No. 1 Males’s Swimming and Diving wins SEC Championship

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving secured its forty seventh consecutive convention title after successful the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday night on the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Texas completed with 1449.5 factors, forward of No. 4 Florida with 1292 and No. 9 Tennessee with 1061.5. The Longhorns earned 9 gold medals and 20 complete podium finishes throughout the championship meet.

Texas has received 47-straight convention titles throughout three leagues, courting again to the 1980 Southwest Conference championship. In his second yr on the Forty Acres, head coach Bob Bowman takes house the convention crown. The Longhorns have received 68 complete convention titles (38 Southwest Conference, 28 Big 12 Conference and a couple of SEC).

The Longhorns opened the night session by sweeping the rostrum within the males’s 200-yard IM as Hubert Kós captured the title with a pool-record time of 1:40.53. Kós was adopted by teammates Baylor Nelson, who completed in 1:41.09, and Camden Taylor, who touched in 1:41.50. Campbell McKean added to the staff complete with a fourth-place end in 1:41.78.

Garrett Gould completed sixth within the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 41.82. Texas added a runner-up end within the 200-yard backstroke as Hubert Kós positioned second in 1:36.80. Will Modglin completed fifth in 1:39.62, whereas Kyle Peck touched eighth in 1:41.31.

To shut the evening, the 400-yard freestyle relay staff of Rafael Fente-Damers, Camden Taylor, Garrett Gould and Hubert Kós positioned second with a time of two:45.30.

Medal Count (20)

Gold (9)

1. 800-yard freestyle relay: Rafael Fente-Damers, Baylor Nelson, Rex Maurer and Camden Taylor – 6:06.24.
2. 100-yard breaststroke: Nate Germonprez – 49.92.
3. 100-yard backstroke: Hubert Kós – 43.86 (Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center report).
4. 400-yard IM: Baylor Nelson – 3:35.75.
5. 200-yard freestyle: Camden Taylor – 1:31.53.
6. 400-yard medley relay: Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Hubert Kós and Camden Taylor – 2:57.64 (program report and Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center report).
7. 200-yard breaststroke: Nate Germonprez – 1:48.94 (SEC report).
8. 500-yard freestyle: Rex Maurer – 4:08.46.
9. 8. 200-yard IM: Hubert Kós – 1:40.53.

Silver (7)

1. 1-meter diving: Nick Harris – 400.70.
2. 200-yard medley relay: Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Hubert Kós and Garrett Gould – 1:20.85.
3. 100-yard backstroke: Will Modglin – 44:00 (Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center report).
4. 400-yard IM: Rex Maurer – 3:36.74.
5. 200-yard IM: Baylor Nelson – 1:41.09.
6. 200-yard backstroke: Hubert Kós – 1:36.80.
7. 400-yard freestyle relay: Rafael Fente-Damers, Camden Taylor, Garrett Gould and Hubert Kós – 2:45.30.

Bronze (4)

1. 200-yard butterfly: Kyle Peck – 1:40.42.
2. 100-yard breaststroke: Campbell McKean – 50.42.
3. 200-yard breaststroke: Campbell McKean – 1:51.03.
4. 200-yard IM: Camden Taylor – 1:41.57.

Team Standings: 

1. No. 1 Texas – 1449.5
2. No. 4 Florida – 1292
3. No. 9 Tennessee – 1061.5
4. No. 7 Georgia – 721
5. No. 16 Auburn – 652
6. No. 14 Alabama – 642.5
7. LSU – 614
8. No. 23 Kentucky – 582
9. Texas A&M – 503.5
10. Missouri – 427
11. South Carolina – 349