By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2021 SEC MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, February 23 – Friday, February 26, 2021
- Columbia, MO – University of Missouri
- Prelims/Finals: 10 AM/5 PM Tues, 10 AM/6 PM Weds-Fri (Central Standard Time)
- Defending Champion: Florida (8x) (results)
- Live Video – SEC Network
- Championship Central
- Updated psych sheet
- Live Results
- Day 2 Finals Heat Sheet
Kieran Smith tied his 500 free American and NCAA Records on the nose tonight at the SEC Championships, clocking 4:06.32 for the second straight year to defend his title.
It didn’t come easy, however, as Georgia’s Jake Magahey took almost four seconds off his best time to become the second-fastest swimmer in history in 4:06.71.
Smith Record Split Comparison
| Smith, 2020 SECs | Smith, 2021 SECs |
| 22.45 | 22.04 |
| 47.28 (24.83) | 46.31 (24.27) |
| 1:12.07 (24.79) | 1:10.81 (24.50) |
| 1:37.08 (25.01) | 1:35.70 (24.89) |
| 2:02.25 (25.17) | 2:00.86 (25.16) |
| 2:27.35 (25.10) | 2:26.23 (25.37) |
| 2:52.40 (25.05) | 2:51.53 (25.30) |
| 3:17.25 (24.85) | 3:16.90 (25.37) |
| 3:42.19 (24.94) | 3:42.06 (25.16) |
| 4:06.32 (24.13) | 4:06.32 (24.26) |
Smith (’21) vs Magahey Split Comparison
Magahey out-split Smith on every 50 over the back-half of the race except for the last one, where Smith gutted it out for the win in 24.26.
| Smith | Magahey |
| 22.04 | 22.50 |
| 46.31 (24.27) | 47.33 (24.83) |
| 1:10.81 (24.50) | 1:12.23 (24.90) |
| 1:35.70 (24.89) | 1:37.57 (25.34) |
| 2:00.86 (25.16) | 2:02.82 (25.25) |
| 2:26.23 (25.37) | 2:27.98 (25.16) |
| 2:51.53 (25.30) | 2:53.09 (25.11) |
| 3:16.90 (25.37) | 3:17.93 (24.84) |
| 3:42.06 (25.16) | 3:42.40 (24.47) |
| 4:06.32 (24.26) | 4:06.71 (24.31) |
When Smith broke the record last season, he lowered Zane Grothe‘s American and U.S. Open Record of 4:07.25, set in 2017, and also downed Townley Haas‘ NCAA mark of 4:08.19 from 2019.
All-Time Performances, Men’s 500 Freestyle (SCY)
- Kieran Smith (FLOR) – 2020 / Kieran Smith (FLOR) – 2021, 4:06.32
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- Jake Magahey (UGA), 4:06.71 – 2021
- Zane Grothe (UN), 4:07.25 – 2017
- Townley Haas (TEX), 4:08.19 – 2019
- Drew Kibler (TEX), 4:08.26 – 2020
- Clark Smith (TEX), 4:08.42 – 2017
- Peter Vanderkaay (MICH), 4:08.54 – 2008
- Peter Vanderkaay (MICH) – 2006 / Townley Haas (TEX) – 2018, 4:08.60
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Smith, now 20, entered last season’s SECs with a personal best time of 4:16.96, lowering it to 4:14.55 in the heats before dropping the 4:06 bomb. This season he came into meet having been 4:11.08 mid-season at the Auburn Fall Invitational, ranking him fourth in the country.
He now takes over the top spot in the nation from Texas’ Drew Kibler, who dropped a 4:08.26 in October which is now ranked as the sixth-fastest swim ever.
Magahey shatters both the Georgia school record of 4:09.48, set by Sebastien Rouault in 2008, and also the previous fastest time ever done by a freshman, which was a 4:08.95 from Michigan’s Felix Auboeck.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Kieran Smith Ties 500 Free American Record In 4:06.32; Magahey Now #2 All-Time
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