No. 7/16 Georgia Headverts to Knoxville for 2026 SEC Championships

2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships
Date: Monday, Feb. 16 – Saturday, Feb. 21
Site: Allan Jones Aquatic Center – Knoxville, Tenn.
Stream: SEC Network+ (Links Below) | Edited Highlights on SEC Network – Sunday, Feb. 22 (6 p.m. EST)
Stats: Sidearm Sports | MeetMobile | DiveMeets
 
Championship Central
 
Fast Facts

• No. 7/16 Georgia appears to enhance upon final season’s fourth-place finishes on the SEC Championships held in Athens. The Bulldogs return two SEC male medalists from final season: 200-yard butterfly champion Luca Urlando and 200y freestyle runner-up Tomas Koski.
• Urlando enters the SEC Championships with the nation’s quickest time within the 200y butterfly, an American Record mark of 1:36.41 set in November. Urlando can also be the No. 2 seed within the 100y butterfly with a time of 43.87. He has gained 5 SEC championships in his collegiate profession, together with three within the 200 fly. He has additionally prevailed in 15 consecutive collegiate 200 fly races courting again to October 2022.
• Freshman Kennedi Dobson has instantly made her mark as a Bulldog, getting into this system high 10 in six totally different occasions. She enters Knoxville ranked second nationally and in convention in each the 500y freestyle and 1,650y freestyle. The Bulldog ladies have dominated the 500y freestyle, posting a podium end in 17 of the previous 20 seasons, together with 13 titles. Additionally, the ladies’s 800y freestyle relay holds the highest seed and can search for its 26^th podium end previously 28 years.
• Senior Ruard van Renen is on the lookout for his first podium end, holding the No. 2 seed within the 100y backstroke and the No. 3 seed within the 100y butterfly. Koski ranks third within the 200y freestyle and fifth within the 500y freestyle, whereas sophomore Drew Hitchcock is fourth within the 200y butterfly and 400y IM. Other males’s contenders for A finals will embody seniors Cale Martter and Sam Powe, sophomore Elliot Woodburn, and freshmen Sean Green, Finn Hammer, and Hayden Meyers.
• On the ladies’s aspect, freshman Clarke Neace supplies depth within the mile with the No. 5 seed, whereas fellow first 12 months Elizabeth Nawrocki ranks third within the 200y breaststroke. Senior Ieva Maluka enters SECs with the fourth seed within the 400y IM, sixth seed within the 200y butterfly, and the eighth seed within the 200y IM. Fellow senior Shea Furse and sophomore Marie Landreneau have beforehand reached championship finals and can look to take action once more this 12 months.
• In diving, junior Matthew Bray will look to enhance upon his spectacular efficiency within the 2025 championships. Last season, Bray completed fifth on 3-meter and 13^th on 1-meter, offering helpful factors to the Bulldog males. For the ladies, junior Michelle Cummo will make her SEC Championship debut, having already certified this season on each springboards.

 
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SCHEDULE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
12 p.m. – Men’s 1-meter (Prelims / Consolation)
5 p.m. – Men’s 1-meter (Finals)
 
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
11:30 a.m. – 1,650y Freestyle (Finals)
12 p.m. – Women’s 1-meter (Prelims / Consolation)
5 p.m. – 200y Medley Relay, Women’s 1-meter, 800y Freestyle Relay (Finals)
 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
9:30 a.m. – 100y Backstroke, 200y Butterfly, 100y Breaststroke (Prelims)
12 p.m. – Men’s 3-meter (Prelims / Consolation)
5:30 p.m. – 100y Backstroke, 200y Butterfly, 100y Breaststroke, Men’s 3-meter (Finals)
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
9:30 a.m. – 100y Butterfly, 400y IM, 200y Freestyle (Prelims)
12 p.m. – Women’s 3-meter (Prelims / Consolation)
5:30 p.m. – 100y Butterfly, 400y IM, 200y Freestyle, Women’s 3-meter, 400y Medley Relay (Finals)
 
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
9:30 a.m. – 200y Breaststroke, 50y Freestyle, 500y Freestyle (Prelims)
12 p.m. – Men’s Platform (Prelims / Consolation)
5:30 p.m. – 200y Breaststroke, 50y Freestyle, 500y Freestyle, Men’s Platform, 200y Freestyle Relay (Finals)
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
9:30 a.m. – 200y IM, 100y Freestyle, 200y Backstroke (Prelims)
12 p.m. – Women’s Platform (Prelims / Consolation)
5:30 p.m. – 200y IM, 100y Freestyle, 200y Backstroke, Women’s Platform, 400y Freestyle Relay (Finals)