Pelzek Sets School Record on Day Four of SECs
ATHENS, Ga. – The South Carolina swimming & diving team set another school record and saw action from 10 Gamecocks in finals on day four of the SEC Championships. The women’s program remains in fifth place at the halfway mark of the meet with a score of 324, three points ahead of Texas A&M and 11.5 points behind Georgia. The men’s program has tallied 164 points thus far for 10th place.
All three Gamecocks competing in the women’s 400 IM earned spots in the finals after swimming times in the 4:13 range during prelims. Delaney Franklin led the team with a 4:13.26 which was a tenth off of her best time and good enough for a spot in B finals at 15th place. Meaghan Harnish (4:13.48) and Madison Kolessar (4:13.63) swam in the same heat and finished back-to-back, placing 17th and 18th respectively to book two spots in the C finals. Harnish and Kolessar finished within half a second of each other in the finals, clocking 4:12.37 and 4:12.88 to place 20th and 21st respectively. Franklin excelled in her B finals heat, shaving five seconds off of her prelims result to swim the third fastest time in program history and a new personal best of 4:08.91. The sophomore had a stellar back half of the event, splitting the fastest breaststroke leg of her heat to come back from behind and take third place. She finished in 11th overall.
The three Gamecocks who qualified for night swims in the women’s 100 fly posted new best times and NCAA B-cuts in the prelims. Breckin Gormley broke 53 seconds in the event for the first time in her career to post a 52.84, which is the sixth fastest time in program history. She took 23rd place to secure a spot in the C finals. Jordan Agliano earned a spot in the C finals as well after placing 20th following a 52.64. Greta Pelzek set the fifth school record of the meet for the Gamecocks in a standout swim where she clocked a 51.46 which was only a couple tenths behind the defending SEC champion Olivia Peoples, who was seeded next to her in prelims. The senior secured a spot in the A finals after taking fourth place overall. In finals, all three Gamecocks added less than half a tenth to their morning performances. Pelzek (51.73) placed seventh overall, bringing in 23 points for the Gamecocks and leading the team in scoring during tonight’s finals. Gormley (52.89) and Agliano (52.93) took 23rd and 24th place respectively.
Eldor Usmonov was the lone finals qualifier for the Gamecock men, earning a spot in the C finals after tying for 19th place in the 100 fly with a new best time of 46.50 which moves him up to fourth all-time in program history. The junior gained .20 in the finals, finishing in 23rd with a 46.80 to bring in a couple points for the men’s program.
The women’s 200 free finals saw three Gamecocks in action. Ellery Ottem and Megan Willar set new best times in their morning swims, clocking 1:45.70 and 1:46.62 respectively while Amy Riordan booked a spot in the B finals with a 1:45.06. Ottem and Willar both set new marks in the top 10 all-time list with Ottem moving up to fifth all-time and Willar etching her name onto the list for the first time at 10th. In the finals, Ottem went the exact same time as she clocked in prelims for a 20th place finish while Willar placed 23rd with a 1:46.49. Riordan clocked a 1:45.37 for 14th place to wrap up the evening session for the Gamecocks.
On the diving side, Max Spencer and Charley Bayer grabbed a couple points for the men’s program after competing in the 1-meter and finishing in 18th and 22nd place respectively.
Day four of the SEC Championships consists of the 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breaststroke, women’s platform and 400 medley relay. Live results and streaming links can be found here.
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Results
Prelims
Women’s 400 IM
15 – Delaney Franklin – 4:13.26
17 – Meaghan Harnish – 4:14.48
18 – Madison Kolessar – 4:13.63
Men’s 400 IM
25 – Raymond Prosinski – 3:47.94
31 – Michael Cooper – 3:56.15
Women’s 100 Fly
4 – Greta Pelzek – 51.46
20 – Jordan Agliano – 52.64
23 – Breckin Gormley – 52.84
30 – Pia Murray – 53.26
37 – Aubrey Finn – 53.56
Men’s 100 Fly
19 – Eldor Usmonov – 46.50
26 – Gage Hulbert – 46.87
37 – Tommy Eaton – 47.36
Women’s 200 Freestyle
13 – Amy Riordan – 1:45.06
17 – Ellery Ottem – 1:45.70
23 – Megan Willar – 1:46.62
34 – Nora Fluck – 1:47.90
41 – Emma Reiser – 1:48.33
Men’s 200 Freestyle
34 – Ryan Hufford – 1:35.69
44 – Kyle Korvick – 1:37.37
45 – Connor Fry – 1:37.67
49 – Anthony Whittall – 1:39.08
52 – Umut Yildirim – 1:42.17
Men’s 1-Meter
18 – Max Spencer – 298.40
22 – Charley Bayer – 288.70
33 – Tyler Hoard – 241.85
