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Tennessee junior swimmer Camille Spink won her third consecutive goal medal in the 50-meter freestyle on the fifth day of the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Friday at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center.
Spink is the first female swimmer to win the event in three consecutive seasons since former Lady Vol Erika Brown accomplished the feat from 2018-20. Spink broke the 21-second barrier in the final, setting a SEC Championship record as she posted a time of 20.87 seconds. She also holds the school's program record in the event, which was previously set by Brown.
Spink also combined with Mizuki Hirai, Julianna Bocska and Jillian Crooks to claim the gold medal in the 200 freestyle relay. The team completed the race in 1:26.27, breaking a previous record in the event, set by Brown, Stanzi Moseley, Meghan Small, and Bailey Grinter in 2020. The victory game the Lady Vols their 14th medal in 15 years in the event.
Ella Jansen won the bronze medal in the women's 500 freestyle for Tennessee as she posted a time of 4:34.10. It was her first medal in the event for Jensen, who improved upon her program record.
In men's diving, Bennett Greene won a bronze medal in the platform competition (417.75), Tennessee's Nick Stone finished fifth in the event, while Owen Redfearn came in seventh place.
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Spink is the first female swimmer to win the event in three consecutive seasons since former Lady Vol Erika Brown accomplished the feat from 2018-20. Spink broke the 21-second barrier in the final, setting a SEC Championship record as she posted a time of 20.87 seconds. She also holds the school's program record in the event, which was previously set by Brown.
Spink also combined with Mizuki Hirai, Julianna Bocska and Jillian Crooks to claim the gold medal in the 200 freestyle relay. The team completed the race in 1:26.27, breaking a previous record in the event, set by Brown, Stanzi Moseley, Meghan Small, and Bailey Grinter in 2020. The victory game the Lady Vols their 14th medal in 15 years in the event.
Ella Jansen won the bronze medal in the women's 500 freestyle for Tennessee as she posted a time of 4:34.10. It was her first medal in the event for Jensen, who improved upon her program record.
In men's diving, Bennett Greene won a bronze medal in the platform competition (417.75), Tennessee's Nick Stone finished fifth in the event, while Owen Redfearn came in seventh place.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Camille Spring sets SEC, school record in 50-meter freestyle
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