2019 TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL
- November 21st-24th, 2019
- Alan Jones Aquatic Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- SCY, Prelims/Finals
- Meet Details
- Psych Sheets
- Results on MeetMobile: 2019 UT Invite
Continuing her streak of best times and big swims, Virginia freshman Kate Douglass led the women’s 200 breast prelims this morning with a lifetime best 2:06.19.
That’s the best time in the country this season, and Douglass smashes her old best, a 2:07.92 done at a dual meet against Wisconsin in October. She set a new UVA record here, taking down Laura Simon’s 2:06.55 mark from 2015, took almost two full seconds off of the meet record held by Tennessee’s Nikol Popov, and finally, she now ranks fourth all-time in the 17-18 age group, one-hundredth behind Breeja Larson and about a half-second behind the NAG record of 2020 UVA commit Alex Walsh (2:05.87).
Douglass has found another gear with the ‘Hoos. A quick check-in on her improvements so far in her freshman campaign:
| Pre-college | Now | |
| 100 Fly | 51.74 (2019) | 50.30 |
| 100 Breast | 1:00.26 (2017) | 59.53 |
| 200 Breast | 2:10.59 (2016) | 2:06.19 |
| 200 IM | 1:56.09 (2018) | 1:52.84 |
Harry Homans, the Georgia freshman, put out a massive effort this morning. He raced two 200s of stroke, and he finished with the fastest prelims time in both. First, in the 200 back, he dropped a 1:42.62 to lead a UGA 1-2 with fellow freshman Ian Grum (1:42.86). He returned in the 200 fly to again hit the top time, going 1:43.40 with teammate Camden Murphy in a tie for second (1:44.17) with UVA’s Ted Schubert.
These are landmark swims for Homans. His pre-college bests were well back; he came to Georgia at 1:44.71 in the 200 back and 1:45.91 in the 200 fly, meaning he took more than two seconds off of both bests this morning.
Tennessee was impressive in the 100 free, leading the way into finals on the men’s and women’s sides. Alec Connolly was 42.76 for the men, with Indiana’s Bruno Blaskovic also under 43 (42.97) as Tennessee got four men into the A-final. The UT women put five women up into the A-final, with Erika Brown dropping a huge 46.85. That’s four-tenths from her lifetime best; she’s one of just 14 women to have ever been under 47 seconds in this event. Brown set the meet record with that swim, erasing UNC alum Caroline Baldwin’s 2017 mark of 47.14.
OTHER NOTABLE SWIMS
- Jack Dalmolin of Georgia registered the top time in the men’s 200 breast, going 1:56.13. Tennessee Aquatics’ Matthew Dunphy also broke 1:57 (1:56.65).
- In the women’s 200 back, Paige Madden of UVA cruised to a 1:51.28, as she and teammate Emma Seiberlich (1:53.25) both took down UT alum Micah Bohon’s meet record from 2017.
- Georgia dominated the women’s 200 fly prelims, with Dakota Luther (1:54.85) and Courtney Harnish (1:55.36) going 1-2. Luther erased the meet record of 1:55.08 held by Tennessee’s Meghan Small.
UVA men look slow. The DeSorbo effect may be failing! Change at head coach to come???
Damn, can’t it just be two good teams having some standout swims? It’s a mid season invite, don’t understand all of the hate being directed at these very talented teams.
Just look at any article about UVA on here or any article that says they won’t win…tells the story of the commentary
NCSU trolls
YOU are the troll. JEALOUS of the PACK.
I’d like to think it’s stans carried over from Desorbo’s time at NC state
TALENTED? You want to see TALENT? Look at NCSU. This is JV.
Holy negativity Batman
… Looking for a 2:04 from Douglass tonight
I’m thinking 39.90.
Those UVA men look unshaved from their social media postings. Give them a shave, some rest, and a Wahoowah and who knows what they could do…
Rested or unrested, the UVA men look slow. Just with a suit, I would have expected much more. Tennessee men are swimming twice as fast with half the talent.
It’s funny because this is what UVA fans said after their last trip to Knoxville…
SwimSwam said in their original article they’d keep us updated on scores without diving! Can’t wait to see what happens!
Who cares about the score? Its a midseason invitational
Based off of UVA’s social media it appears that they are from their stories and posts before the meet…
I see nothing about the score on UVA swimming’s twitter, facebook, or instagram. Can you show me where? All I see is noting good swims and times which is exactly what UT, UGA, and IU are doing on their social media.
Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh future training partners. 😎
Also – just wait until all of the other freshmen in UVA’s #1 ranked recruiting class this year get going!
At some point Desorbo Effect will have to do something with women too and not just Ryan
Are you kidding? Kate Douglass is flying, and the rest of the National Junior Team at UVA is just waiting for the DeSorbo to kick in – they just need to buy in! It will! And if it doesn’t, more will come next year!
Kate Douglass would have been great wherever she went. Claiming that’s all due to coaching is insane.
The DeSorbo Effect has kicked in. Its clear in the team’s lack of manners and sportsmanship on deck wherever they go.
add Gretchen to that group
Can I have your autograph? We miss your crazy and wrong opinions in the comments here! 😉 kidding
lol
Looks like Tennessee is running away with this one
Sure, thats fine. Virginia is hands down the best team at this meet. If they had brought their divers, swum the 800 free relays, not DQ’ed other relays, and rested just a little bit, they’d be running away with it.
That’s a joke. Score the meet without diving. How many Tennessee swimmers aren’t swimming events in finals. Erika Brown scratched two individual events alone
You might want to check the results. Tennessee is clearly out swimming UVA.
four ifs in your statement. and do you expect anyone to believe that uva isn’t rested at all?
UVA for sure ran away from the 800 Free Relay last night 🙂
I sure hope they would considering they FULL TAPERED and shaved. Looking SLOW compared to the PACK.