ACC Championships, Night 4: Claire Curzan Drops No. 2 All-Time 100 Back
Claire Curzan has been in good form this season for University of Virginia. Even by those standards, she was excellent on Friday night.
Curzan went 48.38 to set the pool record at the ACC Championships Friday at Georgia Tech. That moves her to the No. 2 all-time performer, with former teammate Gretchen Walsh holding the NCAA record at 48.10.
Yamato Okadome of Cal also added a meet record in the men’s 100 breaststroke later in the night.
All the action from Friday night:
ACC Championships Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 23 1. Virginia, University of 786 2. Stanford University 662 3. California, University of, Ber 621 4. Louisville, University of 507 5. North Carolina State Universit 404.5 6. Pittsburgh, University of 354.5 7. North Carolina, University of, 261.5 8. University of Miami (Florida) 248 9. Florida State University 223 10. Notre Dame, University of 220 11. Duke University 215.5 12. VA Tech 208 13. Georgia Institute of Technolog 204 14. Southern Methodist University 155 15. Boston College 48
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24 1. California, University of, Ber 622 2. Stanford University 596 3. Louisville, University of 521 4. North Carolina State Universit 505 5. VA Tech 369.5 6. Florida State University 350.5 7. Notre Dame, University of 320 8. North Carolina, University of, 299.5 9. Virginia, University of 281.5 10. Southern Methodist University 275 11. Pittsburgh, University of 244 12. Georgia Institute of Technolog 236 13. University of Miami (Florida) 162 14. Boston College 86 15. Duke University 68
Women’s 200 butterfly
Mia West picked up some big points for Cal by going 1:51.52 to win the 200 fly. Her time was .08 ahead of Tess Howley, the two going stroke for stroke coming home. West had been .09 up after 150 meters on Howley, who went 1:51.60. There was absolutely nothing between them.
Stanford’s Caroline Bricker finished third in 1:52.46. Carli Cronk of Notre Dame went 1:52.59 for fourth. Bailey Hartman’s fifth extends Virginia’s lead.
Cal made up big ground on Stanford, to within 13 points. Lilou Ressencourt tied Stanford’s Charlotte Hook for sixth, Ava Chavez was eighth and Annie Jia won the B final in 1:53.63.
Event 25 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 1:49.16 2/23/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 1:49.16 2/23/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 1:48.33 10/20/2023Reagan Smith, Ariizona St.
USOP: % 1:48.83 10/20/2023Reagan Smith, Stanford
NCAA: ^ 1:49.11 3/22/2025 Emma Sticklen, Texas
Pool: & 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY
1:55.88 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:57.11 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 West, Mia SO California 1:52.89 1:51.52 IV25 32
r:+0.68 24.67 52.96 (28.29)
1:21.82 (28.86) 1:51.52 (29.70)
2 Howley, Tess JR UVA 1:52.58 1:51.60 IV25 28
r:+0.71 25.24 53.32 (28.08)
1:21.91 (28.59) 1:51.60 (29.69)
3 Bricker, Caroli JR Stanford 1:52.96 1:52.46 IV25 27
r:+0.63 25.32 53.78 (28.46)
1:22.89 (29.11) 1:52.46 (29.57)
4 Cronk, Carli SO ND 1:53.57 1:52.59 IV25 26
r:+0.73 25.26 53.62 (28.36)
1:22.66 (29.04) 1:52.59 (29.93)
5 Hartman, Bailey SO UVA 1:55.60 1:53.33 IV25 25
r:+0.76 25.60 54.34 (28.74)
1:23.67 (29.33) 1:53.33 (29.66)
6 Hook, Charlotte SR Stanford 1:55.45 1:54.92 IV25 23.5
r:+0.69 26.31 55.24 (28.93)
1:24.97 (29.73) 1:54.92 (29.95)
6 Ressencourt, Li 5Y California 1:55.62 1:54.92 IV25 23.5
r:+0.69 25.43 54.34 (28.91)
1:24.20 (29.86) 1:54.92 (30.72)
8 Chavez, Ava JR California 1:55.46 1:55.21 IV25 22
r:+0.65 25.72 54.85 (29.13)
1:24.90 (30.05) 1:55.21 (30.31)
Men’s 200 butterfly
Logan Robinson went out fast and held it, the Florida State sophomore a half-second up on on-paper favorite Thomas Heilman. Robinson went 1:38.78. Heilman was third in 1:39.35. He had been seventh in prelims. UNC’s Seb Lunak vaulted from eighth in prelims to third in 1:39.75, bookending the pool with outside smoke.
Top seed Josh Zuchowski of Stanford fell to fourth in 1:40.69 in his bid to build on the 400 IM title. He was .06 slower than prelims.
Event 26 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY
CONF: # 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY
AMER: $ 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
USOP: % 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
NCAA: ^ 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
Pool: & 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas Albiero, Louisville-KY
1:41.45 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:43.79 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Robinson, Logan SO FSU 1:40.98 1:38.78 IV25 32
r:+0.62 21.75 46.98 (25.23)
1:12.70 (25.72) 1:38.78 (26.08)
2 Heilman, Thomas FR UVA 1:41.57 1:39.35 IV25 28
r:+0.67 22.16 47.64 (25.48)
1:13.37 (25.73) 1:39.35 (25.98)
3 Lunak, Seb JR UNC 1:41.64 1:39.75 IV25 27
r:+0.63 22.30 47.48 (25.18)
1:13.01 (25.53) 1:39.75 (26.74)
4 Zuchowski, Josh SR Stanford 1:40.63 1:40.69 IV25 26
r:+0.69 22.78 49.26 (26.48)
1:14.58 (25.32) 1:40.69 (26.11)
5 Puggaard, Caspe FR California 1:41.46 1:40.77 IV25 25
r:+0.64 22.30 48.00 (25.70)
1:14.19 (26.19) 1:40.77 (26.58)
6 Holmes, Gibson JR Stanford 1:41.14 1:40.81 IV25 24
r:+0.73 22.78 48.32 (25.54)
1:14.42 (26.10) 1:40.81 (26.39)
7 Gentry, Landon SR VA Tech 1:41.35 1:41.49 NC 23
r:+0.67 22.27 47.43 (25.16)
1:13.92 (26.49) 1:41.49 (27.57)
8 Bellotti, Hayde JR UVA 1:41.02 1:42.26 NC 22
r:+0.64 22.92 48.91 (25.99)
1:14.97 (26.06) 1:42.26 (27.29)
Women’s 100 backstroke
Claire Curzan delivered a heck of a swim. In a race where only three swimmers broke 50 seconds, she was closer to 48-point. Curzan went 48.38. Her 48.83 in the morning was a best time, improving the 49.11 at NCAAs last year. Curzan’s time is behind only the 48.10 that Gretchen Walsh set in 2024 at this meet and a pair of 48.26 times she has. Katharine Berkoff went 48.55.
Second was Erika Pelaez in 49.54. Mary-Ambre Moluh of Cal was third in 49.64. Pitt’s Claire Jansen was fourth in 50.32.
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: @ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
USOP: % 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
NCAA: ^ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
Pool: & 48.74 3/18/2022 Katharine Berkoff, NC State-NC
51.68 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
52.65 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Curzan, Claire UVA 48.83 48.38&IV25 32
r:+0.55 11.32 23.30 (11.98)
35.88 (12.58) 48.38 (12.50)
2 Pelaez, Erika SO NC State 50.28 49.54 IV25 28
r:+0.53 11.79 24.16 (12.37)
36.92 (12.76) 49.54 (12.62)
3 Moluh, Mary-Amb SO California 50.48 49.64 IV25 27
r:+0.57 11.58 23.89 (12.31)
36.69 (12.80) 49.64 (12.95)
4 Jansen, Claire SR Pitt 50.47 50.32 IV25 26
r:+0.74 11.87 24.33 (12.46)
37.31 (12.98) 50.32 (13.01)
5 Shackley, Leah SO NC State 51.04 50.48 IV25 25
r:+0.68 11.74 24.14 (12.40)
37.24 (13.10) 50.48 (13.24)
6 Pfaff, Ali JR Duke 51.00 50.73 IV25 24
r:+0.64 11.86 24.42 (12.56)
37.57 (13.15) 50.73 (13.16)
7 Noble, Kennedy SR NC State 51.30 51.07 IV25 23
r:+0.58 11.91 24.53 (12.62)
37.81 (13.28) 51.07 (13.26)
8 Murray, Camille SO Louisville 51.35 51.23 IV25 22
r:+0.64 12.07 24.47 (12.40)
37.69 (13.22) 51.23 (13.54)
Men’s 100 backstroke
There was only one Cal man in the final, and he was in an outside lane after finishing eighth in prelims. But that was all the Golden Bears needed.
Evan Petty came through with a victory by going 44.21, nearly downing Coleman Stewart’s meet record of 44.04 from 2020. Petty had been 45.51 in the morning to make the final by .22.
Quintin McCarty turned NC State into the big winner, though. The Wolfpack went 2-3-5-6. McCarthy led the way in 44.46. Kaii Winkler, the top seed in the morning, was 44.62 for third. Hudson Williams and Aiden Hayes followed, the only interrupting Notre Dame’s Tommy Janton in fourth.
The points move Cal into the lead by one point over Stanford and NC State into third.
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: @ 44.04 2/28/2020 Coleman Stewart/Kaspar Stokows, NC State-NC
CONF: # 43.83 3/24/2023 Kaspar Stokowski, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 43.26 11/20/2025Will Modgilin, Texas
USOP: % 43.20 3/28/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas
NCAA: ^ 43.20 3/28/2025 Hubert Kos, Texas
Pool: & 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, UGA-GA
45.26 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
46.29 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Petty, Evan 5Y California 45.51 44.21 IV25 32
r:+0.68 10.21 21.13 (10.92)
32.60 (11.47) 44.21 (11.61)
2 McCarty, Quinti JR NC State 45.16 44.46 IV25 28
r:+0.72 10.15 21.16 (11.01)
32.72 (11.56) 44.46 (11.74)
3 Winkler, Kaii SO NC State 44.74 44.62 IV25 27
r:+0.61 10.37 21.53 (11.16)
33.06 (11.53) 44.62 (11.56)
4 Janton, Tommy JR ND 44.94 44.68 IV25 26
r:+0.67 10.20 21.08 (10.88)
32.77 (11.69) 44.68 (11.91)
5 Williams, Hudso JR NC State 44.94 44.83 IV25 25
r:+0.68 10.60 21.57 (10.97)
33.11 (11.54) 44.83 (11.72)
6 Hayes, Aiden 5Y NC State 44.98 44.93 IV25 24
r:+0.57 10.35 21.54 (11.19)
33.28 (11.74) 44.93 (11.65)
7 Wilson, Max SR FSU 45.47 44.99 IV25 23
r:+0.61 10.31 21.25 (10.94)
32.88 (11.63) 44.99 (12.11)
8 Reyes-Gentry, M JR ND 44.87 45.06 IV25 22
r:+0.57 10.46 21.56 (11.10)
33.24 (11.68) 45.06 (11.82)
Women’s 100 breaststroke
Welcome to the college postseason, Eneli Jefimova. The NC State freshmen went 56.77, downing a 2016 pool record belonging to Lilly King. It also gets within .05 of the meet record set in 2022 by Sophie Hansson of NC state.
Efimova was behind Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko at the halfway point but roared home to beat the Israel by .26 seconds. Gorbenko went 57.03. It was a ways back to the battle for third, in which Stanford’s Lucy Bell went 57.74 to edge Emma Weber of Virginia. The points for the Cavs, though, stretch their lead over Cal to more than 150 points.
Event 29 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: @ 56.72 2/18/2022 Sophie E Hansson, NCSU-NC
CONF: # 56.09 3/22/2024 Jasmine Nocentini, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
USOP: % 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: ^ 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Pool: & 56.85 3/18/2016 Lilly King, Indiana-IN
59.51 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:00.30 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Jefimova, Eneli FR NC State 57.39 56.77&IV25 32
r:+0.68 12.13 26.71 (14.58)
41.59 (14.88) 56.77 (15.18)
2 Gorbenko, Anast SO Louisville 57.39 57.03 IV25 28
r:+0.66 12.12 26.56 (14.44)
42.00 (15.44) 57.03 (15.03)
3 Bell, Lucy SR Stanford 57.86 57.74 IV25 27
r:+0.70 12.69 27.32 (14.63)
42.20 (14.88) 57.74 (15.54)
4 Weber, Emma SR UVA 58.12 57.77 IV25 26
r:+0.71 12.38 27.23 (14.85)
42.30 (15.07) 57.77 (15.47)
5 Gridley, Kaelyn SR Duke 58.46 57.83 IV25 25
r:+0.70 12.47 27.17 (14.70)
42.29 (15.12) 57.83 (15.54)
6 Scott, Elle FR California 58.71 58.19 IV25 24
r:+0.71 12.42 27.41 (14.99)
42.39 (14.98) 58.19 (15.80)
7 Skirboll, Zoe SR UVA 58.79 58.82 IV25 23
r:+0.66 12.70 27.63 (14.93)
43.04 (15.41) 58.82 (15.78)
8 Cheatwood, Mia SR Louisville 58.59 58.94 IV25 22
r:+0.69 12.88 27.86 (14.98)
43.39 (15.53) 58.94 (15.55)
Men’s 100 breaststroke
Yamato Okadome delivered a historic swim for Cal, the Japanese international going 50.32 to gouge three tenths out of Denis Petrashov’s meet record from last year. Okadome was more than a second clear of the field and part of a 1-3-5 finish for the Golden Bears that, with Lucca Gissendaner in 51.48 and Hank Rivers in 51.68, moves Cal 12 points clear of Stanford in the team race.
Eli Martin of Virginia Tech finished second in 51.36. Daniel Li bolstered Stanford in fourth, which won the B final via Zhier Fan. Both Fan, in 51.74, and 11th-place Abram Mueller (ninth in 51.96) swam times that would’ve finished in the top eight for the Cardinal.
Event 30 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: @ 50.62 2/21/2025 Denis Petrashov, Louisville-AC
CONF: # 50.27 3/28/2025 Denis Petrashov, Louisville-AC
AMER: $ 49.51 3/21/2025 Julian Smith, Florida
USOP: % 49.51 2/21/2025 Julian Smith, Florida
NCAA: ^ 49.53 3/29/2024 Liam Bell, California
Pool: & 49.90 3/25/2022 Max McHugh, Minnesota-MN
51.58 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
52.58 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Okadome, Yamato SO California 50.78 50.32@IV25 32
r:+0.64 10.73 23.95 (13.22)
36.99 (13.04) 50.32 (13.33)
2 Martin, Eli SO VA Tech 51.29 51.36 IV25 28
r:+0.67 11.14 24.18 (13.04)
37.57 (13.39) 51.36 (13.79)
3 Gissendaner, Lu SR California 51.62 51.48 IV25 27
r:+0.64 10.70 23.90 (13.20)
37.25 (13.35) 51.48 (14.23)
4 Li, Daniel SO Stanford 51.54 51.63 NC 26
r:+0.67 11.01 24.38 (13.37)
37.78 (13.40) 51.63 (13.85)
5 Rivers, Hank SR California 51.63 51.68 NC 25
r:+0.62 11.10 24.25 (13.15)
37.72 (13.47) 51.68 (13.96)
6 Delmar, Ben JR UNC 51.99 51.69 NC 24
r:+0.72 11.05 24.39 (13.34)
37.84 (13.45) 51.69 (13.85)
7 Baravelli, Tomm SR FSU 51.95 52.15 NC 23
r:+0.65 10.87 24.27 (13.40)
37.85 (13.58) 52.15 (14.30)
8 Maloney, Ethan SR VA Tech 52.01 52.18 NC 22
r:+0.65 10.77 23.99 (13.22)
37.87 (13.88) 52.18 (14.31)
Women’s 400 medley relay
Claire Curzan, the second-fastest 100 backstroker in history, can’t even get a swim in that leg of the 400 medley relay. Such is the depth of the Virginia women’s team.
With Curzan splitting 48.44 on fly and Sara Curtis leading off in 50.07, the Cavaliers went 3:20.42 to win by more than four seconds in a deluge. Aimee Canny filled in for Emma Weber in breaststroke. Anna Moesch brought it home in 45.53. The Cavaliers didn’t just win; they produced the fastest split in each leg of the relay. It’s within a shout of the 3:19.58 NCAA record the Cavaliers set last year, and it down a 2016 Stanford pool record of 3:26.14.
Part of the margin was a DQ for Stanford, Torri Huske taking off early on fly. That allows Cal to open up a 62.5-point lead in the battle for second behind UVA.
NC State was second in 3:24.65, with Louisville third. Cal was fourth but still gained big ground.
Event 31 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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MEET: @ 3:19.58 2/21/2025 Virginia, University of, UVA-AC
C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch
CONF: # 3:19.58 2/21/2025 Virginia, University of, UVA-AC
C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch
AMER: $ 3:19.58 2/21/2025 Virginia, University of, UVA-AC
C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch
USOP: % 3:19.58 2/21/2025 Virginia, University of, UVA-AC
C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch
NCAA: ^ 3:19.58 2/21/2025 Virginia, University of, UVA-AC
C Curzan, A Walsh, G Walsh, A Moesch
Pool: & 3:26.14 3/17/2016 Stanford, Stanf
A Howe, S Haase, J Hu, L Neal
3:30.89 NC NCAA
3:32.51 PROV Provisional Relay
School Seed Finals Points
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1 UVA 'A' 3:24.36 3:20.42&NC 64
1) Curtis, Sara FR 2) r:0.16 Canny, Aimee SR
3) r:0.23 Curzan, Claire 4) r:0.10 Moesch, Anna SO
r:+0.68 24.41 50.07 (50.07)
1:16.27 (26.20) 1:46.45 (56.38)
2:08.46 (22.01) 2:34.89 (48.44)
2:56.53 (21.64) 3:20.42 (45.53)
2 NC State 'A' 3:26.44 3:24.65&NC 56
1) Pelaez, Erika SO 2) r:0.36 Jefimova, Eneli FR
3) r:0.13 Shackley, Leah SO 4) r:0.18 Nel, Olivia SR
r:+0.52 24.77 50.15 (50.15)
1:16.52 (26.37) 1:46.96 (56.81)
2:10.21 (23.25) 2:37.66 (50.70)
2:59.71 (22.05) 3:24.65 (46.99)
3 Louisville 'A' 3:27.40 3:25.16&NC 54
1) Murray, Camille SO 2) r:0.15 Gorbenko, Anastasia SO
3) r:0.13 Welch, Ella SR 4) r:-0.02 Dennis, Julia SR
r:+0.67 24.68 51.40 (51.40)
1:17.63 (26.23) 1:47.94 (56.54)
2:11.32 (23.38) 2:39.01 (51.07)
3:00.56 (21.55) 3:25.16 (46.15)
4 California 'A' 3:28.54 3:27.15 NC 52
1) O'Dell, Teagan FR 2) r:0.38 Slyngstadli, Silje FR
3) r:0.20 Jia, Annie FR 4) r:0.25 Moluh, Mary-Ambre SO
r:+0.71 24.81 51.14 (51.14)
1:18.44 (27.30) 1:50.06 (58.92)
2:13.44 (23.38) 2:40.16 (50.10)
3:02.48 (22.32) 3:27.15 (46.99)
5 Duke 'A' 3:29.94 3:28.64 NC 50
1) Pfaff, Ali JR 2) r:0.31 Gridley, Kaelyn SR
3) r:-0.01 Wall, Tatum SR 4) r:0.14 White, Heather FR
r:+0.78 25.06 51.66 (51.66)
1:18.58 (26.92) 1:49.54 (57.88)
2:12.84 (23.30) 2:40.32 (50.78)
3:02.97 (22.65) 3:28.64 (48.32)
6 UNC 'A' 3:32.79 3:30.83 NC 48
1) Frei, Sophia JR 2) r:0.12 Armand, Samantha JR
3) r:0.18 Macaulay, Mary JR 4) r:0.22 Meskill, Kamryn FR
r:+0.59 24.79 51.22 (51.22)
1:18.70 (27.48) 1:49.81 (58.59)
2:13.86 (24.05) 2:42.34 (52.53)
3:05.20 (22.86) 3:30.83 (48.49)
7 ND 'A' 3:35.44 3:32.63 46
1) Hamill, Emily FR 2) r:0.19 Codevilla, Mary SR
3) r:0.25 Cronk, Carli SO 4) r:0.02 Widdows, Hollie SO
r:+0.64 25.48 52.41 (52.41)
1:20.19 (27.78) 1:52.76 (1:00.35)
2:16.32 (23.56) 2:44.35 (51.59)
3:07.00 (22.65) 3:32.63 (48.28)
8 Pitt 'A' 3:31.63 3:32.86 44
1) Jansen, Claire SR 2) r:0.33 Messina, Angelina SR
3) r:0.07 Gring, Sydney JR 4) r:0.35 Kudlac, Avery JR
r:+0.60 24.84 51.10 (51.10)
1:19.80 (28.70) 1:52.67 (1:01.57)
2:16.43 (23.76) 2:44.21 (51.54)
3:07.02 (22.81) 3:32.86 (48.65)
Men’s 400 medley relay
