@MizzouSwimDive Hosts Alabama Friday in SEC Opener

Friday, October 14

Columbia, Mo.

Noon CT

Missouri

Alabama

10/13/2016 4:41:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving

The Tigers host the Crimson Tide at Noon at the Mizzou Aquatic Center

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving programs open Southeastern Conference action on Friday, Oct. 14 with a Noon home dual against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Admission to the meet is free.

Both programs are coming off titles at the 11th annual Show-Me Showdown on Oct. 7, as the men scored 635.5 points to defeat 10 teams and the women's squad tallied 717 points to best nine other programs. Missouri won all 13 women's events and 1o men's titles during the meet. Senior Michael Chadwick (Charlotte, N.C.) and juniors Hannah Stevens (Lexington, Ohio) and Hunter Fritter (Houston Texas) each earned two event wins to lead the Tigers. Chadwick won the 100 free and 200 IM, Stevens won the 100 free and 100 back and Fritter claimed the 1-meter scramble and 3-meter title.

Fritter and junior Alexa Beckwith were honored by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday as the SEC Divers of the Week for their performances at the Show-Me Showdown. Fritter won Male Diver of the Week honors with wins in the 1-meter scramble and 3-meter at the Showdown, with individual scores of 352 and 312, respectively, for the first two event victories of his career. As a team, the junior helped Missouri to a team 1-meter total of 352.40. Beckwith helped the Tigers win the team 1-meter scramble and placed second on 3-meter in the season-opening meet. She scored an individual tally of 322 points, a personal best, on 1-meter as the team won the event with a total score of 345.55. Beckwith also totaled 320 points on 3-meter to take second, only five points out of first-place. Her 1-meter win marked the eighth event title of her Mizzou career.

Following the Show-Me Showdown, 10 different Tigers are ranked nationally in the top-25 of their respective events.

MEN'S NATIONAL RANKINGS
Nick Alexander	200 IM	19th	1:51.41
Michael Chadwick	100 Free	3rd	44.00
	200 IM	3rd	1:49.16
	50 Free	13th	20.48
Daniel Hein	100 Back	25th	49.75
Fabian Schwingenschlogl	100 Breast	2nd	54.65
	200 IM	22nd	1:51.70
WOMEN'S NATIONAL RANKINGS
Sharli Brady	200 IM	15th	2:03.60
Sam Coloma	100 Back	19th	55.24
Haley Hynes	100 Back	25th	55.66
Erin Metzger-Seymour	100 Fly	10th	54.55
Katharine Ross	100 Breast	1st	1:00.97
	200 IM	22nd	2:04.01
Hannah Stevens	100 Back	10th	54.55
	100 Free	22nd	50.95

Order of Events
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1-Meter Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
3-Meter Diving
200 IM
400 Free Relay

Following Friday's meet, the Tigers next hit the pool Nov. 4-5 for a two-day meet against Kentucky, Northwestern and Southern Illinois in Lexington, Ky.