Swimming and Diving Heads to SEC Championships in Knoxville

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Swimming and Diving team is set to compete at the 2026 SEC Championship meet hosted by the University of Tennessee at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center from Feb. 16-21.

EVENT INFO

Live results, timeline, order of events, psych & heat sheets, streaming links (SEC Network+) and more information can be found here. A limited number of General Admission tickets are available on Ticketmaster and tickets are available per session. Spectator parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at Volunteer Boulevard West, the G-11, G-7 and G-17 Garages on Tennessee’s campus.

REGULAR SEASON RECAP

The women’s program went undefeated (7-0) in dual meets in the regular season for the first time in 40 years. The Gamecocks have been ranked in the CSCAA Top 25 poll for each of the last 11 polls dating back to last season. Their highest ranking of the season comes in at No. 15 in November after starting the season at No. 17. The team finished the regular season at No. 18, picking up several SEC Weekly Honors along the way. Sophie Verzyl continued her success, picking up five Diver of the Week Honors. Additionally, Amy Riordan earned two Swimmer of the Week awards.

Combined, the men and women set 21 new records. Riordan claimed four pool records, including breaking the 200 backstroke pool twice (1:52.28/1:51.78), the 100 backstroke at Arkansas (52.41), and one school & pool record (200 freestyle – 1:43.75). Nora Fluck broke the 1000 freestyle record twice with times of 9:43.81 on Oct. 8 and 9:43.64 on Oct. 31. Verzyl broke the pool and school record in the 1-meter with her performance at the Tennessee Invitational in November with a score of 375.15. The Gamecock Invitational saw two individual records fall on the men’s side, with swims from Pierre Largeron (school – 500 freestyle – 4:13.93) and Einar Agustsson (school – 100 breaststroke – 51.78). Additionally, the women set the 800 freestyle pool record in a 7:08.88. The team set an additional nine pool records against Queens at the Levine Aquatic Center in Charlotte.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT

The top 24 in each event (diving events and 1000/1650 freestyle swimming events excluded) qualify for finals at the SEC Championship. Gamecocks that currently rank in the top 24 going into this meet include:

Women

• Sophie Verzyl – 1st – 3-meter – 395.78
• Sophie Verzyl – 2nd – 1 meter – 342.75
• Amy Riordan – 2nd – 200 backstroke – 1:51.78
• Amy Riordan – 8th – 100 backstroke – 52.04
• Amy Riordan – 9th – 200 freestyle – 1:43.75
• Delaney Franklin – 9th – 200 IM – 1:57.15
• Jordan Agliano – 9th – 200 butterfly – 1:54.87
• Meaghan Harnish – 10th – 400 IM – 4:10.67
• Nora Fluck – 10th – 1650 freestyle – 16:23.74
• Delaney Franklin – 14th – 200 breaststroke – 2:09.92
• Nora Fluck – 14th – 500 freestyle – 4:42.82
• Breckin Gormley – 15th – 500 freestyle – 4:43.14
• Emma Reiser – 15th – 1650 freestyle – 16:30.32
• Delaney Franklin – 17th – 400 IM – 4:12-90
• Breckin Gormley – 18th – 1650 freestyle – 16:32.80
• Emma Reiser – 20th – 500 freestyle – 4:45.10
• Molly Yacoviello – 21st – 400 IM – 4:14.07
• Sofia Luper – 22nd – 200 IM – 1:59.77
• Taylor Grimley – 22nd – 200 butterfly – 1:57.78
• Jordan Agliano – 23rd – 100 butterfly – 52.74
• Molly Yacoviello – 23rd – 200 IM – 1:59.87
• Tori Abruzzo – 24th – 400 IM – 4:14.48
• Katie Buehler – 24th – 200 backstroke – 1:55.71

Men

• Einar Agustsson – 5th – 100 breaststroke – 51.78
• Einar Agustsson – 6th – 200 breaststroke – 1:52.58
• Pierre Largeron – 6th – 500 freestyle – 4:13.93
• Connor Fry – 7th – 1650 freestyle – 14:53.97
• Charley Bayer – 12th – 1 meter – 356.93
• Eldor Usmonov – 15th – 100 butterfly – 46.07
• Pierre Largeron – 16th – 200 freestyle – 1:33.95
• Pierre Largeron – 16th – 1650 freestyle – 15:02.02
• Merlin Fincher – 20th – 200 backstroke – 1:41.79
• Gage Hulbert – 21st – 200 butterfly – 1:44.63
• Ryan Hufford – 23rd – 100 backstroke – 46.59