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
- Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 |Day 2
Tthere weren’t any major upsets during Day 2 of 2026 SECs, but there was still plenty of fast swimming. Jillian Crooks took home the sole gold medal for the Lady Volunteers via her win in the 100 back, although Tennessee was able to rack up points thanks to a set of silver and bronze place finishes in both the 200 fly and 100 breast. The winners of those events were Texas’ Campbell Stoll and Florida’s Anita Bottazzo, respectively.
Luca Urlando, the reigning NCAA record holder in the 200 fly, comfortably won his bread and butter event in a time of 1:38.46, leading Georgia to a 1-2 finish. The Longhorn men went on to secure two wins thanks to Hubert Kos in the 100 back and Nate Germonprez in the 100 breast.
Linked below are the videos from tonight’s session.
Women’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 48.10 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024)
- SEC Record: 49.20 — Bella Sims, Florida (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 49.20 — Bella Sims, Florida (2025)
- Pool Record: 48.26 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2023)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 52.65
Top 8 Finishers
- Jillian Crooks (TENN) — 50.50
- Emily Jones (BAMA) — 50.59
- Zoe Carlos-Broc (LSU) — 51.14
- Catie Choate (FLOR) — 51.36
- Emma Kern (TEX) — 51.81
- Mizuki Hirai (TENN) — 51.82
- Lora Komoroczy (AUB) — 51.97
- Kaitlyn Owens (TAMU) — 51.99
Tennessee sophomore Jillian Crooks picked up her first SEC win of her career, touching in 50.50 to earn the top time in the women’s 100 backstroke. This was a full second drop from her lifetime best in the event of 51.54 from December of 2023. Last year, she finished 12th in the event and did not make a single ‘A’ final.
She was out in 2nd, flipping in 24.45 to sit about two tenths behind Alabama’s Emily Jones, but she split 26.05 on her 2nd 50 to surge into the lead, touching nearly a tenth ahead of Jones, who swam 50.59 for the silver.
LSU’s Zoe Carlos-Broc finished 3rd in 51.15, which was a new best time by about half-a-second. She dropped from the 51.60 she swam at last year’s SEC Championships to finish 8th overall.
Tennessee also picked up the win in the ‘B’ final with Lexi Stephens touching in 51.97.
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Men’s 100 Backstroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 43.20 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2025)
- SEC Record: 43.20 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 43.73 — Jonny Marshall, Florida (2025)
Pool Record: 43.87 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2026)- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 46.29
Top 8 Finishers
- Hubert Kos (TEX) — 43.86
- Will Modglin (TEX) — 44.00
- Ruard van Renen (UGA) — 44.56
- Jonny Marshall (FLOR) — 44.57
- Ulises Saravia (TENN) — 44.74
- Lysander Osman (UK) — 44.76
- Scotty Buff (FLOR) — 44.85
- Tommy Hgar (BAMA) — 45.23
AFter setting a new pool record in prelims, Texas senior Hubert Kos lowered his own record in finals by one hundredth of a second, swimming 43.86 to lock up the individual event win.
Kos and and Texas teammate Modglin were locked in a battle for the top spot, with Kos turning in 20.93 at the 50 mark to sit just two hundredths ahead of Modglin’s 20.95. From there, Kos extended his lead to turn 0.14 seconds ahead at the 75 mark to touch in 32.40 to Modglin’s 32.54.
They had the exact same final 25 split of 11.46 to touch in 43.86 and 44.00 respectively, and we will get a repeat of this race at the NCAA Championships in March.
UGA’s Ruard van Renen had a huge swim to touch in 3rd, stopping the clock in 44.56. He came in just one hundredth ahead of Florida’s Jonny Marshall, the reigning SEC Champion, who swam 44.57 for 4th. Van Renen’s lifetime best in the event stands at 43.85 from last year’s NCAAs.
Texas newcomer Ksawery Masiuk finished 13th in 45.56.
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:49.11 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- SEC Record: 1:49.11 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 1:49.17 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2025)
- Pool Record: 1:49.95 — Emma Sticklen, Texas (2023)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:57.11
Top 8 Finishers
- Campbell Stoll (TEX) — 1:50.60
- Emily Brown (TENN) — 1:51.52
- Ella Jansen (TENN) — 1:52.08
- Jordan Agliano (SCAR) — 1:53.80
- Sofia Sartori (LSU) — 1:54.11
- Lainy Kruger (FLOR) — 1:55.83
- Giulia Zambelli (LSU) — 1:56.53
- Ava Whitaker (TAMU) — 1:56.80
The women’s 200 fly went to Texas’ Campbell Stoll in a huge best time of 1:50.60 that would have been the top time in the country before this week. Coming into tonight, her lifetime best in the event was 1:51.64 from this meet last year.
She was out in 51.89, nearly a second ahead of Tennessee’s Emily Brown who finished 2nd. Brown turned in 52.55 for 2nd and Ella Jansen, the bronze medalist was 53.02 in 3rd.
Stoll came home in 58.71 to lock up the top time and full second drop. Emily Brown came home in 58.97 to finish in 1:51.52, almost a second drop from her previous best of 1:52.39, and Ella Jansen finished 3rd for the Vols in 1:52.08, also almost a second faster than her previous best of 1:52.88.
South Carolina’s Jordan Agliano also had a huge drop to finish 4th in 1:53.80, dropping from the 1:54.87 she swam at the end of January. She came into this season with a lifetime best of 1:55.75 from November of 2023.
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Men’s 200 Butterfly — Finals
- NCAA Record: 1:36.41 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- SEC Record: 1:36.41 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 1:37.18 — Luca Urlando, Georgia (2025)
- Pool Record: 1:37.56 — Ilya Kharun, Arizona State (2025)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:43.79
Top 8 Finishers
- Luca Urlando (UGA)– 1:38.46
- Drew Hitchcock (UGA) — 1:39.76
- Kyle Peck (TEX)/Martin Espernberger (TENN) — 1:40.42
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- Abdalla Youssef Nasr (AUB) — 1:41.02
- Jan Zubik (MIZ) — 1:41.13
- Cooper Lucas (TEX) — 1:41.14
- Rex Maurer (TEX) — 1:41.35
In unsurprising fashion, NCAA record holder Luca Urlando took the top time in the men’s 200 fly, swimming 1:38.46 to come in a second-and-a-half ahead of UGA teammate Drew Hitchcock’s 1:39.76 for 2nd.
Urlando took the lead on the 1st 50 and never relented. He was the only swimmer under 22 seconds on the 1st 50, touching in 21.71 for the lead. On the 2nd 50, he split 24.56 to turn in 46.27, more than a second ahead of Hitchcock who was 2nd in 47.52.
Urlando came home in 52.19 to lock up the top time. Hitchcock touched 2nd, breaking 1:40 for the first time with his 1:39.76, which was seven tenths under his previous best of 1:40.46 from November.
Kyle Peck from Texas and Martin Espernberger from Tennessee tied for 3rd in 1:40.42. Espernberger has been 1:39.34, but his was a new personal best for Peck, a sophomore, who came in at 1:41.73 from January.
Espernberger was faster going out, splitting 48.11 (22.54/25.57) on the opening 100 to Peck’s 48.39 (22.68/25.71). Peck came home in 52.03 (25.49/26.54) to Espernberger’s 52.31 (25.92/26.39).
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 55.73 — Lilly King, Indiana (2019)
- SEC Record: 56.64 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024)
- SEC Championship Record: 57.06 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024)
- Pool Record: 56.64 — Molly Hannis, TNAQ (2017)
- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 1:00.30
Top 8 Finishers
- Anita Bottazzo (FLOR) — 57.11
- McKenzie Siroky (TENN) — 57.62
- Simone Moll (TENN) — 58.47
- Lina Bank (MIZZ) — 59.27
- Molly Mayne (FLOR) — 59.39
- Martina Bukvic (LSU) — 59.56
- Piper Enge (TEX) — 59.77
- Ella McQuinn (TAMU) — 1:00.29
Anita Bottazzo continues her path to an NCAA title in the women’s 100 breaststroke, swimming 57.11 to pick up the top time in the event, missing her lifetime best of 56.87 by about three tenths.
Bottazzo won by a little more than half-a-second over McKenzie Siroky, who swam 57.62 to just miss her lifetime best of 57.27 from this meet last year.
Bottazzo and Siroky were separated by just over a tenth at the 50, with Bottazzo turning in 26.75 to Siroy’s 26.89, and they had the exact same final 25 split of 15.31. The biggest difference in their splits came in the 3rd 25, where Bottazzo swam 15.05 to pick up four tenths on Siroky’s 15.42.
Simone Moll finished 3rd in 58.47, a new personal best by six tenths, dropping from the 58.98 mark she set in November.
Auburn’s Zoey Zeller finished 11th in the ‘B’ final, swimming 59.65 to break the 1:00 mark for the 1st time. Her pre-meet best was 1:00.27 from November.
After the results of the women’s 100 breaststroke, the University of Tennessee has officially jumped Texas in the overall team rankings, sitting at 377 points to Texas’ 345.
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Men’s 100 Breaststroke — Finals
- NCAA Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
- SEC Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
- SEC Championship Record: 49.51 — Julian Smith, Florida (2025)
Pool Record: 50.05 — Nate Germonprez, Texas (2026)- 2026 NCAA Championships Qualifying Time: 52.58
Top 8 Finishers
- Nate Germonprez (TEX) — 49.92
- Koen De Groot (FLOR) — 50.22
- Campbell McKean (TEX) — 50.42
- Gabe Nunziata (TENN) — 51.35
- Adomas Gatulis (UK) — 51.51
- Einar Agustsson (SCAR) — 51.69
- Uroz Zivanovic (AUB) — 51.74
- Levi Thoome (LSU) — 51.81
Nate Germonprez rebrokehis prelims pool record in the men’s 100 breast final, swimming 49.92 to take a little more than a tenth off the 50.05 he swam in prelims.
He was out in 23.12, almost two tenths ahead of Florida freshman Koen de Groot, who split 23.30 on the opening 50. Germonprez came home in 26.80, two tenths faster than de Groot’s 27.02 to lock up the top time by three tenths over the Florida swimmer’s 50.22.
De Groot dropped more than two seconds from his pre-meet best of 52.70 today. In prelims, he swam 50.72 to make up most of that improvement before taking another half-second off tonight.
Texas freshman Campbell McKean swam 50.42, five hundredths off his lifetime best of 50.37 from November.
Going into the final men’s event of the evening, Texas is in the lead with 420.5 points to Florida’s 399.
CONSOLATION FINAL:
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
Updated Team Scores After Day 2
Women
- Tennessee – 377
- Texas — 345
- Florida — 340.5
- Auburn — 274.5
- South Carolina — 254.5
- LSU — 248
- Alabama — 238
- Texas A&M — 211
- Georgia — 201
- Mizzou — 169.5
- Kentucky — 132
- Arkansas — 89
- Vanderbilt — 58
Men
- Texas — 470.5
- Florida — 462
- Tennessee — 414.5
- Auburn — 316
- LSU — 282
- Georgia — 281
- Kentucky — 280
- Mizzou — 206
- Alabama — 198.5
- Texas A&M — 159.5
- South Carolina — 142
