Arkansas Finishes Eighth at SEC Championships

Razorback Communications February 20, 2021

Fayetteville, Ark.- The 20^th ranked Arkansas Swim & Dive team wrapped a good showing at the SEC Championships on Saturday, finishing in eighth place with a school record 595 total points.

Peyton Palsha continued her outstanding performance this week, taking third place in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:58.42. Her time is the fifth-best in the nation this year. Palsha closed out the SEC Championships by finishing in the top five three times.

Kobie Melton grabbed 12^th in the prelims and finals of the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 48.92 in the finals. Vanessa Herrmann took 10^th place in the 200-yard breast finals with a time of 2:09.90. The Razorbacks finished the day strong in the 400 free relay with Melton, Emily Barclay, Adela Vavrinova and Palsha finishing eighth with a time of 3:17.83.

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Arkansas Head Coach Neil Harper: “Just a great overall team effort. the highest team points we have had in my five years here and I am super proud of the year we have put together in very difficult times. Go Hogs!”

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