NCAA swim meet starts
The men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships kicked off March 25 in Atlanta — Kentucky qualified nine swimmers for the meet as teams and athletes head into four days of finals (March 25‑28). (virginiasports.com) (ukathletics.com)
Georgia Tech is hosting the championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, with the meet field listed at 270 participants — 235 swimmers and 35 divers. (ncaa.com) Kentucky’s entries named on the team release are Adomas Gatulis, Carson Hick, Javier Lopez Guillen, Dziugas Miskinis, Lysander Osman, Justin Peresse, Levi Sandidge, AJ Terry and Falemana Tuufui. (ukathletics.com) Osman is entered in seven events including the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back, Sandidge is entered in the 1650, 500 and 400 IM, and Hick is entered in the 1650 and 500. (ukathletics.com) Kentucky’s medley relay lineup of Gatulis, Lopez Guillen, Osman and Tuufui is scheduled early in the meet, the 200 free relay is listed as Osman/Peresse/Terry/Tuufui, and the Wildcats close with Osman/Peresse/Terry/Tuufui in the 400 free relay. (ukathletics.com) The Wildcats finished 20th a season ago with just four participants, and returning top-eight finishers Levi Sandidge and Carson Hick are identified as veteran point scorers for this year's squad. (ukathletics.com) Daily prelims are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET with finals at 6 p.m. ET, and all sessions are available to stream on ESPN+ while live results are being posted on MeetMobile. (ukathletics.com)