2019 ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships: Mallory Comerford Drops 4:34 in 500

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The second night of finals from the 2019 ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro was a short one but saw plenty of fast swims. NC State broke the meet record in the 200 free relay at the end of the night and also put up the top time in the nation in the event. The team of Ky-lee Perry, Kylee Alons, Sirena Rowe and Sophie Hansson won the final with a huge 1:26.15.

Louisville’s Mallory Comerford won her last 500 free title with a 4:34.63 for a huge new best time as she also leads the NCAA in the event. Comerford indicated in her post race interview though that that was her last 500 ever, so she most likely will do the 50 free at NCAAs instead.

NC State’s Julia Poole won the 200 IM and Virginia’s Morgan Hill won the 50 free.

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 7                      
 
  1. North Carolina State 454   
  2. Louisville           409
  3. Virginia             379   
  4. Notre Dame           320.5
  5. Duke                 300.5   
  6. North Carolina       277.5
  7. Florida State        265   
  8. Virginia Tech        181
  9. Georgia Tech         147  
 10. Miami                146.5
 11. Pittsburgh           126  
 12. Boston College        92

500 Free

Louisville senior Mallory Comerford dropped a huge 4:34.63 to lower her best time by a second to win the ACC title in the 500 free. Comerford led from start to finish as she collected 32 valuable points for the Cardinals. She finished ahead of Virginia’s Paige Madden (4:38.13) and NC State’s Kate Moore (4:39.10).

Comerford now has the fastest time in the nation this year, but she noted in her post race interview that she is done with the 500 for her career. That means she will probably do the 50 free instead of the 500 at NCAAs.

Virginia Tech’s Reka Gyorgy (4:41.51), NC State’s Tamila Holub (4:41.53), NC State’s Anna Jahns (4:43.59), Duke’s Easop Lee (4:43.76) and Notre Dame’s Abbie Dolan (4:44.73) also swam in the final.

 Event 4  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         Meet: ! 4:30.74  2/18/2016 Leah Smith, UVA-VA
          ACC: % 4:28.90  3/16/2017 Leah Smith, Virginia
     American: * 4:24.06  3/17/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         NCAA: $ 4:24.06  3/17/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
    U.S. Open: # 4:24.06  11/18/2016Katie Ledecky
         Pool: ^ 4:29.54  12/4/2014 Katie Ledecky, NCAP-PV
                 4:36.30  A
                 4:40.50  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 4:47.20  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Comerford, Mall  SR Louisville        4:42.25    4:34.63 A       32  
    r:+0.67  24.85        52.27 (27.42)
        1:20.05 (27.78)     1:47.94 (27.89)
        2:15.54 (27.60)     2:43.16 (27.62)
        3:10.76 (27.60)     3:38.59 (27.83)
        4:06.61 (28.02)     4:34.63 (28.02)
  2 Madden, Paige    SO UVA               4:39.08    4:38.13 IV18    28  
    r:+0.73  25.55        53.34 (27.79)
        1:21.62 (28.28)     1:49.93 (28.31)
        2:18.23 (28.30)     2:45.96 (27.73)
        3:13.87 (27.91)     3:41.99 (28.12)
        4:10.30 (28.31)     4:38.13 (27.83)
  3 Moore, Kathleen  SO NC State          4:41.66    4:39.10 IV18    27  
    r:+0.72  26.08        54.04 (27.96)
        1:22.15 (28.11)     1:50.37 (28.22)
        2:18.63 (28.26)     2:47.06 (28.43)
        3:15.38 (28.32)     3:43.66 (28.28)
        4:11.91 (28.25)     4:39.10 (27.19)
  4 Gyorgy, Reka     JR VT                4:43.23    4:41.51 B       26  
    r:+0.71  26.04        54.26 (28.22)
        1:22.72 (28.46)     1:51.39 (28.67)
        2:19.91 (28.52)     2:48.53 (28.62)
        3:17.15 (28.62)     3:45.79 (28.64)
        4:14.04 (28.25)     4:41.51 (27.47)
  5 Holub, Tamila    SO NC State          4:40.92    4:41.53 B       25  
    r:+0.74  26.09        53.94 (27.85)
        1:22.15 (28.21)     1:50.60 (28.45)
        2:18.91 (28.31)     2:47.37 (28.46)
        3:15.70 (28.33)     3:44.55 (28.85)
        4:13.46 (28.91)     4:41.53 (28.07)
  6 Jahns, Anna      SR NC State          4:39.98    4:43.59 B       24  
    r:+0.71  26.14        54.31 (28.17)
        1:22.70 (28.39)     1:51.45 (28.75)
        2:20.06 (28.61)     2:48.76 (28.70)
        3:17.78 (29.02)     3:46.76 (28.98)
        4:15.50 (28.74)     4:43.59 (28.09)
  7 Lee, Easop       FR Duke              4:44.21    4:43.76 B       23  
    r:+0.70  26.32        54.80 (28.48)
        1:23.41 (28.61)     1:52.10 (28.69)
        2:20.84 (28.74)     2:49.57 (28.73)
        3:18.60 (29.03)     3:47.49 (28.89)
        4:16.15 (28.66)     4:43.76 (27.61)
  8 Dolan, Abigail   JR ND                4:43.96    4:44.73 B       22  
    r:+0.68  24.90        52.29 (27.39)
        1:20.51 (28.22)     1:49.21 (28.70)
        2:18.09 (28.88)     2:47.03 (28.94)
        3:16.35 (29.32)     3:46.10 (29.75)
        4:15.82 (29.72)     4:44.73 (28.91)

200 IM

NC State’s Julia Poole won her first ACC title on Thursday night at the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro with a 1:55.13 as she dropped almost a full second off her prelim time. Virginia’s Abigail Richter (1:55.92) finished in second as she got big points for defending champion Virginia.

NC State had four total A-Finalists and got huge points from Poole, Sophie Hansson (1:56.81, 4th), Lindsay Morrow (1:57.77, 6th) and Jessica Horomanski (1:59.54, 7th).

Louisville’s Grace Oglesby improved a little bit on her prelim time as she finished in third at 1:56.33.

Louisville’s Alina Kendzior (1:57.56) and North Carolina’s Caroline Hauder (2:00.67) also swam in the A-Final.

 Event 5  Women 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         Meet: ! 1:54.44  2/14/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NCSU-NC
          ACC: % 1:54.05  12/6/2016 Kaitlyn Jones, Virginia
     American: * 1:50.67  3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
         NCAA: $ 1:51.65  3/17/2016 Ella Eastin, Stanford
    U.S. Open: # 1:50.67  3/15/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford-PC
         Pool: ^ 1:52.11  3/19/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
                 1:54.31  A
                 1:56.76  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 1:59.94  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Poole, Julia     SO NC State          1:56.00    1:55.13 IV18    32  
    r:+0.72  25.67        55.30 (29.63)
        1:27.90 (32.60)     1:55.13 (27.23)
  2 Richter, Abigai  SO UVA               1:57.38    1:55.92 IV18    28  
    r:+0.77  24.95        53.45 (28.50)
        1:28.41 (34.96)     1:55.92 (27.51)
  3 Oglesby, Grace   JR Louisville        1:56.99    1:56.33 IV18    27  
    r:+0.63  24.33        54.04 (29.71)
        1:28.43 (34.39)     1:56.33 (27.90)
  4 Hansson, Sophie  FR NC State          1:56.61    1:56.81 B       26  
    r:+0.78  26.06        57.35 (31.29)
        1:29.57 (32.22)     1:56.81 (27.24)
  5 Kendzior, Alina  SR Louisville        1:58.25    1:57.56 B       25  
    r:+0.67  25.29        54.16 (28.87)
        1:29.31 (35.15)     1:57.56 (28.25)
  6 Morrow, Lindsay  SR NC State          1:58.54    1:57.77 B       24  
    r:+0.70  25.79        55.03 (29.24)
        1:29.05 (34.02)     1:57.77 (28.72)
  7 Horomanski, Jes  JR NC State          1:59.10    1:59.54 B       23  
    r:+0.68  25.70        56.65 (30.95)
        1:30.93 (34.28)     1:59.54 (28.61)
  8 Hauder, Carolin  SO UNC               1:58.75    2:00.67         22  
    r:+0.71  25.39        54.34 (28.95)
        1:30.30 (35.96)     2:00.67 (30.37)

50 Free

Virginia’s Morgan Hill out-touched NC State’s Ky-lee Perry in the 50 free finals as Hill won in a minor upset with a 21.68. Perry swam a 21.59 in the heats and looked to be the heavy favorite but ended up in second at 21.69.

NC State freshman Kylee Alons also put up a solid fight as she was third at 21.81. Those three were the only ones under 22 seconds in the final.

North Carolina freshman Grace Countie finished in fourth from lane one as she finished in fourth at 22.15 in a tie with Duke junior Alyssa Marsh (22.15).

Louisville’s Lainey Visscher (22.23), NC State’s Sirena Rowe (22.29) and Louisville’s Avery Braunecker (22.35) also finished in the A-Final.

 Event 6  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         Meet: ! 21.54  2/15/2018 Caitlin Cooper, Virginia-VA
          ACC: % 21.48  11/20/2017Caroline Baldwin, UNC
     American: * 21.12  3/5/2016  Abbey Weitzeil
         NCAA: $ 21.15  2/20/2019 Erica Brown, Tennessee
    U.S. Open: # 21.12  3/5/2016  Abbey Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatics
         Pool: ^ 21.32  3/19/2015 Simone Manuel, STAN-PC
                 21.74  A
                 22.30  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 22.76  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Hill, Morgan     JR UVA                 21.93      21.68 A       32  
    r:+0.67  10.57        21.68 (11.11)
  2 Perry, Ky-lee    JR NC State            21.59      21.69 A       28  
    r:+0.66  10.48        21.69 (11.21)
  3 Alons, Kylee     FR NC State            21.90      21.81 IV18    27  
    r:+0.63  10.53        21.81 (11.28)
  4 Countie, Grace   FR UNC                 22.31      22.15 IV18    25.5
    r:+0.75  10.74        22.15 (11.41)
  4 Marsh, Alyssa    JR Duke                22.07      22.15 IV18    25.5
    r:+0.65  10.69        22.15 (11.46)
  6 Visscher, Jilli  JR Louisville          22.30      22.23 IV18    24  
    r:+0.64  10.63        22.23 (11.60)
  7 Rowe, Sirena     SO NC State            22.38      22.29 IV18    23  
    r:+0.65  10.54        22.29 (11.75)
  8 Braunecker, Ave  JR Louisville          22.28      22.35 B       22  
    r:+0.68  10.90        22.35 (11.45)

Men’s 3m Diving

Miami’s Briadam Herrera won his second board of the meet as the senior won the 3m title with a 452.55. Herrera won the 1m last night as the Hurricanes picked up 32 more points with Hererra’s victory. Fellow Cane Zach Cooper (373.00) moved up to fourth in the final. Miami only has men’s diving and does not have a men’s swimming program.

Duke’s Evan Moretti finished second behind Hererra as he was the only other diver over 400 points with a 403.55 score. Florida State’s Joshua Davidson (387.55) finished third.

Florida State’s Cameron Thatcher (360.15), Louisville’s Daniel Pinto (322.10), Georgia Tech’s Matt Casillas (309.50) and Louisville’s Daniel Fecteau (294.75) also competed in the final.

 Event 22  Men 3 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
         Meet: ! 531.00  2/20/2014 Nick McCrory, Duke
          ACC: % 531.00  2/20/2014 Nick McCrory, Duke
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                             === Finals ===                              
 
  1 Herrera, Briada  SR Miami              410.40     452.55         32  
  2 Moretti, Evan    SR Duke               377.70     403.55         28  
  3 Davidson, Joshu  SO Florida St         335.00     387.55         27  
  4 Cooper, Zach     SO Miami              327.40     373.00         26  
  5 Thatcher, Camer  JR Florida St         339.40     360.15         25  
  6 Pinto, Daniel    SO Louisville         327.15     322.10         24  
  7 Casillas, Matt   SR GT                 327.80     309.50         23  
  8 Fecteau, Daniel  SR Louisville         332.30     294.75         22

200 Free Relay

NC State scorched the Greensboro Aquatic Center in the 200 free relay on Thursday night at the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The Wolfpack swam a 1:26.15 to win the relay by almost a second and a half over Louisville (1:27.45). NC State smashed the ACC and meet record that Virginia broke last year at 1:26.67. The swim also broke Cal’s pool record of 1:26.41 from the 2015 NCAAs.

Ky-lee Perry (21.58), Kylee Alons (21.19), Sirena Rowe (21.42) and Sophie Hansson (21.96) put up the top time in the country in the 200 free relay as they are ahead of Tennessee’s 1:26.51 from SECs last night. Perry’s time would have won the 50 free earlier in the night as she was out-touched at the finish by Morgan Hill of Virginia.

Perry’s time was just off of the ACC meet record held by Virginia’s Caitlin Cooper of 21.54 from 2018. North Carolina’s Caroline Baldwin holds the ACC overall record of 21.48 from 2017.

Louisville finished in second and Virginia was third at 1:28.60.

The fastest splits outside of NC State came from Louisville’s Mallory Comerford (21.17), Louisville’s Casey Fanz (21.71), Duke’s Maddie Hess (21.85) and Notre Dame’s Abbie Dolan (21.95).

Event 7  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         Meet: ! 1:26.67  2/15/2018 Virginia, University of, Virgi
                          M Hill, D Rommel, L Reed, C Cooper
          ACC: % 1:26.67  2/15/2018 Virginia, University of, Virginia-VA
                          M Hill, D Rommel, L Reed, C Cooper
     American: * 1:25.43  3/15/2018 Stanford, Stanford
                          Hu, Manuel, Pitzer, Howe
         NCAA: $ 1:25.59  3/16/2017 California
                          A Weitzeil, M Murphy, A Bilquist, F Osman
    U.S. Open: # 1:25.43  3/15/2018 Stanford, Stanf
                          J Hu, S Manuel, L Pitzer, A Howe
         Pool: ^ 1:26.41  3/19/2015 California
                          K Bing, M Franklin, R Bootsma, F Osman
                 1:28.61  A
                 1:29.36  B
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 NC State                      1:27.64    1:26.15^A       64  
     1) Perry, Ky-lee JR              2) r:0.03 Alons, Kylee FR       
     3) r:0.21 Rowe, Sirena SO        4) r:0.16 Hansson, Sophie FR    
    r:+0.66  21.58        42.77 (21.19)
        1:04.19 (21.42)     1:26.15 (21.96)
  2 Louisville                    1:28.46    1:27.47 A       56  
     1) Visscher, Jillian JR          2) r:0.06 Comerford, Mallory SR 
     3) r:0.45 Braunecker, Avery JR   4) r:0.22 Fanz, Casey JR        
    r:+1.71  22.39        43.56 (21.17)
        1:05.76 (22.20)     1:27.47 (21.71)
  3 UVA                           1:29.03    1:28.60 A       54  
     1) Hill, Morgan JR               2) r:0.26 Valls, Kyla SO        
     3) r:0.09 Pang, Anna SO          4) r:0.18 Eddy, Eryn SR         
    r:+0.68  22.04        44.29 (22.25)
        1:06.37 (22.08)     1:28.60 (22.23)
  4 Duke                          1:28.98    1:28.93 B       52  
     1) Marsh, Alyssa JR              2) r:0.10 Hess, Madeline SR     
     3) r:0.31 Hollander, Shayna FR   4) r:0.10 Aitchison, Alexndra SR
    r:+0.65  22.21        44.06 (21.85)
        1:06.55 (22.49)     1:28.93 (22.38)
  5 UNC                           1:29.21    1:29.06 B       50  
     1) Fields, Zhada SR              2) r:0.15 Bauer, Brooke JR      
     3) r:0.16 Smith, Madeline SO     4) r:0.28 Countie, Grace FR     
    r:+0.63  22.46        44.63 (22.17)
        1:06.99 (22.36)     1:29.06 (22.07)
  6 ND                            1:29.72    1:29.36 B       48  
     1) Quast, Carly SO               2) r:0.26 Dolan, Abigail JR     
     3) r:0.76 Heller, Lauren JR      4) r:0.04 Smith, Mary JR        
    r:+0.72  22.54        44.49 (21.95)
        1:06.98 (22.49)     1:29.36 (22.38)
  7 Florida St                    1:30.15    1:29.56         46  
     1) Terebo, Emma SO               2) r:0.22 Olsen, Elise SO       
     3) r:0.16 Johnston, Leila SR     4) r:0.20 Alnek, Kertu FR       
    r:+0.63  22.60        44.85 (22.25)
        1:07.15 (22.30)     1:29.56 (22.41)
  8 PITT                          1:31.61    1:30.05         44  
     1) Brown, Rachel SR              2) r:0.18 Daigneault, Valerie JR
     3) r:0.21 Forbes, Camryn FR      4) r:0.17 Swantek, Kailyn SO    
    r:+0.64  22.72        45.04 (22.32)
        1:07.66 (22.62)     1:30.05 (22.39)
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