2018 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, February 14 – Sunday, February 18
- Rec Center Natatorium, College Station, TX (Central Time Zone)
- Prelims 10AM / Finals 6PM
- Defending Champion: Florida (5x) (results)
- Championship Central
- Live results
Florida senior Caeleb Dressel had an incredible performance at his final SEC Championships last month, winning three individual titles along with three relay titles. His most impressive performances came in a pair of “off-events”, as he broke the NCAA and American Records in both the 200 IM and 100 breast, two events he had never swum at a championship level meet.
Dressel won’t swim those events again at his final NCAAs, instead opting back to his usual lineup of 50 free/100 free/100 fly.
Below, check out four of his races from the meet via ESPN on youtube. You can see those American Record swims in the 200 IM and 100 breast, along with his individual win in the 100 free and Florida’s win in the 200 medley relay, where he anchored in 17.92. Both the 100 free and medley relay were SEC Meet Records as well (he would go on to lower the 100 free mark on the lead-off of the 400 free relay).
Men’s 200 IM Final
SEC Meet Record: 1:40.74, Caeleb Dressel (FLOR), 2018
- Caeleb Dressel, Florida, 1:38.13
- Hugo Gonzalez, Auburn, 1:40.67
- Mark Szaranek, Florida, 1:41.00
MEN’S 100 BREAST FINAL
SEC Meet Record: 51.07, Caeleb Dressel (FLOR), 2018
- Caeleb Dressel, FLOR, 50.03
- Mauro Castillo Luna, TAM, 52.11
- Peter Stevens, TENN, 52.29
Men’s 100 Free Final
SEC Meet Record: 41.07, Caeleb Dressel (FLOR), 2016
- Caeleb Dressel, Florida, 41.01
- Peter Holoda, Auburn, 41.78
- Zach Apple, Auburn, 41.91
MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY
SEC Meet Record: 1:23.44, Florida, 2017
- Florida, 1:22.94
- Tennesse, 1:23.02
- Alabama, 1:23.58
My favorite part is during Dressel’s 50 spit when they focused on the Bama mom for 5 seconds.
clearly the most intense part of the race
buh hee went more den fit-teen meeturs underwudder on da pull-out derp-a-lerp
Awesome job by ESPN to cut to a crowd shot in middle of the 200 medley relay, right as Dressel is about to take off.
This guy is getting personal videos on ESPN. I hope he’s able to do what Phelps did and take the sport into the next level in the public eye
HD, but what about at least 60 fps?
Imagine going in ahead, splitting an 18.14 anchor, and losing. This is the reality of racing against Dressel. I realize that I’m getting old but man, these kids are fast.
Thank you! Hopefully they post the NC2A finals this year as well!