ATHENS, Ga. –  A trio of first-place finishes highlighted the third night of competition for the Alabama swimming and diving team at the UGA Fall Invite.

Emily Jones recorded a career-best time in the 100 backstroke to win the event by over a second as Cadence Vincent paced a trio of Alabama swimmers in the women’s 50 free, securing the top time of the event.

The women’s 400 medley relay team recorded UA’s third first-place finish in a teamed race as the quartet of Jones, Jada Scott, Gaby Van Brunt and Vincent finished first by eighth hundredths of a second.

Alabama heads into the final day of competition in fourth place on the women’s side with 426.5 points, while the men are in fifth place with 325.

Highlights

• Leonardo Alcantara dropped nearly four seconds in the 500 freestyle, moving to second on UA’s all-time top-10 list
• Emily Jones notched a career-best performance in the 100 backstroke to win the event by over a second
• Her time would rank fourth nationally heading into the weekend
• UA saw a trio of swimmers advance to the A finals of the women’s 50 free, paced by a 21.82 from Cadence Vincent
• Charlotte Rosendale notched a time of 22.23 for fourth place as Jada Scott swam a 22.34 for sixth
• Jones, Scott, Gaby Van Brunt and Vincent recorded a 3:27.40 in the 400 medley relay which would rank third nationally heading into the weekend

Next

• Alabama concludes the UGA Fall Invite on Friday with events beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT
• The Tide will compete in the 200 IM, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 back, platform and 400 free relay  

Alabama Top-Eight Finishes

100 Backstroke

500 Free

50 Free

3m Dive

400 Medley

• Women | 1^st – Emily Jones, Jada Scott, Gaby Van Brunt, Cadence Vincent – 3:27.40
• Women | 7^th – Ella Menear, Sydney Blackhurst, Victoria Raymond, Charlotte Rosendale – 3:36.04
• Men | 5^th – Tommy Hagar, Noah Saylor, Zarek Wilson, Drayden Bell – 3:06.45
• Men | 8^th – Cole Witmer, Steijn Louter, Aaron Gasiewicz, Jonathan Hoole – 3:09.17