2019 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, February 19 – Saturday, February 23
- Gabrielsen Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champion: Texas A&M Women (3x), Florida men (6x)(results)
- Live results
- Live Video – SEC Network
- Championship Central
Reported by Nick Pecoraro.
MEN’S 100 FLY
- SEC Meet Record – 44.21, Caeleb Dressel
- NCAA Record – 42.80, Caeleb Dressel
- Maxime Rooney (Florida)- 45.06 (pool record)
- Liam McCloskey (Auburn)- 45.11
- Camden Murphy (UGA)- 45.26
This evening’s 100 fly race produced the top 3 times in the NCAA, all eclipsing the pool record from this morning (45.32). Liam McCloskey was out the fastest in a blistering 20.97, with the rest of the field nearly simultaneous. It became a 3-man race between McCloskey, Maxime Rooney, and Camden Murphy.
Rooney was able to out-touch McCloskey by 0.05 to re-break his hours-old pool record with a 45.06. Rooney’s time maintained his #1 time in the NCAA this year and his #10 position on the all-time performers list in NCAA history.
McCloskey finished with a 45.11 while Murphy was closely behind with a 45.26. Both those times are #2 and #3 in the NCAA behind Rooney, respectively.
See Race Video below:
The “Spitz Events” (100/200 free/fly) are great for swimming at the Olympics, but basically a non-starter in the NCAA because of the schedule. I wish they would reschedule the events. Curious to see how Rooney will navigate the events this year.
Imagine what he could do in a proper sprint orientated program that has a long history of success in the sprint events. Not just a few talented individuals who are gifted into the program.
How many teams do you know of that have gotten three different guys to go under 45 in the 100 fly and will most likely have a fourth (Rooney) in a few weeks?
They say that it takes a year or so for most guys to adjust to Florida training. I would say he has adjusted now.
It looks like Camden Murphy didn’t breathe the last 25 either
A total badass. Clark Kent?