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)
- Championship Central
- Psych Sheet
- Live results
- Live Video
Alabama’s SEC champion Connor Oslin was a man on a mission when he stepped up to the plate for the men’s 100 back final at the 2017 SEC Championships. Oslin was seeking his 3rd consecutive conference title in the event, but he had teammate Luke Kaliszak and Georgia’s Taylor Dale to go up against. From start to finish, Oslin and Kaliszak were neck-and-neck, but Oslin got his hand to the wall in 44.73 to become the 6th fastest performer in history and secure his 3rd straight SEC title.
Splits Comparison: Oslin vs. Kaliszak by 50
| SWIMMER | 1ST 50 | 2ND 50 | FINAL TIME |
| Connor Oslin | 21.48 | 23.25 | 44.73 |
| Luke Kaliszak | 21.34 | 23.69 | 45.03 |
Splits Comparison: Oslin vs. Kaliszak by 25
| SWIMMER | 1ST 25 | 2ND 25 | 3RD 25 | 4TH 25 | FINAL TIME |
| Connor Oslin | 10.43 | 11.05 | 11.63 | 11.62 | 44.73 |
| Luke Kaliszak | 10.25 | 11.09 | 11.78 | 11.91 | 45.03 |
Oslin’s time lands him just a hundredth shy of the all-time top 5, as Ben Hesen sits 5th with a 44.72 from 2008. The only other man currently in the NCAA to have gone faster is Cal’s Ryan Murphy, who set the American Record at 43.49 last season.
Top 10 Performers as of February 18th:
- Ryan Murphy, 43.49
- Nick Thoman, 44.07
- Matt Grevers, 44.49
- Ryan Lochte, 44.60
- Ben Hesen, 44.72
- Connor Oslin, 44.73
- Eugene Godsoe, 44.75
- Shane Ryan, 44.78 (tie)
- David Nolan, 44.78 (tie)
- Albert Subirats, 44.83
Race video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNfptAnxZ8
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Who are the other 5 who have been faster? I know that Ryan Murphy is one but who are the others?
Murphy, Thoman, Grevers, Lochte for sure. Not sure who the other one is. Maybe Nolan, Subirats, someone like that?
What about Piersol?
Peirsol was never as good short course as he was long course. His best was 45.02 in the 100 yard backstroke – and that was in 2006, when he was 22. Which, incidentally,w was after he turned pro – Peirsol only swam 2 years of NCAA, and so probably didn’t have much in the way of a full-blown taper even into his early 20s.
That’d be Ben Hesen at 44.72 in 2008 I believe.
But what suit was he wearing? Was he in a textile suit? Just wondering
Hesen swam in a textile suit. He was not a super suit swimmer. Came up just short in 2012 when the rubber suits were banned.
That’s moving!