Championship Central
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Texas A&M men's swimming & diving team hits the road this week for SEC Championships, held at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the Tennessee campus. Action begins Tuesday, Feb. 15 with two diving events and two relays, and will run through Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Kaloyan Bratanov was one of the top point-earners for the Aggies at the 2021 SEC Championships, adding A-final points in three individual events while also being a key contributor on relays. He is seeded in the top 10 in the 200 IM and 200 free entering the week. Earlier in the season, Bratanov lowered his personal best in the 200 IM, clocking in at 1:43.46.
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Ethan Gogulski and Anze Fers Erzen both boast top-30 times in the nation this season in three events and will look to make an impact during championship season. Gogulski lowered his personal best with a time of 46.14 in the 100 back and posted the 16th-fastest time in the country in the 200 back (1:41.57) earlier this season. Fers Erzen will make his debut at SEC Championships and is seeded in the top 10 in the 200 back, 200 IM and 400 IM. His 400 IM time of 3:44.58 ranks 13th nationally heading into the week. Andres Puente, who earned silver in the 200 breast as a freshman, rounds out the trio of Aggies with multiple top-30 times after finishing the 200 breast in 1:54.09 and the 400 IM in the 3:45.63 at the invitational.
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Kurtis Mathews enters the week as the defending 3-meter champion, claiming gold in the event in each of the last two seasons. After sweeping the springboards in 2020, Mathews brought home silver in the 1-meter a season ago. The Sydney, Australia native has scored in the top three on both boards at every meet this season and has earned SEC Diver of the Week honors three times this year.
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Victor Povzner has had a successful second season in Aggieland, tallying five top scores on the year with most of his success coming on the 1-meter. He opened the season with a 1-meter victory as the lone diver at the SMU Classic and most recently posted his highest score of the season (433.55) at the Air Force Diving Invite. Kyle Sanchez will also compete in his second SEC Championships, while Rhett Hensley and Allen Bottego will make their A&M postseason debuts. Â Â
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Live results can be found on the Meet Mobile app. The meet will be streamed live on SECNetwork+. Follow @aggieswimdive on Twitter for updates throughout the meet.
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Complete Schedule:
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 3:20 p.m. – Women's 1-Meter, 200 Medley Relay, Men's 3-Meter, 800 Free Relay
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Wednesday, Feb. 16
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, Men's 1-Meter
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Thursday, Feb. 17
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, Women's 3-Meter
Friday, Feb. 18
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform Diving, 400 Medley Relay
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Saturday, Feb. 19
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform Diving, 400 Free Relay
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Texas A&M men's swimming & diving team hits the road this week for SEC Championships, held at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the Tennessee campus. Action begins Tuesday, Feb. 15 with two diving events and two relays, and will run through Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Kaloyan Bratanov was one of the top point-earners for the Aggies at the 2021 SEC Championships, adding A-final points in three individual events while also being a key contributor on relays. He is seeded in the top 10 in the 200 IM and 200 free entering the week. Earlier in the season, Bratanov lowered his personal best in the 200 IM, clocking in at 1:43.46.
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Ethan Gogulski and Anze Fers Erzen both boast top-30 times in the nation this season in three events and will look to make an impact during championship season. Gogulski lowered his personal best with a time of 46.14 in the 100 back and posted the 16th-fastest time in the country in the 200 back (1:41.57) earlier this season. Fers Erzen will make his debut at SEC Championships and is seeded in the top 10 in the 200 back, 200 IM and 400 IM. His 400 IM time of 3:44.58 ranks 13th nationally heading into the week. Andres Puente, who earned silver in the 200 breast as a freshman, rounds out the trio of Aggies with multiple top-30 times after finishing the 200 breast in 1:54.09 and the 400 IM in the 3:45.63 at the invitational.
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Kurtis Mathews enters the week as the defending 3-meter champion, claiming gold in the event in each of the last two seasons. After sweeping the springboards in 2020, Mathews brought home silver in the 1-meter a season ago. The Sydney, Australia native has scored in the top three on both boards at every meet this season and has earned SEC Diver of the Week honors three times this year.
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Victor Povzner has had a successful second season in Aggieland, tallying five top scores on the year with most of his success coming on the 1-meter. He opened the season with a 1-meter victory as the lone diver at the SMU Classic and most recently posted his highest score of the season (433.55) at the Air Force Diving Invite. Kyle Sanchez will also compete in his second SEC Championships, while Rhett Hensley and Allen Bottego will make their A&M postseason debuts. Â Â
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Live results can be found on the Meet Mobile app. The meet will be streamed live on SECNetwork+. Follow @aggieswimdive on Twitter for updates throughout the meet.
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Complete Schedule:
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 3:20 p.m. – Women's 1-Meter, 200 Medley Relay, Men's 3-Meter, 800 Free Relay
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Wednesday, Feb. 16
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, Men's 1-Meter
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Thursday, Feb. 17
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, Women's 3-Meter
Friday, Feb. 18
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform Diving, 400 Medley Relay
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Saturday, Feb. 19
Prelims – 8:30 a.m.
Finals – 4:30 p.m. - 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform Diving, 400 Free Relay
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