2017 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, February 14 – Saturday, February 18
- Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN (Eastern Time Zone)
- Prelims 10AM / Finals 6PM
- Defending Champion: Florida men (4x), Texas A&M women (results)
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Florida’s Caeleb Dressel has been on fire this meet, and he continued his dominant performance with a new SEC Meet Record in tonight’s 100 fly final. Sticking with his traditional style of zero breaths on the last 25, Dressel earned his 2nd individual gold of the meet, turning in a 44.21 to top the field by nearly a second and a half. Teammate Jan Switkowski finished 2nd in 45.59 to secure a Florida 1-2 in the event.
Dressel’s Splits:
| Swimmer | 1st 50 | 2nd 50 | Final Time |
| Caeleb Dressel | 20.51 | 23.70 | 44.21 |
With that, he took down his own former Meet Record of 44.80 from last season’s SEC Meet, and secured a 3-peat of SEC titles in the event. It also took a couple tenths off his previous best 44.40 from last season’s NCAA meet. Dressel is now within 4 tenths of Tom Shields’ American Record of 43.84, and will get another shot at that record at NCAAs next month.
schooling is done.
Too bad the 100 free is on the last day at NCAAs.
I would like to see a fresh Caeleb Dressel in that event.
A sub 40 isn’t out of reach in my opinion.
Dressel might nor be the 1st under 40. Townley could beat him to it if he ever gets the chance.
Dude, I wanna see that race
This has to be a relative of Townley Haas. ☺
NCAA predictions for this one are tough… Schooling/Dressel/Conger for top three, Josa and Sansoucie can go 44s. Maybe I’m hoping for too much, but I’m a big Dressel fan and I’d like to see Dressel win with a 43.8, Schooling second 43.9, Conger third 44.2
I just want to see conger win something 🙁
Comes out of high school as the most versatile recruit ever(now replaced by Seliskar) never wins an individual event, he deserves at least one
He’s got an Olympic gold. Not too shabbby.
I hope we see more of Conger for quite some time.
Schooling big favorite in my opinion
But it will be close. It’s SCY. While I think in long course Schooling has a margin of 1 second/1.5 seconds over Dressel.
But it will be close. It’s SCY. While I think in long course Schooling has a margin of 1 second/1.5 seconds over Dressel.
I’m calling 43.79
20.31/23.48
From Joe Schooling. I think Dressel goes 43.9
Wow…all this without a shave. He should easily break the 40 second barrier at NCAAs
43.8 at NCAA’s.
20.4-23.4
I think he wins. Schooling spent a LOT of time out in Singapore. Yes, he can go 20.0 for a 50 in practice. But I bet you Dressel can too.
Ok. I’m a Gator… so I’m team Dressel. But, Caeleb and Joseph Schooling have be racing each other since they were teenagers. I’m one hundred percent confident that Joseph Schooling will be completely prepared to race his former Bolles School Shark teammate at NCAA’s. And both of their former Bolles Coaches will also be there ( Sergio and Jason) with their new college teams. It’s gonna be a great race. ☺
I’m 100% positive the NCAA and Olympic record holder who’s pb is still much faster will beat Dressel
While his 50 and 100 free are something to look forward to see how low the records can go, competition wise 100 fly might be the most exciting event at NCAAs, dressel vs schooling vs conger will take a 44.1 or lower to win.
Dressels NCAAs
18.17 50 free(sub 18 next year)
40.2 100 free(sub 40 flat start next year)
43.9 100 fly(second to schooling, ahead of conger)
Conger will win the 200 Fly
He could go faster than 18.1
His potential is unlimited, but with his best relay split being a 17.86, I wouldn’t bet the farm on that being his flat start at NCAAs. 18.20-18.05, he has no one at all to race/push him. Tomorrow’s 100 will give us a better idea on the sub-40 idea. Bottom line the future of Americans sprinting looks great again, worlds will be a blast
Not as great as Australia’s. Chalmers is 18 and won Olympic gold. McEvoy, 22, has the fastest ever textile 100 M free.
Australia should have the 4×100 free relay record, but y’all’s swimmers never peak at the right time. Chalmers, mcevoy, magnesson, name your forth. That should be a 3.06 relay on paper. It’s the in between the ears battle that America normally wins
Rightfully said . I bet this summer that Usa wins the 400 free relay with the potential they have infant of the Aussies . Adrian , Held , Dressel & Conger / Grevers .
I’m thinking 17.96 this year flat start