Flickinger and Kingsley on the race for the SEC title (Interview)

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_{Reported by Jared Anderson.} 

WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINALS

1. Hali Flickinger, UGA – 1:52.62
2. Sarah Gibson, A&M – 1:53.75
3. Megan Kingsley, UGA – 1:53.92

It was a smooth and easy win for Georgia senior Hali Flickinger to open the night. Flickinger built a lead of more than a full second at the 100-mark and maintained that margin all the way to a 1:52.62 SEC Championship. Flickinger was second in this race a year ago, and bested her time by a few tenths in the 2016 iteration of the race.

This event was set up well for Georgia to make a points run at Texas A&M, but Aggie flyer Sarah Gibson came up clutch, moving up to second place in 1:53.75. The SEC 100 fly champ, Gibson was a distance freestyler up until this season, but has become a key butterfly piece for the Aggies.

Georgia’s Megan Kingsley was third in 1:53.92, leading Gibson through the 150 but dropping off a bit in the home stretch. Still, the entire top three hit NCAA A cuts and will compete at the national championships.

Fourth went to LSU’s Kara Kopcso in 1:54.46. Tennessee’s Maddie Tegner was 1:55.84 for fifth, followed by a pair of Florida Gators – Alyssa Yambor-Maul (1:56.10) and Taylor Katz (1:56.62).