2019 Men’s ACC Swimming Championships: Coleman Stewart Takes Down 100 Back ACC Record

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During the Friday morning prelims session at the men’s ACC championships in Greensboro, N.C., NC State continued its push for a team title as junior Coleman Stewart posted the top qualifying time in both individual events he swam, breaking the 100 back ACC record in the process. Louisville also posted a strong morning, with Cardinals taking the top spot in both the 400 IM and 200 free.

Stewart opened up the meet with a 45.18 in the 100 fly, the third-fastest time in the country this year behind Florida’s Maxime Rooney (45.06) and Auburn’s Liam McCloskey (45.11). Stewart will be comfortably seeded first in the final, with Virginia’s Bryce Keblish 0.35 behind at 45.53. Another Cavalier, Zach Fong, qualified third in 45.65.

Florida State’s Kanoa Kaleoaloha took fourth in 45.66. It took under 46 seconds to crack the championship final, with NC State’s James Bretscher (45.72), Louisville’s Nicolas Albiero (45.74), NC State’s Noah Hensley (45.79) and Pitt’s Blaise Vera (45.99) also getting in.

Event 9  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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   Conference: % 44.79  3/1/2017  Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
     ACC Meet: & 44.79  3/1/2017  Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
     American: @ 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
   U. S. Open: * 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
         NCAA: $ 42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida-FL
         Pool: ^ 44.96  2/23/2018 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
                 45.24  A
                 45.89  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 47.43  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Stewart, Colema  JR NC State            45.45      45.18 qA     
    r:+0.65  20.91        45.18 (24.27)
  2 Keblish, Bryce   SR UVA                 46.69      45.53 qIV18  
    r:+0.62  20.82        45.53 (24.71)
  3 Fong, Zachary    SR UVA                 45.53      45.65 qIV18  
    r:+0.66  21.44        45.65 (24.21)
  4 Kaleoaloha, Kan  SR FSU                 46.14      45.66 qIV18  
    r:+0.68  20.96        45.66 (24.70)
  5 Bretscher, Jame  SR NC State            47.59      45.72 qIV18  
    r:+0.64  21.47        45.72 (24.25)
  6 Albiero, Nicola  SO Louisville          46.05      45.74 qIV18  
    r:+0.63  21.30        45.74 (24.44)
  7 Hensley, Noah    SR NC State            46.95      45.79 qIV18  
    r:+0.65  21.10        45.79 (24.69)
  8 Vera, Blaise     SO PITT                46.96      45.99 qB     
    r:+0.66  21.07        45.99 (24.92)

Virginia swimmers occupied the top two spots in the 400 IM, with Brendan Casey leading the way at 3:41.42 and Ted Schubert taking second in 3:42.59. Louisville’s Daniel Sos was the closest to that duo with his time of 3:42.79, while 500 free conference champion Eric Knowles of NC State was fourth at 3:42.91.

Pitt’s Samy Helmbacher took fifth in 3:43.15, followed closely by UVA’s Casey Storch (3:43.28). Then there was a dropoff to the rest of the field, with Virginia Tech’s Sam Tornqvist (3:46.74) and Notre Dame’s Andrew Winton (3:46.89) claiming the final two spots in the championship heat.

Event 10  Men 400 Yard IM
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   Conference: % 3:38.00  3/27/2009 Gal Nevo, Georgia Tech
     ACC Meet: & 3:38.43  3/1/2017  Robert Owen, VT-VA
     American: @ 3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
   U. S. Open: * 3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
         NCAA: $ 3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
         Pool: ^ 3:39.52  2/23/2018 Ted Schubert, UVA-VA
                 3:39.37  A
                 3:43.89  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 3:51.46  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Casey, Brendan   SR UVA               3:47.06    3:41.42 qIV18  
    r:+0.64  23.43        49.69 (26.26)
        1:16.90 (27.21)     1:43.86 (26.96)
        2:16.18 (32.32)     2:49.32 (33.14)
        3:15.73 (26.41)     3:41.42 (25.69)
  2 Schubert, Frede  JR UVA               3:46.50    3:42.59 qIV18  
    r:+0.65  23.26        49.82 (26.56)
        1:17.61 (27.79)     1:45.06 (27.45)
        2:17.13 (32.07)     2:49.54 (32.41)
        3:16.26 (26.72)     3:42.59 (26.33)
  3 Sos, Daniel      SO Louisville        3:47.10    3:42.79 qIV18  
    r:+0.64  23.62        50.64 (27.02)
        1:18.75 (28.11)     1:46.48 (27.73)
        2:18.59 (32.11)     2:51.09 (32.50)
        3:17.02 (25.93)     3:42.79 (25.77)
  4 Knowles, Eric    SO NC State          3:49.12    3:42.91 qIV18  
    r:+0.70  23.69        51.35 (27.66)
        1:20.42 (29.07)     1:48.96 (28.54)
        2:20.45 (31.49)     2:52.52 (32.07)
        3:18.23 (25.71)     3:42.91 (24.68)
  5 Helmbacher, Sam  JR PITT              3:44.43    3:43.15 qIV18  
    r:+0.68  23.93        51.09 (27.16)
        1:19.35 (28.26)     1:47.18 (27.83)
        2:18.20 (31.02)     2:50.24 (32.04)
        3:17.21 (26.97)     3:43.15 (25.94)
  6 Storch, Casey    FR UVA               3:47.12    3:43.28 qIV18  
    r:+0.69  23.72        50.79 (27.07)
        1:19.15 (28.36)     1:47.09 (27.94)
        2:17.69 (30.60)     2:49.06 (31.37)
        3:16.66 (27.60)     3:43.28 (26.62)
  7 Tornqvist, Samu  SO VT                3:49.32    3:46.74 qB     
    r:+0.68  23.61        51.01 (27.40)
        1:19.50 (28.49)     1:47.54 (28.04)
        2:19.58 (32.04)     2:52.40 (32.82)
        3:19.88 (27.48)     3:46.74 (26.86)
  8 Winton, Andrew   FR ND                3:47.30    3:46.89 qB     
    r:+0.69  23.74        50.83 (27.09)
        1:19.97 (29.14)     1:48.39 (28.42)
        2:20.06 (31.67)     2:52.67 (32.61)
        3:20.18 (27.51)     3:46.89 (26.71)

Louisville freshman Bartosz Piszczorowicz posted a surprising time of 1:33.49 to lead the way in the 200 free prelims, just three hundredths ahead of senior teammate Zach Harting (1:33.52). The Cardinals should face a competitive heat in the final, with Virginia’s Ryan Baker the best of the rest at 1:33.98.

Virginia Tech’s Lane Stone (1:34.01), NC State’s Andreas Vazaios (1:34.06), Virginia’s George Wozencraft (1:34.11), NC State’s Justin Ress (1:34.43) and Louisville’s Colton Paulson (1:34.63) rounded out the championship final.

Event 11  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
==================================================================
   Conference: % 1:31.32  3/21/2018 Andreas Vazaios, NC State
     ACC Meet: & 1:32.45  2/26/2010 Scot Robison, Virginia   -VA
     American: @ 1:29.50  3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
   U. S. Open: * 1:29.50  3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
         NCAA: $ 1:29.50  3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas-ST
         Pool: ^ 1:32.46  2/26/2016 Simonas Bilis, NCSU-NC
                 1:32.13  A
                 1:34.44  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 1:36.32  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Piszczorowicz,   FR Louisville        1:37.70    1:33.49 qIV18  
    r:+0.65  21.60        45.30 (23.70)
        1:09.57 (24.27)     1:33.49 (23.92)
  2 Harting, Zach    SR Louisville        1:35.92    1:33.52 qIV18  
    r:+0.64  22.12        46.32 (24.20)
        1:09.94 (23.62)     1:33.52 (23.58)
  3 Baker, Ryan      JR UVA               1:37.12    1:33.98 qIV18  
    r:+0.63  21.39        45.24 (23.85)
        1:09.37 (24.13)     1:33.98 (24.61)
  4 Stone, Lane      SO VT                1:35.28    1:34.01 qIV18  
    r:+0.71  22.43        46.01 (23.58)
        1:10.04 (24.03)     1:34.01 (23.97)
  5 Vazaios, Andrea  SR NC State          1:35.06    1:34.06 qIV18  
    r:+0.74  22.03        45.62 (23.59)
        1:09.37 (23.75)     1:34.06 (24.69)
  6 Wozencraft, Geo  SO UVA               1:35.57    1:34.11 qIV18  
    r:+0.67  21.50        45.21 (23.71)
        1:09.31 (24.10)     1:34.11 (24.80)
  7 Ress, Justin     SR NC State          1:35.75    1:34.43 qIV18  
    r:+0.65  21.46        45.49 (24.03)
        1:09.95 (24.46)     1:34.43 (24.48)
  8 Paulson, Colton  FR Louisville        1:36.30    1:34.63 qB     
    r:+0.70  22.01        46.06 (24.05)
        1:10.05 (23.99)     1:34.63 (24.58)

Louisville’s Evgeny Somov blasted a 52.26 for the top prelims time in the 100 breast, and Georgia Tech’s Caio Pumputis, the 200 IM winner from Thursday night, took second in 52.49. NC State’s Daniel Graber took third in 52.52, and also getting under 53 were Duke’s Judd Howard (52.70) and Virginia’s Keefer Barnum (52.87).

The North Carolina duo of Valdas Abaliksta (53.03) and Sterling Smith (53.08) took sixth and seventh, respectively, and Florida State’s Izaak Bastian was eighth in 53.16.

Event 12  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
   Conference: % 51.30  3/24/2017 Brandon Fiala, Virginia Tech
     ACC Meet: & 51.46  3/1/2017  Peter Kropp, Duke-NC
     American: @ 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
   U. S. Open: * 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
         NCAA: $ 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana-IN
         Pool: ^ 51.86  2/26/2016 Brandon Fiala, VT-VA
                 51.73  A
                 52.75  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 54.27  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Somov, Evgenii   SO Louisville          53.20      52.26 qIV18  
    r:+0.74  24.46        52.26 (27.80)
  2 Pumputis, Caio   SO GT                  52.53      52.49 qIV18  
    r:+0.68  24.72        52.49 (27.77)
  3 Graber, Daniel   SR NC State            53.56      52.52 qIV18  
    r:+0.70  24.53        52.52 (27.99)
  4 Howard, Jud      SR Duke                54.41      52.70 qIV18  
    r:+0.71  24.95        52.70 (27.75)
  5 Barnum, Keefer   SO UVA                 53.19      52.87 qB     
    r:+0.65  24.69        52.87 (28.18)
  6 Abaliksta, Vald  SO UNC                 53.30      53.03 qB     
    r:+0.78  24.81        53.03 (28.22)
  7 Smith, Sterling  FR UNC                 53.98      53.08 qB     
    r:+0.67  24.12        53.08 (28.96)
  8 Bastian, Izaak   FR FSU                 54.16      53.16 qB     
    r:+0.63  24.80        53.16 (28.36)

Stewart returned to the pool to blast a 44.44 in the 100 back, moving past Grand Canyon’s Mark Nikolaev (44.61) as the nation’s fastest swimmer this season. Stewart also became the fourth-fastest performer in history in the event behind Ryan Murphy, Nick Thoman and John Shebat.

Virginia’s Joe Clark claimed the No. 2 seed behind Stewart with his 45.35, and Albiero (45.49) and Hensley (45.49) each qualified for their second A-final of the day in third and fourth, respectively.

Louisville’s Mitchell Whyte (45.63), Duke’s Max St. George (46.00), Louisville’s Nikolaos Sofianidis (46.19) and Notre Dame’s Jack Montesi (46.33) each secured championship final berths.

Event 13  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
   Conference: % 44.54  2/23/2018 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
     ACC Meet: & 44.54  2/23/2018 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
     American: @ 43.49  3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
   U. S. Open: * 43.49  3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
         NCAA: $ 43.49  3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
         Pool: ^ 44.54  2/23/2018 Coleman Stewart, NCSU-NC
                 45.12  A
                 46.14  IV18 Invited to 2018 NCAA
                 47.77  B
    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Stewart, Colema  JR NC State            45.04      44.44%qA     
    r:+0.64  21.69        44.44 (22.75)
  2 Clark, Joseph    JR UVA                 47.83      45.35 qIV18  
    r:+0.77  21.98        45.35 (23.37)
  3 Albiero, Nicola  SO Louisville          46.57      45.49 qIV18  
    r:+0.65  22.19        45.49 (23.30)
  4 Hensley, Noah    SR NC State            46.67      45.50 qIV18  
    r:+0.63  21.96        45.50 (23.54)
  5 Whyte, Mitchell  FR Louisville          47.84      45.63 qIV18  
    r:+0.63  22.01        45.63 (23.62)
  6 St. George, Max  SR Duke                46.56      46.00 qIV18  
    r:+0.66  22.15        46.00 (23.85)
  7 Sofianidis, Nik  SO Louisville          47.25      46.19 qB     
    r:+0.71  22.34        46.19 (23.85)
  8 Montesi, Jack    JR ND                  46.43      46.33 qB     
    r:+0.62  22.20        46.33 (24.13)

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