University of Tennessee Athletics
SWIM CENTRAL: Florida
January 30, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 30, 2015
No. 11 Tennessee: 6-5 (3-2 SEC)
No. 7 Florida: 5-1 (3-1 SEC)
Last Meet for UT: In an emotional Senior Day in Knoxville, the Vols pushed No. 2 Georgia to the final event, but ultimately fell 154-146. The men earned nine victories in 16 events over the Bulldogs, including wins in both relay events and both diving events. Mauricio Robles eclipsed 400 points in both events, while Liam Stone earned second-place twice to beat our the UGA diving trio. In the pool, senior Jacob Thulin won the 100-yard butterfly in for the third straight time in 2015 (47.87), the only individual victory recorded by the senior class. Sean Lehane swept the two backstroke events for the Vols, while Sam McHugh (200 Fly) and David Heron (1000 Free) recorded the remaining two individual wins.
Last Time vs. Florida: The No. 2 Gators proved to be a tough matchup for the No. 18 Vols, who lost 179-121 on Senior Day in Knoxville. UT won six races against the defending SEC champions. Senior Sam Rairden swam the anchor leg of the winning 200 medley relay team, then followed up his effort by taking first in the 100 Back. Fellow senior Renato Prono took first place in the 100 Breast, while Sean Lehane captured the 200 Back. Mauricio Robles swept the two diving events, winning the one and three-meter competitions.
No. 7 Tennessee: 6-4-1 (2-2-1 SEC)
No. 1 Georgia: 5-2 (4-1 SEC)
Last Meet for UT:The Tennessee women earned seven victories out of 16 events in a 166.5-131.5 dual meet loss to Georgia on Senior Day. Three individual victories came from the senior class, led by Molly Hannis' sweep of the breaststroke events for the seventh time in 2014-15. Erin Gaeckle, meanwhile, won the 100 Back in 54.64, the first win in the event for her this season. Madeline Tegner won her third-straight 1000 Free race of 2015 in a career-best 9:49.88, while Faith Johnson tallied a pair of wins in the 50 and 100 Free, the fourth time this season she has accomplished the sweep in the same dual meet.
Last Time vs. Florida: The No. 12 women pulled off a Senior Day upset last season in Knoxville, defeating then No. 8 Florida 152-148, thanks to a win in the final relay event. The top 400 free relay team of Faith Johnson and seniors Kate McNeilis, Lauren Solernou and Lindsay Gendron pulled out a victory for UT, giving them the win in event No. 31. Gendron swam the final leg, but she also won three events of her own earlier in the dual meet. Gendron defeated U.S. Olympian Elizabeth Beisel in the 200 Free (1:45.59), then went on to win the 500 Free (4:44.63) and the 100 Fly (53.60) in consecutive events. Solernou added to her relay contributions by winning the 100 Back (54.28), while Hannis and Johnson swept the breaststroke and sprint freestyle events, respectively. Fellow senior Tori Lamp won the three-meter springboard competition.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Women's 3-meter Dive
Men's 1-meter Dive
200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
Women's 1-meter Dive
Men's 3-meter Dive
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
1-meter Dive
400 IM
400 Freestyle Relay
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