’m feeling amazing.”
Gator Medal Count
* Gold – 9
* Silver – 4
* Bronze – 3
Team Scores After Day 3
Men
1. Florida – 622
2. Texas A&M – 468
3. Tennessee – 392
4. Georgia – 381
5. Auburn – 373
6. LSU – 266
7. Kentucky – 191
8. Alabama – 187
9. South Carolina – 183
10. Missouri – 176
Women
1. Tennessee – 475
2. Florida – 440
3. Georgia- 363
4. Auburn – 312.5
5. Texas A&M – 265.5
6. Alabama – 250.5
7. LSU – 230
8. South Carolina – 173
Kentucky – 173
10. Missouri – 168.5
11. Arkansas – 132
12. Vanderbilt – 94
Three Complete Results
Results from Wednesday’s prelims and finals as well as the championship schedule can be found below.
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Event
Athletes
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 500 Freestyle
* Emma Weyant – 4:38.83 (+3.12 seed time) A
* JoJo Ramey – 4:46.47 (-2.93 seed time)
* Anna Auld – 4:47.67 (+ 4.86 seed time)
* Camille DeBoer – 4:47.81 (+ 3.86 seed time)
* Madison Kolessar – 4:48.38 (-1.44 seed time)
* Amanda Ray – 4:49.74 (-10.55 seed time)
Men’s 500 Freestyle
* Gio Linscheer – 4:13.10 (-2.88 seed time)
* Andrew Taylor – 4:13.48 (-5.05 seed time)
* Jake Mitchell – 4:14.33 (+1.78 seed time)
* Oskar Lindholm – 4:16.90 (+2.56 seed time)
* Eric Brown – 4:14.98 (-1.18 seed time)
* Jack VanDeusen – 4:21.20 (-0.65 seed time)
Women’s 200 IM
* Zoe Dixon – 1:54.55 (-1.03 seed time)
* Isabel Ivey – 1:54.67 (+0.49 seed time)
* Bella Sims – 1:55.12
* Aris Runnels – 1:57.94 (-0.18 seed time)
* Lainy Kruger – 1:58.30 (-1.06 seed time)
* Molly Mayne – 1:58.48 (+0.53 seed time)
* Julia Podkoscielny – 1:59.63 (-1.84 seed time)
* Catie Choate – 1:59.99 (-.022 seed time)
* Grace Rainey – 2:02.18 (-1.59 seed time)
Men’s 200 IM
* Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero – 1:42.07 (-7.62 seed time)
* Julian Smith – 1:42.92 (-0.91 seed time)
* Mason Laur – 1:43.70 (-1.39 seed time)
* Sean Sullivan – 1:43.77 (-0.74 seed time)
* Billy Jones – 1:44.75 (-1.27 seed time)
* Aleksas Savickas – 1:45.93 (-1.88 seed time)
Women’s 50 Freestyle
* Micayla Cronk – 21.97
* Olivia Peoples – 22.76 (-0.05 seed time)
* Carly Meeting – 22.98 (+0.16 seed time)
Men’s 50 Freestyle
* Joshua Liendo – 18.77 (+0.16 seed time)
* Macguire McDuff – 18.87 (-0.41 seed time)
* Adam Chaney – 18.96 (-0.48 seed time)
* Edouard Fullum-Huot – 19.19 (-0.50 seed time)
* Scotty Buff – 19.70 (-0.02 seed time)
Men’s 3-Meter Prelims / 12:00 p.m.
Conor Gesing
* Round 1: 72.85 | 1st place
* Round 2: 72.00 / 144.85
* Round 3: 64.75 / 209.60
* Round 4: 63.00 / 272.60
* Round 5: 59.50 / 332.10
* Round 6: 77.00 / 409.10 | 1st place
Skip Donald
* Round 1: 65.10 | 6h place
* Round 2: 44.20 / 109.30
* Round 3: 58.50 / 167.80
* Round 4: 34.50 / 202.30
* Round 5: 60.00 / 262.30
* Round 6: 61.50 / 323.80 | 13th place
Peyton Donald
* Round 1: 48.00
* Round 2: 75.95 / 123.95
* Round 3: 63.00 / 186.95
* Round 4: 29.75 / 216.70
* Round 5: 54.00 / 270.00
* Round 6: 51.00 / 321.70 | 14th place
Men’s 3-Meter B Final / 2:10 p.m.
Peyton Donald
* Round 1 – 60.00
* Round 2 – 74.40 / 134.40
* Round 3 – 70.50 / 204.90
* Round 4 – 70.00 / 274.90
* Round 5 – 72.00 / 346.90
* Round 6 – 52.70 / 399.60 | 1st place
Skip Donald
* Round 1 – 49.60
* Round 2 – 27.20 / 76.80
* Round 3 – 60.00 / 136.80
* Round 4 – 49.50 / 186.30
* Round 5 – 54.00 / 240.30
* Round 6 -63.00 / 303.30 | 7th place
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Free Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st – B. Sims (21.88), I. Ivey (21.03), O. Peoples (22.39), M. Cronk (21.21) – 1:26.51
Men’s 200 Free Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st- J. Liendo (18.55), A. Chaney (18.52), J. Smith (18.66), E. Fullum-Hout (18.63) – 1:14.36
10 Minute Break
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Championship Final
* 1. Emma Weyant – 4:34.25
C Final
* 2. Caroline Pennington – 4:43.18
* 3. Anna Auld – 4:45.08
* 6. JoJo Ramey – 4:46.75
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Championship Final
* 2. Jake Mitchell – 4:11.28
* 5. Gio Linscheer – 4:13.21
* 7. Andrew Taylor- 4:13.81
B Final
* 3. Oskar Lindholm – 4:15.22
* 4. Eric Brown – 4:15.90
Women’s 200 IM
Championship Final
* 1. Bella Sims – 1:51.86
* 2. Isabel Ivey – 1:52.50
* 5. Zoe Dixon – 1:54.04
B Final
* 1. Lainy Kruger – 1:56.59
* 2. Aris Runnels – 1:56.85
C Final
* 1. Molly Mayne – 1:57.83
* 4. Julia Podkoscielny – 1:59.50
* 5. Catie Choate – 1:59.56
Men’s 200 IM
Championship Final
* 3. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero – 1:42.55
* 4. Julian Smith – 1:42.57
* 7. Mason Laur – 1:43.92
* 8. Sean Sullivan – 1:44.51
B Final
* 7. Billy Jones – 1:44.97
C Final
* 6. Aleksas Savickas – 1:46.09
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Championship Final
* 2. Micayla Cronk – 21.85
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Championship Final
* 3. Josh Liendo – 18.83
* 4. Adam Chaney –
* 6. Macguire McDuff – 18.98
B Final
* 2. Ed Fullum-Hout –
Men’s 3-Meter A Final
Conor Gesing – 1st – 425.75
* Round 1 – 82.15
* Round 2 – 72.00 / 154.15
* Round 3 – 50.75 / 204.90
* Round 4 – 67.50 / 272.40
* Round 5 – 81.60 / 354.00
* Round 6 – 71.75 / 425.75
Championship Schedule (CT)
Thursday, Feb. 22
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 400 IM
Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Zoe Dixon, Julia Podkoscielny, Anna Auld, Camille DeBoer, Amanda Ray, Madison Kolessar
Men’s 400 IM
Mason Laur, Giovanni Linscheer, Eric Brown, Andrew Taylor, Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, Peter Bretzmann, Jack VanDeusen
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Isabel Ivey, Olivia Peoples, Aris Runnels, Catie Choate, Amanda Ray
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Joshua Liendo, Scotty Buff, Billy Jones
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Isabel Ivey, Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk, Lainy Kruger, JoJo Ramey, Caroline Pennington
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Macguire McDuff, Joshua Liendo, Jake Mitchell, Julian Smith, Oskar Lindholm, Sean Sullivan, Eric Brown, Edouard Fullum-Hout, Jonny Marshall
Women’s 1-Meter Prelims / 12:00 p.m.
Ana Monroy
Carina Lumia
Casey Greenberg
Women’s 1-Meter B Final / 2:10 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 400 IM
Men’s 400 IM
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Women’s 1-Meter A Final
Friday, Feb. 23
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 200 Butterfly
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Men’s Platform Prelims / 11:30 a.m.
Men’s Platform B Final / 1:40 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Butterfly
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Men’s Platform A Final
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
A Relay Team
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
A Relay Team
Saturday, Feb. 24
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Women’s Platform Prelims / 11:30 a.m.
Women’s Platform B Final / 1:40 p.m.
Women’s 1650 Heats / 2:30 p.m.
Men’s 1650 Heats
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 1650 Freestyle
Men’s 1650 Freestyle
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Women’s Platform A Final
Women’s 400 Free Relay
A Relay Team
Men’s 400 Free Relay
A Relay Team
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