- July 15-18, 2026
- Mizzou Aquatics Center, Columbia, MO
- LCM (50m)
- Results on MeetMobile (“Speedo Summer Sectionals – Central Zone South”)
- Day 1 recap
- Day 2 recap
Day 3 of the Columbia Sectional saw SMU/Empire KC Swim Club’s Andy Baklanov pop a 55.68 in the men’s 100 back. The swim marks a career best, and Baklanov’s 1st time under 56 seconds in the event. That performance came after Baklanov went 1:58 in the 200 back on the 1st day of the meet.
Mizzou’s Libby Bakker took the women’s 100 back in 1:02.63. While the swim stands as a season best for Bakker, she was a touch off her career best of 1:02.09, which she swam last summer.
Nebraska’s Gena Jorgenson won the women’s 400 free in 4:12.21. The performance comes in just off her personal best of 4:11.96, which she swam at US Nationals last summer. It was a strong event for Nebraska, as Riley Miklos came in 2nd with a 4:14.85, which is a new career best for her. Autumn McIntosh, a 13-year-old out of Berzerker Swimming in Arkansas, came in 3rd in the 400 free with a 4:18.49. That was a huge swim for McIntosh, clipping her previous best by 0.02 seconds.
Rising Tennessee freshman Whitaker Steward put up a 3:55.99 in the men’s 400 free, setting a new career best. Steward entered the meet with a previous best of 3:56.61. He put up a very strong swim in finals, getting out to a 1:57.45 on the opening 200, then coming home in 1:58.54 on the back half of the race.
Arkansas’ Rachel McAlpin had a great showing in the women’s 100 breast, winning the race in 1:09.08. The swim is a new personal best for the 18-year-old, chipping 0.33 seconds off her previous best time.
Southern Illinois’ Maddax Thompson took the men’s 100 breast in 1:02.41. Thompson went 1:02.68 in prelims, which marked his 1st time under 1:03 in the event.
CSP Tideriders’ Sydney Schoeck put up a massive career best in the women’s 200 fly. Schoeck, a future Texas Longhorn, clocked a 2:12.24 to win the race, taking 5.04 seconds off her previous best.
The men’s 200 fly went to Missouri State’s Anderson Brown, who stopped the clock in 2:01.55.
Moving into day 4, Libby Bakker was back in action, taking the women’s 50 back in 29.35. That swim was a new personal best for Bakker, who was just off her 100 back best the day before.
Rachel McAlpin won the women’s 50 breast after winning the 100 breast on Friday, McAlpin clocked a 31.66 in the 50, which was a bit off her career best. She’s been as fast as 30.78, which she swam last summer at World Juniors.
Columbia Swim Club’s Grant Bochenski was the champion of the men’s 50 back. Bochenski touched in 25.58, well off his career best of 24.79.
Gena Jorgenson was back at it in the women’s 200 IM, where she swam a 2:18.84. Jorgenson blew away her previous best of 2:22.17. She was particularly great on freestyle, coming home in 30.83 on the final 50. Similarly, Riley Miklos won an event on day 4, taking the women’s 100 free in 56.40. Miklos went 56.57 in prelims, which was her 1st time under 57 seconds in the event.
Rising Mizzou senior Joe Warnagiris took the men’s 200 IM in 2:05.31, touching out teammate Seb Gonzalez Barboza by 0.19 seconds. Another Tiger, Oliver Millan de Miguel won the men’s 100 free in 50.39.
Mizzou’s Logan Ottke won the men’s 50 breast in 28.32. He was just a hair off his career best of 28.25, which he set at the Canadian Trials a couple weeks ago.
Following her career best in the 400 free on Friday, 13-year-old Autumn McIntosh was excellent in the women’s 1500 on Saturday. McIntosh won the event, swimming a 16:37.02 to touch 1st by 15 seconds. It was a truly massive performance for the youngster, taking a whopping 26 seconds off her previous best 0f 17:03.43.
The men’s 800 free saw Whitaker Steward touch 1st in 8:13.04. After his career best in the 400 free the day before, Steward was 8 seconds off his career best of 8:04.93 in the 800.
