College Swimming League Match 6
Match #6 of the College Swimming League season has concluded and Tennessee swam to the win, punching their ticket to the final. Camille Spink of Tennessee is SwimSwam’s women’s MVP of the match, and Nikoli Blackman of Tennessee is SwimSwam’s men’s MVP of the match.
MVP Awards
Women’s MVP: Camille Spink, Tennessee
Spink began her night with a 20.95 50 free lead off leg for Tennessee’s 200 free relay that swam to the win. That swim leads the NCAA this season in the 50 free and helped Tennessee pick butterfly for the skins race.
Winning her first individual win of the night, Spink swam to a 45.91 100 free. That swim made her the 8th woman to break 46-seconds in history. She finished ahead of Alabama’s Cadence Vincent who was 2nd in a 47.16.
Earning her 2nd individual win of the night, Spink touched in a 21.04 in the 50 free. That earned the win ahead of Vincent once again, who touched in a 21.63.
In the final race of the night, Spink helped Tennessee’s 200 medley Super Skins relay to wins in the first three rounds before they were disqualified in the final round. She anchored in a 21.81 in round 1, 21.61 in round 2, and a 21.68 in round 3.
Men’s MVP: Nikoli Blackman, Tennessee
Fellow Tennessee senior Nikoli Blackman earned MVP honors, beginning his night with a 19.22 lead off leg on the team’s 200 free relay that was 2nd. He then went on to earn two individual wins.
His first win came in the 100 free as he touched in a 42.10, ahead of Alexey Glivinskiy‘s 42.68 for Auburn. He also won the 50 free in a 19.26, ahead of Auburn’s Mike Rice who touched in a 19.43.
Blackman anchored the team’s 200 medley Super Skins relay to four wins, swimming a 20.03 in round 1, 20.08 in round 2, 19.97 in round 3, and a 19.63 in round 4.
Notables:
- Charlotte Crush lowered her own Tennessee school record in the 200 backstroke with a 1:48.31
- Jacob Johnson was a key pick up for the Georgia Bulldogs in the transfer portal this offseason as he swept the butterfly events today and helps given the loss of Luca Urlando to graduation
