The Gators earned a spot on the podium in all seven finals events on Thursday.
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AUBURN, Ala. – The No.4/3 men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned a spot on the podium in all seven finals events Thursday night inside the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. The women earned first in the 400Y IM, 100Y fly and the 200Y free to claim a finals sweep and join the men, who sit with 893 points in first place with 765.5 points.
Emma Weyant collected her second individual title of the week and defended her SEC Championship 400 IM title after cruising to a 4:01.20. Teammate, Zoe Dixon followed close behind in 4:03.33 to secure silver. Weyant’s 4:01.20 becomes the second-fastest time in program history, while Dixon’s 4:03.33 is fourth. Anna Auld and Julia Podkoscielny also made the Championship Final as Auld would finish fourth with 4:09.39, while Podkoscielny went 4:17.78 for seventh.
On the men’s side, Giovanni Linscheer swam with a vengeance having finished fourth at last year’s SEC Championship. The sophomore claimed bronze after touching the wall in 3:39.61 to drop over two seconds off his seed time. Gator teammate Mason Laur followed in only 0.04 seconds, clocking a 3:39.65 for fourth.
Olivia Peoples’ 50.47 in the 100-fly final gave her the top spot on the podium and the top spot in program history, setting a new school record.
After setting the SEC Meet and Pool record in the morning preliminary heat with 43.89, Joshua Liendo swept the 100 fly event and defended his title after swimming a 43.98. Scotty Buff kept up with his fellow teammate to record a personal-best time of 44.38 for silver.
Isabel Ivey tallied her first SEC title after posting a 1:41.85 in the 200 free to top her 1:43.03 time which is the second-fastest program time with 1:43.03. Micayla Cronk’s 1:43.83 is good for sixth best in the top-10 times list and fifth place overall in the event.
Macguire McDuff closed out the final swimming events of the night with his first SEC Championship individual podium finish. McDuff posted the second-best time in program history after going 1:30.64 in the 200 free.
Diving
Ana Monroy and Carina Lumia made the women’s 1-meter final event after finishing in the top eight during prelims. Just a freshman, Monroy experienced her first SEC Championship podium finish on Tuesday after earning silver in the 3-Meter. She collected her second silver medal of the week with her 316.35 score. Lumina finished with a 270.45.
Up Next
Friday’s preliminaries for 100Y backstroke, 100Y breaststroke and 200Y butterfly kick off at 10:30 a.m. ET, with men’s platform diving on deck at 12:30 p.m. ET. The 200Y fly opens up the finals session at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed 100Y back, 100Y breast and men’s platform. The 400 medley relay closes out Day Four of championship action. 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
Emma Weyant, Florida, Women’s 400 Individual Medley
“We had four Gators in the A and three in the B and it was really just like a 400 IM practice every day. My teammates really pushed me through that one.”
Olivia Peoples, Florida, Women’s 100 Butterfly
“I feel really blessed to win tonight. I’m really fortunate to be surrounded by a great group of girls. Iron sharpens iron and I know they’ve helped me get so much better this season. I can only hope that I’ve been able to sharpen my teammates as well.“
Josh Liendo, Florida, Men’s 100 Butterfly
“I feel pretty good. I feel even better that we got Scotty (Buff) in there in second place. I’m super happy for him and I’m excited to continue racing with him at NCAAs.”
Isabel Ivey, Florida, Women’s 200 Freestyle
“Going into that race, I was just focused on my own race. There were a lot of great girls in that heat and I was just trying to what I know how to do and the best I could do it. It was great to add to the Gator medal count and looking forward to the rest of the meet.”
Macguire McDuff, Florida, Men’s 200 Freestyle
“I’m feeling good and really happy with the result. Best time and I won and I’ve been looking forward to it all year.”
Gator Medal Count
• Gold – 14
• Silver – 7
• Bronze – 4
Team Scores After Day 4
Men
1.
Florida
893
2.
Tennessee
569
Georgia
569
4.
Texas A&M
554
5.
Auburn
536
6.
LSU
293
7.
Alabama
254
8.
Kentucky
243
9.
South Carolina
212
10.
Missouri
202
Women
1.
Florida
765.5
2.
Tennessee
623
3.
Georgia
498
4.
Auburn
477.5
5.
Texas A&M
453
6.
LSU
337
7.
Alabama
324.5
8.
South Carolina
309
9.
Kentucky
211
10.
Missouri
204.5
11.
Arkansas
181
12.
Vanderbilt
110
Day Four Complete Results
Results from Thursday’s prelims and finals as well as the championship schedule can be found below.
Thursday, Feb. 22
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 400 IM
1. Emma Weyant – 4:04.62 (+0.97 seed time)
3. Zoe Dixon – 4:08.07 (+1.82 seed time)
5. Anna Auld – 4:11.65 (-0.59 seed time)
7. Julia Podkoscielny – 4:14.34 (+4.02 seed time)
13. Camille DeBoer – 4:16.13 (+0.75 seed time)
15. Amanda Ray – 4:17.08 (+0.69 seed time)
16. Madison Kolessar – 4:17.27 (-0.08 seed time)
Men’s 400 IM
2. Gio Linscheer – 3:40.63 (-1.97 seed time)
6. Mason Laur – 3:42.07 (+0.91 seed time)
9. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero – 3:44.47 (-5.53 seed time)
10. Eric Brown – 3:44.56
13. Peter Bretzmann – 3:45.82
18. Andrew Taylor – 3:47.62
30. Jack VanDeusen – 3:51.25
Women’s 100 Butterfly
2. Olivia Peoples – 51.38 (-0.21 seed time)
14. Aris Runnels – 52.74 (-0.26 seed time)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
1. Joshua Liendo – 43.89 | Meet & Pool record (-0.50 seed time)
2. Scotty Buff – 45.00 (-1.09 seed time)
22. Billy Jones – 46.90 (-0.33 seed time)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
1. Isabel Ivey – 1:42.85 (-0.18 seed time)
6. Micayla Cronk – 1:44.72 (-0.72 see time)
15. Lainy Kruger –1:45.99 (+0.37 seed time)
28. JoJo Ramey – 1:47.61 (1:47.61 seed time)
42. Caroline Pennington – 1:48.79 (-1.11 seed time)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
1. Macguire McDuff – 1:31.40 (-1:51 seed time)
4. Jake Mitchell – 1:32.23 (-0.94 seed time)
10. Oskar Lindholm – 1:33.56 (-0.75)
16. Jonny Marshall – 1:34.92 (-4.27 seed time)
24. Sean Sullivan – 1:35.40 (+0.51 seed time)
26. Ed Fullum-Huot – 1:35. 62 (-3.51 seed time)
Women’s 1-Meter Prelims / 12:00 p.m.
Ana Monroy
– Round 1 – 59.80 | 1st Place
– Round 2: 51.75 / 111.55 | 1st place
– Round 3 – 46.80 / 158.35 | 2nd place
– Round 4 – 37.50 / 195.85 | 4th place
– Round 5 – 58.50 / 254.35 | 2nd place
– Round 6 – 54.00 / 308.35 |1st place
Carina Lumia
– Round 1: 43.75 | 10th place
– Round 2 – 37.95 / 81.70 | 22nd place
– Round 3 – 48.00 / 129.70 | 13th place
– Round 4 – 45.50 / 175.20 | 10th place
– Round 5 – 48.10 / 223.30 | 7th place
– Round 6 – 46.80 / 270.10 | 6th place
Casey Greenberg
– Round 1: 36.00 | 19th place
– Round 2 – 49.40 / 85.40 | 16th place
– Round 3 – 39.10 / 124.50 | 16th place
– Round 4 – 40.80 / 165.30 | 17th place
– Round 5 – 37.40 / 202.70 |16th place
– Round 6 – 33.80 / 236.50 | 24th place
Women’s 1-Meter B Final / 2:10 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 400 IM
Championship Final
– 1. Emma Weyant – 4:01.20
– 2. Zoe Dixon – 4:03.33
– 4. Anna Auld – 4:09.39
– 7. Julia Podkoscielny – 4:17.78
B Final
– T3 Camille DeBoer – 4:13.66
– 6. Madison Kolessar – 4:16.16
– 7. Amanda Ray – 4:16.20
Men’s 400 IM
Championship Final
– 3. Giovanni Linscheer – 3:39.48
– 4. Mason Laur – 3:39.65
B Final
– 1. Eric Brown – 3:42.67
– 4. Peter Bretzmann – 3:45.27
– 7. Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero – 3:46.48
C Final
– 1. Andrew Taylor – 3:44.81
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Championship Final
– 1. Oliva Peoples – 50.47
B Final
– 3. Aris Runnels – 52.49
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Championship Final
– 1. Josh Liendo – 43.98
– 2. Scotty Buff – 44.38
C Final
– 4. Billy Jones – 46.57
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Championship Final
– 1. Izzy Ivey – 1:41.85
– 5. Micayla Cronk – 1:43.83
B Final
– 1. Lainy Kruger – 1:44.35
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Championship Final
– 1. Macguire McDuff – 1:30.64
– 4. Jake Mitchell – 1:31.84
B Final
– 1. Oskar Lindholm – 1:33.16
C Final
– 4. Sean Sullivan – 1:34.80
Women’s 1-Meter A Final
Ana Monroy – 2nd place – 316.35
– Round 1:58.50
– Round 2: 44.85 / 103.35
– Round 3: 50.40 / 153.75
– Round 4: 46.50 / 200.25
– Round 5: 58.50 / 258.75
– Round 6: 57.60 / 316.35
Carina Lumia – 8th place – 270.45
– Round 1: 52.50
– Round 2: 44.85 / 97.35
– Round 3: 38.40 / 135.75
– Round 4: 39.00 / 174.75
– Round 5: 42.90 / 217.65
– Round 6: 52.80 / 270.45
Championship Schedule (CT)
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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