ACC Championships, Day 5 Finals: Virginia Women, NC State Men Secure Team Titles

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Virginia's Kate Douglass -- Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

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ACC Championships, Day 5 Finals: Virginia Women, NC State Men Secure Team Titles

On the final night of the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., with her Cavaliers cruising toward another ACC title, Kate Douglass won her third individual event of the meet while threatening the fastest time in history in yet another event. Douglass became the third woman in history to break 46 in the 100 freestyle while leading teammate Gretchen Walsh in a 1-2 finish. Virginia also got a win from Alex Walsh in the 200 breaststroke while Walsh sisters, Douglass and Lexi Cuomo combined to swim the fastest time in history in the 400 free relay.

Meanwhile, NC State was in command of the men’s competition even before the final night, and the Wolfpack ended up winning the meet by more than 600 points. Will Gallant kicked off the night for the Wolfpack by posting an impressive swim in the 1650 freestyle that ranks second in the nation so far this season, and NC State also picked up a win in the 400 freestyle relay to conclude the competition.

Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41                     
 
  1. University of Virginia           1536   2. North Carolina State Universit   1272
  3. Louisville, University of      1077.5   4. University of North Carolina      813
  5. Duke University                 718.5   6. VA Tech                           654
  7. Florida State University          586   8. Notre Dame, University of         539
  9. Georgia Institute of Technolog    388  10. University of Miami Florida       382
 11. University of Pittsburgh          315  12. Boston College                    179
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42                 
 
  1. North Carolina State Universit   1615   2. VA Tech                           1008
  3. Louisville, University of       981.5   4. University of Virginia            946
  5. Notre Dame, University of       799.5   6. Florida State University          661
  7. University of Pittsburgh        660.5   8. University of North Carolina      514
  9. Georgia Institute of Technolog  484.5  10. Duke University                   321
 11. University of Miami Florida       210  12. Boston College                    158

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Women’s 1650 Freestyle

For the second time this week, Georgia Tech freshman Deniz Ertan has captured a conference title. The swimmer originally from Ankara, Turkey, dominated the final heat of the 66-lap race to start off Saturday evening’s session, and she posted the quickest time in the country so far this season at 15:55.77. However, that time did not hold up as the top mark with Alabama’s Kensey McMahon and Tennessee teammates Aly Breslin and Kristen Stege all posting quicker marks at the SEC Championships.

Virginia’s Maddie Donahoe became the sixth swimmer so far this season (along with Ertan, Stege, McCulloh, Erica Sullivan and Kensey McMahon) to break 16:00 as she took second in 15:59.54. Third went to Louisville’s Liberty Williams in 16:03.60, which was five seconds ahead from the top time in the early heats, the 16:08.90 posted by NC State’s Emma Hastings.

Event 32  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 15:25.30  2/20/2016 Leah Smith, UVA-VA
         CONF: % 15:25.30  2/20/2016 Leah Smith, UVA-VA
         AMER: $ 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         USOP: & 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
         NCAA: ! 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky, Stanford
     GAC Pool: ^ 15:13.30  12/4/2014 Katie Ledecky, NCAP-PV
                 15:52.41  A
                 16:16.47  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 16:30.59  B
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Ertan, Deniz     FR GT               16:04.82   15:55.77 IV22    32  
    r:+0.77  26.14        54.64 (28.50)
        1:23.53 (28.89)     1:52.36 (28.83)
        2:21.23 (28.87)     2:50.08 (28.85)
        3:18.91 (28.83)     3:47.77 (28.86)
        4:16.69 (28.92)     4:45.58 (28.89)
        5:14.44 (28.86)     5:43.39 (28.95)
        6:12.46 (29.07)     6:41.43 (28.97)
        7:10.45 (29.02)     7:39.41 (28.96)
        8:08.55 (29.14)     8:37.63 (29.08)
        9:06.67 (29.04)     9:35.70 (29.03)
       10:05.12 (29.42)    10:34.42 (29.30)
       11:03.63 (29.21)    11:32.81 (29.18)
       12:02.04 (29.23)    12:31.35 (29.31)
       13:00.60 (29.25)    13:29.78 (29.18)
       13:59.01 (29.23)    14:28.32 (29.31)
       14:57.69 (29.37)    15:27.17 (29.48)    15:55.77 (28.60)
  2 Donohoe, Maddie  SR UVA              16:21.18   15:59.54 IV22    28  
    r:+0.70  26.77        55.69 (28.92)
        1:24.90 (29.21)     1:54.40 (29.50)
        2:23.97 (29.57)     2:53.46 (29.49)
        3:23.01 (29.55)     3:52.59 (29.58)
        4:22.24 (29.65)     4:51.83 (29.59)
        5:20.71 (28.88)     5:49.70 (28.99)
        6:18.98 (29.28)     6:48.01 (29.03)
        7:17.19 (29.18)     7:46.23 (29.04)
        8:15.43 (29.20)     8:44.49 (29.06)
        9:13.62 (29.13)     9:42.78 (29.16)
       10:11.35 (28.57)    10:39.93 (28.58)
       11:08.88 (28.95)    11:37.70 (28.82)
       12:06.77 (29.07)    12:35.91 (29.14)
       13:05.17 (29.26)    13:34.43 (29.26)
       14:03.56 (29.13)    14:33.04 (29.48)
       15:02.09 (29.05)    15:31.24 (29.15)    15:59.54 (28.30)
  3 Williams, Liber  JR Louisville       16:10.48   16:03.60 IV22    27  
    r:+0.70  26.74        55.26 (28.52)
        1:24.07 (28.81)     1:53.24 (29.17)
        2:22.42 (29.18)     2:51.78 (29.36)
        3:21.08 (29.30)     3:50.37 (29.29)
        4:19.72 (29.35)     4:48.96 (29.24)
        5:18.38 (29.42)     5:47.71 (29.33)
        6:16.74 (29.03)     6:45.92 (29.18)
        7:15.14 (29.22)     7:44.44 (29.30)
        8:13.79 (29.35)     8:43.02 (29.23)
        9:12.30 (29.28)     9:41.36 (29.06)
       10:11.11 (29.75)    10:40.38 (29.27)
       11:09.63 (29.25)    11:39.14 (29.51)
       12:08.62 (29.48)    12:38.23 (29.61)
       13:07.46 (29.23)    13:36.83 (29.37)
       14:06.50 (29.67)    14:36.01 (29.51)
       15:05.48 (29.47)    15:35.11 (29.63)    16:03.60 (28.49)
  4 Hastings, Emma   FR NC State         16:24.22   16:08.90 IV22    26  
    r:+0.71  27.14        56.30 (29.16)
        1:25.69 (29.39)     1:55.07 (29.38)
        2:24.26 (29.19)     2:53.83 (29.57)
        3:23.22 (29.39)     3:52.60 (29.38)
        4:21.84 (29.24)     4:51.19 (29.35)
        5:20.44 (29.25)     5:49.72 (29.28)
        6:19.19 (29.47)     6:48.76 (29.57)
        7:18.14 (29.38)     7:47.84 (29.70)
        8:17.30 (29.46)     8:46.86 (29.56)
        9:16.61 (29.75)     9:46.26 (29.65)
       10:15.76 (29.50)    10:45.34 (29.58)
       11:14.92 (29.58)    11:44.37 (29.45)
       12:14.14 (29.77)    12:43.88 (29.74)
       13:13.49 (29.61)    13:43.00 (29.51)
       14:12.51 (29.51)    14:41.74 (29.23)
       15:11.18 (29.44)    15:40.47 (29.29)    16:08.90 (28.43)
  5 Travis, Chase C  JR VT               16:23.87   16:13.39 IV22    25  
    r:+0.78  27.28        56.32 (29.04)
        1:25.39 (29.07)     1:54.69 (29.30)
        2:23.89 (29.20)     2:53.19 (29.30)
        3:22.63 (29.44)     3:51.85 (29.22)
        4:21.26 (29.41)     4:50.82 (29.56)
        5:20.28 (29.46)     5:49.85 (29.57)
        6:19.40 (29.55)     6:49.13 (29.73)
        7:18.82 (29.69)     7:48.54 (29.72)
        8:18.39 (29.85)     8:47.91 (29.52)
        9:17.79 (29.88)     9:47.48 (29.69)
       10:17.24 (29.76)    10:46.86 (29.62)
       11:16.75 (29.89)    11:46.25 (29.50)
       12:16.10 (29.85)    12:45.88 (29.78)
       13:15.62 (29.74)    13:45.40 (29.78)
       14:15.30 (29.90)    14:45.17 (29.87)
       15:15.16 (29.99)    15:44.81 (29.65)    16:13.39 (28.58)
  6 Graves, Maggie   SO Notre Dame       16:19.09   16:14.95 IV22    24  
    r:+0.78  27.10        56.12 (29.02)
        1:25.63 (29.51)     1:55.21 (29.58)
        2:24.69 (29.48)     2:54.56 (29.87)
        3:24.31 (29.75)     3:54.08 (29.77)
        4:23.79 (29.71)     4:53.59 (29.80)
        5:23.24 (29.65)     5:53.02 (29.78)
        6:22.68 (29.66)     6:52.28 (29.60)
        7:22.12 (29.84)     7:51.88 (29.76)
        8:21.55 (29.67)     8:51.15 (29.60)
        9:20.61 (29.46)     9:50.25 (29.64)
       10:19.81 (29.56)    10:49.48 (29.67)
       11:19.02 (29.54)    11:48.70 (29.68)
       12:18.25 (29.55)    12:47.73 (29.48)
       13:17.22 (29.49)    13:46.77 (29.55)
       14:16.32 (29.55)    14:46.15 (29.83)
       15:15.88 (29.73)    15:45.85 (29.97)    16:14.95 (29.10)
  7 Tuggle, Claire   FR UVA               9:56.52   16:15.91 IV22    23  
    r:+0.73  27.04        56.64 (29.60)
        1:26.45 (29.81)     1:56.43 (29.98)
        2:26.21 (29.78)     2:55.82 (29.61)
        3:25.45 (29.63)     3:54.84 (29.39)
        4:24.62 (29.78)     4:54.28 (29.66)
        5:24.01 (29.73)     5:53.69 (29.68)
        6:23.38 (29.69)     6:53.15 (29.77)
        7:22.82 (29.67)     7:52.65 (29.83)
        8:22.47 (29.82)     8:52.21 (29.74)
        9:21.99 (29.78)     9:51.95 (29.96)
       10:22.04 (30.09)    10:52.14 (30.10)
       11:22.14 (30.00)    11:51.83 (29.69)
       12:21.48 (29.65)    12:50.99 (29.51)
       13:20.89 (29.90)    13:50.94 (30.05)
       14:20.85 (29.91)    14:50.45 (29.60)
       15:19.08 (28.63)    15:48.31 (29.23)    16:15.91 (27.60)
  8 Knapp, Sophia    FR UVA              16:12.11   16:18.14 B       22  
    r:+0.75  26.68        55.64 (28.96)
        1:24.59 (28.95)     1:54.26 (29.67)
        2:23.78 (29.52)     2:53.34 (29.56)
        3:22.89 (29.55)     3:52.16 (29.27)
        4:21.90 (29.74)     4:51.83 (29.93)
        5:21.36 (29.53)     5:50.90 (29.54)
        6:20.26 (29.36)     6:49.88 (29.62)
        7:19.38 (29.50)     7:49.03 (29.65)
        8:18.59 (29.56)     8:48.12 (29.53)
        9:17.80 (29.68)     9:47.36 (29.56)
       10:17.21 (29.85)    10:47.03 (29.82)
       11:17.13 (30.10)    11:47.44 (30.31)
       12:17.46 (30.02)    12:47.74 (30.28)
       13:17.98 (30.24)    13:48.30 (30.32)
       14:18.86 (30.56)    14:49.30 (30.44)
       15:19.72 (30.42)    15:49.70 (29.98)    16:18.14 (28.44)

Men’s 1650 Freestyle

Two of the top three finishers in the 1650 free from last season’s NCAA Championships raced the event at ACCs, NC State’s Will Gallant and his Wolfpack teammate Ross Dant. Dant stayed close to Gallant early on, but Gallant quickly pulled away and opened up a lead of almost seven seconds as he won the event in 14:34.82. Gallant’s time surpassed the 14:39.63 by Alabama’s Victor Johansson for the top time in the country, but an hour later, Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge swam even faster with a 14:31.47 at the SEC Championships.

Georgia Tech’s Mert Kilavuz pulled ahead of Dant around the halfway point and finished comfortably second in 14:41.50, good for No. 3 in the country behind Gallant and Johansson, while Dant ended up third in 14:45.57. Also under 14:50 was Notre Dame’s Jack Hoagland (14:48.82), and NC State made it four of the top seven finishers with fifth-place Owen Lloyd (14:50.21) and seventh-place James Plage (15:03.57).

Event 33  Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 14:27.93  2/29/2020 Zachary Yeadon, ND-IN
         CONF: % 14:24.43  3/24/2018 Anton Ipsen, NC State-NC
         AMER: $ 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke, Florida
         USOP: & 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke, Florida
         NCAA: ! 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke, Florida
     GAC Pool: ^ 14:12.52  3/27/2021 Bobby Finke, FLOR-FL
                 14:37.31  A
                 14:55.21  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 15:26.19  B
    Name           Year School               Seed     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Gallant, Will W  JR NC State         14:51.52   14:34.82 A       32  
    r:+0.68  24.12        49.98 (25.86)
        1:16.08 (26.10)     1:42.34 (26.26)
        2:08.58 (26.24)     2:35.16 (26.58)
        3:01.58 (26.42)     3:28.13 (26.55)
        3:54.66 (26.53)     4:21.11 (26.45)
        4:47.45 (26.34)     5:14.03 (26.58)
        5:40.54 (26.51)     6:07.16 (26.62)
        6:33.73 (26.57)     7:00.39 (26.66)
        7:26.94 (26.55)     7:53.52 (26.58)
        8:20.21 (26.69)     8:47.02 (26.81)
        9:13.52 (26.50)     9:40.07 (26.55)
       10:06.61 (26.54)    10:33.34 (26.73)
       10:59.98 (26.64)    11:26.80 (26.82)
       11:53.70 (26.90)    12:20.68 (26.98)
       12:47.62 (26.94)    13:14.73 (27.11)
       13:41.65 (26.92)    14:08.75 (27.10)    14:34.82 (26.07)
  2 Kilavuz, Mert    SO GT               14:53.61   14:41.50 IV22    28  
    r:+0.81  24.44        50.67 (26.23)
        1:17.11 (26.44)     1:43.68 (26.57)
        2:10.36 (26.68)     2:37.03 (26.67)
        3:03.86 (26.83)     3:30.42 (26.56)
        3:57.02 (26.60)     4:23.71 (26.69)
        4:50.39 (26.68)     5:16.93 (26.54)
        5:43.52 (26.59)     6:10.26 (26.74)
        6:36.95 (26.69)     7:03.80 (26.85)
        7:30.69 (26.89)     7:57.55 (26.86)
        8:24.61 (27.06)     8:51.61 (27.00)
        9:18.38 (26.77)     9:45.36 (26.98)
       10:12.44 (27.08)    10:39.60 (27.16)
       11:06.58 (26.98)    11:33.84 (27.26)
       12:00.90 (27.06)    12:28.08 (27.18)
       12:55.18 (27.10)    13:22.13 (26.95)
       13:48.83 (26.70)    14:15.30 (26.47)    14:41.50 (26.20)
  3 Dant, Ross M     SR NC State         14:44.87   14:45.57 IV22    27  
    r:+0.63  23.79        49.73 (25.94)
        1:16.09 (26.36)     1:42.52 (26.43)
        2:09.09 (26.57)     2:35.48 (26.39)
        3:02.12 (26.64)     3:28.73 (26.61)
        3:55.48 (26.75)     4:22.28 (26.80)
        4:49.11 (26.83)     5:16.03 (26.92)
        5:43.00 (26.97)     6:09.95 (26.95)
        6:37.10 (27.15)     7:04.33 (27.23)
        7:31.39 (27.06)     7:58.52 (27.13)
        8:25.64 (27.12)     8:52.87 (27.23)
        9:20.18 (27.31)     9:47.51 (27.33)
       10:14.97 (27.46)    10:42.44 (27.47)
       11:09.75 (27.31)    11:37.31 (27.56)
       12:05.04 (27.73)    12:32.47 (27.43)
       12:59.75 (27.28)    13:26.72 (26.97)
       13:53.75 (27.03)    14:20.00 (26.25)    14:45.57 (25.57)
  4 Hoagland, Jack   SR Notre Dame       14:55.28   14:48.82 IV22    26  
    r:+0.74  24.22        50.47 (26.25)
        1:17.12 (26.65)     1:43.98 (26.86)
        2:10.89 (26.91)     2:37.80 (26.91)
        3:04.75 (26.95)     3:31.91 (27.16)
        3:59.08 (27.17)     4:26.17 (27.09)
        4:53.28 (27.11)     5:20.45 (27.17)
        5:47.63 (27.18)     6:14.72 (27.09)
        6:41.88 (27.16)     7:08.99 (27.11)
        7:35.99 (27.00)     8:03.06 (27.07)
        8:30.16 (27.10)     8:57.12 (26.96)
        9:24.13 (27.01)     9:51.05 (26.92)
       10:18.00 (26.95)    10:45.32 (27.32)
       11:12.54 (27.22)    11:39.56 (27.02)
       12:06.52 (26.96)    12:33.61 (27.09)
       13:00.52 (26.91)    13:27.53 (27.01)
       13:54.51 (26.98)    14:21.81 (27.30)    14:48.82 (27.01)
  5 Lloyd, Owen O    JR NC State          9:13.55   14:50.21 IV22    25  
    r:+0.78  24.65        51.97 (27.32)
        1:19.11 (27.14)     1:46.20 (27.09)
        2:13.39 (27.19)     2:40.39 (27.00)
        3:07.67 (27.28)     3:34.73 (27.06)
        4:01.82 (27.09)     4:28.64 (26.82)
        4:55.72 (27.08)     5:22.82 (27.10)
        5:49.80 (26.98)     6:16.70 (26.90)
        6:43.35 (26.65)     7:09.94 (26.59)
        7:36.70 (26.76)     8:03.29 (26.59)
        8:30.15 (26.86)     8:57.10 (26.95)
        9:24.06 (26.96)     9:51.35 (27.29)
       10:18.40 (27.05)    10:45.58 (27.18)
       11:12.97 (27.39)    11:40.11 (27.14)
       12:07.45 (27.34)    12:34.97 (27.52)
       13:02.15 (27.18)    13:29.79 (27.64)
       13:56.92 (27.13)    14:24.05 (27.13)    14:50.21 (26.16)
  6 Sibirtsev, Ilia  SR Louisville       14:58.12   14:58.70 B       24  
    r:+0.63  24.59        51.09 (26.50)
        1:17.82 (26.73)     1:44.78 (26.96)
        2:11.66 (26.88)     2:38.62 (26.96)
        3:06.12 (27.50)     3:33.29 (27.17)
        4:00.38 (27.09)     4:27.71 (27.33)
        4:54.88 (27.17)     5:22.18 (27.30)
        5:49.47 (27.29)     6:16.62 (27.15)
        6:43.85 (27.23)     7:11.09 (27.24)
        7:38.33 (27.24)     8:05.61 (27.28)
        8:32.76 (27.15)     8:59.92 (27.16)
        9:27.08 (27.16)     9:54.21 (27.13)
       10:21.76 (27.55)    10:49.20 (27.44)
       11:16.64 (27.44)    11:44.36 (27.72)
       12:11.95 (27.59)    12:39.56 (27.61)
       13:07.60 (28.04)    13:35.78 (28.18)
       14:03.98 (28.20)    14:31.79 (27.81)    14:58.70 (26.91)
  7 Plage, James L   JR NC State         14:55.45   15:03.57 B       23  
    r:+0.74  24.65        51.26 (26.61)
        1:18.00 (26.74)     1:44.92 (26.92)
        2:11.90 (26.98)     2:38.99 (27.09)
        3:06.09 (27.10)     3:33.32 (27.23)
        4:00.51 (27.19)     4:27.72 (27.21)
        4:54.80 (27.08)     5:22.14 (27.34)
        5:49.40 (27.26)     6:16.49 (27.09)
        6:43.55 (27.06)     7:10.76 (27.21)
        7:38.08 (27.32)     8:05.51 (27.43)
        8:33.00 (27.49)     9:00.42 (27.42)
        9:27.84 (27.42)     9:55.36 (27.52)
       10:23.16 (27.80)    10:51.02 (27.86)
       11:18.94 (27.92)    11:46.96 (28.02)
       12:15.10 (28.14)    12:43.41 (28.31)
       13:11.88 (28.47)    13:40.26 (28.38)
       14:08.51 (28.25)    14:36.67 (28.16)    15:03.57 (26.90)
  8 Yanchev, Yordan  JR FSU              15:27.36   15:08.13 B       22  
    r:+0.67  24.63        51.70 (27.07)
        1:19.19 (27.49)     1:47.27 (28.08)
        2:15.60 (28.33)     2:43.44 (27.84)
        3:11.23 (27.79)     3:39.05 (27.82)
        4:06.85 (27.80)     4:34.62 (27.77)
        5:02.22 (27.60)     5:29.86 (27.64)
        5:57.49 (27.63)     6:25.06 (27.57)
        6:52.73 (27.67)     7:20.28 (27.55)
        7:47.92 (27.64)     8:15.53 (27.61)
        8:43.14 (27.61)     9:10.77 (27.63)
        9:38.42 (27.65)    10:05.82 (27.40)
       10:33.17 (27.35)    11:00.60 (27.43)
       11:27.92 (27.32)    11:55.29 (27.37)
       12:22.69 (27.40)    12:50.28 (27.59)
       13:17.79 (27.51)    13:45.41 (27.62)
       14:13.15 (27.74)    14:40.84 (27.69)    15:08.13 (27.29)

Women’s 200 Backstroke

NC State freshman Kennedy Noble caught up with fifth-year teammate Emma Muzzy on the third 50, and she pulled away to secure her first conference title in the 200 back. Noble, who was third in the 100 back behind teammate Katharine Berkoff and Virginia’s Reilly Tiltmann, hit the wall in 1:50.24, which ranks as the fourth-best time in the country behind Stanford’s Claire Curzan, Tennessee’s Josephine Fuller and Cal’s Isabelle Stadden.

Muzzy finished in 1:50.96, barely holding on second as Tiltmann finished in 27.98 to close the gap significantly. However, the Virginia sophomore had to settle for third in 1:51.05. Louisville teammates Paige Hetrick (1:51.70) and Rye Ulett (1:52.24) ended up fourth and fifth, respectively.

Event 34  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 1:49.61  2/16/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NCSU-NC
         CONF: % 1:49.09  3/18/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NCSU-NC
         AMER: $ 1:47.16  3/10/2019 Regan Smith, Riptide
         USOP: & 1:47.16  3/10/2019 Regan Smith, Riptide
         NCAA: ! 1:47.24  3/23/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
     GAC Pool: ^ 1:47.91  3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
                 1:50.50  A
                 1:53.97  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 1:57.11  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Noble, Kennedy   FR NC State          1:51.39    1:50.24 A       32  
    r:+0.59  26.05        54.00 (27.95)
        1:22.05 (28.05)     1:50.24 (28.19)
  2 Muzzy, Emma E    SR NC State          1:52.19    1:50.96 IV22    28  
    r:+0.83  26.20        53.95 (27.75)
        1:22.26 (28.31)     1:50.96 (28.70)
  3 Tiltmann, Reill  SO UVA               1:52.86    1:51.05 IV22    27  
    r:+0.80  26.55        54.66 (28.11)
        1:23.07 (28.41)     1:51.05 (27.98)
  4 Hetrick, Paige   JR Louisville        1:52.46    1:51.70 IV22    26  
    r:+0.78  26.02        54.45 (28.43)
        1:23.02 (28.57)     1:51.70 (28.68)
  5 Ulett, Rye D     SO Louisville        1:53.83    1:52.24 IV22    25  
    r:+0.76  27.36        55.56 (28.20)
        1:23.69 (28.13)     1:52.24 (28.55)
  6 Atkinson, Emma   JR VT                1:53.93    1:52.68 IV22    24  
    r:+0.82  26.30        54.32 (28.02)
        1:23.15 (28.83)     1:52.68 (29.53)
  7 Bathurst, Ella   SO UVA               1:54.03    1:53.37 IV22    23  
    r:+0.74  26.86        55.61 (28.75)
        1:24.32 (28.71)     1:53.37 (29.05)
  8 Lindner, Sophie  SR UNC               1:55.41    1:54.95 B       22  
    r:+0.76  26.87        55.56 (28.69)
        1:24.91 (29.35)     1:54.95 (30.04)

Men’s 200 Backstroke

With 50 yards remaining in this 200 back final, Virginia’s Jack Aikins led by 1.2 seconds and looked comfortably on track for another win. But Virginia Tech’s Nico Garcia, who had been the top seed coming out of prelims, closed the gap slightly on the third 50, and he pulled almost seven on the seventh length of the race. Off the last turn, Garcia was unstoppable. He roared ahead of Aikins and held off NC State’s Kacper Stokowski to secure the win.

Garcia finished in 1:39.49, a time that ranks third in the country behind Cal’s Destin Lasco and the Georgia duo of Ian Grum and Bradley Dunham. Stokowski posted his first sub-1:40 time of the season as he placed second in 1:39.94, just ahead of Aikins’ 1:40.11. NC State veteran Hunter Tapp made it a 2-4 finish for the Wolfpack as he touched fourth (1:40.44), just ahead of Georgia Tech’s Berke Saka (1:40.50).

Event 35  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 1:37.71  2/29/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
         CONF: % 1:37.71  2/29/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
         AMER: $ 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
         USOP: & 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
         NCAA: ! 1:35.73  3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
     GAC Pool: ^ 1:35.75  3/27/2021 Shaine Casas, TA&M-GU
                 1:39.13  A
                 1:40.92  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 1:45.04  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Garcia, Nico     SO VT                1:40.42    1:39.49 IV22    32  
    r:+0.74  24.05        49.13 (25.08)
        1:14.38 (25.25)     1:39.49 (25.11)
  2 Stokowski, Kacp  SR NC State          1:42.13    1:39.94 IV22    28  
    r:+0.72  23.33        48.83 (25.50)
        1:14.91 (26.08)     1:39.94 (25.03)
  3 Aikins, Jack H   SO UVA               1:40.50    1:40.11 IV22    27  
    r:+0.57  22.90        47.58 (24.68)
        1:13.18 (25.60)     1:40.11 (26.93)
  4 Tapp, Hunter A   SR NC State          1:41.36    1:40.44 IV22    26  
    r:+0.93  23.66        48.98 (25.32)
        1:14.61 (25.63)     1:40.44 (25.83)
  5 Saka, Berke      SO GT                1:42.10    1:40.50 IV22    25  
    r:+0.65  23.64        49.22 (25.58)
        1:14.65 (25.43)     1:40.50 (25.85)
  6 Webb, Forest H   SR VT                1:41.97    1:41.40 B       24  
    r:+0.70  23.60        49.26 (25.66)
        1:15.24 (25.98)     1:41.40 (26.16)
  7 Janton, Tommy F  FR Notre Dame        1:41.19    1:41.44 B       23  
    r:+0.76  23.15        48.54 (25.39)
        1:14.76 (26.22)     1:41.44 (26.68)
  8 Moore, Mikey R   JR NC State          1:42.09    1:42.68 B       22  
    r:+0.78  24.04        50.05 (26.01)
        1:16.37 (26.32)     1:42.68 (26.31)

Women’s 100 Freestyle

After setting the fastest time in history in the 200 IM and coming up less than a tenth short in the 200 IM, Kate Douglass grabbed her third individual victory of the week in the 100 free, and in the process, she became the third swimmer in history to break 46 in the 100 free, joining U.S. Olympic teammates Simone Manuel and Erika Brown. Douglass flipped nearly dead even with teammate Gretchen Walsh at the halfway point and at the 75-yard turn, but she accelerated on the way home to finish in 45.86. That broke Walsh’s conference record of 46.05 set last season and Douglass’ own meet record of 46.50 set in prelims.

Walsh, the NCAA champion in the 100 free last season, finished second in 46.32, which ranks second in the country behind Douglass, and Walsh might enter the NCAA Championships as the top seed in the event with Douglass unlikely to race the 100 free at the national meet (with the 200 breaststroke set for the same day).

NC State’s Katharine Berkoff, the winner in the 100 backstroke Saturday, placed third in 47.02, just ahead of Louisville’s Gabi Albiero (47.06). Those times rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the country behind Douglass, Walsh and Stanford’s Torri Huske.

Event 36  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 46.50  2/18/2023 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
         CONF: % 46.05  3/17/2022 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-VA
         AMER: $ 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
         USOP: & 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
         NCAA: ! 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
     GAC Pool: ^ 46.02  3/20/2021 Maggie MacNeil, MICH-MI
                 47.18  A
                 48.44  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 49.44  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Douglass, Kate   SR UVA                 46.50      45.86^A       32  
    r:+0.65  10.57        22.07 (11.50)
          34.24 (12.17)       45.86 (11.62)
  2 Walsh, Gretchen  SO UVA                 47.20      46.32#A       28  
    r:+0.76  10.43        22.12 (11.69)
          34.14 (12.02)       46.32 (12.18)
  3 Berkoff, Kathar  SR NC State            47.50      47.02 A       27  
    r:+0.73  10.73        22.46 (11.73)
          34.58 (12.12)       47.02 (12.44)
  4 Albiero, Gabi M  JR Louisville          47.42      47.06 A       26  
    r:+0.65  10.81        22.50 (11.69)
          34.87 (12.37)       47.06 (12.19)
  5 Regenauer, Chri  SR Louisville          47.70      47.47 IV22    25  
    r:+0.69  10.89        22.93 (12.04)
          35.38 (12.45)       47.47 (12.09)
  6 Cuomo, Lexi M    SR UVA                 47.71      47.72 IV22    24  
    r:+0.68  10.57        22.71 (12.14)
          35.22 (12.51)       47.72 (12.50)
  7 Canny, Aimee     FR UVA                 48.05      48.16 IV22    23  
    r:+0.82  10.98        23.09 (12.11)
          35.55 (12.46)       48.16 (12.61)
  8 Webb, Abbey C    JR NC State            48.05      48.17 IV22    22  
    r:+0.74  11.29        23.30 (12.01)
          35.90 (12.60)       48.17 (12.27)

Men’s 100 Freestyle

Youssef Ramadan has captured his second win of the ACC Championships after blasting the 100 freestyle final. After posting the nation’s fastest 100 butterfly Thursday and then the third-fastest 100 backstroke while leading off the Hokies 400 medley relay Saturday, Ramadan used a massive final underwater portion of this race to vault ahead of the field and secure the win. He touched in 41.33, which ranks third in the country behind Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks and Florida’s Josh Liendo.

Virginia’s Matt Brownstead finished second in 41.72 while Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano, the 200 free winner, touched out NC State’s Luke Miller for third, 41.85 to 41.87.

Event 37  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 41.22  3/27/2022 Matt Brownstead, UVA-VA
         CONF: % 41.05  2/24/2018 Ryan Held, NC State-NC
         AMER: $ 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         USOP: & 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
         NCAA: ! 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
     GAC Pool: ^ 40.90  3/27/2021 Ryan Hoffer, CAL-PC
                 41.64  A
                 42.34  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 43.59  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Ramadan, Yousse  JR VT                  41.69      41.33 A       32  
     r:+0.61  9.45        19.72 (10.27)
          30.58 (10.86)       41.33 (10.75)
  2 Brownstead, Mat  JR UVA                 42.21      41.72 IV22    28  
     r:+0.64  9.32        20.03 (10.71)
          30.97 (10.94)       41.72 (10.75)
  3 Guiliano, Chris  SO Notre Dame          41.94      41.85 IV22    27  
     r:+0.66  9.40        19.91 (10.51)
          30.84 (10.93)       41.85 (11.01)
  4 Miller, Luke D   JR NC State            42.40      41.87 IV22    26  
     r:+0.62  9.64        20.08 (10.44)
          31.07 (10.99)       41.87 (10.80)
  5 Eastman, Michae     Louisville          42.17      42.23 IV22    25  
     r:+0.65  9.68        20.02 (10.34)
          31.15 (11.13)       42.23 (11.08)
  6 Curtiss, David   SO NC State            42.45      42.44 B       23.5
     r:+0.64  9.73        20.48 (10.75)
          31.38 (10.90)       42.44 (11.06)
  6 Henderson, Noah  SR NC State            42.53      42.44 B       23.5
     r:+0.66  9.34        20.00 (10.66)
          30.96 (10.96)       42.44 (11.48)
  8 Connery, Tim     SO UVA                 42.50      42.51 B       22  
     r:+0.71  9.82        20.47 (10.65)
          31.74 (11.27)       42.51 (10.77)

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

American-record holder Kate Douglass skipped the 200 breast to focus on the 100 free, but it was no trouble for her Virginia teammate Alex Walsh to wrap up another Cavaliers win. Walsh got an early challenge from NC State’s Andrea Podmanikova, but she was up by a half-second by the halfway point before extending the lead from there. Walsh finished in 2:03.68, off her own meet record of 2:03.02 set last year but still almost two seconds clear of any non-Virginia swimmer this season.

The Cavaliers’ Ella Nelson touched second in 2:04.79, which would have ranked third in the nation, but she was disqualified for a false start. That meant second place went to Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley, who just touched out Podmanikova and the Blue Devils’ Sarah Foley at the finish. Gridley finished in 2:06.74, followed by Podmanikova in 2:06.77 and Foley in 2:06.81.

Event 38  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 2:03.02  2/19/2022 Alexandra J Walsh, UVA-VA
         CONF: % 2:01.43  11/19/2022Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
         AMER: $ 2:01.43  11/19/2022Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
         USOP: & 2:01.43  11/19/2022Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
         NCAA: ! 2:01.43  11/19/2022Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
     GAC Pool: ^ 2:03.86  3/20/2021 Sophie Hansson, NCSU-NC
                 2:06.18  A
                 2:09.15  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 2:13.89  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Walsh, Alex J    JR UVA               2:06.31    2:03.68^A       32  
    r:+0.77  28.29        59.40 (31.11)
        1:31.14 (31.74)     2:03.68 (32.54)
  2 Gridley, Kaelyn     Duke              2:08.37    2:06.74 IV22    28  
    r:+0.73  28.89      1:01.49 (32.60)
        1:34.15 (32.66)     2:06.74 (32.59)
  3 Podmanikova, An  SR NC State          2:08.34    2:06.77 IV22    27  
    r:+0.71  28.26        59.93 (31.67)
        1:33.25 (33.32)     2:06.77 (33.52)
  4 Foley, Sally        Duke              2:08.27    2:06.81 IV22    26  
    r:+0.68  28.92      1:00.91 (31.99)
        1:33.67 (32.76)     2:06.81 (33.14)
  5 Keating, Anna E  JR UVA               2:08.79    2:08.04 IV22    25  
    r:+0.72  29.09      1:01.48 (32.39)
        1:34.45 (32.97)     2:08.04 (33.59)
  6 Weber, Emma      FR UVA               2:09.62    2:10.64 B       24  
    r:+0.72  29.07      1:01.57 (32.50)
        1:35.52 (33.95)     2:10.64 (35.12)
  7 MacCausland, He  SR NC State          2:09.70    2:12.22 B       23  
    r:+0.65  29.35      1:02.37 (33.02)
        1:36.69 (34.32)     2:12.22 (35.53)
 -- Nelson, Ella E   SR UVA               2:06.39 DQ 2:04.79        
      False start
    r:+0.73  28.62      1:00.12 (31.50)
        1:32.04 (31.92)  DQ 2:04.79 (32.75)

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti led for the majority of the race as he looked to defend his ACC title from last year, but Louisville’s Denis Petrashov had other ideas. Petrashov pulled even with Coll Marti around the 175-yard mark, and when the swimmers emerged from the water after their final pullout, Petrashov had the momentum. He cranked up his tempo and hit the wall in 1:50.51, about four tenths ahead of Petrashov’s 1:50.90. Those times rank third and fourth, respectively, in the country behind Arizona State’s Leon Marchand and Penn’s Matt Fallon.

Virginia’s Noah Nichols, who set the top time in the nation in the 100 breast in a winning performance Friday, took third in 1:51.97, while Virginia Tech’s AJ Pouch swam a strong time of 1:52.37 to take fourth.

Event 39  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 1:49.69  3/26/2022 Carles Coll Marti, VT-VA
         CONF: % 1:49.69  3/25/2022 Carles Coll Marti, VT-VA
         AMER: $ 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
         USOP: & 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
         NCAA: ! 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
     GAC Pool: ^ 1:51.26  2/27/2021 Evgenii Somov, LOU-KY
                 1:51.54  A
                 1:53.23  IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
                 1:57.95  B
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Petrashov, Deni  SO Louisville        1:53.49    1:50.51^A       32  
    r:+0.73  25.26        53.68 (28.42)
        1:21.99 (28.31)     1:50.51 (28.52)
  2 Coll Marti, Car  JR VT                1:52.40    1:50.90^A       28  
    r:+0.64  24.78        53.10 (28.32)
        1:21.54 (28.44)     1:50.90 (29.36)
  3 Nichols, Noah P  JR UVA               1:52.95    1:51.97 IV22    27  
    r:+0.69  25.27        53.42 (28.15)
        1:22.41 (28.99)     1:51.97 (29.56)
  4 Pouch, AJ J      SR VT                1:53.65    1:52.37 IV22    26  
    r:+0.68  25.45        53.71 (28.26)
        1:22.42 (28.71)     1:52.37 (29.95)
  5 Iida, Max S      SO UVA               1:54.03    1:53.26 B       25  
    r:+0.65  25.51        54.24 (28.73)
        1:23.29 (29.05)     1:53.26 (29.97)
  6 Van Der Laan, C  SR PITT              1:54.43    1:53.50 B       24  
    r:+0.63  25.50        54.88 (29.38)
        1:24.31 (29.43)     1:53.50 (29.19)
  7 Myburgh, Keith   SR VT                1:53.65    1:53.77 B       23  
    r:+0.60  25.79        54.63 (28.84)
        1:23.58 (28.95)     1:53.77 (30.19)
  8 Chen, Jerry      SR PITT              1:55.42    1:55.41 B       22  
    r:+0.71  26.01        55.08 (29.07)
        1:24.67 (29.59)     1:55.41 (30.74)

Men’s Platform Diving

Miami’s Max Flory concluded his meet with his third diving victory. After winning the 1-meter and 3-meter events earlier, Flory scored 395.60 points to beat out teammate Mohamed Farouk by five points. Farouk took second (390.45), and Virginia Tech’s Noah Zawadzki placed third (384.45).

Event 40  Men Platform Diving
=========================================================================
         MEET: # 523.95  2/20/2010 Nick McCrory, Duke
         CONF: % 548.90  3/27/2011 Nick McCrory, DUKE-NC
     GAC Pool: ^ 515.20  2/23/2013 Nick McCrory, DUKE
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                             === Finals ===                              
 
  1 Flory, Max       SR Miami              350.90     395.60         32  
  2 Farouk, Farouk   SO Miami              345.35     390.45         28  
  3 Zawadzki, Noah   SR VT                 350.40     384.45         27  
  4 Cash, Cameron    SO PITT               353.85     373.20         26  
  5 Harding, Seamus     Duke               324.20     367.50         25  
  6 O'Brien, Patric  SR NC State           313.55     336.20         24  
  7 Klier, Elijah    FR GT                 314.50     316.55         23  
  8 Nguyen, Ben D    FR Notre Dame         343.20     306.05         22

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay

NC State concluded a dominant, championship-worthy effort with a convincing win in the 400 free relay. Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan led off in 42.00, just ahead of the Wolfpack’s Bartosz Piszczorowicz in 42.04, but Luke Miller took control with a 41.61 second split. David Curtiss followed with a 42.09 on the third leg before Noah Henderson anchored in 41.58. The Wolfpack’s final time was 2:47.32, which ranked second in the country behind a Tennessee squad led by Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe.

The Hokies ended up finishing second in 2:48.06, with Carles Coll Marti, Luis Dominguez Calonge and Mario Molla Yanes following Ramadan on the way to a final time of 2:48.06. Louisville’s team of Michael Eastman, Guy Brooks, Dalton Lowe and Abdelrahman El-Araby took third in 2:48.94. El-Araby split 41.85 on the final leg to move ahead of Virginia, with the Cavaliers settling for fourth in 2:49.15.

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