Kristen Stege

2023 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Tennessee sophomore Jordan Crooks will vie for a repeat title in the men’s 50 free on the first full day of action at the SEC Championships.

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2023 SEC Champs Preview: Despite Missing Stars, Can The Lady Vols Go Back-to-Back?

They’ve gotten some pieces back, but can the Tennessee women repeat as SEC champions without key pieces such as 3x SEC champion Ellen Walshe?

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Tennessee’s Crooks, Stege Headline Weekly SEC Swim & Dive Awards

Jordan Crooks won a combined seven races last week to help lead the Vols to a pair of wins over No. 11 Georgia and Carson-Newman.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 13) – Dual Meet Madness

It was a chaotic week in the NCAA. Among the highlights we break down Marchand’s swims, other NCAA leading times, and check in on the midseason transfers.

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Jordan Crooks Splits Another Sub-20 50 Fly Split as Tennessee Sweeps Georgia

Crooks went a sub-20 split earlier this month on the fly leg of the 200 medley relay. He also picked up two individual wins against Georgia.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 48.8% Pick SEC As Most Wide Open Women’s Conference Championship

Mona McSharry and the Tennessee women aim to win their third conference title in four seasons next month, but it will be a tall task in the competitive SEC.

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Tennessee’s Kristen Stege Clocks NCAA-Leading Time in 1650 Free with 15:57.01

Tennessee senior Kristen Stege clocked an NCAA-leading time of 15:57.01 in the 1650-yard freestyle during Thursday’s dual meet against Carson-Newman. 

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Jordan Crooks Rocks 19.9 50 Fly Split, 41.6 100 Free Split At Tennessee-Mizzou Dual

In both the 50 and the 100 fly, Crooks went substantially faster than he was at the 2022 NCAA Championships, putting up some top dual meet times in the NCAA.

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Lady Vols Marred By Absences At Tennessee Invite

The Tennessee women are missing three NCAA scorers, two more NCAA qualifiers and one standout freshman at their home invite this week.

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Alex Walsh Entered In 500 FR, Gretchen Walsh Entered In 100 FL/BK At Tennessee Invite

Alex Walsh (pictured) will be swimming the 500 free for the first time since 2014, where she set her best and only time of 5:16.39.

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Dominant Distance Performances Help Lead Florida Women to 204-96 Rout of Tennessee

The 1000 free saw a great race, where Florida’s Anna Auld clocked a 9:45.17 for the win, pulling ahead of teammate Hayden Miller on the back half of the race.

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#13 Tennessee Men, #6 Louisville Women Led to Victories by Deep Sprint Crews

Jordan Crooks (above) swam 19.3 in the 50 yard free for the third time in three meets this season for the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Sprinters Shine On First Day Of Tennessee vs. NC State Dual Meet

Quintin McCarty, one of the fastest freshman sprinters in the NCAA, went 19.44 in the 50 free unsuited and was just 0.09 seconds off of his personal best.

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Jordan Crooks Goes 19.36 50 Free As Tennessee Men and Women Beat UNC Wilmington

Crooks’ time of 19.36 overtakes Florida swimmer Josh Liendo’s 19.69 as the fastest time in the nation for the 50 free this year.

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2022-23 College Previews: #10 Tennessee Women Looking to Defend SEC Title

Tennessee had one of the best turnarounds of the 2021-2022 season, coming back from a 5th place finish at the 2021 SEC Championships to win the 2022 title.

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