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The first full day of swimming at the women's ACC championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta featured preliminary action in the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free. Olympic gold medalist Leah Smith kicked off her individual slate for the meet with a top-seeded effort in the 500. Smith won her h...

Finals at day two of the University of Georgia Fall Invitational started off with a bang. Virginia’s women’s 200-yard medley relay posted the fastest time in the country. The Cavalier team of backstroker Courtney Bartholomew, breaststroker Laura Simon, butterflier Ellen Thomas and freestyler Caitlin...

Photo Credit: Griffin Scott ATHENS - A couple of near-NCAA records, school records and nation-leading times highlighted a fantastic first night of racing at the Georgia Fall Invitational, held at Gabrielsen Natatorium. California kicked off the meet with a win in the women's 200 free relay, as the f...

This weekend, Virginia Tech and Duke squared off as part of a four-team quad meet in Christiansburg, North Carolina faced its second tough opponent in three weeks, and both defending ACC champion squads made their debuts. Wisconsin at NC State The Wolfpack rolled over the Badgers in both the women's...

The Virginia Tech Hokies have gotten off to a busy start this season, having already participated in the Florida Gulf Coast Classic and then swept home dual meets with Penn State. Now in the pool for the third weekend in a row, the team welcomes Duke, West Virginia and William & Mary to Christiansbu...

By Andy Ross, Swimming World Intern The rubber suit era ended about five and a half years ago and we have made progression in times that a lot of people did not see coming. It has been enlightening to reflect on how swimming has progressed since then, and how fast the sport is now, even without the ...

ATLANTA - North Carolina and Virginia set up an epic final night at the ACC Women's Championships, while UVA's Courtney Bartholomew powered her way to an ACC meet record. Virginia's Courtney Bartholomew opened the final day of competition in style with a sizzling 1:50.99 in the women's 200-yard back...

By Taylor Brien, Swimming World College Intern ATLANTA—Day two of the ACC Championships saw more impressive swims, with N.C. State's Riki Bonnema securing a close finish against Kelsi Worrell of Louisville. The Virginia women moved up to claim first place in the meet with a score of 486. North Carol...

MANCHESTER, England, June 26. BRITISH swimmers continued to impress in this morning's finals at the British Gas International as preparation for the Commonwealth Games rolls forward. After posting a quick 59.59 in prelims to mark yet another sub-1:00 swim this year, Adam Peaty couldn't replicate the...

By Taylor Brien, Swimming World College Intern ATLANTA—After an impressive morning, Courtney Bartholomew again broke her ACC meet record in the 200 back to help secure Virginia’s eighth-consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship. The UVA women claimed first with an impressive 1308.5 points w...

Photo Credit: North Carolina Athletics CHARLOTTESVILLE - The North Carolina swimming and diving teams came out on top in a close battle with ACC rival Virginia on Saturday at the UVA Aquatics & Fitness Center, as the Tar Heel men out-scored the Cavaliers 192-106 and the Tar Heel women just barely de...

Photo Credit: Virginia Athletics CHARLOTTESVILLE - The Virginia women's swim and dive team and Virginia Tech men's team took home victories Saturday afternoon as the teams' two-day dual meet came to a close. The Cavalier women posted a 243-110 win, while the Hokie men earned a 218-135 victory. Virgi...

One day after taking down the Missouri Tigers men’s and women’s swimming teams, the Tennessee Volunteers traveled to Virginia for more racing, this time against Virginia. The Tennessee men continued their winning streak with a very decisive 210-90 win over Virginia, while the Tennessee women lost wi...

The University of Georgia Fall Invitational got off to a fast start on Friday. The winning time of each of the first three events was met the NCAA ‘A’ time standard. The meet started with the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay. Virginia took the race with a time of 1:28.05. The team consisted of Kasey...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, February 9. VIRGINIA'S Leah Smith and JB Kolod broke school and pool records while Laura Simon added a third pool record as the University of Virginia swimming and diving teams swept Pittsburgh on Senior Day yesterday afternoon. Smith posted a sizzling time of 9:33.29 in w...

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, February 20. AFTER the first full day of the women's ACC Championships the Virginia Cavaliers opened a big lead as they seek a seventh straight team championship. Freshman Leah Smith led the way for the Cavaliers as she won the women's 500 free with a new conference and m...