2026 SEC Championships: Ups/Mids/Downs; Texas Men & Tennessee Women Earn Most ‘A’ Finals On Day 2

2026 SEC Championships

• Dates: Monday, February 16–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN
• Defending Champions: Texas (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video: SEC Network+
• Psych Sheet (UPDATED)
• Schedule of Events
• Championship Central
• Teams: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1

The first day of individual event prelims at the 2026 SEC Championships saw the Tennessee women and the Texas men earn the most ‘A’ finals swims this evening as both teams are projected to score more than 200 points tonight

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 and divers in the A final, “Mid” to B finalists, and “Down” to C finalists.

Scores After Day 2

Women’s Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Tennessee women had a very good prelims session, picking up six ‘A’ finalists, three ‘B’ finalists, and two ‘C’ finalists over the three individual events.

They put two swimmers in each event ‘A’ final and they earned the top seed in the women’s 200 fly courtesy of Ella Jansen‘s 1:53.26. After their prelims performance, they are projected to finish the day in 1st overall, 30 points ahead of Florida

Florida and LSU both put four swimmers through to ‘A’ finals while reigning champions and current point leaders, Texas sits in 4th for the session with three ‘A’ finalists and two ‘B’ finalists.

Women’s Day 2 Prelims Scoring

Women’s Projected Scores

Men’s Day 2 Ups/Mids/Downs

The Texas men had a phenomenal morning, continuing to show their dominance as the favorites to earn their 2nd straight NCAA and SEC titles this season.

They put eight swimmers through to the ‘A’ final, including the diving event. Their highest scoring event will be the 200 fly, where they have three swimmers in the ‘A’ final and are looking at a projection of 87 points in just that event.

Men’s Day 2 Prelims Scoring

Men’s Projected Scoring