Prelim Results
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 5/6 Florida men's and women's swimming and diving teams will send 27 swimmers to Thursday night's SEC Championships, including 11 in the A-finals.
Emma Weyant continued her strong SEC Championship performance, finishing first in the women's 400 IM prelims at 4:06.44, the seventh-fastest time in Florida history. Weyant will be joined by
Mabel Zavaros (3rd – 4:07.81) and
Kathleen Golding (5th – 4:08.88) in the A-final.
Zoe Dixon and
Anna Auld will compete in the B-final, while
Amanda Ray and
Allie Piccirillo will race in the C-final.
Women's 400 IM Prelims:
1.
Emma Weyant - 4:06.44*
3.
Mabel Zavaros - 4:07.81*
5.
Kathleen Golding - 4:08.88*
9.
Zoe Dixon - 4:10.77^
12.
Anna Auld - 4:13.08^
18.
Amanda Ray - 4:15.61'
24.
Allie Piccirillo - 4:16.36'
27.
Camille DeBoer - 4:17.01
*advances to A final
^advances to B final
' advances to C final
On the men's side, six Gators qualified for the men's 200 IM finals.
Mason Laur, who swam the eight-fastest time in Florida history at 3:40.18, will be in lane five for the A-final, while
Giovanni Linscheer, who dropped 6.57 seconds off his season-best time this season, finished sixth at 3:41.99 for A-final qualification. The Gators will have
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero,
Kevin Vargas,
Tyler Watson, and
Eric Brown all swim in the B-final.
Men's 400 IM Prelims:
2.
Mason Laur - 3:40.18*
6.
Giovanni Linscheer - 3:41.99*
9.
Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero - 3:43.67^
10.
Kevin Vargas - 3:43.83^
13.
Tyler Watson - 3:45.78^
14.
Eric Brown - 3:46.06^
*advances to A final
^advances to B final
Olivia Peoples moved up from eighth to fifth on Florida's all-time women's 100 fly list, swimming a 52.08 to secure a spot in the A-final.
Aris Runnels dropped a second on her seeded time, and will swim in the B-final.
Women's 100 Fly Prelims:
6.
Olivia Peoples - 52.08*
11.
Aris Runnels - 52.53^
*advances to A final
^advances to B final
Freshman
Joshua Liendo etched his name in Florida history once again, swimming the second-fastest 100 fly time of 44.34 during the prelims. Liendo cut 1.45 seconds off his previous best, and will swim in lane five tonight.
Jace Crawford and
Eric Friese will compete in the B-final this evening.
Men's 100 Fly Prelims:
2.
Joshua Liendo - 44.34* (2nd fastest school history)
9.
Jace Crawford - 46.17^
11.
Eric Friese - 46.34^
*advances to A final
^advances to B final
The Gators qualified three for the women's 200 free A final after finishing one-two-three in the prelims.
Micayla Cronk posted the sixth-fastest time in program history at 1:44.17for third, while
Ekaterina Nikonova'a 1:44.42 put her in fourth.
Talia Bates will look for another medal this evening after swimming a 1:45.01 for fifth.
Katie Mack and
Tylor Mathieu will represent Florida in the C final.
Women's 200 Free Prelims:
3.
Micayla Cronk - 1:44.17*
4.
Ekaterina Nikonova - 1:44.42*
5.
Talia Bates - 1:45.01*
20.
Katie Mack - 1:1:46.42'
21.
Tylor Mathieu - 1:46.48'
38.
Hayden Miller - 1:48.04
62.
Leah DeGeorge - 1:51.85
*advances to A final
' advances to C final
Macguire McDuff clocked a top-10 200 free time in Gators history at 1:32.45 to finish third in the prelims for A final qualification.
Jake Mitchell and
Alfonso Mestre will compete in the B final, while
Oskar Lindholm will swim in the C final for Florida.
Men's 200 Free Prelims:
3.
Macguire McDuff - 1:32.45*
10.
Jake Mitchell - 1:33.50^
12.
Alfonso Mestre - 1:33.62^
18.
Oskar Lindholm - 1:35.20'
32.
Edouard Fullum-Huot - 1:36.55
37.
Alberto Mestre - 1:37.00
*advances to A final
^advances to B final
' advances to C final
Skip Donald led the way in the men's 3-meter finishing 12th with a 323.00, a spot ahead of
Leonardo Garcia's 310.55 and 13th place finish.
Anton Svirskyi's 276.00 put him in 23rd.
Men's 3-Meter Diving Prelims:
12.
Skip Donald - 323.00
13.
Leonardo Garcia - 310.55
23.
Anton Svirskyi - 276.00
Thursday night's finals are slated for a 6:30 p.m. (ET) start on SEC Network+.
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