{"id":181112,"date":"2016-02-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=181112"},"modified":"2016-02-01T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:32:27","slug":"video-interviews-courtney-bartholomew-and-leah-smith-approaching-acc-and-ncaa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interviews-courtney-bartholomew-and-leah-smith-approaching-acc-and-ncaa-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interviews: Courtney Bartholomew and Leah Smith Approaching ACC and NCAA Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Virginia Cavaliers travelled south on Friday to Chapel Hill to take on rivals North Carolina and NC State in a triple dual meet. UVA had originally been scheduled for two separate duals against the two teams the previous weekend, but they were postponed due to winter weather. After the meet, Swimming World\u2019s<\/i> David Rieder talked to Virginia\u2019s Courtney Bartholomew<\/b> and Leah Smith<\/b>, both expected to contend for multiple titles at the upcoming ACC Championships (Feb. 17-20 in Greensboro, N.C.) and NCAA Championships (March 16-19 in Atlanta).<\/p>\n

Bartholomew spoke about her experience in front of a packed house in Chapel Hill and how she feels heading into championship season of her senior year. She spoke about seeking to move up from a pair of second-place finishes at NCAAs last season and how her record-breaking performance at the Duel in the Pool in December has propelled her. She also discussed why her experience interning with Swimming World<\/i> has been so positive.<\/p>\n