Nate Germonprez Swims New SEC Record With 1:48.94 200 Breast, Becomes #10 Performer All-Time

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 | Day 3 | Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Finals

• NCAA Record: 1:46.35 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024)
• SEC Record: 1:49.59 — Will Scholtz, Texas (2025)
• SEC Championship Record: 1:50.02 — Aleksas Savickas, Florida (2025)
• Pool Record: 1:59.47 — Nate Germonprez (TEX) — 1:50.47
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95

Top 8 Finishers

1. Nate Germonprez (TEX) — 1:48.94 **New SEC Record
2. Gabe Nunziata (TENN) — 1:50.59
3. Campbell McKean (TEX) — 1:51.03
4. Logan Brown (TA&M) — 1:51.55
5. Will Scholtz (TEX) — 1:52.12
6. Cale Martter (UGA) — 1:52.94
7. Guilherme Camossato (LSU) — 1:52.95
8. Maston Ballew (AUB) — 1:55.22

Texas junior Nate Germonprez swam to a new over SEC record as well as SEC meet record, touching in a 1:48.94. That broke the old overall SEC record of a 1:49.59 set by Will Scholtz of Texas at midseason. The previous meet record was a 1:50.02 set by Florida’s Aleksas Savickas in 2025.

Split Comparison

Germonprez was under the record the entire race tonight, and primarily was out faster tonight which was the difference maker. The biggest difference came on his first 50 when he was out 0.44 seconds faster than Scholtz was a year ago.

With his time tonight, Germonprez becomes the #10 performer all-time. He also takes over the top spot in the NCAA so far this season, ahead of Scholtz who had stood at the top with his time from midseason.

All-Time Top Performers

1. Leon Marchand — 1:46.35 — 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
2. Will Licon — 1:47.91 — 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
3. Jassen Yep — 1:48.30 — 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
4. Matthew Fallon — 1:48.48 — 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
5. Reece Whitley — 1:48.53 — 2020 California vs Stanford
6. Kevin Cordes — 1:48.66 — 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
7. Andrew Seliskar — 1:48.70 — 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
8. Max McHugh — 1:48.76 — 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
9. Carles Coll Marti — 1:48.89 — 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships
10. Nate Germonprez – 1:48.94 – 2026 SEC Championships
11. Caspar Corbeau — 1:49.15 — 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships