Five Records Set on Day 1 of Swimming Championships

KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Milligan grabbed the early lead at the 2024 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in the HMG Competition Pool.

The three-day event is being held in Kingsport, Tenn.

Of the 10 races competed on Thursday, Milligan won nine of them.

On the men's side, Milligan leads with 285 points with Union in second with 164. WVU Tech (132), Columbia (49), and Pikeville (14) round out the field.

Milligan leads the women's field with 262 points with Brenau in second with 161 and Union third at 143. Columbia (101), WVU Tech (64) and Pikeville (6) rounds out the field.

Five records were set on the day. They are:

• Women's 200 Medley Relay - Milligan (Tyler Cates, Kaylee Williams, Gabby MacPherson, Hanne te Velthuis), 1:4716
• Men's 200 Medley Relay - Milligan (Paxton Smith, Caleb Fry, Sergio Tudor, Stephen Gilbert), 1:31.30
• Women's 200 IM - Emma Phillips (Union), 2:07:74
• Women's 50 Freestyle - Hanne te Velthuis (Milligan), 23.74
• Men's 800 Freestyle Relay - Milligan (Jayden Bearden, Jacob Miller, Andre Bazzana, Stephen Gilbert), 6:52.49

Here are the other champions on the night:

• Women's 500 Freestyle - Riley Renaud (Milligan), 5:04.55
• Men's 500 Freestyle - Jacob Miller (Milligan), 4:38.92
• Men's 200 IM - Stephen Gilbert (Milligan), 1:50.64
• Men's 50 Freestyle - Paxton Smith (Milligan), 20.92
• Women's 800 Freestyle Relay - Milligan (Liz Mahan, Mary Grace Bitting, Gabby MacPherson, Hanne te Velthuis), 7:46.68

For the full results, click here.

The action resumes at 9 a.m. ET on Friday with more prelims. The finals will be 5 p.m. ET.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students for each day of the event. Tickets must be purchased daily. Tickets must be purchased online by clicking here.

The entire event will be streamed live online and can be watched for free on the AAC Digital Network.

The full schedule of events is available here.