The No. 1 Georgia women’s swim team came up two places short of an SEC title this past weekend, despite setting a new school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final event of the SEC Championships held in Auburn.

The relay team of Allison Schmitt, Jessica Cole, Kelly McNichols and Morgan Scroggy finished in second place behind Auburn with a time of 3:13.11, setting the new school record.

However, that was not enough as Florida won the SEC championship and Auburn came in second.

“We gave ourselves a chance today and we got ourselves back into it, but it’s a little rough to come up short,” head coach Jack Bauerle said in a press release. “But, it was a heck of a swim meet. Morgan Scroggy had a coming out party and she is a heck of a swimmer.”

Despite the outcome, the Lady Bulldogs had numerous accomplishments. In the 1,650-yard freestyle, Wendy Trott set a new school record with a time of 15:51.41.

Scroggy won her first individual SEC title in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.88. The Lady Bulldogs also had a strong performance in the 200-yard breaststroke, in which Mhyria Miller and Michelle McKeehan finished second and third with times of 2:10.50 and 2:11.68, respectively.

For the No. 12 Georgia men’s swim team, the championship meet was marked by several outstanding races from Troyden Prinsloo, Neil Versfeld and Mark Dylla.

The highlight of the championships came in Neil Versfeld’s new NCAA record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1:52.07, winning the event as well as the 100-yard breaststroke. Prinsloo captured two titles as well, winning in both the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. The men’s team finished the meet in fourth place for the second straight year with 435.5 points, behind Auburn (880.5), Florida (626) and Tennessee (584). Both men’s and women’s swim teams have one more meet in which they can qualify swimmers for the NCAA championship meet, the final event of the year.

This Saturday, the Gabrielsen Natatorium will host the Last Chance meet, where the swimmers will get one last shot at qualifying.