The weekend is nearly here, but the excitement over Vols athletics have already begun. While the football team is gearing up for its pivotal road match against Missouri, the Tennessee swimming and diving team has started off on a tear, and a couple of golfers have made the top ranks. Additionally, the Lady Vols volleyball team get set to face Alabama tonight.
Day 1 of the Tennessee Invitational
The Vols swimming and diving teams both started out strong on Thursday, setting 48 combined personal bests to open the Tennessee Invitational.
Three Lady Vols swam sub-22 second 50 meter times either in their sprint or as a split in a relay. Bailey Grinter’s 21.95 seconds mark in the 50 meter sprint was her first under 22 seconds and was the fifth best all-time in Tennessee history.
The men’s team had five swimmers place on the top 10 board, led by Matthew Garcia who lowered his career-best in the 200 meter individual medley twice on Thursday; in doing so he set the program’s fourth-fastest 200 meter IM time at 1:44.71.
The meet continues today and tomorrow with preliminary races in the morning and the finals at 5:30 p.m. ET this evening.
4️⃣8️⃣ personal bests for @Vol_Swim on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invitational‼️
More records set to fall on Friday as the 2nd-ranked #LadyVols and 8th-ranked #Vols return to the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center 🍊🌊 https://t.co/MT451ZNeWS
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) November 22, 2019
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