Men 200 Medley Relay Sets an American Record as Gators Sweep Opening Relay Events
In just four relay events, Florida broke 11 different records.
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AUBURN, Ala. – Records, records and more records were broken during the second day of the 2024 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships, as The No. 4/3 Florida men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams broke 11 records to collect four gold and one silver medal on Tuesday inside the James E. Martin Aquatic Center.
The women’s 200 medley relay team opened final’s session with an A-cut time of 1:34.25 to give the women’s program their first 200 medley relay gold in 14 years and Florida’s first gold medal in championship action. Aris Runnels, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples and Micayla Cronk swam .01 shy from the pool record and recorded the second-best time in program history.
The men’s 200 medley relay team followed with a show of their own, setting a new American record with 1:21.66. Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, Scotty Buff and Macguire McDuff broke the pool record to earn the program’s 11th, 200 medley relay title.
Bella Sims led off the women’s 800 freestyle relay team and broke the program’s 200 free relay record, the SEC record and the SEC Meet record with her 1:40.90 split. Isabel Ivey followed and matched Sims’ energy by recording a 1:42.19. The relay itself set new SEC, SEC Meet, program and pool records with the help of Emma Weyant (1:43.33) and Micayla Cronk (1:43.23).
In the final relay of the night, Macguire McDuff’s 800 freestyle relay split (1:31.62) is the second-best time in program history behind Kieran Smith’s 1:29.48. McDuff, Joshua Liendo (1:31.45), Julian Smith (1:32.10) and Jake Mitchell (1:31.19) would go on to complete the relay sweep with a 6:06.36 time, which is a new SEC, SEC Meet, program and pool record.
Diving
In her first final event of her collegiate career, Ana Monroy captured silver in the women’s 3-meter event. The freshman scored a 69.75 in her third round and kept the momentum in the final three rounds to finish with 357.60.
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. Skip Donald, Peyton Donald and Conor Gesing represented Florida and finished first with a score of 353.65. Headed into the sixth and final dive, the Gators were sitting in fifth place, Gesing’s last dive scored 76.50 to climb all the way to No. 1.
Head Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly
“Another great and exciting night for Gator Diving. Men came away with a win in the exhibition team event and got some good competition reps in which will pay off in the individual events. Camyla continues her amazing freshman season with a runner up finish to a super talented senior from LSU. With just two events down I can’t wait to see what the rest of the week has in store for us.”
Notables:
* NC State notably broke the American record only 30-minutes prior (1:21.86) until the Gators erased it with their 1:21.66.
* The 11-year 200 yard medley relay record was previously 1:21.88 that had held since 2018 in the hands of Cal’s Daniel Carr, Connor Hoppe, Justin Lynch and Ryan Hoffer.
* Ivey and Sims previously broke the 200 free record two weeks ago at the Florida Invitational with Ivey clocking a 1:43.03 and Sims a 1:43.04.
* Florida recorded all A-cut times and one B-score
* The Gators broke three program records, three pool records, two SEC records and two SEC Meet records
Up Next
Day three of SEC Championships continues tomorrow with the first individual swimming events. The 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free preliminary’s start at 10:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men’s 3-Meter prelims. At 6:30 p.m. ET the 200 free relay events will be swam prior to the final sessions. 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
Olivia Peoples, Florida, Women’s 200 Medley Relay
“We’ve been really zoned in on our relays all year. We are super excited to finally win SEC’s. This relay has had a long time coming for it and we’re just super stoked to be here and start the night off on a high note.”
Scotty Buff, Florida, Men’s 200 Medley Relay
“It feels great. This is my first SEC’S ever. The atmosphere here is incredible, but how my team has prepared me for this and how the coaches have prepared me for this helped me to be able to be on a relay team like that at my first SEC’s and race my guys that I practice with everyday.”
Bella Sims, Florida Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
“Obviously, I love this team. We’ve all put in a lot of work, so I’m super proud of us and I’m excited for the rest of the meet.”
Jake Mitchell, Florida Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
“Pretty happy and excited to get to the wall first for Florida. I knew it was going to be a close race. Georgia swam well. I saw my teammate right before I hopped up on the block and I knew I had to get it done for them. So, I am glad I got to do that.”
Gator Medal Count
* Gold – 4
* Silver – 1
* Bronze – 1
Team Scores After Day 2
Men Women
1. Texas A&M – 199 1. Auburn – 167
2. Florida – 180 2. Florida – 160
3. Tennessee – 155 3. Tennessee – 147
4. Georgia – 150 4. LSU – 146
5. Auburn – 127 5. Georgia – 134
6. Alabama – 116 6. Texas A&M – 129
7. Missouri – 111 7. Alabama – 127
8. LSU – 106 8. Missouri – 107
9. Kentucky – 101 9. South Carolina – 99
10. South Carolina – 93 10. Kentucky – 98
11.Vanderbilt – 62
12. Arkansas – 56
Day Two Complete Results
Results from Tuesday’s prelims and finals as well as the championship schedule can be found below.
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Event / Time (CT)
Athletes
Women’s 3-Meter Prelims
Ana Monroy
* Round 1 – 59.40 | 2nd place
* Round 2 – 54.00 / 113.40 | 2nd place
* Round 3 – 54.25 / 167.65 | 3rd place
* Round 4 – 27.00 / 194.65 | 6th place
* Round 5 – 63.00 / 257.65 | 4th place
* Round 6 – 67.50 / 325.15 | 3rd place
Carina Lumia
* Round 1 – 46.20 | 14th place
* Round 2 – 45.00 / 91.20 | 15th place
* Round 3 – 22.50 / 113.70 | 29th place
* Round 4 – 46.50 / 159.30 | 22nd place
* Round 5 – 40.50 / 199.80 | 22nd place
* Round 6 – 45.90 / 249.30 | 21st place
Casey Greenberg
* Round 1 – 36.00 | 28th place
* Round 2 – 25.20 / 61.20 | 35th place
* Round 3 – 45.90 / 107.10 | 25th place
* Round 4 – 29.40 / 136.50 | 30th place
* Round 5 – 47.60 / 184.10 | 26th place
* Round 6 – 40.60 / 224.70 | 26th place
Men’s Diving Team Event
First Place
Skip Donald
* Dive 1 – 43.20
* Dive 5 – 62.40 / 277.15 | 5th place
Peyton Donald
* Dive 2 – 52.50 / 95.70 | 5th place
* Dive 4 – 55.50 / 214.75 | 5th place
Conor Gesing
* Dive 3 – 63.55 / 159.25 | 5th place
* Dive 6 – 76.50 / 353.65 | 1st place
5:00 p.m. Finals
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st – Runnels (23.90), Mayne (26.48), Peoples (22.33), Cronk (21.54) – 1:34.25
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st – Chaney (20.78), Smith ( 22.88), Buff (1:21.66), McDuff (18.25) – 1:21.66
Women’s 3-Meter A Final
Ana Monroy – 2nd – 357.60
* Round 1 – 60.75
* Round 2 – 51.60 / 112.35
* Round 3 – 69.75 / 182.10
* Round 4 – 64.50 / 246.60
* Round 5 – 55.50 / 302.10
* Round 6 – 55.50 / 357.60
Women’s 800 Free Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st – Sims (1:40.90), Ivey (1:42.19), Weyant (1:43.33), Cronk (1:43.23) – 6:49.65
Men’s 800 Free Relay
Florida A Relay Team
1st – McDuff (1:31.62), Liendo,(1:31.45), Smith (1:32.10), Mitchell (1:31.19) – 6:06.36
Championship Schedule (CT)
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, Jonny 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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