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
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=== 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
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=== 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
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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
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=== 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
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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
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=== 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
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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
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=== 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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