The Aggies host the SEC swimming and diving championship from today until Saturday.
Come out and support.
The men are ranked 11th and the women 18th nationally.
The men are expected to be in the top 5 and women are predicted to finish 6th or 7th

Psych Sheet
2023 SEC SwimDive Championship Psych Sheet.pdf (espncdn.com)

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2023 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Schedule

Complete Schedule:
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Diving Prelims 10:30 a.m.
Finals 4:20 p.m. Men's 1-Meter, 200 Medley Relay, Women's 3-Meter, 800 Free Relay

Wednesday, Feb. 15
Prelims 9:30 a.m.
Finals 5:30 p.m. 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, Women's 1-Meter

Thursday, Feb. 16
Prelims 9:30 a.m.
Finals 5:30 p.m. 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, Men's 3-Meter

Friday, Feb. 17
Prelims 9:30 a.m.
Finals 5:30 p.m. 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Women's Platform, 400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Feb. 18
Prelims 9:30 a.m.
Finals 5:30 p.m. 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Men's Platform, 400 Free Relay

DIVING SCHOOL

After Day 1

The men are in first place thanks to scoring 129 points in diving and two 5th place finish in the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay.

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 6

1. Texas A&M University 229 2. Auburn University 166
3. University of Tennessee 159 4. University of Florida 138
5. Missouri 126 6. South Carolina, University of, 115
7. Georgia, University of 113 8. University of Alabama 107
9. Kentucky, University of 86 10. Louisiana State University 65

The women had a horrendous day which probably was one of the worst ever and might be hard for them to recover to any where near the top 5.
None of our divers made the finals even though our three divers have been in the top 8 in SEC this season.
Our lead off backstroke leg in the 200 medley relay slipped at the start of the race and we could not recover and finished 11 overall in the race.
The 800 freestyle relay finished 4th but was later disqualified for an early take-off.
Here we are, the Aggie women are in 12th and last place and has now lost any chance of being a top contender while competing at home.
I expect some better performance though for the rest of the week once they put this first day behind them

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 5

1. Louisiana State University 178 2. University of Florida 150
3. Kentucky, University of 149 4. South Carolina, University of, 142
5. University of Tennessee 136 6. University of Alabama 131
7. Auburn University 119 8. Georgia, University of 107
9. Missouri 105 10. University of Arkansas 97
11. Vanderbilt University 62 12. Texas A&M University 56

Thanks so much for the report.

Nice to see our guys go 1, 2 in the 200 IM last night!

Three Ags in the 400 IM A Final tonight!

Also got the top qualifier for the A final in the 200 Fr tonight!

Dominating performance by our guys!

LOL...the men get like 9 scholarships and are sitting second in one of the toughest swimming conferences in the country...because of how hard it is to get into A&M, our sports are recruiting with one arm tied behind our back since other SEC schools give away free tuition constantly just to get people to attend their school

Again,thank you for the updates.

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I would actually say the opposite is true. Kids in non revenue sports want good schools because they likely aren't going pro, and even if they do it isn't for big money. Look at the schools that have ruled college swimming the last few years, they are all good schools. Same with the schools that finish high in the director's cup each year.

I do think though that a state like Florida has an advantage with bright futures. If an in state kid is already half paid for, that's scholarship money saved for someone else.

And just from the outside, I would bet that the addition of Texas to the league is going to be a great motivator for you all in sports like this. Will be interesting to see what you do about it.

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A lot of times, it has nothing to do with what some kids want. I agree, kids absolutely want good schools all day long but not all of these kids' parents are made of money. College costs are off the charts and getting worse.

Now in swimming that may be less of an issue but in other sports it's not.

You nailed it with your second paragraph. Texas A&M can't do that. Florida, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama, etc., can. If a kid is half paid for then that school is working with literally double the scholarship dollars. NIL is our only option to combat this.

Final Standings

Women:
1. University of Florida 1255
2. University of Tennessee 950.5
3. Kentucky, University of 946
4. Universityof Alabama 791
5. Louisiana State University 775
6. Georgia, University of 756
7. Auburn University 688
8. South Carolina, University of, 587
9. Texas A&M University 583.5
10. University of Arkansas 530
11. Missouri 418
12. Vanderbilt University 169

Medal Recap (2)
400 IM: Giulia Goerigk Bronze
200 free: Chloe Stepanek Silver

Men:
1. University of Florida 1488.5
2. Auburn University 1089.5
3. University of Tennessee 1035.5
4. Texas A&M University 1018
5. Georgia, University of 828.5
6. Missouri 725.5
7. Universityof Alabama 667
8. Kentucky, University of 514
9. South Carolina, University of, 458.5
10. Louisiana State University 337

Medal Recap (9)
1-meter: Victor Povzner Gold, Rhett Hensley Bronze
200 IM: Baylor Nelson Gold, Kaloyan Bratanov Silver
400 IM: Baylor Nelson Gold, Anze Fers Erzen Bronze
3-meter: Victor Povzner Silver, Takuto Endo Bronze
200 back: Baylor Nelson Silver

It will be the tu vs Florida show annually when tu arrives. Team championship Aggie swimming will become an increasingly distant memory.

Very disappointing performance by the women.