Swimmers Grab 5th Place at SEC Championship Meet
By David Van Geison | Nov 9, 2026 2:40 PM
The Tecumseh High School Girls Swim & Dive Team competed in the Southeastern Conference White Division Championship Prelims on 11/6 and Finals on 11/7 at the Jackson HS Pool. In Prelims on Friday, Tecumseh finished with 11 Individual PRs and 3 Season Best Times out of 15 total swims. PRs were achieved by Aubrey Russell in the 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 2:26.50; Olivia Gray in the 200 yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:46.63; Aubree Barkway and Sophia Grygo in the 50 yard Freestyle with respective times of 26.77 and 28.90 and in the 100-yard Freestyle with respective times of 1:00.83 and 1:04.49; Aubrey Russell in the 500-yard Freestyle with a time of 6:21.95; Madison Betz in the 50-yard Freestyle, as the lead of leg of the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, with a time of 27.59; and Olivia Gray, Ava Neesam, and Ellie Herr in the 100 yard Breaststroke with respective times of 1:21.14, 1:24.13, and 1:42.58. Season best times were achieved by Maddy Proskie in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 2:21.80; Ellie Herr in the 50-yard Freestyle with a time of 32.82; and Madison Betz in the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 1:08.02. In Finals on Saturday, Tecumseh came back to finish with 4 more PRs, 3 more Individual Season Best Time, 3 Relay Team Season Best times, and 1 All-Conference finish (top 3 individual finishers and top 1 relay receive all-conference recognition). Madison Betz achieved an All-Conference finish in the 100-yard Backstroke finishing 3rd with a Season Best time of 1:07.31. PRs were achieved by Aubree Barkway in the 50-yard Freestyle with a time of 26.70 and in the 100-yard Freestyle with a time of 59.97; Aubrey Russell in the 500-yard Freestyle with a time of 6:17.44; and Madison Betz in Diving with an 11-dive score of 331.30. Other season best times on Saturday included Maddy Proskie in the 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 2:21.33; Ellie Herr in the 50 yard Freestyle with a time of 32.48; the 200 yard Freestyle A Relay of Aubree Barkway, Ava Neesam, Aubrey Russell, and Madison Betz with a time of 1:49.94; the 200 yard Freestyle B Relay of Olivia Gray, Ellie Herr, Sophia Grygo, and Maddy Proskie with a time of 1:55.29; and the 400 yard Freestyle Relay team of Maddy Proskie, Ellie Herr, Ava Neesam, and Sophia Grygo with a time of 4:47.72. Tecumseh finished in 5th place overall. Final scores were Chelsea 605, Adrian 438, Jackson 321, Pinckney 233, Tecumseh 230, Lincoln 181, and Ypsilanti 127. Tecumseh will next compete in the SMISL Championship Meet at Dundee High School on Saturday 11/14, starting at 10:30am.