Josh Liendo Blasts 39.47 100 Free Split, #2 All-Time, Hribar Posts 39.84 Split #4 All-Time

2026 SEC Championships

• Dates: Monday, February 16–Saturday, February 21
• Location: Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, Knoxville, TN
• Defending Champions: Texas (1x)
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• Teams: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt (women only), Arkansas (women only)
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  • Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
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Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay — Finals

• NCAA Record: 2:42.41 — Tennessee (G. Caribe, N. Blackman, L. Taylor, J. Crooks) (2025)
• SEC Record: 2:42.30 — Tennessee (G. Caribe, L. Taylor, N. Blackman, J. Crooks) (2025)
• SEC Championship Record: 2:42.41 — Tennessee (G. Caribe, N. Blackman, L. Taylor, J. Crooks) (2025)
• Pool Record: 2:44.13 — Tennessee (G. Caribe, M. Chambers, N. Blackman, J. Crooks) (2024)
• 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 2:49.36
• 2026 NCAA Provisional Time: 2:50.42

Top 8 Finishers

1. Florida — 2:43.95
2. Texas — 2:45.30
3. Tennessee — 2:46.00
4. LSU — 2:47.52
5. Georgia — 2:48.83
6. Alabama — 2:49.32
7. Kentucky — 2:49.68
8. Texas A&M — 2:50.01

Florida’s Josh Liendo swam to the #2 relay split all-time as he anchored Florida to a win in the 400 free relay, swimming a 39.47. Also making the top relay splits all-time was LSU’s Jere Hribar who swam to a 36.84, a split that is the #4 split all-time.

All-Time Top Relay Splits (Performances), Men’s 100 Free

1.  Jordan Crooks, 39.36 (2025 NCAAs)
2. Josh Liendo, 39.47 (2026 SECs)
3. Jordan Crooks, 39.52 (2025 SECs)
4. Jere Hribar, 39.84 (2026 SECs)
5. Jordan Crooks, 39.89 (2024 Tennessee Invite)
6. Jonny Kulow, 39.93 (2025 NCAAs)
7. Jordan Crooks, 39.95 (2025 NCAAs)

Neither swimmer had ever split sub-40 seconds coming into tonight. Hribar notably split a 40.15 earlier this week at SECs which now sits as the #9 performance on a relay split. Tonight’s swim is Liendo’s first time in the top 10 splits for the 100 free.

The two also posted some all-time splits in the 50 free earlier this week, as Liendo swam a 17.58 and Hribar split a 17.59. Those sit at the #5 and #6 relay performances all-time.