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, Vanderbilt (women only), Arkansas (women only)
- Live Recaps
- Prelims: Day 2
- Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1
Welcome to the 2nd finals session of the 2026 SEC Championships. We saw a few individual events and a few relays yesterday, with Florida setting a new SEC record in the men’s 200 medley to kick off the meet.
We are looking at some huge changes in the leaderboard this evening as the Tennessee women and the Texas men are projected to leap current leaders Texas and Florida after a very strong prelims session from both teams.
There are no relays this evening, so we are in for a short and exciting night. The meet will kick off with the 100 backstroke events where Alabama’s Emily Jones will be hoping to hold onto her top time from prelims as she tries to hold off Tennessee’s Jillian Crooks and Florida’s Catie Choate.
In the men’s 100 back, Hubert Kos is the clear favorite for the title as the NCAA record holder. He picked up the pool record in prelims at 43.87 and comes in about three tenths ahead of Texas teammate Will Modglin.
The 200 fly is led by Tennessee’s Ella Jansen, who sits just a tenth ahead of Texas’ Campbell Stoll in 1:53.26 and 1:53.36 respectively. Tennessee also has the 3rd seed in Emily Brown, who is only a tenth behind Stoll in 1:53.49 from the prelims.
Again, on the men’s side, the NCAA record holder in the 200 fly, Luca Urlando, is in the water, and is the favorite to win the title as the only sub-1:40 swimmer this morning.
Finally, the swimming events will wrap up with the 100 breaststrokes where Florida’s Anita Bottazzo earned the top spot by nearly a second in the women’s meet and Nate Germonprez sits about seven tenths ahead on the men’s side.
The meet will finish with the 3-Meter diving finals where LSU’s Carson Paul earned the top qualifying spot over Texas’ Nick Harris.
Women’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- SEC Record: 49.20 — Bella Sims, Florida (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 49.20 — Bella Sims, Florida (2025)
- Pool Record: 48.26 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2023)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 52.65
Top 8 Finishers
- Jillian Crooks (TENN) — 50.50
- Emily Jones (BAMA) — 50.59
- Zoe Carlos-Broc (LSU) — 51.14
- Catie Choate (FLOR) — 51.36
- Emma Kern (TEX) — 51.81
- Mizuki Hirai (TENN) — 51.82
- Lora Komoroczy (AUB) — 51.97
- Kaitlyn Owens (TAMU) — 51.99
Tennessee sophomore Jillian Crooks picked up her first SEC win of her career, touching in 50.50 to earn the top time in the women’s 100 backstroke. This was a full second drop from her lifetime best in the event of 51.54 from December of 2023. Last year, she finished 12th in the event and did not make a single ‘A’ final.
She was out in 2nd, flipping in 24.45 to sit about two tenths behind Alabama’s Emily Jones, but she split 26.05 on her 2nd 50 to surge into the lead, touching nearly a tenth ahead of Jones, who swam 50.59 for the silver.
LSU’s Zoe Carlos-Broc finished 3rd in 51.15, which was a new best time by about half-a-second. She dropped from the 51.60 she swam at last year’s SEC Championships to finish 8th overall.
Tennessee also picked up the win in the ‘B’ final with Lexi Stephens touching in 51.97.
Men’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 43.20 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2025)
- SEC Record: 43.20 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 43.73 — Jonny Marshall, Florida (2025)
Pool Record: 43.87 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2026)- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 46.29
Top 8 Finishers
- Hubert Kos (TEX) — 43.86
- Will Modglin (TEX) — 44.00
- Ruard van Renen (UGA) — 44.56
- Jonny Marshall (FLOR) — 44.57
- Ulises Saravia (TENN) — 44.74
- Lysander Osman (UK) — 44.76
- Scotty Buff (FLOR) — 44.85
- Tommy Hgar (BAMA) — 45.23
AFter setting a new pool record in prelims, Texas senior Hubert Kos lowered his own record in finals by one hundredth of a second, swimming 43.86 to lock up the individual event win.
Kos and and Texas teammate Modglin were locked in a battle for the top spot, with Kos turning in 20.93 at the 50 mark to sit just two hundredths ahead of Modglin’s 20.95. From there, Kos extended his lead to turn 0.14 seconds ahead at the 75 mark to touch in 32.40 to Modglin’s 32.54.
They had the exact same final 25 split of 11.46 to touch in 43.86 and 44.00 respectively, and we will get a repeat of this race at the NCAA Championships in March.
UGA’s Ruard van Renen had a huge swim to touch in 3rd, stopping the clock in 44.56. He came in just one hundredth ahead of Florida’s Jonny Marshall, the reigning SEC Champion, who swam 44.57 for 4th. Van Renen’s lifetime best in the event stands at 43.85 from last year’s NCAAs.
Texas newcomer Ksawery Masiuk finished 13th in 45.56.
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:49.11 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- SEC Record: 1:49.11 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 1:49.17 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- Pool Record: 1:49.95 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2023)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:57.11
Top 8 Finishers
- Campbell Stoll (TEX) — 1:50.60
- Emily Brown (TENN) — 1:51.52
- Ella Jansen (TENN) — 1:52.08
- Jordan Agliano (SCAR) — 1:53.80
- Sofia Sartori (LSU) — 1:54.11
- Lainy Kruger (FLOR) — 1:55.83
- Giulia Zambelli (LSU) — 1:56.53
- Ava Whitaker (TAMU) — 1:56.80
The women’s 200 fly went to Texas’ Campbell Stoll in a huge best time of 1:50.60 that would have been the top time in the country before this week. Coming into tonight, her lifetime best in the event was 1:51.64 from this meet last year.
She was out in 51.89, nearly a second ahead of Tennessee’s Emily Brown who finished 2nd. Brown turned in 52.55 for 2nd and Ella Jansen, the bronze medalist was 53.02 in 3rd.
Stoll came home in 58.71 to lock up the top time and full second drop. Emily Brown came home in 58.97 to finish in 1:51.52, almost a second drop from her previous best of 1:52.39, and Ella Jansen finished 3rd for the Vols in 1:52.08, also almost a second faster than her previous best of 1:52.88.
South Carolina’s Jordan Agliano also had a huge drop to finish 4th in 1:53.80, dropping from the 1:54.87 she swam at the end of January. She came into this season with a lifetime best of 1:55.75 from November of 2023.
Men’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:36.41 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- SEC Record: 1:36.41 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 1:37.18 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- Pool Record: 1:37.56 — Ilya Kharun, Arizona State (2025)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:43.79
Top 8 Finishers
- Luca Urlando (UGA)– 1:38.46
- Drew Hitchcock (UGA) — 1:39.76
- Kyle Peck (TEX)/Martin Espernberger (TENN) — 1:40.42
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- Abdalla Youssef Nasr (AUB) — 1:41.02
- Jan Zubik (MIZ) — 1:41.13
- Cooper Lucas (TEX) — 1:41.14
- Rex Maurer (TEX) — 1:41.35
In unsurprising fashion, NCAA record holder Luca Urlando took the top time in the men’s 200 fly, swimming 1:38.46 to come in a second-and-a-half ahead of UGA teammate Drew Hitchcock’s 1:39.76 for 2nd.
Urlando took the lead on the 1st 50 and never relented. He was the only swimmer under 22 seconds on the 1st 50, touching in 21.71 for the lead. On the 2nd 50, he split 24.56 to turn in 46.27, more than a second ahead of Hitchcock who was 2nd in 47.52.
Urlando came home in 52.19 to lock up the top time. Hitchcock touched 2nd, breaking 1:40 for the first time with his 1:39.76, which was seven tenths under his previous best of 1:40.46 from November.
Kyle Peck from Texas and Martin Espernberger from Tennessee tied for 3rd in 1:40.42. Espernberger has been 1:39.34, but his was a new personal best for Peck, a sophomore, who came in at 1:41.73 from January.
Espernberger was faster going out, splitting 48.11 (22.54/25.57) on the opening 100 to Peck’s 48.39 (22.68/25.71). Peck came home in 52.03 (25.49/26.54) to Espernberger’s 52.31 (25.92/26.39).
Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019)
- SEC Record: 56.64 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024)
- SEC Championship Record: 57.06 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024)
- Pool Record: 56.64 — Molly Hannis, TNAQ (2017)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:00.30
Top 8 Finishers
- Anita Bottazzo (FLOR) — 57.11
- McKenzie Siroky (TENN) — 57.62
- Simone Moll (TENN) — 58.47
- Lina Bank (MIZZ) — 59.27
- Molly Mayne (FLOR) — 59.39
- Martina Bukvic (LSU) — 59.56
- Piper Enge (TEX) — 59.77
- Ella McQuinn (TAMU) — 1:00.29
Anita Bottazzo continues her path to an NCAA title in the women’s 100 breaststroke, swimming 57.11 to pick up the top time in the event, missing her lifetime best of 56.87 by about three tenths.
Bottazzo won by a little more than half-a-second over McKenzie Siroky, who swam 57.62 to just miss her lifetime best of 57.27 from this meet last year.
Bottazzo and Siroky were separated by just over a tenth at the 50, with Bottazzo turning in 26.75 to Siroy’s 26.89, and they had the exact same final 25 split of 15.31. The biggest difference in their splits came in the 3rd 25, where Bottazzo swam 15.05 to pick up four tenths on Siroky’s 15.42.
Simone Moll finished 3rd in 58.47, a new personal best by six tenths, dropping from the 58.98 mark she set in November.
Auburn’s Zoey Zeller finished 11th in the ‘B’ final, swimming 59.65 to break the 1:00 mark for the 1st time. Her pre-meet best was 1:00.27 from November.
After the results of the women’s 100 breaststroke, the University of Tennessee has officially jumped Texas in the overall team rankings, sitting at 377 points to Texas’ 345.
Men’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
- SEC Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
Pool Record: 50.05 — Nate Germonprez, Texas (2026)- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 52.58
Top 8 Finishers
- Nate Germonprez (TEX) — 49.92
- Koen De Groot (FLOR) — 50.22
- Campbell McKean (TEX) — 50.42
- Gabe Nunziata (TENN) — 51.35
- Adomas Gatulis (UK) — 51.51
- Einar Agustsson (SCAR) — 51.69
- Uroz Zivanovic (AUB) — 51.74
- Levi Thoome (LSU) — 51.81
Nate Germonprez rebrokehis prelims pool record in the men’s 100 breast final, swimming 49.92 to take a little more than a tenth off the 50.05 he swam in prelims.
He was out in 23.12, almost two tenths ahead of Florida freshman Koen de Groot, who split 23.30 on the opening 50. Germonprez came home in 26.80, two tenths faster than de Groot’s 27.02 to lock up the top time by three tenths over the Florida swimmer’s 50.22.
De Groot dropped more than two seconds from his pre-meet best of 52.70 today. In prelims, he swam 50.72 to make up most of that improvement before taking another half-second off tonight.
Texas freshman Campbell McKean swam 50.42, five hundredths off his lifetime best of 50.37 from November.
Going into the final men’s event of the evening, Texas is in the lead with 420.5 points to Florida’s 399.
Men’s 3-Meter Diving — Finals
- NCAA Record: 529.10 — Sam Dorman, Miami (2015)
- SEC Record: 495.15 — Zhipeng Colin Zeng, Tennessee (2018)
- SEC Championship Record: 483.15 — Zhipeng Colin Zeng, Tennessee (2019)
Top 8 Finishers
- Jesus Gonzalez (FLOR) — 423.05
- Bennett Greene (TENN) — 421.20
- Frazer Tavener (TENN) — 403.90
- Carson Paul (LSU) — 403.45
- Ethan Swart (AUB) — 402.50
- Conor Gesing (FLOR) — 400.65
- Benjamin Wilson (AUB) — 378.05
- Nick Harris (TEX) — 322.65
Florida sophomore Jesus Gonzalez earned the top score in the men’s 3-meter diving event, earning 423.05 points to come in two points ahead of Tennessee’s Bennett Greene, who scored 421.20 for 2nd.
The Vols also picked up 3rd with Frazer Tavener scoring 403.90 points to come in just 0.45 points ahead of top seed Carson Paul from LSU.
Updated Team Scores After Day 2
Women
- Tennessee – 377
- Texas — 345
- Florida — 340.5
- Auburn — 274.5
- South Carolina — 254.5
- LSU — 248
- Alabama — 238
- Texas A&M — 211
- Georgia — 201
- Mizzou — 169.5
- Kentucky — 132
- Arkansas — 89
- Vanderbilt — 58
Men
- Texas — 470.5
- Florida — 462
- Tennessee — 414.5
- Auburn — 316
- LSU — 282
- Georgia — 281
- Kentucky — 280
- Mizzou — 206
- Alabama — 198.5
- Texas A&M — 159.5
- South Carolina — 142
Anyone know the status of David Johnston. He’s on the Texas roster and has a 2025 invite time in the 500 free but he has been pretty much absent from SC yards meets.
Braden says there’s a rumor he’s transferring to a Big 10 school…
It kinda would have been cool to see Liendo race Urlando tonight in the 200 fly. The time he went against FSU last month (1:40.1) would have gotten him third tonight, and his PB of 1:39.1 is from last season’s midseason invite. If Luca’s ceiling tonight was 1:38 mid, I think Liendo would have won it.
another hypothetical win for Josh Liendo
Germ’s lucky Liendo didn’t enter the 100 breast today
Florida gonna be :43, :49, :43, :39 in the medley relay at NCAAs. Maybe even here.
Weren’t they basically the same thing last year, just a few splits up or down? 43 mid, 48 high, 42 low, 40 mid.
Florida might be old timey with how much they keep in the tank, but of any school that does their taper this way, they do it best. At the very least Marshall and Liendo have their eyes on the big meet. Last year Marshall had more for SECs because they didn’t know what he could do. Now everything’s towards beating the Texas boys in March. If they can get De-Groot’s double taper down they’ll be spectacular. I don’t know what Buff’s capable of enough to confidently say what theyre doing with him, but 43 mid low isn’t out of the conversation. Potential top 3 100 fly in the NCAA after that split and his sub 44 last year.
I can tell you that Buff’s 100 back is a PB by almost half a second, and he is faster in at least one event every year at NCs. He’s really stepping up to the leader role. My theory is that getting second last year at SECs ripped the Band-Aid off – they no longer have a streak to defend, so they’re saving up for NCAAs more than usual. Losing SECs might get them closer to an NCAA title than they’ve been in a long time and set them up for when Texas’ big guns graduate to finally take it all.
uhh….
I wonder if they’ll put Liendo on the Free leg and Buff on the fly leg in the 4 MDR just like the 2 MDR.
LADY VOLS lead after this day – Ooooooh so good.
I thought Piper Enge was gonna be one of the next breaststrokers up for the USA out of high school
Jacoby…
Was gonna say perhaps Carol has not done super well with breaststrokers but then remembered Anna Elendt exists
Yeah isn’t that strange
TX 2 steppin
I don’t know any specifics, but I’m assuming they were injured this semester. Barely raced after mid-season, and when they returned, only swam a 100 in their first meet back that was much slower than any other collegiate races.
From what I’ve heard a lot of Texas women have struggled with injuries but idk
Broken ribs.
I believe Piper’s had some illness and injuries this season. Definitely hanging in there, but not at top form.
Glory Glory to ole Georgia! Go dawgs! Love to see Hitchcock swimming so well behind Luca!
Kyle Peck swimming himself into the 2 fly over the 1 back
Soooo does he swim it over 2back at NCAAs?
uhhh good question. All these schedules and I forgot what the schedule at NCAAs look like. The only confirmed 200 backstroker is Hubert and 200 flyer is Cooper Lucas
Unless Hubi does 2 IM…
Ha, this new schedule is messing with me hard. I do want to see Hubert in the 200 IM but I don’t see him dropping the 200 back
He might do the 200 BK/200 IM double. It’s not the most ideal but given the diving break on the last break it could be doable
like Snailspace said once, he’s really got noone close as far as I can remember. Liek best time wise