Men’s NCAA Relay Record and Florida’s Distance Highlight Day Two of SEC Championships

Last Updated: February 17, 2026By


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Gators delivered statement performances on day two of the 2026 SEC Championships, highlighted by the men’s 200 medley relay NCAA record and two podium finishes from Florida’s Ahmed duo in the men’s 1,650 free.
 

Florida delivered major points in Tuesday’s one individual swimming event, as the Gators went a perfect eight-for-eight with all entered men’s and women’s distance swimmers scoring. Through eight events, the No. 4 Gator men lead the team standings with 274 points, while the No. 10 women are second with 190 points, trailing Texas (232).
 
The squad of Jonny Marshall, Koen de Groot, Scotty Buff and Josh Liendo opened finals with a historic performance, capturing gold with a time of 1:20.03 in the men’s 200 medley relay en route to a new NCAA, SEC, SEC Meet, program and pool record. The finish resets Florida’s previous record of 1:20.15 set in 2024 as well as improved the Gators’ league-best SEC titles in the event to 13.  
 

On the men’s side, Florida totaled 107 points in the mile, led by Ahmed Jaouadi who became the 19th Gator to win the event and increase Florida’s league-high SEC titles in the event to 27. The freshman touched first in 14:25.14, setting a pool record and the second-fastest time in program history. Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui claimed bronze, clocking a 14:30.74 out of the opening heat to secure the program’s third-fastest time in the event. Additional scoring efforts came from Gio Linscheer, who finished fifth in 14:46.24, Eric Brown in 10th at 14:51.10 and Luke Corey in 19th (15:05.68).

 

The women’s distance crew had three scoring performances, with Michaela Mattes leading the way  with a fourth-place finish (16:07.98). Camille DeBoer dropped more than nine seconds from her seed time to take sixth in 16:12.22. Julie Brousseau added points with a 19th-place finish (16:35.12).
 
Both of the women’s relays delivered top-10 program times, as the 200 medley relay team of Catie Choate, Anita Bottazzo, Beatriz Bezerra and Lainy Kruger set the program’s ninth-fastest time with a 1:35.81 to finish seventh before the 800 free relay team of Brousseau, Kruger, JoJo Ramey and
Sylvia Statkevicius finished fourth. The squad swam the program’s 10th-fastest time of 6:59.86.
 
The men’s 800 free relay team of Alexander Painter, Aiden Norman, Charlie Hutchison and Jaouadi concluded Tuesday’s events with a fifth-place finish. (6:13.60).
 
Diving
In women’s one-meter action, Camyla Monroy and Alexa Fung advanced to the finals and contribute points to the women’s team total. Monroy qualified fourth in prelims (294.15) to reach the championship final and ultimately placed eighth overall with a score of 262.40. Fung improved upon her preliminary mark of 267.45 with a 269.95 in finals to earn 13th place overall. Casey Greenberg also competed, finishing 33rd (228.40).
 
Up Next
Swimming preliminaries begin Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. with the 100 back, 200 fly and 100 breast, followed by men’s 3-meter diving at 12 p.m. Finals are set for 5 p.m. with the 400 medley relay closing out day three.
 
All meet information, including schedules, tickets, heat sheets/results, streaming links, parking and fan policies, can be found on the 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Central page. Every session will be streamed on SEC Network+ with championship finals called by Gator Great Elizabeth Beisel, Rowdy Gaines and Joe Bieninati. Live Stats will be available on the Meet Mobile app and at Tennessee’s live results website.
 
Current Men’s Team Scores














1. Florida 274
2. Tennessee 213
3. Texas 190
4. LSU 177
5. Kentucky 175
6. Georgia 155
7. Auburn 146
8. Alabama 136
9. Missouri 105
10. South Carolina 102
11. Texas A&M 91

 
Current Women’s Team Scores
















1. Texas 232
2. Florida 190
3. South Carolina 175
4. Auburn 169
5. Georgia 160
6. Tennessee 153
7. Texas A&M 139
8. Alabama 133
9. Kentucky 126
10. Missouri 122
11. LSU 114
12. Arkansas 81
13. Vanderbilt 58

 
By the Numbers
Medal Count

Records

  • NCAA

  • SEC

  • SEC Meet

  • Program

  • Allan Jones Aquatic Center Pool

Men’s Top-10 Program Times

  • 200 Medley Relay

  • 1,650 Freestyle

Women’s Top-10 Program Times

  • 200 Medley Relay

  • 800 Free Relay

2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Remaining Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 18

  • 9:30 am – 100 back, 200 fly, 100 breast prelims

  • 12:00pm – Men’s three-meter prelims (consolations after)

  • 5:30pm – 100 back, 200 fly, 100 breast and Men’s three-meter finals

Thursday, Feb. 19

  • 9:30am – 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free prelims

  • 12:00pm – Women’s three-meter prelims (consolations after)

  • 5:30pm – 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, Women’s three-meter finals and 400 medley relay

Friday, Feb. 20

  • 9:30am – 200 breast, 50 free, 500 free prelims

  • 12:00pm – Men’s platform (consolations after)

  • 5:30pm – 200 breast, 50 free, 500 free, Men’s platform finals and 200 free relay

Saturday, Feb. 21

  • 9:30am – 200 IM, 100 free, 200 back prelims

  • 12:00pm – Women’s platform (consolations after)

  • 5:30pm – 200 IM, 100 free, 200 back, Women’s platform finals and 400 free relay

Stay Connected

Fans can stay up to date with the Florida Gator swimming & diving teams by following @GatorsSwimDv on X and catch up with the latest news and content of the team. Like the team’s Facebook page at Florida Gators Swimming & Diving Fans can also keep up with the team by following them on Instagram at @Gatorsswimdv




Source link

editor's pick

latest video

Sports News To You

Subscribe to receive daily sports scores, hot takes, and breaking news!

you might also like