The South Carolina Swimming and Diving team will participate in the 2026 SEC Championship meet at the University of Tennessee’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center from February 16 to 21.
Live results, schedules, streaming links via SEC Network+, and other event information are available online. General Admission tickets can be purchased per session through Ticketmaster. Spectator parking is first-come, first-served at designated garages on the Tennessee campus.
This season, the women’s team completed an undefeated regular season in dual meets for the first time in four decades. The program maintained a position in the CSCAA Top 25 poll for 11 consecutive polls since last season, reaching as high as No. 15 in November and ending at No. 18. Team members received multiple SEC Weekly Honors; Sophie Verzyl earned five Diver of the Week awards, while Amy Riordan collected two Swimmer of the Week recognitions.
Both men’s and women’s teams set a combined total of 21 new records during the regular season. Amy Riordan broke four pool records and set a school record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.75. Nora Fluck twice improved upon her own record in the 1000 freestyle. Verzyl achieved a new pool and school record in the one-meter dive at November’s Tennessee Invitational with a score of 375.15.
On the men’s side, Pierre Largeron set a school record in the 500 freestyle (4:13.93), while Einar Agustsson established a new mark in the 100 breaststroke (51.78). The women’s squad also recorded an 800 freestyle pool record (7:08.88), and nine additional pool records were set against Queens at Charlotte’s Levine Aquatic Center.
At this year’s SEC Championship, only athletes ranked among the top 24 qualify for finals in each event except diving events and distance swimming events such as the 1000/1650 freestyle.
Gamecocks currently ranked within these qualifying positions include:
For women:
– Sophie Verzyl holds first place on three-meter (395.78) and second on one-meter diving (342.75).
– Amy Riordan is second in both the 200 backstroke (1:51.78) and ranks eighth or ninth across several events.
– Delaney Franklin appears inside top rankings for multiple individual medley and breaststroke events.
– Additional qualifiers include Jordan Agliano, Meaghan Harnish, Nora Fluck, Breckin Gormley, Emma Reiser, Molly Yacoviello, Sofia Luper, Taylor Grimley, Tori Abruzzo, and Katie Buehler across various disciplines.
For men:
– Einar Agustsson is fifth in the 100 breaststroke (51.78) and sixth in another event.
– Pierre Largeron ranks within top ten for multiple freestyle distances.
– Other notable qualifiers are Connor Fry (seventh –1650 freestyle), Charley Bayer (12th –one meter), Eldor Usmonov (15th –100 butterfly), Merlin Fincher (20th –200 backstroke), Gage Hulbert (21st –200 butterfly), and Ryan Hufford (23rd –100 backstroke).
“Live results, timeline, order of events, psych & heat sheets, streaming links (SEC Network+) and more information can be found here,” according to official event details.
