ATHENS, Ga. – With one last opportunity to drop time before NCAA Selections, head coach Ryan Wochomurka's squad took full advantage, posting six top-10 swims at the Bulldog Invite over the weekend.
Jacques Rathle has been trending in the right direction since the start of the spring semester. Rathle's 3:41.74 in the 400 IM made him the third-fastest performer in program history.
Nipping right at his heels, German international Danny Schmidt had eyes on history in the 400 IM as well. Schmidt posted a 3:43.61 on Saturday and kept dropping time to throw down a 3:42.99 on Sunday. Schmidt is now the fifth-fastest performer in program history.
Abby Gibbons (100 fly), Maggie Gholston (200 IM) and Casey Cullen (200 fly) all posted personal bests on Saturday. Sprinter Lexie Mulvill also hit the wall in the 50 free with a season-best 22.24.
Henry Bethel went sub-52 seconds for the first time in his career in the 100 breast at SEC's a week ago in College Station. On Saturday, the Dalton Georgia native improved his best time with a 51.93.
Sunday morning Alejandro Flores couldn't wait to drop a personal best and became the eighth-fastest performer touching in at 1:55.08.
A week ago, Ryan Husband helped the Tigers break a record in the 800 free relay with a potent 200 split. Sunday in Athens, Husband became the second-fastest man to swim the 200 with a 1:33.11.
Evan McInerny capped off Auburn's effort with another noteworthy swim in the 200 fly. McInerny was already the fifth-fastest performer in the event and his 1:42.22 gave him a personal best to ride home to the Plains with.
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Jeff Shaffer's diving crew will head to Knoxville, TN for zones March 5-8. The Women's NCAA Championship is slated for March 15-18 in Knoxville, while the Men's is scheduled for March 22-25 in Minneapolis.