2024 SEC Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

2024 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• February 19 – February 24, 2024
• James E. Martin Aquatic Center — Auburn, AL
• Defending Champions: Women: Florida (1x) Men: Florida (11x)
• Start Times (CT): 9:30 am prelims/5:30 pm finals
• Championship Central
• 2023 SEC Championships Box Score
• Major Conference Roster Limits and Scoring Rules
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Video (SEC+ Network)
• Day 1 Diving Recap
• Day 1 Finals Live Recap
• Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
• Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
• Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.

With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Mid” to swimmers in the B final and “Down” to swimmers in the C final.

Team Scores Thru Day 3

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

Men:

1. Florida — 893
2. Tennessee/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

On the men’s side, Florida stays dominant, while a tight battle between Tennessee, Georgia, Texas A&M, and Auburn for second is emerging. Meanwhile, the Gators have also emerged in control on the women’s side after trailing Tennessee at the end of day two.

Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs — Women

Credit to Andrew Mering for running the numbers.

Scored Prelims — Women

1. Florida — 220
2. Texas A&M — 161.5
3. Tennessee — 152
4. South Carolina/Auburn — 102.5
6. Alabama — 95.5
7. Georgia — 74.0
8. Arkansas — 50.0
9. Kentucky — 48.5
10. Missouri — 30.5
11. LSU — 26.0
12. Vanderbilt — 24.0

Scored Prelims + Actual — Women

1. Florida — 985.5
2. Tennessee — 775
3. Texas A&M — 614.5
4. Auburn — 580
5. Georgia — 572
6. Alabama — 420
7. South Carolina — 411.5
8. LSU — 363
9. Kentucky — 259.5
10. Missouri — 235
11. Arkansas — 231
12. Vanderbilt — 134.0

For the second day in a row, the Florida women had the top prelims performance, decreasing the likelihood of any other team pulling off the upset for an SEC title. Meanwhile, Texas A&M (which is currently in fifth) had a big morning, being propelled by strong showings in the 200 fly and 100 back.

Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs — Men

Scored Prelims — Men

1. Auburn — 255.5
2. Florida — 239.5
3. Tennessee — 184.5
4. Georgia — 170.0
5. Missouri — 164.5
6. Texas A&M — 150.5
7. LSU — 92.5
8. South Carolina — 80.0
9. Alabama — 66.5
10. Kentucky — 44.5

Scored Prelims + Actual — Men

1. Florida — 1132.5
2. Auburn — 791.5
3. Tennessee — 753.5
4. Georgia — 739
5. Texas A&M — 704.5
6. LSU — 385.5
7. Missouri — 366.5
8. Alabama — 320.5
9. South Carolina — 292
10. Kentucky — 287.5

At this point, Florida has too big of a lead for it to even matter, but Auburn having arguably the best showing out of any team this morning brings major implications for the second-place fight. If the Tigers can continue this momentum on Friday night, that two-spot will have a greater likelihood of ending up with them by the end of the meet.