{"id":637318,"date":"2026-02-20T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=637318"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:16:31","slug":"acc-championships-day-4-prelims-eneli-jefimova-anastasia-gorbenko-set-up-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-day-4-prelims-eneli-jefimova-anastasia-gorbenko-set-up-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Eneli Jefimova, Anastasia Gorbenko Set Up Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ACC Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Eneli Jefimova, Anastasia Gorbenko Set Up International Showdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of depth across the board at the 2026 ACC Championships. But the women\u2019s 100 breaststroke might offer one of the most intriguing of matchups.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s preliminaries at Georgia Tech\u2019s McAuley Aquatic Center included a tie between Olympians at the top, plus an in-form IM-er and an American Olympian in the mix. The race may come down to two swimmers who are relatively new to college swimming in <strong>Eneli Jefimova<\/strong> and <strong>Anastasia Gorbenko,<\/strong> who tied for the top seed in 57.39.<\/p>\n<p>All the action from prelims:<\/p>\n<h4>ACC Championships Team Scores<\/h4>\n<pre>Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 23                 \r\n  1. Virginia, University of           786   2. Stanford University               662\r\n  3. California, University of, Ber    621   4. Louisville, University of         507\r\n  5. North Carolina State Universit  404.5   6. Pittsburgh, University of       354.5\r\n  7. North Carolina, University of,  261.5   8. University of Miami (Florida)     248\r\n  9. Florida State University          223  10. Notre Dame, University of         220\r\n 11. Duke University                 215.5  12. VA Tech                           208\r\n 13. Georgia Institute of Technolog    204  14. Southern Methodist University     155\r\n 15. Boston College                     48<\/pre>\n<pre> Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24                  \r\n  1. California, University of, Ber    622   2. Stanford University               596\r\n  3. Louisville, University of         521   4. North Carolina State Universit    505\r\n  5. VA Tech                         369.5   6. Florida State University        350.5\r\n  7. Notre Dame, University of         320   8. North Carolina, University of,  299.5\r\n  9. Virginia, University of         281.5  10. Southern Methodist University     275\r\n 11. Pittsburgh, University of         244  12. Georgia Institute of Technolog    236\r\n 13. University of Miami (Florida)     162  14. Boston College                     86\r\n 15. Duke University                    68<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/acc\/swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theacc.com\/feature\/swimdive-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 ACC Championships Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/acc-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-division-i-conference-championships-how-to-catch-the-action-full-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Division I Conference Championships Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-chiara-pellacani-max-fowler-repeat-on-boards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships Diving: Chiara Pellacani, Max Fowler Repeat on Boards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-night-1-finals-florida-state-men-louisville-women-start-with-200-medley-relay-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships, Night 1 Finals: Florida State Men, Louisville Women Start with 200 Medley Relay Wins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-day-2-prelims-50-free-depth-on-display-to-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Quintin McCarty Sets 50 Free Meet Record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-day-2-finals-nc-state-sprints-to-200-free-conference-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships, Day 2 Finals: NC State Sprints to 200 Free Relay Conference Record; UVA Rules 500 Freestyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-day-3-prelims-anna-moesch-goes-141-67-in-200-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Anna Moesch Goes 1:41.67 in 200 free<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-championships-night-3-finals-lucy-bell-starts-record-setting-night-in-400-im\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Championships, Night 3 Finals: Lucy Bell Starts Record Setting Night in 400 IM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 200 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tess Howley<\/strong> is in position to continue Virginia\u2019s dominance with a time of 1:52.58. She\u2019s the top seed at night by three tenths over <strong>Mia West.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stanford enters Friday 41 points up on Cal for second, but Cal has the edge in this event. In addition to West, <strong>Ava Chavez<\/strong> finished sixth and <strong>Lilou Ressencourt<\/strong> eighth. Stanford has <strong>Caroline Bricker<\/strong> third and <strong>Charlotte Hook<\/strong> fifth. Howley has a teammate in <strong>Bailey Hartman<\/strong> seventh plus <strong>Carly Novelline<\/strong> ninth.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 25  Women 200 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 1:49.16  2\/23\/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         CONF: # 1:49.16  2\/23\/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         AMER: $ 1:48.33  10\/20\/2023Reagan Smith, Ariizona St.\r\n         USOP: % 1:48.83  10\/20\/2023Reagan Smith, Stanford\r\n         NCAA: ^ 1:49.11  3\/22\/2025 Emma Sticklen, Texas\r\n         Pool: &amp; 1:50.61  3\/19\/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY\r\n                 1:55.88  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n                 1:57.11  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Howley, Tess     JR UVA               1:51.81    1:52.58 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.02        53.29 (28.27)\r\n        1:22.30 (29.01)     1:52.58 (30.28)\r\n  2 West, Mia        SO California        1:53.32    1:52.89 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.67  24.97        53.49 (28.52)\r\n        1:22.68 (29.19)     1:52.89 (30.21)\r\n  3 Bricker, Caroli  JR Stanford          1:52.77    1:52.96 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.64  25.15        53.35 (28.20)\r\n        1:22.68 (29.33)     1:52.96 (30.28)\r\n  4 Cronk, Carli     SO ND                1:55.28    1:53.57 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.70  25.43        53.92 (28.49)\r\n        1:23.04 (29.12)     1:53.57 (30.53)\r\n  5 Hook, Charlotte  SR Stanford          1:56.00    1:55.45 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.74  26.23        55.17 (28.94)\r\n        1:24.60 (29.43)     1:55.45 (30.85)\r\n  6 Chavez, Ava      JR California        1:56.28    1:55.46 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.62  25.62        54.81 (29.19)\r\n        1:24.99 (30.18)     1:55.46 (30.47)\r\n  7 Hartman, Bailey  SO UVA               1:55.04    1:55.60 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.21        55.65 (29.44)\r\n        1:25.73 (30.08)     1:55.60 (29.87)\r\n  8 Ressencourt, Li  5Y California        1:53.24    1:55.62 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.71  26.17        54.93 (28.76)\r\n        1:25.08 (30.15)     1:55.62 (30.54)<\/pre>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 200 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p>After an outstanding 400 IM Thursday, <strong>Josh Zuchowski<\/strong> is at it again. The Stanford senior went 1:40.63 to set the top seed, ahead of <strong>Logan Robinson<\/strong> of Florida State, who\u2019s having a great meet. He was second in 1:40.98.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a Virginia swimmer third but it\u2019s not the one you\u2019d expect. <strong>Hayden Bellotti<\/strong> dropped two seconds off his season-best to third in 1:41.02. The one you were looking for, <strong>Thomas Heilman,<\/strong> was seventh in 1:41.57, meaning the top seed entering the meet has to deal with an outside lane.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 26  Men 200 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 1:37.92  2\/18\/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY\r\n         CONF: # 1:37.92  2\/18\/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY\r\n         AMER: $ 1:36.41  11\/21\/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia\r\n         USOP: % 1:36.41  11\/21\/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia\r\n         NCAA: ^ 1:36.41  11\/21\/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia\r\n         Pool: &amp; 1:37.92  2\/18\/2022 Nicolas Albiero, Louisville-KY\r\n                 1:41.45  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n                 1:43.79  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Zuchowski, Josh  SR Stanford          1:42.21    1:40.63 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.69  22.86        48.53 (25.67)\r\n        1:14.56 (26.03)     1:40.63 (26.07)\r\n  2 Robinson, Logan  SO FSU               1:40.40    1:40.98 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.64  22.40        48.32 (25.92)\r\n        1:14.25 (25.93)     1:40.98 (26.73)\r\n  3 Bellotti, Hayde  JR UVA               1:43.39    1:41.02 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.64  23.28        49.08 (25.80)\r\n        1:14.57 (25.49)     1:41.02 (26.45)\r\n  4 Holmes, Gibson   JR Stanford          1:42.35    1:41.14 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.71  22.86        48.30 (25.44)\r\n        1:14.46 (26.16)     1:41.14 (26.68)\r\n  5 Gentry, Landon   SR VA Tech           1:44.87    1:41.35 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.67  22.11        47.16 (25.05)\r\n        1:13.55 (26.39)     1:41.35 (27.80)\r\n  6 Puggaard, Caspe  FR California        1:42.30    1:41.46 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.67  22.56        48.42 (25.86)\r\n        1:14.72 (26.30)     1:41.46 (26.74)\r\n  7 Heilman, Thomas  FR UVA               1:39.09    1:41.57 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.67  22.48        48.15 (25.67)\r\n        1:14.58 (26.43)     1:41.57 (26.99)\r\n  8 Lunak, Seb       JR UNC               1:42.09    1:41.64 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.64  22.87        49.19 (26.32)\r\n        1:14.96 (25.77)     1:41.64 (26.68)<\/pre>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 100 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> set prelims on fire with a 48.83, which is .09 off <strong>Katharine Berkoff\u2019s<\/strong> 2022 pool record. She\u2019s the only swimmer in the field with a sub-50-second time this season. It would seem to be her race to lose.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s the only Cavalier in the A final, with <strong>Charlotte Wilson<\/strong> 10th and <strong>Tess Howley<\/strong> on the back of a double in 13th.<\/p>\n<p>NC State, which trailed Louisville by 100 points for fourth, can eat into that here. <strong>Erika Pelaez<\/strong> went 50.28 for second. <strong>Leah Shackley<\/strong> was sixth and <strong>Kennedy Noble<\/strong> seventh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Jansen<\/strong> continues a stellar meet for Pitt in third in 50.47. <strong>Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/strong> of Cal was fourth and can make some hay for Cal in a race where Stanford has neither an A nor B finalist.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 27  Women 100 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         CONF: # 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         AMER: $ 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         USOP: % 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         NCAA: ^ 48.10  2\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC\r\n         Pool: &amp; 48.74  3\/18\/2022 Katharine Berkoff, NC State-NC\r\n                 51.68  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n                 52.65  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Curzan, Claire      UVA                 49.12      48.83 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.55  23.51        48.83 (25.32)\r\n  2 Pelaez, Erika    SO NC State            50.44      50.28 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.53  24.72        50.28 (25.56)\r\n  3 Jansen, Claire   SR Pitt                51.03      50.47 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.60  24.47        50.47 (26.00)\r\n  4 Moluh, Mary-Amb  SO California          50.61      50.48 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.60  24.41        50.48 (26.07)\r\n  5 Pfaff, Ali       JR Duke                51.06      51.00 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.67  24.64        51.00 (26.36)\r\n  6 Shackley, Leah   SO NC State            50.09      51.04 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.55  24.63        51.04 (26.41)\r\n  7 Noble, Kennedy   SR NC State            51.52      51.30 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.58  24.68        51.30 (26.62)\r\n  8 Murray, Camille  SO Louisville          51.67      51.35 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.66  24.50        51.35 (26.85)<\/pre>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 100 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Kaii Winkler<\/strong> has a chance to get NC State moving in what promises to be a jumbled final. Five swimmers were under 45, but none were quicker than Winkler\u2019s 44.74 to get the top seed. Teammates <strong>Hudson Williams<\/strong> and <strong>Aiden Hayes<\/strong> were in the top five, with <strong>Quintin McCarty<\/strong> sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Williams tied with Notre Dame\u2019s <strong>Tommy Janton<\/strong> in 44.94 for third, with <strong>Marcus Reyes-Gentry<\/strong> second. Cal, that paragon of backstroke, has a lone A finalist, with Evan Petty in eighth, the no one else in the top 35.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 28  Men 100 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 44.04  2\/28\/2020 Coleman Stewart\/Kaspar Stokows, NC State-NC\r\n         CONF: # 43.83  3\/24\/2023 Kaspar Stokowski, NC State-NC\r\n         AMER: $ 43.26  11\/20\/2025Will Modgilin, Texas\r\n         USOP: % 43.20  3\/28\/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas\r\n         NCAA: ^ 43.20  3\/28\/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas\r\n         Pool: &amp; 43.35  3\/25\/2022 Luca Urlando, UGA-GA\r\n                 45.26  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n                 46.29  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Winkler, Kaii    SO NC State            45.46      44.74 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.69  21.35        44.74 (23.39)\r\n  2 Reyes-Gentry, M  JR ND                  45.69      44.87 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.56  21.43        44.87 (23.44)\r\n  3 Janton, Tommy    JR ND                  47.03      44.94 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.71  21.19        44.94 (23.75)\r\n  3 Williams, Hudso  JR NC State            44.49      44.94 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.54  21.65        44.94 (23.29)\r\n  5 Hayes, Aiden     5Y NC State            45.45      44.98 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.58  21.66        44.98 (23.32)\r\n  6 McCarty, Quinti  JR NC State            46.34      45.16 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.61  21.57        45.16 (23.59)\r\n  7 Wilson, Max      SR FSU                 44.43      45.47 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.61  21.67        45.47 (23.80)\r\n  8 Petty, Evan      5Y California          44.83      45.51 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.62  22.05        45.51 (23.46)<\/pre>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 100 breaststroke<\/h4>\n<p>The time of 57.39 was good enough for <strong>Eneli Jefimova,<\/strong> the Estonian freshman at NC State, and <strong>Anastasia Gorbenko,<\/strong> the Israeli sophomore at Louisville. Those times are nearly a half-second clear of <strong>Lucy Bell\u2019s<\/strong> time of 57.86, Bell coming off the 400 individual medley title on Thursday. Fourth was American Olympian <strong>Emma Weber,<\/strong> the senior going 58.12.<\/p>\n<p>It took 58s to get in the final. Cal has one there in <strong>Elle Scott<\/strong>, though <strong>Silje Slyngstadli<\/strong> was locked out in ninth. Virginia got a second swimmer in the A final in <strong>Zoe Skirboll\u2019s<\/strong> eighth place.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 29  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 56.72  2\/18\/2022 Sophie E Hansson, NCSU-NC\r\n         CONF: # 56.09  3\/22\/2024 Jasmine Nocentini, UVA-AC\r\n         AMER: $ 55.73  3\/22\/2019 Lilly King, Indiana\r\n         USOP: % 55.73  3\/22\/2019 Lilly King, Indiana\r\n         NCAA: ^ 55.73  3\/22\/2019 Lilly King, Indiana\r\n         Pool: &amp; 56.85  3\/18\/2016 Lilly King, Indiana-IN\r\n                 59.51  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n               1:00.30  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jefimova, Eneli  FR NC State            57.67      57.39 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.93        57.39 (30.46)\r\n  1 Gorbenko, Anast  SO Louisville          57.67      57.39 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.88        57.39 (30.51)\r\n  3 Bell, Lucy       SR Stanford            57.60      57.86 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.70  27.56        57.86 (30.30)\r\n  4 Weber, Emma      SR UVA                 57.96      58.12 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.69  27.40        58.12 (30.72)\r\n  5 Gridley, Kaelyn  SR Duke                58.46      58.46 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.71  27.50        58.46 (30.96)\r\n  6 Cheatwood, Mia   SR Louisville          58.97      58.59 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.78        58.59 (30.81)\r\n  7 Scott, Elle      FR California          59.20      58.71 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.71  27.55        58.71 (31.16)\r\n  8 Skirboll, Zoe    SR UVA                 58.74      58.79 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.69        58.79 (31.10)<\/pre>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 100 breaststroke<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s international flair atop the 100 breast, too, with <strong>Yamato Okadome<\/strong> leading the way in 50.78. Cal stands to score big, with <strong>Luca Gissendaner<\/strong> fourth and <strong>Hank Rivers<\/strong> fifth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli Martin<\/strong> of Virginia Tech was second in 51.29, with Stanford\u2019s <strong>Daniel Li<\/strong> third.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 30  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n         MEET: @ 50.62  2\/21\/2025 Denis Petrashov, Louisville-AC\r\n         CONF: # 50.27  3\/28\/2025 Denis Petrashov, Louisville-AC\r\n         AMER: $ 49.51  3\/21\/2025 Julian Smith, Florida\r\n         USOP: % 49.51  2\/21\/2025 Julian Smith, Florida\r\n         NCAA: ^ 49.53  3\/29\/2024 Liam Bell, California\r\n         Pool: &amp; 49.90  3\/25\/2022 Max McHugh, Minnesota-MN\r\n                 51.58  IV25 Invited NCAA 2025\r\n                 52.58  NC NCAA\r\n    Name           Year School               Seed    Prelims              \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Okadome, Yamato  SO California          50.48      50.78 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.65  10.78        24.02 (13.24)\r\n          37.48 (13.46)       50.78 (13.30)\r\n  2 Martin, Eli      SO VA Tech             51.56      51.29 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.66  11.32        24.38 (13.06)\r\n          37.66 (13.28)       51.29 (13.63)\r\n  3 Li, Daniel       SO Stanford            51.79      51.54 qIV25  \r\n    r:+0.67  11.08        24.30 (13.22)\r\n          37.78 (13.48)       51.54 (13.76)\r\n  4 Gissendaner, Lu  SR California          51.25      51.62 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.67  10.74        23.63 (12.89)\r\n          37.02 (13.39)       51.62 (14.60)\r\n  5 Rivers, Hank     SR California          51.51      51.63 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.61  11.00        24.16 (13.16)\r\n          37.61 (13.45)       51.63 (14.02)\r\n  6 Baravelli, Tomm  SR FSU                 51.68      51.95 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.65  10.79        24.12 (13.33)\r\n          37.73 (13.61)       51.95 (14.22)\r\n  7 Delmar, Ben      JR UNC                 51.74      51.99 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.70  11.13        24.35 (13.22)\r\n          37.98 (13.63)       51.99 (14.01)\r\n  8 Maloney, Ethan   SR VA Tech             53.19      52.01 qNC    \r\n    r:+0.65  10.89        24.37 (13.48)\r\n          37.94 (13.57)       52.01 (14.07)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACC Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Eneli Jefimova, Anastasia Gorbenko Set Up International Showdown There\u2019s a lot of depth across the board at the 2026 ACC Championships. 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