Tennessee Swimming & Diving: 2024 SEC Championships Daily Updates

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Tennessee Swimming & Diving: 2024 SEC Championships Daily Updates

February 19, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

The 2024 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships are February 19-24 at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center. Each day, this page will be updated with Tennessee Swimming & Diving's results.

Saturday, February 24

Tennessee Brings Home Nine Medals on Final Night of SEC Championships

On the final night of the 2024 SEC Championships, Tennessee swimming & diving won two individual titles, claimed nine total medals and broke five program records to cap off a strong week of competition.

In total, the Big Orange combined to win 28 medals, with eight gold, 13 silver and seven bronze between the two teams. The Lady Vols enjoyed a strong week, finishing second overall with 1190 points, after bringing home five SEC titles and winning 17 total medals. The Vols placed fifth with a total of 992 points behind 11 medals won, including three individual championships.

The women tallied 26 A finalists, 12 B finalists and nine C finalists throughout the meet. With 12 different Lady Vols advancing to an A final, nine of them advanced in multiple events, including Brooklyn Douthwright, Josephine Fuller, Mona McSharry, Camille Spink and Sara Stotler doing so in all three of their individual events. Impressively, six of the nine Lady Vol A finalists went on to win a medal.

On the men's side of the championships, Tennessee finished with 16 A finalists for the week, 12 B finalists and 22 C finalists. Ten different Vols advanced to at least one A final during the week, led by Jordan Crooks and Bryden Hattie earning spots in the A final in all three of their individual events and winning an SEC Championship.

On the final night of competition, Spink and McSharry won their second SEC Championships of the week. Spink won the 100 free to cap off a strong first meet for the freshman, while McSharry defended her title as the SEC's top breaststroker with the sweep of the event for the second year in a row. She won the 200 breast on the final night while posting an SEC Championship Meet Record time of 2:03.84.

During the final event of the championships, the Lady Vols 400 free relay squad took silver with a school record mark of 3:08.97. The Vols followed that up with a UT record of their own, going 2:46.11 to win silver to conclude the meet.

Day 6 Notables

For the second-time of the week, Camille Spink won gold after touching the wall in 46.69 in the 100 free. She becomes the second SEC freshman ever to sweep the sprint freestyle events, after winning the 50 free earlier in the week. Brooklyn Douthwright also medaled in the event, touching the wall in 47.16 to narrowly take bronze. During the C final, Jasmine Rumley (48.99) and Julia Burroughs (49.14) earned placements of 18th and 23rd.
Tennessee's second gold of the night was won by Mona McSharry, who went 2:03.84 to set both an SEC Championship Meet record and a program record. It marked the fifth individual conference title in her career and gave her the sweep of the breaststrokes for the second year in a row. Joining her on the podium, Emelie Fast took silver with a mark of 2:07.02, the highest finish of her career. Last night, she brought home bronze in the 100 breast to cap a strong first SEC Championships for the freshman. During the B final, Kailee Morgan earned a 13th-place finish after touching the wall in 2:11.89.
The first medal of the evening for Tennessee went to Josephine Fuller, who turned in a 1:49.75 effort to claim silver in the 200 back. The time was the fastest mark in school history, the second school record for the junior this week. In addition, Tennessee has now claimed medals in the 200 back the past two seasons. Elle Caldow saw a 24th-place finish after touching the wall in 1:58.35.
Another school record fell in the 100 free, as Jordan Crooks went 40.92 to take silver and reset his program record. Gui Caribe also set a personal best en route to a bronze medal after a 40.99 performance. Nikoli Blackman (42.54) placed 18th and Micah Chambers and Björn Kammann tied for 20th with a mark of 42.72.
The Lady Vols team of Brooklyn Douthwright, Mona McSharry, Josephine Fuller and Camille Spink posted a school record 3:08.97 in the 400 free relay to claim a silver in their final event of the championships. This is the third time in the last four years the women have medaled in the event.
Another program record fell in the men's 400 free relay, as the team of Gui Caribe, Nikoli Blackman, Micah Chambers and Jordan Crooks went 2:46.11. The effort was good for silver, and it marks the third-consecutive year that UT has earned a medal in the event.
Opening up the evening, Alyssa Breslin tallied a fourth-place finish with a mark of 16:03.49–narrowly missing out on bronze. Kate McCarville was the next highest UT finisher, placing sixth with a time of 16:10.44. Her 1000 free split of 9:39.44 was the sixth-fastest time in program history. Rounding out the UT performances was Lauren Wetherell, who touched the wall in 16:25.92 to claim 16th and a B finalist placement.
Also in the mile, Jake Narvid led the Vols with a 10th-place finish and a mark of 14:57.29. Joey Tepper (15:11.86) and Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla (15:12.15) rounded out the performances by taking 19th and 20th.
On platform, Tanesha Lucoe (260.90) and Elle Renner (247.30) saw action in the A final, placing fourth and sixth. Renner was projected to place 27th entering the meet, representing a 21-place improvement for the graduate student. Lyane Shorter also scored points for the Lady Vols with a 220.55 performance to take 13th.
In the men's 200 back, Harrison Lierz won the C final behind a 1:41.76 effort to finish 17th overall. Landon Driggers finished 22nd with a time of 1:43.88.
The 200 breast saw Flynn Crisci place 22nd after touching the wall in 1:57.54.

Medal Tracker (28)
Gold - 50 Free (Camille Spink) - 21.77
Gold - 50 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 17.99
Gold - 200 Fly - Martin Espernberger (1:40.86)
Gold - 100 Breast (Mona McSharry) - 57.00
Gold - Platform (Bryden Hattie) - 475.20
Gold - 400 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Douthwright, Spink) - 3:24.92
Gold - 100 Free (Camille Spink) - 46.69
Gold - 200 Breast (Mona McSharry) - 2:03.84)
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
Silver - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
Silver - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
Silver - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
Silver - 50 Free (Gui Caribe) - 18.70
Silver - 200 Free (Camille Spink) - 1:42.37
Silver - 400 Medley Relay (Lierz, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 3:01.27
Silver - 200 Back (Josephine Fuller) - 1:49.75
Silver - 100 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 40.90
Silver - 200 Breast (Emelie Fast) - 2:07.02
Silver - 400 Free Relay (Douthwright, McSharry, Fuller, Spink) - 3:08.97
Silver - 400 Free Relay (Caribe, Blackman, Chambers, Crooks) - 2:46.11
Bronze - 200 IM (Josephine Fuller) - 1:52.58
Bronze - 50 Free (Mona McSharry) - 22.01
Bronze - 200 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 1:31.17
Bronze - 200 Fly (Sara Stotler) - 1:54.87
Bronze - 100 Breast (Emelie Fast) - 58.49
Bronze - 100 Free (Brooklyn Douthwright) - 47.16
Bronze - 100 Free (Gui Caribe) - 40.99

Top-10 Times in Tennessee History (40)
1st - 200 Free - Jordan Crooks (1:31.17)
1st - 200 Fly - Martin Espernberger (1:40.86)
1st - 100 Back - Josephine Fuller (50.59)
1st - 100 Back - Harrison Lierz (44.98)
1st - 400 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Douthwright, Spink) - 3:24.92
1st - 400 Medley Relay (Lierz, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 3:01.27
1st - 200 Back - Josephine Fuller (1:49.75)
1st - 100 Free - Jordan Crooks (40.90)
1st - 200 Breast - Mona McSharry (2:03.84)
1st - 400 Free Relay (Douthwright, McSharry, Fuller, Spink) - 3:08.97
1st - 400 Free Relay (Caribe, Blackman, Chambers, Crooks) - 2:46.11
2nd - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
2nd - 50 Free - Gui Caribe (18.70)
2nd - 200 IM - Josephine Fuller (1:52.58)
2nd - 200 Free - Camille Spink (1:42.37)
2nd - 100 Free - Camille Spink (46.69)
2nd - 100 Free - Gui Caribe (40.99)
3rd - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
3rd - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
3rd - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
3rd - 100 Fly - Harrison Lierz (45.40)
3rd - 400 IM - Aidan Crisci (3:43.15)
3rd - 200 Breast - Emelie Fast (2:07.02)
4th - 50 Free - Camille Spink (21.74)
4th - 800 Free Relay (Blackman, Kammann, Ponce de Leon, Vargas) - 6:19.04
4th - 100 Breast - Emelie Fast (58.44)
4th - 100 Free - Brooklyn Douthwright (47.16)
5th - 100 Fly - Gui Caribe (45.87)
6th - 200 IM - Brooklyn Douthwright (1:56.04)
6th - 100 Back - Elle Caldow (52.05)
6th - 100 Back - Björn Kammann (45.65)
6th - 100 Breast - Flynn Crisci (51.90)
6th - 200 Breast - Emelie Fast (2:08.72)
6th - 1000 Free - Kate McCarville (9:39.44)
8th - 100 Free - Nikoli Blackman (42.54)
9th - 200 Fly - Aidan Crisci (1:44.94)
9th - 400 IM - Joey Tepper (3:47.96)
9th - 100 Free - Brooklyn Douthwright (47.97)
9th - 1650 - Jake Narvid (14:57.29)

Standings
Women

Florida - 1391.5
Tennessee - 1190
Texas A&M - 926.5
Auburn - 879.5
Georgia - 822
Alabama - 686
South Carolina - 629
LSU - 579
Kentucky - 446
Arkansas - 373
Missouri - 332.5
Vanderbilt - 194

Men

Florida - 1584
Auburn - 1104
Georgia - 1042
Texas A&M - 1006.5
Tennessee - 992
LSU - 553
Alabama - 527.5
Missouri - 513
South Carolina - 442
Kentucky - 433

Tennessee will now set its sights towards the NCAA Championships. The women's will be Mar. 20-23 in Athens, Ga., with the men a week later on Mar. 27-30 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Friday, February 23

Tennessee Claims Four Championships, Sets Five UT Records on Night 5 of SECs

Night five of the SEC Championships was an exciting one for the Vols and Lady Vols, as Tennessee brought home four individual titles, eight total medals and broke five program records.

After being named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year before the session began, Martin Espernberger's award collection got bigger after winning gold in the 200 fly. The Linz, Austria, native threw down a time of 1:40.86 to break his program record and win the first SEC medal of his career.

Tennessee didn't have to wait much longer for its next gold medal, as Mona McSharry became the first female swimmer in the conference to win three straight titles in the 100 breast since 1997-2000. She cruised to the fourth individual gold of her career in the race, outpacing the field by more than a second with a 57.00, which broke the SEC Championship Meet record. Fellow Lady Vol Emelie Fast brought home the bronze in the event, touching the wall in 58.49 to win the first medal of her career.

Also winning an event for the third time at SECs, Bryden Hattie finished atop the leaderboards on platform to win his second title in a row and third overall to cap the men's diving portion of the meet. The reigning SEC Diver of the Year cruised past the competition thanks to a 475.20 effort that ended with four-straight dives going for more than 80 points en route to gold.

The Lady Vols ended the night with a bang, shattering the SEC and Tennessee records in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:24.92 to bring home their first gold in the event since 2020. The lineup of Josephine Fuller, McSharry, Brooklyn Douthwright and Camille Spink got off to a hot start and fought until the end to take first. The deciding factor came when McSharry became the second NCAA swimmer ever to swim a sub-56 split on the 100 breast leg, joining Indiana's Lilly King as the only individuals ever to achieve the feat.

Fuller repeated as the SEC silver medalist in the 100 back, throwing down a program-record 50.29 effort to win her second individual medal of the week. Sara Stotler also replicated her performance from last year's championships, placing third overall to win bronze in the 200 fly with a mark of 1:54.87.

In appropriate fashion, the night ended with two more program records falling, as the Vols' 400 medley relay took silver thanks to a 3:01.27 effort to set a new UT record. After setting the 100 back record earlier in the session, Harrison Lierz improved his time from 45.16 to 44.98 to lead off the relay and improve his hour-old record time. Flynn Crisci, Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe rounded out the lineup, as the Big Orange men won their second relay medal of the week.

Day 5 Notables

The first gold of the night came from Martin Espernberger in the 200 fly thanks to a Tennessee and pool record time of 1:40.86. He's the first Vol since 1996 to win the event and is the first to medal since 2015. After sitting in seventh after the first 50 yards of the race, the Linz, Austria, native clawed his way back to become the seventh Vol to win the SEC title in the event in program history. Aidan Crisci placed 21st overall after notching the ninth-fastest time in UT history at 1:44.94.
Mona McSharry earned gold in the 100 breast with a meet record mark of 57.00. Emelie Fast earned the first SEC medal of her career, winning bronze with a mark of 58.49. In the B final, Kailee Morgan took 15th with a mark of 1:00.29. Tori Brostowitz also scored points for the Lady Vols, with a 1:01.43 effort to finish 23rd.
On platform, Bryden Hattie took gold on platform with a 475.20 effort. Joining him in the A final was Nick Stone who placed fifth with a score of 332.10 and Jacob Reasor who earned a mark of 323.30 to finish sixth.
The final SEC Championship of the night came from the 400 medley relay, where the Lady Vols touched the wall in an SEC-record time of 3:24.92.
Josephine Fuller repeated as the silver medalist in the 100 back, touching the wall in 50.59 to break the Tennessee school record. She was just 0.19 from first but brought home her second medal of the week after taking bronze in the 200 IM. Elle Caldow won the B final to place ninth overall after posting the seventh-best time in UT history at 52.05.
In the last event of the night, the men's 400 medley relay squad of Harrison Lierz, Flynn Crisci, Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe broke a UT record with a mark of 3:01.27. Harrison Lierz's leadoff 100 back split of 44.98 reset the Tennessee record he broke earlier in the night.
Beginning the success for UT, Sara Stotler repeated as the bronze medalist in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 1:54.87 to claim the medal in the first event of the night. Kate McCarville also scored points for the Lady Vols in the event, placing 23rd with a time of 1:59.02.
Harrison Lierz set a program record in the 100 back, going 45.16 to win the B cut. The top time is the first SEC record of his career. Also in the B final, Björn Kammann placed 11th with the sixth-fastest mark in program history of 45.65.

Medal Tracker (18)
Gold - 50 Free (Camille Spink) - 21.77
Gold - 50 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 17.99
Gold - 100 Breast (Mona McSharry) - 57.00
Gold - Platform (Bryden Hattie) - 475.20
Gold - 400 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Douthwright, Spink) - 3:24.92
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
Silver - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
Silver - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
Silver - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
Silver - 50 Free (Gui Caribe) - 18.70
Silver - 200 Free (Camille Spink) - 1:42.37
Silver - 400 Medley Relay (Lierz, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 3:01.27
Bronze - 200 IM (Josephine Fuller) - 1:52.58
Bronze - 50 Free (Mona McSharry) - 22.01
Bronze - 200 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 1:31.17
Bronze - 200 Fly (Sara Stotler) - 1:54.87
Bronze - 100 Breast (Emelie Fast) - 58.49

Top-10 Times in Tennessee History (26)
1st - 200 Free - Jordan Crooks (1:31.17)
1st - 200 Fly - Martin Espernberger (1:40.86)
1st - 100 Back - Josephine Fuller (50.59)
1st - 100 Back - Harrison Lierz (44.98)
1st - 400 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Douthwright, Spink) - 3:24.92
1st - 400 Medley Relay (Lierz, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 3:01.27
2nd - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
2nd - 50 Free - Gui Caribe (18.70)
2nd - 200 IM - Josephine Fuller (1:52.58)
2nd - 200 Free - Camille Spink (1:42.37)
3rd - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
3rd - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
3rd - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
3rd - 100 Fly - Harrison Lierz (45.40)
3rd - 400 IM - Aidan Crisci (3:43.15)
4th - 50 Free - Camille Spink (21.74)
4th - 800 Free Relay (Blackman, Kammann, Ponce de Leon, Vargas) - 6:19.04
4th - 100 Breast - Emelie Fast (58.44)
5th - 100 Fly - Gui Caribe (45.87)
6th - 200 IM - Brooklyn Douthwright (1:56.04)
6th - 100 Back - Elle Caldow (52.05)
6th - 100 Back - Björn Kammann (45.65)
6th - 100 Breast - Flynn Crisci (51.90)
9th - 200 Fly - Aidan Crisci (1:44.94)
9th - 400 IM - Joey Tepper (3:47.96)

Standings
Women

Florida - 1051.5
Tennessee - 837
Texas A&M - 664.5
Auburn - 625.5
Georgia - 617
Alabama - 473
South Carolina - 459
LSU - 392
Kentucky - 307
Missouri - 281.5
Arkansas - 260
Vanderbilt - 162

Men

Florida - 1198.5
Auburn - 837
Tennessee - 822
Georgia - 791
Texas A&M - 757.5
LSU - 431
Missouri - 415
Alabama - 366
South Carolina - 324
Kentucky - 319

The final day of the SEC Championships begins Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET with prelims of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and women's platform. The 1650 free will commence at 3:30 p.m., and finals session will begin at 6:30 p.m. for the prelim events along with the 400 free relay.

Thursday, February 22

Tennessee Wins A Pair of Medals on Night 4 of SECs

For the second night in a row, Tennessee's duo of Camille Spink and Jordan Crooks found themselves on the podium at the SEC Championships.

After both individuals won the 50 free SEC titles on Wednesday, Spink responded with a silver in the 200 free to continue her hot streak during her first conference championship meet. Crooks brought home bronze in the 200 free after posting a school-record time in the process. He has now medaled in four different individual events at the SEC Championships during his career.

In total, six UT athletes set top-10 times in program history during the day, and Tennessee had seven representatives during the A finals.

Both the Vols and the Lady Vols sit in second heading into Friday's action. The men have earned 569 points, while the women boast 588. Here are the top notes from the day:

Day 4 Notables

The first UT medal of the night went to Camille Spink in the 200 free. The freshman touched the wall in 1:42.37, the second-fastest time in program history, for her second podium finish of the week after winning the 50 free on Wednesday. With her medal, the Lady Vols have now medaled in the event each of the last three seasons. Brooklyn Douthwright placed fourth with a mark of 1:42.61, and Julia Mrozinski tallied eighth with a 1:47.37 performance to round out the A final. Julia Burroughs finished the event in 1:45.39, good for a 14th-place finish to add more points for the Lady Vols.
Jordan Crooks closed out the swimming performances for the evening with a school-record 1:31.17 to take bronze in the 200 free. The medal marked the first time since 2019 a Vol has medaled during the event. Previously swimming the 100 fly as his third event, this was the first time Crooks swam the 200 free during a championship event in his career. Nikoli Blackman (1:34.86) and Joaquin Vargas (1:35.03) also competed in the finals, placing 15th and 21st.
During the 100 fly, Harrison Lierz notched the third-fastest time in program history with a mark of 45.40 to take fourth. Björn Kammann also competed in the A final, going 45.52 to earn sixth. Winning the B final, Gui Caribe touched the wall in 45.87 to place ninth, and Micah Chambers (46.34) placed 14th. Martin Espernberger placed 24th with a time of 46.91 to score points for UT.
On the boards, Tanesha Lucoe advanced to the A final where she tallied a score of 279.15 to take sixth overall. During prelims, Elle Renner (244.60) collected a placement of 17th and Lynae Shorter (237.30) finished 23rd to score points for the Lady Vols.
Sara Stotler was the first Lady Vol to compete on Thursday night, placing sixth in the 100 fly with a time of 52.21.
Kicking off the night for the Big Orange, Landon Driggers placed seventh in the 400 IM with a mark of 3:42.68. Aidan Crisci finished second in the B final, 10th overall, after touching the wall in 3:43.15. Gus Rothrock (3:46.83) and Joey Tepper (3:47.96) rounded out the UT performances with 19th and 21st-place finishes.

Big Orange Breakout Performances

On 1-meter diving, Tanesha Lucoe was projected to place 28th and qualified for an A final, eventually earning a sixth-place finish.
The 100 fly saw two swimmers outperform their projections. Tabbed at 18th entering the meet, Harrison Lierz led the Vols with a fourth-place finish in the event. Björn Kammann also jumped up to the A final, eventually taking sixth after holding the 14th-best time in the conference during the dual season.
Two Lady Vols also performed well above their projections during the 200 free. Julia Mrozinski, projected 21st, earned an appearance in the A final - eventually placing eighth. Julia Burroughs improved her place by 13 as well, going from a 27th projection up to 14th.

Medal Tracker (12)
Gold - 50 Free (Camille Spink) - 21.77
Gold - 50 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 17.99
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
Silver - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
Silver - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
Silver - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
Silver - 50 Free (Gui Caribe) - 18.70
Silver - 200 Free (Camille Spink) - 1:42.37
Bronze - 200 IM (Josephine Fuller) - 1:52.58
Bronze - 50 Free (Mona McSharry) - 22.01
Bronze - 200 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 1:31.17

Top-10 Times in Tennessee History (16)
1st - 200 Free - Jordan Crooks (1:31.17)
2nd - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
2nd - 50 Free - Gui Caribe (18.70)
2nd - 200 IM - Josephine Fuller (1:52.58)
2nd - 200 Free - Camille Spink (1:42.37)
3rd - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
3rd - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
3rd - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
3rd - 100 Fly - Harrison Lierz (45.40)
3rd - 400 IM - Aidan Crisci (3:43.15)
4th - 50 Free - Camille Spink (21.74)
4th - 800 Free Relay (Blackman, Kammann, Ponce de Leon, Vargas) - 6:19.04
6th - 200 IM - Brooklyn Douthwright (1:56.04)
5th - 100 Fly - Gui Caribe (45.87)
9th - 400 IM - Joey Tepper (3:47.96)

Standings
Women

Florida - 714.5
Tennessee - 588
Georgia - 457
Auburn - 444.5
Texas A&M - 44
Alabama - 305.5
South Carolina - 295
LSU - 269
Missouri - 199.5
Kentucky - 198
Arkansas - 147
Vanderbilt 110

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

Day five of the SEC Championships begins Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET with 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and men's platform. The finals session will begin at 6:30 p.m. for these events, along with the 400 medley relay,

Wednesday, February 21

Crooks Wins Third-Straight 50 Free Title, Spink Earns Her First SEC Crown

Tennessee brought home seven medals on Day Three of the SEC Championships, highlighted by a pair of golds from Jordan Crooks and Camille Spink in the 50 free.

Crooks threw down his second-consecutive sub-18 performance in the 50 free, touching the wall in 17.99 for a new pool record, en route to his third-straight SEC title in the event. Spink won her first-ever SEC Championship thanks to a 21.77 effort in the event.

In addition to Crooks and Spink, Gui Caribe tallied silver in the 50 free along with Mona McSharry (50 free) and Josephine Fuller (200 IM) earning bronze medals. Both 200 free relays also brought home silver medals on the night. In total, UT boasted a total of 11 A finalists and posted eight new top-10 times in program history on the day.

The Lady Vols sit atop the leaderboards with 475 points after a huge day, while the Vols are in third place with 392 points. Here are the top notes from the day:

Day 3 Notables Big Orange Breakout Performances Medal Tracker (10)
Gold - 50 Free (Camille Spink) - 21.77
Gold - 50 Free (Jordan Crooks) - 17.99
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
Silver - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
Silver - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
Silver - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
Silver - 50 Free (Gui Caribe) - 18.70
Bronze - 200 IM (Josephine Fuller) - 1:52.58
Bronze - 50 Free (Mona McSharry) - 22.01

Top-10 Times in Tennessee History (12)
2nd - 200 Free Relay (Crooks, Caribe, Chambers, Crisci) - 1:14.81
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
2nd - 50 Free - Gui Caribe (18.70)
2nd - 200 IM - Josephine Fuller (1:52.58)
3rd - 200 Free Relay (McSharry, Spink, Myers, Rumley) - 1:26.87
3rd - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
3rd - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
4th - 50 Free - Camille Spink (21.74)
4th - 800 Free Relay (Blackman, Kammann, Ponce de Leon, Vargas) - 6:19.04
5th - 200 Back - Harrison Lierz - 1:40.84
6th - 200 IM - Brooklyn Douthwright (1:56.04)
6th - 50 Free - Micah Chambers - 19.31

Tennessee's first gold medal of the week was won by Camille Spink in the 50 free. The freshman threw down a mark of 21.77 to earn the first SEC Championship of her career. Mona McSharry notched a time of 22.01 to earn a bronze in the event. Also competing in the A final, Amber Myers placed sixth with a mark of 22.28. Jasmine Rumley (22.79) in the B final earned 16th, and Katie Mack finished second in the C final with a mark of 22.44 to place 18th.
UT's success continued in the men's 50 free, with Jordan Crooks winning his third-consecutive title in the event after touching the wall in 17.99. He became the first SEC swimmer to win three-straight 50 free titles since Auburn's Cesar Cielo in 2006-08. Cielo currently holds the 50 free LCM world record. Right behind Crooks was Gui Caribe, who threw down the second-fastest time in school history of 18.70 to earn silver in the event. In the B final, Micah Chambers touched the wall in 19.31 to place 11th. C finalists Nikoli Blackman (19.59) and Flynn Crisci (19.91) placed 18th and 23rd.
After sweeping the 50 free golds, Tennessee became the first school since Auburn (Adam Brown and Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace) in 2011 to achieve this feat. UT also did this during the 1996 championships, when Ricky Busquets and Nicole deMan won the titles.
To open up the evening, the Lady Vols earned the third-fastest time in program history with a mark of 1:26.87. The effort by Mona McSharry, Camille Spink, Amber Myers and Jasmine Rumley won the squad silver in the 200 free relay. This is the 12th time in the last 13 seasons in which the UT women have posted a podium finish in the event at the SEC Championships.
Following them up, the men's team of Jordan Crooks, Gui Caribe, Micah Chambers and Flynn Crisci earned another silver for the Big Orange. Crooks led off the relay with a blazing 18.06 leadoff split to help the Vols to set the second-fastest time in program history with a mark of 1:14.81. This is the third-consecutive year that the UT men have earned a medal in this event.
Josephine Fuller won bronze in the 200 IM with a 1:52.58 effort. The mark was the second fastest in UT history and gives her four individual SEC medals for her career now. Also in the A finals, Brooklyn Douthwright placed sixth in 1:56.04 thanks to the No. 6 time in UT history, while Sara Stotler came in eighth behind a 1:57.79 effort. Emelie Fast earned 11th in the B final, touching the wall in 1:57.44.
During the 500 free, Julia Mrozinski (4:38.18) and Kate McCarville (4:39.96) shaved time off their prelim efforts to finish fourth and sixth in the A final. Alyssa Breslin touched the wall in 4:41.34 to take 11th, while Julia Burroughs placed 13th with a 4:44.72 mark. In the C final, Lauren Wetherell posted a 4:46.84 mark to finish 23rd.
On the boards, Bryden Hattie earned a score of 4:01.60 to finish fifth on 3-meter. Nick Stone (355.40) tallied an 11th-place finish in the B final, and Jacob Reasor (323.95) placed 14th. Owen Redfearn (312.55) added points for the Vols, placing 20th.
The men's 500 free saw Joey Tepper (4:17.63) place 14th, Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla (4:18.40) earn 19th and Jake Narvid (4:19.10) tallying a 20th-place finish.
Landon Driggers won the C final in the 200 IM to place 17th with a time of 1:44.13. Touching the wall in 1:45:93, Gus Rothrock earned a 21st-place finish.
The biggest jump of the evening, Amber Myers entered the championships projected to place 28th in the 50 free, but her time of 22.28 earned her a sixth-place finish in the event. Jasmine Rumley also made a jump in the 50 free, being projected to take 25th but winding up in the B final en route to finishing 16th.
In the 500 free, Julia Burroughs entered the meet ranked 29th in the SEC but would go on to finish 13th overall in the event. Her fellow Lady Vols Julia Mrozinski and Kate McCarville were projected as B finalists but ended up placing fourth and sixth respectively, as the trio scored big points for the women's squad on Night 3.
Making her first appearance at the SEC Championships, Emelie Fast entered the conference meet projected to place 26th in the 200 IM. The freshman was able to earn a B finalist mark in prelims, and during finals, she placed 11th to earn the first SEC points of her career.
Flynn Crisci made a jump in the 50 free after being projected to finish 33rd and earning a 23rd-place finish.

Standings

Tennessee - 475
Florida - 440
Georgia - 363
Auburn - 312.5
Texas A&M - 256.5
Alabama - 250.5
LSU - 230
South Carolina - 173
Kentucky - 173
Missouri - 168.5
Arkansas - 132
Vanderbilt - 94

Florida - 622
Texas A&M - 468
Tennessee - 392
Georgia - 381
Auburn - 373
LSU - 266
Kentucky - 191
Alabama - 187
South Carolina - 183
Missouri - 176

Women Men Day four of the SEC Championships begins Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET with 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free and women's 1-meter prelims. The finals session for these events will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20

Tennessee Relays Win Three Silver Medals on Night Two of SEC Championships

Three Tennessee relay squads earned silver medals and three Lady Vol divers scored points to highlight day two of the SEC Championships.

During the evening session, both the Vol and Lady Vol 200 medley and 800 free relays posted top-five times in program history. The men's 200 medley relay squad sat highest on the list, earning the second-quickest mark in the Tennessee record books. Both of the Lady Vol relays recorded the No. 3 efforts all time.

Both teams sit in third in the team standings, as the Lady Vols have 147 points and the Vols have 155. Here are the top notes from the day:

Day 2 Notables

Medal Tracker (3)
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
Silver - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
Silver - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43

Top-10 Times (4)
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Kammann, Crisci, Crooks, Caribe) - 1:21.82
3rd - 200 Medley Relay (Fuller, McSharry, Stotler, Mack) - 1:34.89
3rd - 800 Free Relay (Douthwright, Spink, Mrozinski, Fuller) - 6:53.43
4th - 800 Free Relay (Blackman, Kammann, Ponce de Leon, Vargas) - 6:19.04

Standings
Women Men Day three of the SEC Championships begins Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET with 50 and 500 free, 200 IM and men's 3-meter diving prelims. The finals session will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature men's 3-meter diving finals, along with 50 and 500 free, 200 IM and 200 free relay.

Monday, February 19

Hattie, Stone Compete in A Finals on Day One of SEC Championships

Bryden Hattie and Nick Stone each competed in the A final of 1-meter to kickoff the first day of the 2024 SEC Championships.

Hattie placed sixth with a mark of 343.80 after leading the pack in prelims. After finishing 13th last season, Stone leaped up to eighth place thanks to a 332.45 effort in finals.

Both had strong prelims performances to punch their ticket to the A final. Hattie led all divers with a score of 359.60, and Stone tallied a mark of 317.75 to seal his spot in the evening session.

Jacob Reasor and Owen Redfearn rounded out the Tennessee representatives in prelims. Reasor (20th/266.05) and Redfearn (23rd/253.60) each earned C finalist placements to score points on the first day of action for the Vols.

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.

In the women's diving team event, the trio of Tanesha Lucoe, Elle Renner and Lynae Shorter placed seventh with a score of 260.90.

Day two of the SEC Championships begins Tuesday at noon ET with women's 3-meter diving. The finals session will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature women's 3-meter diving finals, along with the men's diving team event and the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

The Lady Vol 200 medley relay of Josephine Fuller, Mona McSharry, Sara Stotler and Katie Mack kicked off the swimming portion of the championships by taking silver in exciting fashion. After being in fifth following the 50 back leg to open the race, McSharry blitzed past the field with an impressive 25.80 50 breast split to push the Big Orange into the thick of things. Over the final two legs, Tennessee held its position in second place to secure a time of 1:34.89, the third-fastest mark in program history.
Following up the Lady Vols, the men earned another silver medal in the 200 medley relay, as Björn Kammann, Flynn Crisci, Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe finished just 0.16 seconds out of gold. To close out the race, Crooks posted a time of 19.43 in the fly portion, and Caribe ended things with a blazing 18.18 50 free anchor to close out with a 1:21.82 effort, the second quickest time in program history.
This marked the third year in a row in which both of UT's 200 medley relays medaled to kick off the swimming portion of the SEC Championships. The Lady Vols have now won a medal in the event in 14 of the last 15 meets, while the men have achieved the feat in six of the last seven conference meets.
During the 800 free relay, the Lady Vol team of Brooklyn Douthwright, Camille Spink, Julia Mrozinski and Josephine Fuller threw down the third-fastest mark in program history (6:53.43) to take the squad's second silver of the night. This marks the sixth time in the last seven years that the Lady Vols have claimed a medal in the event. Having won silver in the event last season as well, UT's time this year was more than four seconds better than the Lady Vols' top time in the event during the 2023 campaign.
In the final event of the night, the Vols placed seventh in the 800 free relay with a mark of 6:19.04. The lineup of Nikoli Blackman, Björn Kammann, Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla and Joaquin Vargas set the fourth-fastest mark in UT history in the event.
Tanesha Lucoe (327.50) and Elle Renner (285.15) both competed in the women's 3-meter B finals, placing ninth and 14th, respectively. Lynae Shorter (23rd/247.55) also picked up points for the Lady Vols in prelims. All three placed higher than their projections entering the meet.