AUBURN, Ala. – Head coach Ryan Wochomurka and the Auburn Tigers trek north to Knoxville, Tennessee for the 2026 SEC Championships, Feb. 16-21, inside the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
The meet will be streamed live on SEC Network Plus. Live results for swimming can be found on Meet Mobile. Diving live results will be available through Dive Meets.
Auburn enters the 2026 edition of SECs as the No. 16 team in the country on the men’s side and No. 19 on the women’s, according to the latest CSCAA Coaches Poll.
A handful of talented freshmen have made their mark already in the Orange and Blue, none more so than Daniel Krichevsky. Between the 100 and 200 free, Krichevsky has piled up six individual wins throughout the season. At 42.12, his 100 free time ranks 29th in the country, ninth in the SEC and made the Israel native the No. 10 performer in program history. Krichevsky’s best event is the 200 free. With a 1:32.18, he ranks 12th in the country, fifth in the SEC and is already the third-fastest performer in program history.
The Tigers have been, and still remain, a strong backstroke group. Ivan Tarasov, Kalle Makinen and Sohib Khaled have all dipped below 46 seconds this season. Tarasov’s 45.27 ranks eighth in the SEC and puts the freshman as the fourth-fastest performer in the Orange and Blue.
Georgia Tech transfer Uros Zivanovic and freshman Maston Ballew have been spearheading Auburn’s breaststroke success. At the AU Invite, Zivanovic dialed up a lifetime best 51.98 for the eighth-fastest time in the SEC, and made the Serbian the fifth-fastest performer in program history. Meanwhile, Ballew’s 200 breast time of 1:53.89 makes the rookie the fifth-fastest performer in school history and is the 10th-fastest time in the conference ahead of SECs.
Khaled, along with Egyptian counterpart Abdalla Nasr, has been electric in the butterfly across 2025-26. Khaled’s 45.54 ranks ninth in the SEC, while Nasr’s 1:41.66 in the 200 fly is the seventh-quickest in the conference and jumped the freshman to No. 5 on the program’s all-time performer list.
Auburn fans will remember the historic meet Danny Schmidt put together a season ago, setting the school record in the 200 fly, while also swimming the second-fastest races in program history in the 200 free and 200 IM, all in the same meet. The German is rounding into form this season. His 1:43.39 in the 200 IM is the 10th-fastest time in the SEC this season.
Under Wochomurka’s tenure, relays are always a strong focal point. Four of the five men’s relays rank in the top 15 in the country and top seven in the SEC. Auburn’s best chance at a podium comes in the medleys. The Tigers’ 1:22.72 in the 200 medley relay is the fourth-fastest time in the conference, and the 3:03.70 in the 400 medley relay is the third-quickest in the SEC entering the meet.
Perhaps no one has had a better season than Elizaveta Klevanovich. The Russian international claimed the third-best time in the SEC this year in the 50 free with a remarkable 21.66. The time also makes Klevanovich the No. 4 fastest performer in program history. Klevanovich also uncorked a 47.82 in the 100 free for the seventh-fastest time in the SEC and the No. 5 spot on Auburn’s all-time performer list.
Sophomore Lora Komoroczy has been extremely steady in her second year on the Plains. The Hungarian owns the sixth-fastest time in the conference in the 100 back at 51.65 and the 11th-quickest time in the 100 fly with a 52.12.
Juniors Maggie McGuire and Zoey Zeller are piecing together their best seasons, respectively. The duo both own the 13th-fastest time in the SEC, McGuire with a 1:54.33 in the 200 back and Zeller at 2:09.85 in the 200 breast.
Izzy Iwasyk, Morgan Carteaux and Taylor Bacher, along with Komoroczy, have made the Auburn butterfly unit something to reckon with. Iwasyk enters the meet with the 13th-fastest time in the 100 back at 52.33. Carteaux is close behind at 15th with a 52.41. Meanwhile, Bacher’s 1:56.13 in the 200 fly sits 13th.
Auburn’s women’s relays are particularly strong in 2026, with four of the five sitting in the top five in the conference. With a 1:34.94 in the 200 medley relay, the time is also the ninth-fastest in the country.
For John Fox’s diving group, both Emily Hallifax and Talan Blackmon return as NCAA Qualifiers from a season ago. Hallifax dialed up an all-American performance on platform last season in Federal Way.
This season, freshmen Maria Faoro and Juliette Landi have each made their mark. Faoro has scored as high as 293.55 on 1-meter, making her the No. 10 performer in program history. Landi jumped to No. 6 all-time with a 344.25 at the fall invitational.
On the men’s side, sophomore Ethan Swart delivered a 392.10 on 3-meter to take the No. 9 spot on the all-time performers list. Freshmen Ben Wilson and Tsvetomir Ereminov have impressed as well this season.
All of Fox’s divers own at least one Zones cut.
Wochomurka and Co. will be back on the Plains, Feb. 27-28, for the Last Chance Invite inside James. E. Martin Aquatics Center.
Fox and the diving crew will look to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships at the 2026 Zone B Championships, March 8-11, in Athens, Georgia at Gabrielsen Natatorium.
The Women’s NCAA Championships are slated for March 18-21, while the Men’s are set for March 25-28. Both will be held at historic McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.