During the first full finals session of the ACC Men’s Swimming Championships, NC State looked to remain the dominant team, with Wolfpack swimmers recording the top qualifying time in all three events contested. NC State is bidding for its fifth straight conference title this week in Greensboro, N.C.
After the second day of competition, NC State leads with 496.5 points, while Louisville is in second with 404.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. North Carolina State Universit 496.5 2. Louisville, University of 404 3. VA Tech 378.5 4. Florida State University 378 5. Virginia, University of 363 6. Duke University 300 7. Notre Dame, University of 256 8. Georgia Institute of Technolog 224 9. Pittsburgh, University of 206 10. North Carolina, University of, 167 11. University of Miami (Florida) 101 12. Boston College 96
500 Free
NC State’s Eric Knowles dropped a second from his prelims time to win the 500 free in 4:12.13.
It was an NCAA automatic qualifying time and held off Virginia senior Brendan Casey (4:12.63).
Virginia Tech sophomore Lane Stone finished third (4:13.10), followed by Louisville senior Marcelo Acosta (4:14.94), NC State junior John McIntyre (4:15.62), Notre Dame’s Zachary Yeadon (4:16.25), NC State sophomore Gil Kiesler (4:18.18) and Virginia senior Samuel Magnan (4:20.54).
Event 4 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Conference: % 4:09.13 1/26/2018 Anton Ipsen, NCSU-NC
ACC Meet: & 4:10.00 2/26/2009 Matt McLean, Virginia
American: @ 4:07.25 11/30/2017Zane Grothe, Unattached
U. S. Open: * 4:07.25 11/30/2017Zane Grothe, Unattached
NCAA: $ 4:08.42 3/23/2017 Clark Smith, Texas
Pool: ^ 4:11.21 2/22/2018 Anton Oerskov Ipsen, NCSU-NC
4:12.22 A
4:16.08 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
4:23.34 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Knowles, Eric SO NC State 4:13.79 4:12.13 A 32
r:+1.50 22.93 47.94 (25.01)
1:13.42 (25.48) 1:39.04 (25.62)
2:04.53 (25.49) 2:30.37 (25.84)
2:55.69 (25.32) 3:21.14 (25.45)
3:46.58 (25.44) 4:12.13 (25.55)
2 Casey, Brendan SR UVA 4:14.30 4:12.63 IV18 28
r:+0.65 23.31 48.53 (25.22)
1:14.08 (25.55) 1:39.63 (25.55)
2:05.11 (25.48) 2:30.68 (25.57)
2:56.34 (25.66) 3:21.84 (25.50)
3:47.26 (25.42) 4:12.63 (25.37)
3 Stone, Lane SO VT 4:16.26 4:13.10 IV18 27
r:+0.72 23.20 48.19 (24.99)
1:13.67 (25.48) 1:39.24 (25.57)
2:04.75 (25.51) 2:30.64 (25.89)
2:56.56 (25.92) 3:22.51 (25.95)
3:47.97 (25.46) 4:13.10 (25.13)
4 Acosta, Marcelo SR Louisville 4:14.96 4:14.94 IV18 26
r:+0.74 23.39 48.49 (25.10)
1:14.11 (25.62) 1:39.99 (25.88)
2:05.93 (25.94) 2:31.69 (25.76)
2:57.68 (25.99) 3:23.67 (25.99)
3:49.44 (25.77) 4:14.94 (25.50)
5 McIntyre, John JR NC State 4:17.73 4:15.62 IV18 25
r:+0.71 23.34 48.82 (25.48)
1:14.74 (25.92) 1:40.75 (26.01)
2:07.11 (26.36) 2:33.09 (25.98)
2:59.05 (25.96) 3:24.78 (25.73)
3:50.51 (25.73) 4:15.62 (25.11)
6 Yeadon, Zachary SO ND 4:16.75 4:16.25 B 24
r:+0.78 23.21 48.15 (24.94)
1:13.62 (25.47) 1:39.33 (25.71)
2:05.15 (25.82) 2:31.11 (25.96)
2:57.16 (26.05) 3:23.40 (26.24)
3:49.88 (26.48) 4:16.25 (26.37)
7 Kiesler, Gil SO NC State 4:16.92 4:18.18 B 23
r:+0.69 23.40 48.66 (25.26)
1:14.60 (25.94) 1:40.73 (26.13)
2:06.86 (26.13) 2:33.00 (26.14)
2:59.35 (26.35) 3:25.79 (26.44)
3:52.27 (26.48) 4:18.18 (25.91)
8 Magnan, Samuel SR UVA 4:17.83 4:20.54 B 22
r:+0.74 23.55 49.26 (25.71)
1:15.20 (25.94) 1:41.31 (26.11)
2:07.60 (26.29) 2:34.00 (26.40)
3:00.48 (26.48) 3:27.36 (26.88)
3:54.14 (26.78) 4:20.54 (26.40)
200 IM
Georgia Tech sophomore Caio Pumputis surged to victory in the 200 IM. He finished in 1:41.28, an NCAA automatic cut.
He dropped more than two seconds off of his prelim time to hold off NC State senior Andreas Vazaios, who finished just two hundredths behind him in 1:41.30.
Virginia Tech’s Norbert Szabo finished third (1:43.17), followed by Louisville sophomore Daniel Sos (1:43.63).
Another Virginia Tech swimmer, sophomore Samuel Tornqvist took fifth (1:44.97), followed by a trio of Virginia Cavaliers — junior Frede Schubert (1:44.51), senior Zachary Fong (1:44.57) and senior Bryce Keblish (1:44.98).
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Event 5 Men 200 Yard IM
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Conference: % 1:39.97 3/24/2018 Andreas Vazaios, NCSU-NC
ACC Meet: & 1:41.25 2/28/2017 Andreas Vazaios, NCSU-NC
American: @ 1:38.13 2/15/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
U. S. Open: * 1:38.13 2/15/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
NCAA: $ 1:38.13 2/15/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: ^ 1:41.61 3/14/2018 Marius Kusch, QU-NC
1:41.34 A
1:44.03 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
1:46.77 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Pumputis, Caio SO GT 1:43.34 1:41.28 A 32
r:+0.68 22.38 47.74 (25.36)
1:16.90 (29.16) 1:41.28 (24.38)
2 Vazaios, Andrea SR NC State 1:42.39 1:41.30 A 28
r:+0.69 22.97 47.25 (24.28)
1:16.22 (28.97) 1:41.30 (25.08)
3 Szabo, Norbert SR VT 1:43.85 1:43.17 IV18 27
r:+0.62 21.85 47.52 (25.67)
1:17.50 (29.98) 1:43.17 (25.67)
4 Sos, Daniel SO Louisville 1:43.74 1:43.63 IV18 26
r:+0.68 22.39 48.08 (25.69)
1:18.34 (30.26) 1:43.63 (25.29)
5 Tornqvist, Samu SO VT 1:43.75 1:44.07 B 25
r:+0.69 22.58 48.65 (26.07)
1:18.87 (30.22) 1:44.07 (25.20)
6 Schubert, Frede JR UVA 1:43.49 1:44.51 B 24
r:+0.65 22.87 48.72 (25.85)
1:19.51 (30.79) 1:44.51 (25.00)
7 Fong, Zachary SR UVA 1:44.34 1:44.57 B 23
r:+0.67 22.63 48.69 (26.06)
1:18.97 (30.28) 1:44.57 (25.60)
8 Keblish, Bryce SR UVA 1:43.98 1:44.98 B 22
r:+0.62 21.50 47.89 (26.39)
1:19.54 (31.65) 1:44.98 (25.44)
50 Free
Eight hundredths of a second separated the top three finishers in the 50 free, while the Wolfpack scored four in the final.
Florida State senior William Pisani head on for the narrow victory, finishing in 19.21.
Louisville junior Andrej Barna was second in 19.27.
NC State senior Justin Ress took third in 19.29, followed by freshman teammate Nyls Kornstanje (19.37).
Pitt sophomore Blaise Vera took fifth (19.38), followed by NC State sophomore Giovanni Izzy (19.45) and senior Cobe Garcia (19.47), who tied for seventh with Virginia Tech senior Ian Ho (19.47).
Event 6 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Conference: % 18.56 3/23/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
ACC Meet: & 18.68 2/28/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
American: @ 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
U. S. Open: * 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
NCAA: $ 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
Pool: ^ 18.75 2/22/2018 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
19.00 A
19.36 IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
19.96 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Pisani, William SR FSU 19.17 19.21 IV18 32
r:+0.65 9.21 19.21 (10.00)
2 Barna, Andrej JR Louisville 19.33 19.27 IV18 28
r:+0.61 9.25 19.27 (10.02)
3 Ress, Justin SR NC State 19.14 19.29 IV18 27
r:+0.62 9.31 19.29 (9.98)
4 Korstanje, Nyls FR NC State 19.31 19.37 B 26
r:+0.64 9.32 19.37 (10.05)
5 Vera, Blaise SO PITT 19.34 19.38 B 25
r:+0.62 9.29 19.38 (10.09)
6 Izzo, Giovanni SO NC State 19.53 19.45 B 24
r:+0.61 9.31 19.45 (10.14)
7 Garcia, Cobe SR NC State 19.56 19.47 B 22.5
r:+0.63 9.20 19.47 (10.27)
7 Ho, Ian SR VT 19.50 19.47 B 22.5
r:+0.59 9.41 19.47 (10.06)
1-Meter Diving
Miami senior Briada Herrera won 1-meter diving with a score of 433.20.
Florida State sophomore Joshua Davidson was second at 367.00, followed by Virginia Tech senior Benjamin Schiesl (357.40) and Florida State junior Cameron Thatcher (347.20).
North Carolina’s Sean Burston took fifth with 346.90, followed by Duke’s Nathan Hernandez (337.05) and Evan Moretti (308.90) and Notre Dame’s Austin Flaute (273.75).
Event 7 Men 1 mtr Diving
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Conference: % 499.95 2/25/2010 Nick McCrory, Duke
ACC Meet: & 499.95 2/25/2010 Nick McCrory, Duke
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Finals ===
1 Herrera, Briada SR Miami (FL) 385.45 433.20 32
2 Davidson, Joshu SO FSU 351.60 367.00 28
3 Schiesl, Benjam SR VT 300.70 357.40 27
4 Thatcher, Camer JR FSU 331.90 347.20 26
5 Burston, Sean SR UNC 328.70 346.90 25
6 Hernandez, Nath JR Duke 289.05 337.05 24
7 Moretti, Evan SR Duke 324.30 308.90 23
8 Flaute, Austin FR ND 287.85 273.75 22
200 Free Relay
Florida State sprinted very near an ACC meet record to win the 200 free relay, closing Thursday’s session.
Williams Pisani, Jakub Ksiazek, Emir Muratovic and Kanoa Kaleoaloha finished in 1:15.81 for the Seminoles.
NC State’s Nyls Korstanje, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek and Coleman Stewart took second in 1:16.00.
Louisville also reached an NCAA automatic qualifying time (1:17.15).
Event 8 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Conference: % 1:14.50 3/24/2018 North Carolina State Universit, NC State-NC
Held, Ress. Molacek, C. Stewart
ACC Meet: & 1:15.34 2/22/2018 North Carolina State Universit, NC State-NC
R Held, J Ress, J Molacek, C Stewart
American: @ 1:14.50 3/22/2018 NC State, NC St
R Held, J Ress, J Molacek, C Stewart
U. S. Open: * 1:14.08 3/28/2009 Auburn
J Andkjaer, G Louw, K Norys, M Targett
NCAA: $ 1:14.08 3/28/2009 Auburn
J Andkjaer, G Louw, K Norys, M Targett
Pool: ^ 1:15.34 2/22/2018 North Carolina State
R Held, J Ress, J Molacek, C Stewart
1:17.41 A
1:18.11 B
School Seed Finals Points
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1 FSU 1:17.29 1:15.81 A 64
1) Pisani, William SR 2) r:0.28 Ksiazek, Jakub FR
3) r:0.07 Muratovic, Emir SR 4) r:0.24 Kaleoaloha, Kanoa SR
r:+0.67 19.24 38.36 (19.12)
57.24 (18.88) 1:15.81 (18.57)
2 NC State 1:16.41 1:16.00 A 56
1) Korstanje, Nyls FR 2) r:0.23 Ress, Justin SR
3) r:0.34 Molacek, Jacob SR 4) r:0.14 Stewart, Coleman JR
r:+0.64 19.36 38.00 (18.64)
57.15 (19.15) 1:16.00 (18.85)
3 Louisville 1:18.06 1:17.15 A 54
1) Deliyiannis, Mihalis SO 2) r:0.15 Barna, Andrej JR
3) r:0.09 Piszczorowicz, tosz FR 4) r:0.10 Kovacs, Mate SR
r:+0.65 19.58 38.39 (18.81)
57.67 (19.28) 1:17.15 (19.48)
4 PITT 1:18.91 1:17.82 B 52
1) Vera, Blaise SO 2) r:0.25 Cannon, Ellis SO
3) r:0.20 Remenyi, Armin SO 4) r:0.30 Young, Jason SO
r:+0.65 19.24 38.56 (19.32)
58.22 (19.66) 1:17.82 (19.60)
5 VT 1:18.41 1:18.13 50
1) Ho, Ian SR 2) r:0.25 Hallock, Thomas SO
3) r:0.90 Lamparella, Jacob SR 4) r:0.09 Claesson, Henry FR
r:+0.60 19.57 38.91 (19.34)
58.38 (19.47) 1:18.13 (19.75)
6 ND 1:20.62 1:18.26 48
1) Afrik, Tabahn SR 2) r:0.19 Schultz, Aaron JR
3) r:0.15 Smith, Zachary FR 4) r:0.32 Grauslys, Matthew SR
r:+0.59 19.94 39.30 (19.36)
58.79 (19.49) 1:18.26 (19.47)
7 Duke 1:19.37 1:18.36 46
1) Legard, Yusuke SR 2) r:0.20 Williams, Miles JR
3) r:0.28 Hartley, Nathaniel SO 4) r:0.02 St. George, Maxlian SR
r:+0.62 19.78 38.86 (19.08)
58.83 (19.97) 1:18.36 (19.53)
8 UVA 1:19.11 1:18.62 44
1) Baker, Ryan JR 2) r:0.25 Keblish, Bryce SR
3) r:0.24 Wozencraft, George SO 4) r:0.17 Schilling, Samuel SO
r:+0.64 19.65 39.20 (19.55)
58.89 (19.69) 1:18.62 (19.73)
9 UNC 1:20.44 1:18.69 40
1) Coan, Eli FR 2) r:0.40 Hill, Tyler SO
3) r:0.17 Brocato, Gregory JR 4) r:0.15 Abaliksta, Valdas SO
r:+0.63 19.80 39.58 (19.78)
59.38 (19.80) 1:18.69 (19.31)
10 GT 1:18.74 1:18.83 34
1) Miles, Corben SO 2) r:0.26 Lim, Darren FR
3) r:0.27 Daniel, Austin SO 4) r:0.12 Ferraro, Christian SO
r:+0.60 19.79 39.73 (19.94)
59.30 (19.57) 1:18.83 (19.53)
11 BC 1:22.77 1:21.27 32
1) Roche, Samuel FR 2) r:0.12 Derdeyn, Colin SR
3) r:0.19 Chandra, Kevin SO 4) r:-0.01 Hinton, Michael JR
r:+0.64 20.75 40.75 (20.00)
1:01.27 (20.52) 1:21.27 (20.00)
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