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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 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Day 4 Prelims Heat Sheet
Conference meets can often feel like they last forever–especially if you’re on deck–but we’ve already reached the penultimate day of the 2026 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. If you thought based on the event lineup it was the first day you’d be forgiven, it’s still odd to see the 50 and 500 freestyle events slated for this late in the lineup.
But before we get there, the day starts with the 200 breaststroke. On the women’s side, Anita Bottazzo aims to complete a sweep of the breaststroke events. The Texas men have an iron grip on the men’s 200 breaststroke; they own the top four seeds on the psych sheet, led by Will Scholtz‘s SEC record from midseason (1:49.59). On the psych sheet, he’s closely followed by conference champions Nate Germonprez (1:49.80) and Baylor Nelson (1:50.71).
After a blistering 43.06 100 butterfly yesterday, all eyes will be on Josh Liendo in the men’s 50 freestyle. While we no longer have the Liendo vs. Crooks matchup, Liendo facing off against Gui Caribe and Jere Hribar is still an excellent race. Hribar has reached a new level at these championships and it will be exciting to see what he brings to the splash and dash after a 17.59 split on night one of the meet.
In the 500 freestyle events, the Texas Longhorns will try to defend their titles. Double NCAA champion Jillian Cox is aiming for another repeat title after going back-to-back in the 1650 freestyle already and American record holder Rex Maurer looks to lock up another title. 1650 freestyle champion Ahmed Jaouadi could challenge, though it remains to be seen whether this event is too much of a sprint for him in the yards pool.
Women’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
NCAA Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) SEC Record: 2:03.26 — Bethany Galat, Texas A&M (2018) SEC Championship Record: 2:03.84 — Mona McSharry, Tennessee (2024) Pool Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 2:11.27Top 8:
Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
NCAA Record: 1:46.35 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024) SEC Record: 1:49.59 — Will Scholtz, Texas (2025) SEC Championship Record: 1:50.02 — Aleksas Savickas, Florida (2025) Pool Record: 1:51.56 — Derek Maas, Alabama (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95Top 8:
Women’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
NCAA Record: 20.37 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024/25) SEC Record: 20.79 — Maggie MacNeil, LSU (2023) SEC Championship Record: 20.98 — Maggie MacNeil (2023) Pool Record: 20.54 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 22.28Top 8:
Men’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
NCAA Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) SEC Record: 17.63 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) SEC Championship Record: 17.85 — Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2023) Pool Record: 18.12 — Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2024) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 19.43Top 8:
Women’s 500 Freestyle — Prelims
NCAA Record: 4:24.06 — Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017) SEC Record: 4:30.68 — Jillian Cox, Texas (2024) SEC Championship Record: 4:31.54 — Jillian Cox (2025) Pool Record: 4:33.09 — Paige Madden, Virginia (2020) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:43.70Top 8:
Men’s 500 Freestyle — Prelims
NCAA Record: 4:02.31 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024) SEC Record: 4:04.45 — Rex Maurer, Texas (2024) SEC Championship Record: 4:06.32 — Kieran Smith, Florida (2021) Pool Record: 4:09.06 — Matthew Sates, Georgia (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:18.07Top 8:
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