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COLLEGE STATION, TX - January 23, 2026 - During the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies at Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, TX. Photo By Carter Bradley/Texas A&M AthleticsCOLLEGE STATION, TX - January 23, 2026 - During the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies at Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, TX. Photo By Carter Bradley/Texas A&M Athletics
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Swimming and Diving

Texas A&M Gears Up for Challenge at SEC Championships

The Texas A&M men's and women's swimming and diving teams battle for conference supremacy in the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championships Monday through Saturday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.

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KNOXVILLE – The Texas A&M men's and women's swimming and diving teams battle for conference supremacy in the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championships Monday through Saturday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.
 
Director of Swimming & Diving Blaire Anderson on the 2026 SEC Championships:
"I'm really excited about SEC's. These kids have worked extremely hard, and they have honed in their craft over the past couple weeks and sharpened their tools. I've really seen them come together from a support standpoint and I'm excited to see that on display. Yeah, I think we're in for a treat.

"I think the biggest growth has been the mental side. I think, physically, they've always been doing the right things, and (the coaching staff) coming in giving them the critique and feedback that they need to make it even better. But I think from the mental side, it's understanding how to emotionally regulate, understanding what pressure feels like, and how to respond to that. Also just getting excited for every opportunity, regardless of if it's an A final, a B final, a C final, it's still an opportunity to represent your university at a very high level. They take a lot of pride in that. So, I think they've grown a lot, matured a lot."
 
Getting Started :
  • The SEC Championships get underway on Monday with the prelims and finals of the men's 1m dive. The diving prelims start at 11 a.m. with the consolations occurring after the prelims, while the 1m final begins at 4 p.m.
  • Swimming begins on Tuesday with the 1,650-yard freestyle heats beginning at 10:30 a.m. The women's 1m dive prelims commence at 11 a.m. Featured in the evening finals session are the men's and women's 200 medley relay and 800 free relay and the women's 1m final.
  • For the remainder of the Championships, the morning preliminary session starts at 8:30 a.m. and the evening finals session begins at 4:30 p.m.
  • A detailed schedule of events can be accessed at UTSports.com.
 
Aggies In the SEC Top 10:
(Women)
Event Swimmer Time Rank
50 backstroke Kaitlyn Owens 23.69 No. 2
100 backstroke Kaitlyn Owens 51.06 q No. 3
50 breaststroke Claire Gass 28.79 No. 7
100 breaststroke Ella McQuinn 59.42 q No. 9
200 breaststroke Lillie Sczech 2:09.25 q No. 10
200 butterfly Ava Whitaker 1:55.01 q No. 10
100 IM Ava Whitaker 55.47 No. 3
Corbyn Reyes 57.12 No. 6
Hannah O'Leary 57.67 No. 7
Giulia Goerigk 58.28 No. 8
200 freestyle relay 1:28.77 p No. 6
400 freestyle relay 3:17.11 No. 10
800 freestyle relay 7:13.54 No. 9
200 medley relay 1:36.80 p No. 7
400 medley relay 3:33.18 No. 7
 
q-denotes NCAA qualifying time
p-denotes NCAA provisional time
 
(Men)
Event Swimmer Time Rank
50 freestyle Ben Scholl 19.14 q No. 9
100 breaststroke Logan Brown 52.01 q No. 9
200 breaststroke Logan Brown 1:52.11 q No. 5
100 butterfly Chase Swearingen 45.30 q No. 4
200 IM Logan Brown 1:41.59 q No. 5
200 freestyle relay 1:16.59 p No. 8
400 freestyle relay 2:49.38 p No. 7
800 freestyle relay 6:22.96 No. 7
200 medley relay 1:24.44 No. 10
 
 Texas A&M Event Leaders:
Event Women's Leader Men's Leader
50 freestyle 22.37 / Kaitlyn Owens 19.14q / Ben Scholl
100 freestyle 48.54q / Ella McQuinn 42.30q / Ben Sytsma
200 freestyle 1:35.80 / Daniil Pancerevas
500 freestyle 4:48.54 / Rachel Love 4:20.85 / Bucky Gettys
1000 freestyle 9:58.44 / Rachel Love 9:01.61 / Bucky Gettys
1650 freestyle 16:28.56 / Rachel Love 15:05.24q / Bucky Gettys
100 backstroke 51.06q / Kaitlyn Owens 46.77 / John Simmons
200 backstroke 1:54.76q / Halina Panczyszyn 1:41.69q / Munzy Kabbara
100 breaststroke 59.42q / Ella McQuinn 52.01q / Logan Brown
200 breaststroke 2:09.25q / Lillie Sczech 1:52.11q / Logan Brown
100 butterfly 52.34q / Ava Whitaker 45.30q / Chase Swearingen
200 butterfly 1:55.01q / Ava Whitaker 1:42.47q / Alejandro Michelena
200 IM 1:59.18 / Giulia Goerigk 1:41.59q / Logan Brown
400 IM 4:13.24 / Giulia Goerigk 3:42.59q / Munzy Kabbara
1m dive 303.45z / Joslyn Oakley 359.78z / Emilio Trevino
3m dive 331.80z / Bridget Foster 405.00z / Emilio Trevino
Platform dive 267.05z / Gabby Filzen 426.40z / Emilio Trevino
200 Free Relay 1:28.77p 1:16.59p
400 Free Relay 3:16.88 2:49.38p
800 Free Relay 7:13.54 6:22.96
200 Medley Relay 1:36.15p 1:24.44
400 Medley Relay 3:33.18 3:08.60
q – NCAA qualifying time
z – NCAA zone qualifying score
p – NCAA relay provisional time
 
In the Rankings:
  • In the most recent editions of the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Div. I Team Rankings, both Texas A&M squads rank among the top vote-getters among teams outside the top 25.
  • The women's poll contains eight teams from the SEC: No. 3 Texas, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 10 Florida, No. 13 Alabama, No. 14 LSU, No. 16 Georgia, No. 18 South Carolina and No. 19 Auburn.
  • The men's poll has eight teams from the SEC: No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Florida, No. 7 Georgia, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 14 Alabama, No. 16 Auburn, No. 18 LSU and No. 23 Kentucky.
 
Last Year at SECs:
  • At the SEC Championships at Athens, Georgia, the Aggie men's team placed fifth with 790.0 points and the women's squad finished eighth with 566.6 points.
  • Jaxon Bowshire took the gold medal in the men's platform dive on his way to SEC Freshman Diver of the Year honors. Additionally, the Aggies took down four school records, including the men's 400 freestyle and medley relays.
 
Follow the Action:  
SEC Network+ Schedule
Monday, Feb. 16
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/7f93a077-fafe-468b-9bef-765bfcd139ff
Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/110db775-5a9a-49eb-897f-555e7f427940
 
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/6f63303b-b633-4d3f-ad5b-5e447654218f
Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bc0e72f6-dee2-4b49-a730-c3709c79014b
 
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b6f88976-f1ae-4707-b362-e74816f7bc43
Diving Prelims & Consolation: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/2f8752b7-3749-4a1f-9066-edf5a0be2f98
Finals:  https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0d516252-581d-4ba9-a48e-3ca3faa39b25
 
Thursday, Feb. 19
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3b3a331b-09b0-4b84-81c2-ac55da814ad0
Diving Prelims & Consolation: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b8f2957d-9797-4816-b019-b96c3765506b
Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f6ec33fa-a592-4a31-94e6-2a74efd82f74
 
Friday, Feb. 20
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/5c1207be-69fc-456b-9a67-78ce6a9a6498
Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9c6eddfe-ffda-4e2e-934f-1ed1faf7c201
 
Saturday, Feb. 21
Prelims: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1e7970bc-6bc5-4f46-8269-0512fe87b3be
Finals: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/8c7512eb-46ff-4dcb-91ca-377749dd3ff1
 
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