Gesing Gives Gators Their First Podium Finish at SEC Championships
The freshman earned bronze in the men’s 1-meter diving event.
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AURBUN, AL – Freshman Conor Gesing commenced the opening day of the 2024 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships with a third-place finish (371.30) in the men’s 1-meter A Final on Monday night inside the James. E Martin Aquatic Center.
In the A Final for the men’s 1-meter, Gesing and fellow Gator Peyton Donald were two of eight divers to advance. After Gesing’s first round, the freshman remained in the top-three for the next five rounds and closed out his championship debut with a podium finish and a new career high. Also making his SEC Championship debut, Donald claimed fifth after scoring a 64.70 in his final dive to finish with a score of 347.00.
For the first time in SEC Championship history, team diving events were added to the meet. Each team has three divers who combine to complete a six-dive list, comprising a dive from each group and no more than two from any of the various apparatuses (1-meter, 3-meter and platform). The sum of the six dives creates the team score but is marked exhibition for this year’s championships and does not count towards the final team score. Casey Greenberg, Carina Lumia and Ana Monroy represented Florida was awarded second place after scoring 303.50.
Hear from Head Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly
“What a great first day overall. Our freshman Conor, he stepped it up and Peyton as well making the finals on 1-meter. We had a good experience on the women’s team event. It is going to be a scoring event in the future, so just testing out a couple of things there and will work out to our benefit in the long run. I’m just so proud of these guys. The camaraderie, the support they show each other and the love they have for each other translates into good diving and we are looking forward to more of that in the next couple days.”
Up Next
Day two of SEC Championships continues tomorrow with diving and the first relay events. Time trials start at 11:00 AM ET and are followed by the women’s 3-meter diving prelims at 12:00 PM ET. The men’s diving team event is scheduled for 5:20 PM ET. Starting at 6:00 PM EST are the finals of the 200 medley relays, the women’s 3-meter and the 800 free relay events. All prelims and finals sessions can be viewed live on SEC Network+ or live results can be found on Dive Meet and Meet Mobile.
Team Scores After Day 1
Men
1. Texas A&M – 103
2. Tennessee – 53
3. Florida – 52
4. Georgia – 42
5. Missouri – 27
6. Kentucky – 23
7. Auburn – 19
8. Alabama – 18
9. LSU – 16
10. South Carolina – 9
Day One Complete Results
Results from Monday’s prelims and finals as well as the championship schedule can be found below.
Event
Results
Men’s 1-Meter A Finals
Conor Gesing
* Round 1 – 62.00 | 2nd place
* Round 2 – 67.50 / 132.50 | 2nd place
* Round 3 – 48.00 / 180.50 | 3rd place
* Round 4 – 63.55 / 244.05 | 3rd place
* Round 5 – 73.50 / 317.65 | 3rd place
* Round 6 – 53.65 / 371.30 | 3rd place
Peyton Donald
* Round 1 – 54.60 | 7th place
* Round 2 – 43.40 / 98.00 | 7th place
* Round 3 – 66.00 / 164.00 | 5th place
* Round 4 – 48.00 / 212.00 | 7th place
* Round 5 – 70.50 / 282.50 | 7th place
* Round 6 – 64.70 / 347.00 | 5th
Men’s 1-Meter Prelims
Conor Gesing
* Round 1 – 57.20
* Round 2 – 46.50 / 103.70 | 10th place
* Round 3 – 48.00 / 151.70 | 9th Place
* Round 4 – 63.55 / 215.25 | 6th Place
* Round 5 – 70.40 / 285.65 | 2nd Place
* Round 6 – 56.55 / 342.20 | 3rd Place
Peyton Donald
* Round 1 – 50.70
* Round 2 – 62.00 / 112. 70 | 7th place
* Round 3 – 33.00 / 145.70 | 13th place
* Round 4 – 63.00 / 208.70 | 9th place
* Round 5 – 55.50 / 264.20 | 7th place
* Round 6 – 58.50 / 322.70 | 4th place
Skip Donald
* Round 1 – 49.40
* Round 2 – 31.30 / 80.90 | 24th place
* Round 3 – 36.00 / 116.90 | 25th place
* Round 4 – 43.50 / 160.40 | 25th place
* Round 5 – 28.50 / 188.90 | 29th place
* Round 6 – 60.49 / 249.35 | 26th Place
Women’s Diving Team Event (Exhibition)
2. 303.50
Casey Greenberg
* Dive 1 – 45.00 | 6th Place
* Dive 6 – 32.00 | 303.50 | 2nd Place
Ana Monroy
* Dive 2 – 66.00 | 111.00 | 1st Place
* Dive 5 – 60.00 | 271.50 | 1st Place
Carina Lumia
* Dive 3 – 66.00 | 171.00 | 1st place
* Dive 4 – 40.50 | 211.50 | 2nd Place
Championship Schedule (CST)
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Event / Time (CT)
Athletes
Time Trials / 10:00 a.m.
Women’s 3-Meter Prelims / 11:00 a.m.
Ana Monroy
Carina Lumia
Casey Greenberg
Women’s 3-Meter B Final / 1:10 p.m.
Men’s Diving Team Event / 4:20 p.m.
Peyton Donald
Conor Gesing
Skip Donald
5:00 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
A Relay Team
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
A Relay Team
Women’s 3-Meter A Final
Women’s 800 Free Relay
A Relay Team
Men’s 800 Free Relay
A Relay Team
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Event
Athletes
9:30 a.m. Prelims
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Bella Sims, Emma Weyant, Anna Auld, Camille DeBoer, Caroline Pennington, JoJo Ramey, Madison Kolessar, Julia Podkoscielny, Lainy Kruger, Amanda Ray
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Jake Mitchell, Oskar Lindholm, Giovanni Linscheer, Eric Brown, Andrew Taylor, Jack VanDeusen
Women’s 200 IM
Isabel Ivey, Zoe Dixon, Molly Mayne, Aris Runnels, Lainy Kruger, Catie Choate, Julia Podkoscielny, Grace Rainey
Men’s 200 IM
Julian Smith, Sean Sullivan, Mason Laur, Billy Jones, Aleksas Savickas, Jonny Marshall, Gonzalez Pinero, Peter Bretzmann
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Micayla Cronk, Isabel Ivey, Olivia Peoples. Carly Meeting
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Joshua Liendo, Macguire McDuff, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith Edouard Fullum-Hout, Scotty Buff, Marshall
Men’s 3-Meter Prelims / 12:00 p.m.
Peyton Donald
Conor Gesing
Skip Donald
Men’s 3-Meter B Final / 2:10 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Free Relay
A Relay Team
Men’s 200 Free Relay
A Relay Team
10 Minute Break
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Women’s 200 IM
Men’s 200 IM
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Men’s 3-Meter A Final
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
Bella Sims, Lainy Kruger, Amanda Ray, Zoe Dixon, Emma Weyant
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Mason Laur, Billy Jones, Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero, Sean Sullivan
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Isabel Ivey, Aris Runnels, Catie Choate, Carly Meeting, JoJo Ramey
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Adam Chaney, Jonny Marshall, Scotty Buff
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, Grace Rainey
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Julian Smith, Aleksas Savickas, Peter Bretzmann, Billy Jones
Men’s Platform Prelims / 11:30 a.m.
Conor Gesing
Skip Donald
Peyton Donald
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
Bella Sims, Catie Choate, JoJo Ramey, Carly Meeting, Zoe Dixon, Julia Podkoscielny, Emma Weyant, Aris Runnels
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Jonny Marshall, Mason Laur, Sean Sullivan, Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Isabel Ivey, Micayla Cronk, Bella Sims, Olivia Peoples, Carly Meeting, Lainy Kruger
Men’s 100 Freestyle
Joshua Liendo, Macguire McDuff, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, Edouard Fullum-Hout, Oskar Lindholm, Scotty Buff
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Molly Mayne, Grace Rainey, Podkoscielny, Emma Weyant
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Aleksas Savickas, Peter Bretzmann, Giovanni Linscheer
Women’s Platform Prelims / 11:30 a.m.
Ana Monroy
Carina Lumia
Casey Greenberg
Women’s Platform B Final / 1:40 p.m.
Women’s 1650 Heats / 2:30 p.m.
Emma Weyant, Caroline Pennington, Anna Auld, Madison Kolessar, Camille DeBoer
Men’s 1650 Heats
Giovanni Linscheer, Eric Brown, Oskar Lindholm, Jake Mitchell, Andrew Taylor, Jack VanDeusen
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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