2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | SwimSwam

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2022 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tuesday, February 15 – Saturday, February 19, 2022
• Jones Aquatics Center, Knoxville, Tenn. (Eastern Time Zone)
• Defending Champion: Men- Florida (9x) Women- Kentucky (1x)
• Live Results
• Live Video (Watch ESPN)
• Championship Central
• Psych Sheets
• 2021 SEC Scoring Breakdown
• Teams: Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

Day 2 of the SEC Championships kick off this morning in Knoxville, with the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free on the event lineup for the morning. Prelims are schedule to start at 9:30 EST.

The women’s 500 will kick off with Alabama senior Kensey McMahon as the top seed with her midseason time of 4:38.76, while Tennessee’s Julia Mrozinski, Georgia’s Abby McCulloh and Florida’s Tylor Mathieu all seeded under 4:40. The Florida Gator men headline the men’s 500, with Tokyo 400 free bronze medalist Kieran Smith holding the top seed and teammates Alfosno Mestre and Trey Freeman sitting 2nd and 3rd. Defending NCAA 500 free champion Jake Magahey of Georgia comes in with the fourth seed.

The Tennessee women come in with four of the top 8 seeds in the 200 IM, with freshman superstar Ellen Walshe leading the way with a 1:54.77 seed. In the men’s IM, Missouri senior Danny Kovac comes in as the top swimmer with a 1:42.39.

In the 50, the Alabama women come in with the top two seeds in junior Kalia Antoniou and senior Morgan Scott, while Missouri also has two of the top five seeds with seniors Sarah Thompson and Megan Keil. The Tennessee Lady Vols also look strong, with three of the top 8 seeds. LSU Olympian Brooks Curry comes in with the top seed in the men’s 50, just ahead of Florida sophomore Adam Chaney.

Women’s 500 free

• NCAA A Standard: 4:35.76
• NCAA B Standard: 4:47.20

Men’s 500 free

• NCAA A Standard: 4:11.62
• NCAA B Standard: 4:23.24

Women’s 200 IM

• NCAA A Standard: 1:53.66
• NCAA B Standard: 1:59.94

Men’s 200 IM

• NCAA A Standard: 1:46.77
• NCAA B Standard: 1:41.34

Women’s 50 free

• NCAA A Standard: 21.66
• NCAA B Standard: 22.76

Men’s 50 free

• NCAA A Standard: 18.96
• NCAA B Standard: 19.96

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