AUBURN, Ala. – Head coach Ryan Wochomurka and the Auburn Tigers prepare for the Last Chance Invite, Feb. 27-28, inside the James E. Martin Aquatic Center. After a successful 2026 SEC Championships, the Last Chance Invite represents the final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships next month.
Action begins on Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. CT. Live results will be available via Meet Mobile.
The Auburn women piled up 654.5 points across six days of competition at the 2026 SEC Championships, good enough for seventh place overall.
Lisa Klevanovich was electric in the sprints, earning a bronze medal in the 50 free with a lightning-fast 21.55. The time jumped Klevanovich to the No. 3 performer in program history.
Junior Zoey Zeller also leapt into the top 10 in the 100 breast. A 59.65 moved the California product to the No. 5 performer in program history.
Annika Finzen was the architect of the week’s most heroic double. On the final day of competition, Finzen finaled in both the 200 IM and 200 back, conjuring a personal-best 1:59.89 in the finals of the 200 IM.
Orange and Blue relays were also a strong point for the Tigers in Knoxville. Maggie McGuire, Bella Ekk, Wyllo Hanson and Julia Strojnowska pieced together the ninth-fastest time in school history in the 800 free relay at 7:03.86.
Lora Komoroczy, Kiia Metsakonkola, Izzy Iwasyk and Klevanovich would combine for a 1:35.07 in the 200 medley relay, the third-fastest time in Auburn history.
Racking up 652 points, the Auburn men locked up a fifth-place finish at the 2026 SEC Championships. Head coach Ryan Wochomurka’s crew accounted for 14 top 10 swims in program history and a bronze medal in the 800 free relay.
Freshman Daniel Krichevsky thrived in his first SEC Championships, finishing sixth in the 200 free and ninth in the 100 free. His 1:31.87 in the final of the 200 free moved him to No. 3 all-time at Auburn and was the third-fastest swim in program history. The Israel native also dialed up an unreal 1:30.83 split in the 800 free relay to help the team to a bronze medal.
Fellow rookies Maston Ballew, Luke Bedsole, Abdalla Nasr and Mack Schumann made waves as well. Nasr’s 44.91 in the 100 fly won him the consolation final and jumped the Egyptian to No. 2 all-time in the Orange Blue. Nasr also finished fifth in the 200 fly, earning a spot in the A final with a blistering 1:40.73.
Ballew delivered top 10 swims in both the 100 (52.42) and 200 (1:52.92) breast. A 1:53.10 earned the Tennessee native his first A final of his career.
Bedsole scored points up and down his program. A 1:41.85 in the 200 fly moved him to the No. 6 performer in Auburn history. As the anchor of the 800 free relay, Bedsole’s 1:32.61 was the deciding leg that held off the rest of the field for the Tigers’ bronze medal.
Mack Schumann also conjured a pair of top 10 swims in both the 500 free (4:17.26) and 400 IM (3:43.88).
Along with the 800 free relay, the Auburn men put together impressive performances in the 200 and 400 medley relays. Ivan Tarasov, Uros Zivanovic, Sohib Khaled and Kalle Makinen’s 1:22.41 in the 200 medley relay was the second-fastest swim in school history. Meanwhile, Makinen, Zivanovic, Nasr and Krichevsky combined for a 3:02.09 in the 400 medley relay for the second-fastest time in program history.
Auburn diving flexed its muscles throughout the championships as well. Both Juliette Landi and Ethan Swart pieced together lists that moved them up the top 10 performers list in program history. Landi’s 351.65 on 3-meter moved the freshman to No. 5 all-time in the Orange and Blue. Meanwhile, Swart’s 402.50 on 3-meter moved the sophomore to No. 7.
Throughout the week, John Fox’s crew accounted for five championship finalists, 10 consolation finalists and five C finalists.
Sophomore Chloe Brothers showcased her all-around talent, earning a place in the championship finals of two events during the week in both the 1-meter and platform.