KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Alabama swimming and diving team captured a pair of third-place finishes on the fourth night of competition at the Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.

Tessa Giele used a school-record-breaking performance in the 100 butterfly to earn a bronze medal, turning in a 50.55 time to top the previous record set by Rhyan White (50.75) in 2021. Giele would join Emily Jones, Charlotte Rosendale and Cadence Vincent later in the meet as a member of the team’s 400 medley relay. The quartet clocked a season-best 3:27.13 for third place.

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Highlights

• The women’s 100 butterfly highlighted the night as Giele’s school record and bronze medal paced a trio of UA athletes in the event
• Emily Jones would better her career best time in the 100 fly to place fifth with a 51.13, as Gaby Van Brunt followed in sixth place with a 51.71
• Sean Niewold earned a spot in the top heat of the men’s 100 butterfly, dropping 0.63 seconds off his collegiate-best time in the morning session to surpass a 10-year-old school record set by Luke Kaliszak in 2016
• He would finish seventh overall in the event
• Aaron Gasiewicz moved to No. 7 all-time in the 400 IM with his 3:48.50 performance in the finals
• Tommy Hagar and Leonardo Alcantara both secured career-best times in both the prelims and finals of the 200 freestyle
• Alcantara recorded a 1:32.67 to move from ninth to fourth in program history
• Hagar clocked a 1:32.70, improving his career-best swim from earlier in the week (1:33.15) as the leadoff swimmer in the men’s 800 free relay
• Ella Jones earned a spot on UA’s all-time top-10 list in the 200 freestyle with a 1:46.80 in the prelims to rank 10^th in Alabama history
• Both 400 medley relay teams would secure season-best performances to close out the night
• The Alabama women’s team is ranked sixth with 401 points, while the men’s team is in eighth place with 313.5 points

Next

• Alabama will compete in the 200 breaststroke, 50 free, 500 free, men’s platform and 200 free relay (finals only) on Friday
• Swimming prelims will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT, while diving prelims will start at 11 a.m.
• Finals for both swimming and diving will start at 4:30 p.m. 

SEC Point Scorers

Women’s 100 Fly

Men’s 100 Fly

Women’s 400 IM

Men’s 400 IM

Women’s 200 Freestyle

Men’s 200 Freestyle

Women’s 3m Dive

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

Men’s 400 Medley Relay