2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 3 Finals Stay Recap

2023 TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL

We’re all set for some enjoyable matchups on the third evening of the 2023 Tennessee Invitational that includes Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Tennessee junior Jordan Crooks will go head-to-head in opposition to sophomore teammate Gui Caribe within the males’s 100 free. Tennessee senior Mona McSharry, Virginia fifth-year Ella Nelson, and Virginia senior Alex Walsh will duke it out within the ladies’s 200 breast. And Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh is anticipated to swim butterfly throughout the 100 free on Friday evening simply as she did this morning en path to the eighth seed in prelims.

Keep tuned beneath for stay updates:

WOMEN’S 1650-YARD FREE – TIMED FINAL

• NCAA Report: 15:03.31 – Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 15:52.41
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 16:13.73

Prime 8:

1. Cavan Gormsen, Fr, Virginia – 16:08.99
2. Aly Breslin, Sr, Tennessee – 16:11.65
3. Madelyn Donohoe, 5Y, Virginia – 16:21.19
4. Sophia Knapp, So, Virginia – 16:23.32
5. Lauren Wetherell, Jr, Tennessee – 16:24.45
6. Kate McCarville, Jr, Tennessee – 16:26.43
7. Caroline Benda, Jr, Kentucky – 16:26.55
8. Liberty Williams, Sr, Alabama – 16:28.25

Virginia freshman Cavan Gormsen gained the primary race of the night with a time of 16:08.99, about 11 seconds off her personal-best 15:57.20 from final December.

Tennessee senior Aly Breslin was just some seconds behind in 16:11.65, about 20 seconds off her personal-best 15:50.80 from March. She was almost 10 seconds forward of the remainder of the sphere as Virginia fifth-year Madelyn Donohoe positioned third in 16:21.19.

MEN’S 1650-YARD FREE – TIMED FINAL

• NCAA Report: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 14:37.31
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 14:53.84

Prime 8:

1. Joey Tepper, Sr, Tennessee – 14:56.76
2. Jake Narvid, Sr, Tennessee – 14:58.90
3. Rafael Ponce De Leon, Sr, Tennessee – 15:11.56
4. Sam O’Brien, Jr, Virginia – 15:16.07
5. Tanner Hering, Sr, Virginia – 15:19.83
6. Peter Thompson, Jr, Virginia – 15:22.68
7. Carson Hick, Fr, Kentucky – 15:28.04
8. Sean Mackey, So, Kentucky – 15:44.10

Tennessee senior Joey Tepper broke quarter-hour for the primary time with a personal-best 14:56.76, shaving a couple of seconds off his previous-best 15:00.33 from January of 2022.

Tepper loved a 1-2-3 end with fellow Vols seniors Jake Narvid and Rafael Ponce De Leon. Narvid’s runner-up end in 14:58.90 was only a second off his personal-best 14:57.85 from February of 2022. Ponce De Leon was farther behind the pack in 15:11.56, about six seconds off his personal-best 15:05.79 from February of 2022.

Reigning SEC champion Levi Sandidge of Kentucky didn’t compete this week because of an undisclosed sickness.

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BACK – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 1:47.24 – Beata Nelson, Wisconsin (2019)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 1:50.50
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:53.34

Prime 8:

1. Ella Bathurst, Jr, Virginia – 1:54.08
2. Reilly Tiltmann, Jr, Virginia – 1:54.13
3. Grace Frericks, So, Kentucky – 1:54.73
4. Tess Howley, Fr, Virginia – 1:54.92
5. Ella Menear, Fr, Alabama – 1:55.36
6. Torie Buerger, Sr, Kentucky – 1:55.72
7. Josephine Fuller, Jr, Tennessee – 1:57.29
8. Sophia Wilson, Sr, Virginia – 1:57.57

Virginia snagged three of the highest 4 locations within the ladies’s 200 again as junior Ella Bathurst (1:54.08) snuck previous fellow junior Reilly Tiltmann (1:54.13) for the highest spot by simply .05 seconds.

Bathurst has been as quick as 1:53.32 in March of 2022 whereas Tiltmann blazed a personal-best 1:49.63 in March of 2022.

Kentucky sophomore Grace Frericks prevented a UVA podium sweep by beating freshman Tess Howley (1:54.92) for third place with a time of 1:54.73. Frericks was a pair seconds off her lifetime finest whereas Howley was solely about one second shy of her finest.

MEN’S 200-YARD BACK – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 1:39.13
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:40.62

Prime 8:

1. Tommy Hagar, Fr, Alabama – 1:41.65
2. Will Thompson, Fr, Virginia – 1:42.24
3. Harrison Lierz, Sr, Tennessee – 1:42.82
4. Jake Marcum, 5Y, Alabama – 1:42.94
5. Eric Stelmar, Sr, Alabama – 1:43.39
6. Landon Driggers, Jr, Tennessee – 1:44.50
7. Colin Bitz, Jr, Virginia – 1:45.97
8. Sam O’Brien, Jr, Virginia – 1:46.83

Alabama freshman Tommy Hagar shaved greater than a second off his lifetime finest to triumph within the males’s 200 again with a profitable time of 1:43.09. His earlier finest was a 1:43.09 from March.

Virginia freshman Will Thompson additionally posted a brand new private finest, clocking a 1:42.24 for 2nd place. He dropped greater than a second off his previous-best 1:43.57 from final December.

Tennessee senior Harrison Lierz (1:42.82) claimed third place over Alabama fifth-year Jake Marcum by nearly a tenth of a second.

WOMEN’S 100-YARD FREE – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 45.56 – Simone Manuel, Stanford (2017)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 47.18
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 48.37

Prime 8:

1. Camille Spink, Fr, Tennessee – 47.28
2. Gretchen Walsh, Jr, Virginia – 48.30
3. Cadence Vincent, Fr, Alabama – 48.44
4. Maxine Parker, Sr, Virginia – 48.91
5. Brooklyn Douthwright, Jr, Tennessee – 48.93
6. Kailyn Winter, Jr, Alabama – 49.43
7. Maddy Hartley, So, Arkansas – 49.53
8. Laura Littlejohn, Fr, Tennessee – 49.60

Gretchen Walsh swam the quickest 100 fly of all time with a 48.30, but it surely gained’t rely as an official document as a result of it got here within the ultimate of the 100 free. USA Swimming has a rule that specifies “whatever the stroke(s) used, instances achieved in freestyle occasions might be recorded solely as freestyle instances.”

Kate Douglass nonetheless technically holds the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open information at 48.46 from final season’s NCAA Championships.

Walsh’s development within the occasion has been exceptional this yr as she has dropped greater than a second previously 9 months. She was 49.89 finally yr’s Tennessee Invitational and 49.34 on the ACC Championships in February.

Tennessee freshman Camille Spink threw down an enormous swim to win the occasion over Walsh, posting a 47.28 to drop virtually a second off her previous-best 48.12 from March. Walsh was flanked by a pair of rookies as Alabama freshman Cadence Vincent positioned third in a personal-best 48.44, going virtually a full second sooner than her previous-best 49.25 from March.

Virginia senior Maxine Parker (48.91) edged Tennessee junior Brooklyn Douthwright (48.93) by simply two hundredths of a second in a good battle for 4th place.

MEN’S 100-YARD FREE – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 41.50
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 42.32

Prime 8:

1. Jordan Crooks, Jr, Tennessee – 41.08
2. Gui Caribe, So, Tennessee – 41.66
3. Charlie Hawke, Jr, Alabama – 42.31
4. Kaique Alves, Jr, Alabama – 42.36
5. Matt Brownstead, Sr, Virginia – 42.36
6. Micah Chambers, Sr, Virginia – 43.09
7. Nikoli Blackman, Fr, Tennessee – 43.30
8. Max Berg, Sr, Kentucky – 43.38

Tennessee junior Jordan Crooks blazed a nation-leading time of 41.08 to outduel Brazilian teammate Gui Caribe in a quick 100 free ultimate. Crooks was simply .16 seconds off his personal-best 40.92 from March whereas Caribe was solely a pair tenths shy of his personal-best 41.43 from February.

Alabama juniors Charlie Hawke and Kaique Alves continued their sturdy showings this week, taking third and 4th place, respectively. Hawke reached the wall in 42.31, slicing .04 seconds off his previous-best 42.35 from February. Alves was proper behind in 42.36, tying with Virginia senior Matt Brownstead for 4th.

WOMEN’S 200-YARD BREAST – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, Virginia (2023)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 2:05.73
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 2:09.68

Prime 8:

1. Alex Walsh, Sr, Virginia – 2:04.22
2. Ella Nelson, 5Y, Virginia – 2:06.10
3. Mona McSharry, Sr, Tennessee – 2:06.64
4. Alessia Ferraguti, 5Y, Arkansas – 2:07.53
5. Avery Wiseman, Jr, Alabama – 2:08.24
6. Emelie Quick, Fr, Tennessee – 2:09.87
7. Anna Keating, Sr, Virginia – 2:10.44
8. Emma Weber, So, Virginia – 2:11.72

Virginia senior Alex Walsh put collectively a terrific swim to prevail in a loaded 200 breast ultimate in opposition to teammate Ella Nelson (2:06.10) and Tennessee senior Mona McSharry (2:06.64).

Walsh was only a second off her personal-best 2:03.02 from February of 2022. Nelson and McSharry had been each a pair seconds off their finest instances of two:04.33 and a pair of:04.59, respectively, each set in March.

Arkansas fifth-year Alessia Ferraguti took 4th place in 2:07.53, shaving greater than a second off her previous-best 2:08.98 from March.

South African freestyle specialist Aimee Canny turned heads with a 2:08.49 within the 200 breast B-final, which might have positioned sixth in tonight’s A-final proper behind Alabama junior Avery Wiseman (2:08.24). Canny, a sophomore at Virginia, dropped greater than 4 seconds off her previous-best 2:12.97 from just some weeks in the past.

MEN’S 200-YARD BREAST – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 1:46.91 – Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2023)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 1:51.09
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:52.94

Prime 8:

1. Scooter Iida, Jr, Virginia – 1:53.22
2. Noah Nichols, Sr, Virginia – 1:54.20
3. Michael Deans, Sr, Alabama – 1:54.71
4. Jed Garner, Fr, Tennessee – 1:57.16
5. Will Tenpas, 5Y, Virginia – 1:57.61
6. Lance Johnson, Fr, Kentucky – 1:58.49
7. Matthew Heilman, So, Virginia – 1:58.63
8. Joe Jordan, Sr, Tennessee – 1:58.87

Virginia junior Scooter Iida (1:53.22) pulled off considerably of an upset within the 200 breast in opposition to senior teammate Noah Nichols (1:54.20), within the course of coming simply .04 seconds shy of his lifetime finest (1:53.26) from February. Nichols has been greater than two seconds sooner with a personal-best 1:51.97 from February.

Alabama senior Michael Deans positioned third in 1:54.71, greater than two seconds forward of the remainder of the sphere. Deans had an enormous time drop, shaving greater than a second off his previous-best 1:56.24 from December of 2021.

Tennessee freshman Jed Garner was just some tenths off his personal-best 1:56.82 along with his 4th-place end in 1:57.16.

WOMEN’S 200-YARD FLY – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 1:49.51 – Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 1:52.86
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:55.92

Prime 8:

1. Abby Harter, Sr, Virginia – 1:54.71
2. Betsy Wizard, So, Arkansas – 1:54.93
3. Maggie Schalow, Fr, Virginia – 1:55.28
4. Sara Stotler, Jr, Tennessee – 1:55.47
5. Tess Howley, Fr, Virginia – 1:55.52
6. Lainey Mullins, Fr, Virginia – 1:56.49
7. Maddy Hartley, So, Arkansas – 1:59.92
8. Emma Weber, So, Virginia – 2:04.32

Virginia senior Abby Harter clocked a time of 1:54.71 to carry off Arkansas sophomore Betsy Wizard (1:54.93) for the 200 fly win. Harter has been as quick as 1:53.28 in March whereas Wizard was six-tenths of a second shy of her private finest (1:54.33) from final November.

Virginia freshman Maggie Schalow had an announcement swim en path to third place, notching a personal-best 1:55.28 to beat fellow UVA freshmen Tess Howley (1:55.52) and Lainey Mullins (1:56.49). Schalow shaved greater than a second off her previous-best 1:56.75 from final November. Howley was finishing a tricky double after putting 4th within the 200 again earlier within the session.

MEN’S 200-YARD FLY – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 1:40.16
• 2023 NCAA Invited Time: 1:42.57

Prime 8:

1. Martin Espernberger, So, Tennessee – 1:41.78
2. Ryan Merani, So, Kentucky – 1:43.28
3. Sebastien Sergile, So, Virginia – 1:43.41
4. Matt Styczen, Jr, Virginia – 1:45.28
5. Aidan Crisci, So, Tennessee – 1:45.68
6. Gus Rothrock, Jr, Tennessee – 1:46.01
7. Colin Bitz, Jr, Virginia – 1:46.91
8. Zane Rosely, Sr, Kentucky – 1:46.97

Tennessee sophomore Martin Espernberger cruised to victory within the 200 fly with a 1:41.78, inside half a second of his personal-best 1:41.39 from the 2023 NCAA Championships, the place he positioned ninth. This season, his time ranks 4th within the NCAA.

Kentucky sophomore Ryan Merani took 2nd place in 1:43.28, nearly a tenth forward of Virginia sophomore Sebastien Sergile (1:43.41). Each approached their finest instances as Merani has been as quick as 1:42.91 in February and Sergile’s lifetime finest is 1:43.22 from February.

WOMEN’S 400-YARD FREE RELAY – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 3:05.84 – Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) – 2023
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 3:14.10
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Customary: 3:16.25

Prime 8:

1. Virginia – 3:07.60
2. Tennessee – 3:13.64
3. Alabama – 3:13.95
4. Arkansas – 3:16.85
5. Tennessee ‘C’ – 3:18.14
6. Tennessee ‘B’ – 3:18.38
7. Virginia ‘C’ – 3:19.34
8. Kentucky – 3:20.43

Virginia’s quartet of Jasmine Nocentini (46.75), Maxine Parker (48.33), Gretchen Walsh (45.18), and Alex Walsh (47.34) mixed for a 400 free relay time of three:07.60 — inside a pair seconds of the Cavaliers’ NCAA document from final season.

Nocentini, an Italian switch from Northwestern, dropped greater than a full second off her previous-best 100 free time of 47.76. In the meantime, Gretchen Walsh threw down the quickest 100 free relay cut up of all time, her 45.18 barely sooner than Maggie MacNeil‘s 45.26 from the 2023 SEC Championships in February.

Tennessee’s group of Mona McSharry (48.78), Brooklyn Douthwright (49.11), Jasmine Rumley (49.14), and Camille Spink (46.61) rallied previous Alabama’s squad of Jada Scott (48.21), Cadence Vincent (48.28), Kailyn Winter (49.25), and Diana Petkova (48.21) for the runner-up end. The Vols reached the wall in 3:13.64, just some tenths forward of the Crimson Tide’s 3:13.95.

Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama all completed underneath the 2024 NCAA ‘A’ lower of three:14.10.

MEN’S 400-YARD FREE RELAY – FINAL

• NCAA Report: 2:44.07 – Florida (Liendo, Chaney, Smith, McDuff) – 2023
• 2024 NCAA ‘A’ Customary: 2:50.44
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Customary: 2:51.86

Prime 8:

1. Tennessee – 2:47.61
2. Alabama – 2:47.95
3. Virginia – 2:51.51
4. Alabama ‘B’ – 2:55.02
5. Tennessee ‘C’ – 2:55.47
6. Tennessee ‘B’ – 2:56.24
7. Tennessee ‘D’ – 2:57.95
8. Kentucky – 2:58.67

After profitable the person 100 free in 41.08, Tennessee junior Jordan Crooks returned on the finish of the session and fired off a 41.03 leadoff to energy the Vols (2:47.61) previous Alabama (2:47.95) by a couple of tenths. Each quartets completed underneath the 2024 NCAA ‘A’ normal of two:50.44.

Crooks was joined by Gui Caribe (41.18), Nikoli Blackman (43.23), and Micah Chambers (42.17) on Tennessee’s profitable group.

Alabama juniors Kaique Alves (41.44 cut up) and Charlie Hawke (41.45) led the best way for the Crimson Tide on the center legs of the relay. Zarek Wilson led off in 42.89 and Tim Korstanje anchored in 42.17.