No. 3 Girls’s Swimming and Diving secures SEC Championship

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 3 Women’s Swimming and Diving secured its second straight and thirty eighth convention title after profitable the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday night on the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Texas completed with 1413.5 factors, forward of No. 9 Tennessee with 1086 and No.10 Florida with 1015.5. The Longhorns earned seven gold medals and 21 whole podium finishes through the championship meet.

Texas has now gained 14-consecutive convention titles (12 Big 12 and a couple of SEC) throughout two conferences, all for the reason that arrival of head coach Carol Capitani. It’s the thirty eighth general convention crown for the ladies’s swimming and diving program since 1983 (14 Southwest Conference, 22 Big 12 and a couple of SEC).

The Longhorns opened the night with the 200-yard IM as Angie Coe captured the title in 1:53.90, narrowly edging teammate Campbell Stoll, who completed second in 1:53.92. Campbell Chase positioned fourth in 1:55.42.

In the 100-yard freestyle, Eva Okaro earned a silver medal with a time of 46.77. Erin Gemmell positioned fifth in 47.78, whereas Nikolett Padar completed sixth in 47.81.

Sarah Rodrigues earned her first SEC medal with a runner-up end within the 200-yard backstroke, touching in 1:51.46. Lillie Nesty positioned sixth in 1:53.68, whereas Haley McDonald completed eighth in 1:55.36.

On the boards, Alejandra Estudillo earned a runner-up end on the platform with a complete rating of 333.55. The efficiency was highlighted by two top-round scores, together with a 77.55 on the again 3 1/2 somersault tuck and a 75.60 on the again 2 1/2 somersault with 2 1/2 twists.

To shut the meet, the quartet of Eva Okaro, Lillie Nesty, Nikolett Padar and Erin Gemmell captured the title within the ladies’s 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of three:08.14, breaking a program document of three:09.06. 

Medal Count (21)

Gold (7)

1. 800-yard freestyle relay: Erin Gemmell, Lillie Nesty, Campbell Chase and Nikolett Padar – 6:50.59.
2. 1650-yard freestyle: Jillian Cox – 15.32.75.
3. 200-yard butterfly: Campbell Stoll – 1:50.60.
4. 100-yard butterfly: Campbell Stoll: 50.35. 
5. 500-yard freestyle: Jillian Cox – 4:30.53 (SEC document).
6. 200-yard IM: Angie Coe – 1:53.90. 
7. 400-yard freestyle relay – Eva Okaro, Nikolett Padar, Lillie Nesty and Erin Gemmell – 3:08.24 (program document). 

Silver (10)

1. 1-meter diving: Bayleigh Cranford – 319.50. 
2. 400-yard IM: Angie Coe – 4:03.94. 
3. 200-yard freestyle: Nikolett Padar – 1:41.75. 
4. 3-meter diving: Alejandra Estudillo – 378.80. 
5. 400-yard medley relay: Emma Kern, Piper Enge, Campbell Stoll and Eva Okaro – 3:26.76. 
6. 50-yard freestyle: Eva Okaro – 21.26. 
7. 200-yard IM: Campbell Stoll – 1:53.92. 
8. 100-yard freestyle: Eva Okaro – 46.77.
9. 200-yard backstroke: Sarah Rodrigues – 1:51.46. 
10. Platform: Alejandra Estudillo – 333.55. 

Bronze (4)

1. 1650-yard freestyle relay: Kate Hurst – 15:56.37.
2. 200-yard medley relay: Emma Kern, Piper Enge, Campbell Stoll and Eva Okaro – 1:34.52. 
3. 200-yard breaststroke: 2:08.80.
4. 200-yard freestyle relay: Eva Okaro, Lucy Mehraban, Alexa Fulton and Erin Gemmell – 1:26.62. 

Team Standings: 

1. Texas – 1413.5
2. No. 9 Tennessee – 1086
3. No. 10 Florida – 1015.5
4. No. 13 Alabama – 689
5. LSU – 668.5
6. No. 18 South Carolina – 666.5
7. No. 19 Auburn – 654.5
8. No. 16 Georgia – 604
9. Texas A&M – 550
10. Missouri – 468
11. Arkansas – 350
12. Kentucky – 284.5
13. Vanderbilt – 146