Bray Finishes Eighth on 1-meter to Open SEC Championships

Monday, February 16

Knoxville, Tenn.

12 p.m. (Diving Prelims & Consolation) | 6 p.m. (Diving Finals)

University of Georgia

SEC Swimming & Diving Championships

Bray Finishes Eighth on 1-meter to Open SEC Championships

February 16, 2026 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Junior diver Matthew Bray opened the 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships in spectacular fashion Monday afternoon at the University of Tennessee Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

Fast Facts

Men's 1-meter – Bray placed eighth in the 1-meter championship final, earning his second SEC top eight finish following last season's fifth-place mark on 3-meter. After opening with a 42.90 on his first dive, Bray moved back up to sixth place with scores of 70.50 and 69.00 on his middle two dives before closing back in eighth. In prelims, the Fairfax, Virginia native posted a personal-best championship score of 354.35, finishing in third place overall. His top dive of the session came in the fourth round with a mark of 63.00.

Events
Men's 1-meter
Gold: Bennett Greene, Tennessee – 400.80
Silver: Nick Harris, Texas – 400.70
Bronze: Collier Dyer, Missouri – 398.25
8^th: Matthew Bray, Georgia – 333.30

Standings
Men
1. Tennessee, 98
2. Texas, 53
2. Florida, 53
4. Auburn, 41
5. Missouri, 29
6. LSU, 24
7. Georgia, 22
8. Texas A&M, 20
9. Alabama, 15
10. Kentucky, 6
11. South Carolina, 1

Up Next
The 2026 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships kick into full gear Tuesday with the beginning of swimming competition.

The 1,650-yard freestyle title will be decided in timed finals beginning at 11:30 a.m. EST. Freshman Kennedi Dobson ranks both second in the conference and nationally in the event (15:41.70), while fellow first year Clarke Neace is seeded fifth and senior Heidi Stalkfleet is 11^th. On the men's side, freshman Sean Green is ranked 12th, while freshman Finn Hammer and graduate Tommy-Lee Camblong will contend for scoring.

Junior Michelle Cummo will begin her events in the women's 1-meter at noon. In the evening session, relays will begin with the 200y medley relay and 800y freestyle relay. The Georgia women hold the top seed in the 800y free relay, while the Bulldog men are seeded second in the 200 and third in the 800.

Live coverage of all session can be found on SEC Network+ with live results available on UTSports.com, MeetMobile, and DiveMeets.