ACC Championships, Day 5: Owen Lloyd Rebounds From Last Year’s DQ to Secure Mile Title
The ACC Championships conclude Saturday evening with the University of Virginia women trying to wrap up another conference crown amid an era of national dominance while the California men have sights set on a title in their first year racing in the league.
Record watch is back on with the Virginia women having posted all-time records in the 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay already during the meet in Greensboro, N.C., and after Claire Curzan and sisters Gretchen Walsh and Alex Walsh each added individual wins Saturday evening, the trio will team up to challenge a third relay mark to conclude the meet.
The evening started out with the women’s and men’s 1650 freestyle, with wins going to Stanford’s Aurora Roghair and NC State’s Owen Lloyd, who rebounded from a controversial disqualification after he appeared to win the event at last season’s ACC meet. Later in the session, both Walsh sisters posted the country’s top times in their respective events, as did Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti in the men’s 200 breaststroke.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 38 1. Virginia, University of 1361.5 2. Stanford University 1014 3. Louisville, University of 865.5 4. California, University of, Ber 801 5. North Carolina State Universit 733.5 6. North Carolina, University of, 641.5 7. Florida State University 397 8. Pittsburgh, University of 365 9. University of Miami (Florida) 361 10. VA Tech 347.5 11. Duke University 344 12. Notre Dame, University of 241 13. Southern Methodist University 149.5 14. Georgia Institute of Technolog 119 15. Boston College 79
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 39 1. California, University of, Ber 1207.5 2. Stanford University 1011 3. North Carolina State Universit 965 4. North Carolina, University of, 806 5. Louisville, University of 774.5 6. VA Tech 602 7. Florida State University 589 8. Virginia, University of 481.5 9. Pittsburgh, University of 424.5 10. Georgia Institute of Technolog 421 11. Southern Methodist University 400 12. Duke University 141 13. Boston College 95 14. University of Miami (Florida) 84 15. Notre Dame, University of 45
Women’s 1650 Freestyle
Virginia’s Cavan Gormsen was the winner of the ACC title in the 1650 free last season, and early on in the top heat of this year’s event, she tried to keep pace with the top-seeded swimmer, Aurora Roghair of Stanford. But by the time the swimmers were one-third of the way through the event, Roghair was in the lead, and she would never surrender that advantage. Roghair notched 28-mid splits before getting even quicker during the final third of the race despite a lack of competition.
Roghair finished in 15:40.90, four-and-a-half seconds behind her season-best mark posted in November at the Texas Invite. Roghair is the No. 2 swimmer in the country behind Texas freshman Jillian Cox.
Cal fifth-year swimmer Maya Geringer came on strong during the second half of the race to pass Gormsen and claim second in 15:51.01, moving from seventh to sixth in the country. Gormsen took third in 15:54.05. The other swimmers to break 15:00 were Louisville’s Leticia Fassina Romao (15:58.57) and NC State’s Chase Travis (15:59.15).
Event 32 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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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
Pool: & 15:13.30 12/4/2014 Katie Ledecky, NCAP-PV
15:52.41 A
16:14.82 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
16:41.45 B
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Roghair, Aurora SR Stanford 15:36.43 15:40.90 A 32
r:+0.79 26.30 54.70 (28.40)
1:23.51 (28.81) 1:52.33 (28.82)
2:21.37 (29.04) 2:50.44 (29.07)
3:19.67 (29.23) 3:48.75 (29.08)
4:17.81 (29.06) 4:46.85 (29.04)
5:15.56 (28.71) 5:44.40 (28.84)
6:13.31 (28.91) 6:42.09 (28.78)
7:10.91 (28.82) 7:39.36 (28.45)
8:08.05 (28.69) 8:36.62 (28.57)
9:05.09 (28.47) 9:33.42 (28.33)
10:01.46 (28.04) 10:29.44 (27.98)
10:57.43 (27.99) 11:25.41 (27.98)
11:53.56 (28.15) 12:21.59 (28.03)
12:49.58 (27.99) 13:17.84 (28.26)
13:46.22 (28.38) 14:14.68 (28.46)
14:43.34 (28.66) 15:12.09 (28.75) 15:40.90 (28.81)
2 Geringer, Maya 5Y California 15:53.92 15:51.01 A 28
r:+0.64 26.85 55.65 (28.80)
1:24.59 (28.94) 1:53.87 (29.28)
2:23.04 (29.17) 2:52.11 (29.07)
3:21.27 (29.16) 3:50.40 (29.13)
4:19.42 (29.02) 4:48.49 (29.07)
5:17.42 (28.93) 5:46.39 (28.97)
6:15.32 (28.93) 6:44.23 (28.91)
7:13.19 (28.96) 7:41.96 (28.77)
8:10.61 (28.65) 8:39.32 (28.71)
9:07.75 (28.43) 9:36.16 (28.41)
10:04.73 (28.57) 10:33.42 (28.69)
11:02.11 (28.69) 11:30.89 (28.78)
11:59.65 (28.76) 12:28.57 (28.92)
12:57.40 (28.83) 13:26.20 (28.80)
13:55.11 (28.91) 14:24.09 (28.98)
14:53.27 (29.18) 15:22.40 (29.13) 15:51.01 (28.61)
3 Gormsen, Cavan SO UVA 16:02.97 15:54.05 IV24 27
r:+0.76 26.53 54.99 (28.46)
1:23.71 (28.72) 1:52.57 (28.86)
2:21.61 (29.04) 2:50.50 (28.89)
3:19.54 (29.04) 3:48.55 (29.01)
4:17.59 (29.04) 4:46.51 (28.92)
5:15.64 (29.13) 5:44.63 (28.99)
6:13.68 (29.05) 6:42.64 (28.96)
7:11.72 (29.08) 7:40.85 (29.13)
8:10.01 (29.16) 8:39.36 (29.35)
9:08.46 (29.10) 9:37.53 (29.07)
10:06.48 (28.95) 10:35.59 (29.11)
11:04.57 (28.98) 11:33.42 (28.85)
12:02.26 (28.84) 12:31.16 (28.90)
13:00.43 (29.27) 13:29.42 (28.99)
13:58.84 (29.42) 14:27.75 (28.91)
14:56.92 (29.17) 15:25.91 (28.99) 15:54.05 (28.14)
4 Fassina Romao, FR Louisville 16:02.94 15:58.57 IV24 26
r:+0.74 26.52 55.01 (28.49)
1:23.96 (28.95) 1:53.14 (29.18)
2:22.14 (29.00) 2:51.32 (29.18)
3:20.48 (29.16) 3:49.66 (29.18)
4:18.90 (29.24) 4:48.10 (29.20)
5:17.12 (29.02) 5:46.33 (29.21)
6:15.45 (29.12) 6:44.66 (29.21)
7:13.73 (29.07) 7:42.82 (29.09)
8:11.87 (29.05) 8:40.99 (29.12)
9:10.09 (29.10) 9:39.31 (29.22)
10:08.24 (28.93) 10:37.47 (29.23)
11:06.56 (29.09) 11:35.98 (29.42)
12:05.58 (29.60) 12:34.99 (29.41)
13:04.46 (29.47) 13:33.78 (29.32)
14:02.55 (28.77) 14:31.59 (29.04)
15:00.83 (29.24) 15:30.14 (29.31) 15:58.57 (28.43)
5 Travis, Chase 5Y NCSU 16:02.74 15:59.15 IV24 25
r:+0.83 26.97 55.88 (28.91)
1:25.02 (29.14) 1:53.99 (28.97)
2:23.23 (29.24) 2:52.32 (29.09)
3:21.67 (29.35) 3:51.01 (29.34)
4:20.45 (29.44) 4:49.70 (29.25)
5:18.85 (29.15) 5:48.18 (29.33)
6:17.38 (29.20) 6:46.63 (29.25)
7:15.85 (29.22) 7:45.03 (29.18)
8:14.37 (29.34) 8:43.69 (29.32)
9:13.10 (29.41) 9:42.53 (29.43)
10:11.49 (28.96) 10:40.23 (28.74)
11:09.14 (28.91) 11:38.19 (29.05)
12:07.29 (29.10) 12:36.39 (29.10)
13:05.64 (29.25) 13:34.87 (29.23)
14:04.22 (29.35) 14:33.46 (29.24)
15:02.61 (29.15) 15:31.62 (29.01) 15:59.15 (27.53)
6 Graves, Maggie SR Notre Dame 16:25.49 16:09.03 IV24 24
r:+0.78 27.28 56.22 (28.94)
1:25.66 (29.44) 1:55.15 (29.49)
2:24.72 (29.57) 2:54.42 (29.70)
3:53.87 ( )
4:23.45 (29.58) 4:53.15 (29.70)
5:22.70 (29.55) 5:52.33 (29.63)
6:21.68 (29.35) 6:51.30 (29.62)
7:20.75 (29.45) 7:50.17 (29.42)
8:19.81 (29.64) 8:49.27 (29.46)
9:18.80 (29.53) 9:48.53 (29.73)
10:18.14 (29.61) 10:47.80 (29.66)
11:17.29 (29.49) 11:46.80 (29.51)
12:16.23 (29.43) 12:45.53 (29.30)
13:14.64 (29.11) 13:43.65 (29.01)
14:12.89 (29.24) 14:42.21 (29.32)
15:11.44 (29.23) 15:40.52 (29.08) 16:09.03 (28.51)
7 Hastings, Emma JR NCSU 16:18.48 16:16.60 B 23
r:+0.73 27.54 56.70 (29.16)
1:26.29 (29.59) 1:55.73 (29.44)
2:25.30 (29.57) 2:54.85 (29.55)
3:24.29 (29.44) 3:53.90 (29.61)
4:23.41 (29.51) 4:52.93 (29.52)
5:22.36 (29.43) 5:52.12 (29.76)
6:21.68 (29.56) 6:51.25 (29.57)
7:21.02 (29.77) 7:50.72 (29.70)
8:20.47 (29.75) 8:50.05 (29.58)
9:19.83 (29.78) 9:49.76 (29.93)
10:19.62 (29.86) 10:49.42 (29.80)
11:19.24 (29.82) 11:49.03 (29.79)
12:18.78 (29.75) 12:48.61 (29.83)
13:18.48 (29.87) 13:48.54 (30.06)
14:18.47 (29.93) 14:48.39 (29.92)
15:18.22 (29.83) 15:47.87 (29.65) 16:16.60 (28.73)
8 Anderson, Kate SO VA Tech 16:19.11 16:17.61 B 22
r:+0.72 27.62 57.08 (29.46)
1:26.97 (29.89) 1:57.11 (30.14)
2:27.11 (30.00) 2:56.85 (29.74)
3:26.57 (29.72) 3:56.29 (29.72)
4:26.11 (29.82) 4:55.96 (29.85)
5:25.31 (29.35) 5:55.24 (29.93)
6:24.90 (29.66) 6:54.37 (29.47)
7:24.06 (29.69) 7:53.69 (29.63)
8:23.25 (29.56) 8:53.00 (29.75)
9:22.50 (29.50) 9:52.15 (29.65)
10:21.63 (29.48) 10:51.09 (29.46)
11:20.71 (29.62) 11:50.08 (29.37)
12:19.56 (29.48) 12:49.06 (29.50)
13:18.72 (29.66) 13:48.55 (29.83)
14:18.33 (29.78) 14:48.37 (30.04)
15:18.22 (29.85) 15:48.23 (30.01) 16:17.61 (29.38)
Men’s 1650 Freestyle
Cal’s Lucas Henveaux entered the ACC Championships with the country’s top time in the 1650 freestyle, and after winning the 500 free three days earlier, he was in the top spot in the early going of the 1650. But the race completely changed around the halfway point as NC State’s Owen Lloyd took over and moved into the lead.
Lloyd was swimming with some extra emotion after appearing to win the conference title in the mile last year before being disqualified. While celebrating his win, Lloyd fell into the lane of teammate Ross Dant, who had already finished, but other swimmers in the heat were still racing, so Lloyd’s result was nullified. This time, though, Lloyd pulled almost five seconds ahead of the field to leave no doubt.
Lloyd touched in 14:31.64, putting him into No. 5 in the national rankings. The only swimmers to go faster are Texas’ David Johnston, Henveaux, Texas’ Rex Maurer and Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge.
Stanford’s Liam Custer took second in 14:36.44, moving him to No. 6 in the country, while Henveaux fell to third (14:40.09). Another Wolfpack swimmer, Lance Norris, took fourth in 14:42.53
After celebrating the conference title, Lloyd said in an ACC Network television interview, “Ball don’t lie.” Only a technicality kept him from the top of the conference podium a year earlier, but this time, Lloyd got to keep his top honor.
Event 33 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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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
Pool: & 14:12.52 3/27/2021 Bobby Finke, FLOR-FL
14:37.31 A
14:54.92 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
15:21.20 B
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Lloyd, Kenneth 5Y NCSU 14:37.23 14:31.64 A 32
r:+0.81 23.98 50.30 (26.32)
1:16.73 (26.43) 1:43.41 (26.68)
2:10.00 (26.59) 2:36.74 (26.74)
3:03.57 (26.83) 3:30.36 (26.79)
3:57.13 (26.77) 4:23.82 (26.69)
4:50.55 (26.73) 5:17.12 (26.57)
5:43.60 (26.48) 6:10.03 (26.43)
6:36.55 (26.52) 7:03.26 (26.71)
7:29.75 (26.49) 7:56.14 (26.39)
8:22.68 (26.54) 8:49.11 (26.43)
9:15.63 (26.52) 9:42.16 (26.53)
10:08.48 (26.32) 10:34.83 (26.35)
11:01.33 (26.50) 11:28.06 (26.73)
11:54.51 (26.45) 12:21.02 (26.51)
12:47.31 (26.29) 13:13.91 (26.60)
13:40.22 (26.31) 14:06.21 (25.99) 14:31.64 (25.43)
2 Custer, Liam JR Stanford 14:40.58 14:36.44 A 28
r:+0.76 24.90 51.36 (26.46)
1:18.04 (26.68) 1:44.90 (26.86)
2:11.95 (27.05) 2:38.78 (26.83)
3:05.75 (26.97) 3:32.57 (26.82)
3:59.50 (26.93) 4:26.27 (26.77)
4:52.72 (26.45) 5:19.18 (26.46)
5:45.94 (26.76) 6:12.61 (26.67)
6:39.28 (26.67) 7:05.93 (26.65)
7:32.56 (26.63) 7:59.14 (26.58)
8:25.66 (26.52) 8:52.26 (26.60)
9:18.87 (26.61) 9:45.48 (26.61)
10:12.19 (26.71) 10:38.80 (26.61)
11:05.51 (26.71) 11:32.18 (26.67)
11:58.80 (26.62) 12:25.41 (26.61)
12:51.96 (26.55) 13:18.33 (26.37)
13:44.74 (26.41) 14:10.70 (25.96) 14:36.44 (25.74)
3 Henveaux, Lucas 5Y California 14:29.74 14:40.09 IV24 27
r:+0.67 23.57 49.72 (26.15)
1:16.20 (26.48) 1:42.74 (26.54)
2:09.41 (26.67) 2:36.24 (26.83)
3:03.07 (26.83) 3:29.92 (26.85)
3:56.48 (26.56) 4:23.11 (26.63)
4:49.85 (26.74) 5:16.35 (26.50)
5:42.76 (26.41) 6:09.47 (26.71)
6:36.12 (26.65) 7:02.94 (26.82)
7:29.77 (26.83) 7:56.50 (26.73)
8:23.37 (26.87) 8:50.18 (26.81)
9:17.27 (27.09) 9:44.32 (27.05)
10:11.37 (27.05) 10:38.59 (27.22)
11:06.08 (27.49) 11:33.74 (27.66)
12:00.83 (27.09) 12:27.52 (26.69)
12:54.35 (26.83) 13:21.16 (26.81)
13:47.78 (26.62) 14:14.49 (26.71) 14:40.09 (25.60)
4 Norris, Lance JR NCSU 14:38.69 14:42.53 IV24 26
r:+0.76 24.16 50.18 (26.02)
1:16.55 (26.37) 1:43.04 (26.49)
2:09.79 (26.75) 2:36.59 (26.80)
3:03.47 (26.88) 3:30.37 (26.90)
3:57.23 (26.86) 4:24.06 (26.83)
4:50.94 (26.88) 5:17.80 (26.86)
5:44.68 (26.88) 6:11.57 (26.89)
6:38.29 (26.72) 7:05.18 (26.89)
7:32.20 (27.02) 7:59.09 (26.89)
8:26.14 (27.05) 8:53.10 (26.96)
9:20.10 (27.00) 9:46.96 (26.86)
10:13.84 (26.88) 10:40.84 (27.00)
11:07.86 (27.02) 11:34.93 (27.07)
12:02.01 (27.08) 12:29.01 (27.00)
12:55.85 (26.84) 13:22.78 (26.93)
13:49.91 (27.13) 14:16.70 (26.79) 14:42.53 (25.83)
5 Kilavuz, Mert SR GT 15:08.33 14:44.90 IV24 25
r:+0.86 24.31 50.39 (26.08)
1:16.72 (26.33) 1:43.39 (26.67)
2:10.27 (26.88) 2:37.11 (26.84)
3:03.98 (26.87) 3:30.98 (27.00)
3:57.91 (26.93) 4:24.81 (26.90)
4:51.78 (26.97) 5:18.75 (26.97)
5:45.78 (27.03) 6:12.67 (26.89)
6:39.62 (26.95) 7:06.47 (26.85)
7:33.27 (26.80) 8:00.21 (26.94)
8:27.01 (26.80) 8:53.81 (26.80)
9:20.59 (26.78) 9:47.39 (26.80)
10:14.30 (26.91) 10:41.13 (26.83)
11:08.29 (27.16) 11:35.44 (27.15)
12:02.60 (27.16) 12:29.87 (27.27)
12:56.98 (27.11) 13:24.23 (27.25)
13:51.57 (27.34) 14:18.91 (27.34) 14:44.90 (25.99)
6 Gallant, John SR NCSU 14:49.40 14:48.80 IV24 24
r:+0.73 24.45 50.84 (26.39)
1:17.45 (26.61) 1:44.00 (26.55)
2:10.68 (26.68) 2:37.53 (26.85)
3:04.34 (26.81) 3:31.28 (26.94)
3:58.27 (26.99) 4:25.15 (26.88)
4:52.08 (26.93) 5:19.17 (27.09)
5:46.20 (27.03) 6:13.30 (27.10)
6:40.44 (27.14) 7:07.58 (27.14)
7:34.89 (27.31) 8:02.03 (27.14)
8:29.40 (27.37) 8:56.66 (27.26)
9:23.62 (26.96) 9:50.70 (27.08)
10:17.67 (26.97) 10:44.79 (27.12)
11:12.01 (27.22) 11:39.11 (27.10)
12:06.28 (27.17) 12:33.47 (27.19)
13:00.57 (27.10) 13:27.87 (27.30)
13:55.43 (27.56) 14:22.41 (26.98) 14:48.80 (26.39)
7 Shoyat, Elijah JR Louisville 14:56.84 14:50.05 IV24 23
r:+0.70 24.56 51.09 (26.53)
1:17.69 (26.60) 1:44.33 (26.64)
2:11.05 (26.72) 2:37.96 (26.91)
3:04.80 (26.84) 3:31.77 (26.97)
3:58.82 (27.05) 4:25.83 (27.01)
4:52.60 (26.77) 5:19.59 (26.99)
5:46.52 (26.93) 6:13.58 (27.06)
6:40.70 (27.12) 7:07.86 (27.16)
7:34.74 (26.88) 8:01.98 (27.24)
8:29.17 (27.19) 8:56.27 (27.10)
9:23.32 (27.05) 9:50.46 (27.14)
10:17.63 (27.17) 10:44.79 (27.16)
11:11.99 (27.20) 11:39.23 (27.24)
12:06.58 (27.35) 12:34.00 (27.42)
13:01.24 (27.24) 13:28.87 (27.63)
13:56.31 (27.44) 14:23.77 (27.46) 14:50.05 (26.28)
8 Kopp, Tyler 5Y California 8:53.31 14:51.43 IV24 22
r:+0.67 23.94 50.02 (26.08)
1:16.80 (26.78) 1:43.69 (26.89)
2:10.82 (27.13) 2:38.04 (27.22)
3:05.31 (27.27) 3:32.62 (27.31)
4:00.02 (27.40) 4:27.35 (27.33)
4:54.35 (27.00) 5:21.22 (26.87)
5:47.96 (26.74) 6:14.65 (26.69)
6:41.34 (26.69) 7:08.29 (26.95)
7:35.16 (26.87) 8:01.91 (26.75)
8:28.73 (26.82) 8:55.69 (26.96)
9:22.70 (27.01) 9:49.88 (27.18)
10:17.01 (27.13) 10:44.25 (27.24)
11:11.79 (27.54) 11:39.35 (27.56)
12:06.97 (27.62) 12:34.65 (27.68)
13:02.41 (27.76) 13:30.17 (27.76)
13:57.87 (27.70) 14:25.41 (27.54) 14:51.43 (26.02)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
After swimming the fastest time ever in the 200 backstroke in November, Claire Curzan came up just a half-second short of her own mark as she pulled away to secure the conference title. Curzan never trailed in the event, and she finished in 1:47.38, the fifth-fastest performance in history. Only Curzan, Regan Smith, Beata Nelson and Kathleen Baker have ever posted quicker times. Curzan’s win is her first individual triumph this week after finishing third in the 50 free and second in the 100 fly while contributing to three relay wins.
Second place went to Leah Shackley, an NC State freshman who put together a spirited effort to finish in 1:48.73. She moved into the all-time top-20 in the event and to No. 4 in the national rankings behind Curzan, Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh and Florida’s Bella Sims. Cal’s Isabelle Stadden came in third in 1:50.30, just ahead of another NC State freshman, Erika Pelaez (1:50.56).
Event 34 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: @ 1:49.61 2/16/2017 Alexia Zevnik, NCSU-NC
CONF: # 1:46.87 3/23/2024 Claire Curzan, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 1:46.87 11/22/2024Claire Curzan, UVA-AC
USOP: % 1:47.16 3/10/2019 Regan Smith, Riptide
NCAA: ^ 1:46.87 11/23/2024Claire Curzan, UVA-AC
Pool: & 1:47.91 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
1:50.50 A
1:54.01 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:56.71 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Curzan, Claire JR UVA 1:49.97 1:47.38&A 32
r:+0.86 25.34 52.15 (26.81)
1:19.53 (27.38) 1:47.38 (27.85)
2 Shackley, Leah FR NCSU 1:50.08 1:48.73@A 28
r:+0.81 25.45 52.74 (27.29)
1:20.60 (27.86) 1:48.73 (28.13)
3 Stadden, Isabel 5Y California 1:51.64 1:50.30 A 27
r:+0.91 25.73 53.31 (27.58)
1:21.45 (28.14) 1:50.30 (28.85)
4 Pelaez, Erika FR NCSU 1:51.64 1:50.56 IV24 26
r:+0.72 26.08 54.06 (27.98)
1:22.45 (28.39) 1:50.56 (28.11)
5 Weiler Sastre, JR VA Tech 1:51.79 1:51.60 IV24 25
r:+0.59 26.24 54.20 (27.96)
1:22.69 (28.49) 1:51.60 (28.91)
6 Atkinson, Emma 5Y VA Tech 1:52.38 1:51.78 IV24 24
r:+0.85 26.61 54.59 (27.98)
1:22.78 (28.19) 1:51.78 (29.00)
7 Howley, Tess SO UVA 1:52.69 1:52.15 IV24 23
r:+0.77 26.29 54.49 (28.20)
1:23.08 (28.59) 1:52.15 (29.07)
8 Noble, Helen JR NCSU 1:52.27 1:52.66 IV24 22
r:+0.55 26.22 54.69 (28.47)
1:23.75 (29.06) 1:52.66 (28.91)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Cal is well on its way to securing a conference win in its first year competing in the ACC, and the Golden Bears accumulated another 108 points in the 200 back final. Leading the way was Gabriel Jett, a senior better known for his success in mid-distance freestyle and butterfly but excelling in backstroke this year. Jett had already finished second in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 fly this week, and he pulled away from teammate Destin Lasco to claim the win in 1:37.19. Only Jonny Marshall of Florida and Hubert Kos of Texas have gone quicker this season.
Lasco claimed second in 1:38.21, holding off a strong back half from Virginia freshman David King (1:38.36). Lasco is the three-time defending NCAA champion in the event, and his best time of 1:35.37 is the fastest in history, recorded at last season’s NCAA Championships. NC State’s Oleksandr Zheltiakov took fourth (1:38.78), followed by the Bears’ Keaton Jones (1:39.81).
Event 35 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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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: $ 1:35.37 3/26/2024 Destin Lasco, California
USOP: % 1:35.37 3/26/2024 Destin Lasco, California
NCAA: ^ 1:35.37 3/30/2024 Destin Lasco, California
Pool: & 1:35.75 3/27/2021 Shaine Casas, TA&M-GU
1:38.80 A
1:40.62 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:44.03 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Jett, Gabriel SR California 1:38.19 1:37.19@A 32
r:+0.83 23.45 47.83 (24.38)
1:12.34 (24.51) 1:37.19 (24.85)
2 Lasco, Destin 5Y California 1:39.15 1:38.21 A 28
r:+0.87 23.30 48.27 (24.97)
1:13.29 (25.02) 1:38.21 (24.92)
3 King, David FR UVA 1:39.55 1:38.36 A 27
r:+0.76 23.42 48.58 (25.16)
1:13.43 (24.85) 1:38.36 (24.93)
4 Zheltiakov, Ole FR NCSU 1:40.55 1:38.78 A 26
r:+0.88 23.61 48.69 (25.08)
1:13.90 (25.21) 1:38.78 (24.88)
5 Jones, Jackson SO California 1:40.25 1:39.81 IV24 25
r:+0.96 23.50 48.68 (25.18)
1:14.24 (25.56) 1:39.81 (25.57)
6 Diehl, Daniel SO NCSU 1:40.10 1:39.95 IV24 24
r:+0.75 23.37 48.40 (25.03)
1:13.99 (25.59) 1:39.95 (25.96)
7 Tomac, Mewen 5Y California 1:40.07 1:39.99 IV24 23
r:+0.76 23.64 49.31 (25.67)
1:14.81 (25.50) 1:39.99 (25.18)
8 Zuchowski, Josh JR Stanford 1:39.71 1:40.65 B 22
r:+0.81 24.01 49.46 (25.45)
1:15.35 (25.89) 1:40.65 (25.30)
Women’s 100 Freestyle
Gretchen Walsh in the pool for a college race always means a record could go down, and the Virginia senior gave her own American, NCAA and U.S. Open records in the 100 free a shake in her last individual event at the ACC Championships. Walsh was out in 21.40, matching the pace of her 44.83 record performance from last year’s NCAA Championships. She was slightly slower on the way home, splitting 23.80, on the way to a time of 45.20.
Walsh was four hundredths off her own meet record from last season, and the time was the third-quickest performance in history behind two of her own marks. She is by far the top swimmer in the country in the event, with runnerup Torri Huske coming in almost nine tenths back despite clocking a time that moved her to No. 2 in the national rankings.
Huske concluded her individual slate with this runnerup finish after winning the 200 IM and 100 fly earlier in the competition. Her mark of 46.09 makes her the sixth-fastest performer in history in the event. Virginia’s Anna Moesch was third in 46.76, tying her season-best and remaining No. 4 in the national rankings behind Walsh, Huske and Tennessee’s Camille Spink.
Event 36 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 45.16 2/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 44.83 3/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 44.83 3/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
USOP: % 44.83 2/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
NCAA: ^ 44.83 3/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
Pool: & 45.16 2/24/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
47.10 A
48.34 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
49.18 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Walsh, Gretchen SR UVA 45.50 45.20 A 32
r:+0.75 21.40 45.20 (23.80)
2 Huske, Victoria JR Stanford 46.93 46.09 A 28
r:+0.60 21.76 46.09 (24.33)
3 Moesch, Annalie FR UVA 47.21 46.76 A 27
r:+0.73 22.52 46.76 (24.24)
4 Dennis, Julia JR Louisville 47.28 47.15 IV24 26
r:+0.65 22.46 47.15 (24.69)
5 Nel, Olivia JR NCSU 47.69 47.63 IV24 25
r:+0.71 22.66 47.63 (24.97)
6 Albiero, Gabi 5Y Louisville 47.60 47.69 IV24 24
r:+0.66 22.99 47.69 (24.70)
7 Mehraban, Lucy SO Louisville 47.98 48.05 IV24 23
r:+0.78 22.82 48.05 (25.23)
8 Moluh, Mary-Amb FR California 47.96 48.39 B 22
r:+0.71 23.01 48.39 (25.38)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
While Jack Alexy has not posted any times close to his best this week, he has consistently performed as Cal’s leading sprinter, and in the 100 free final, he came through to win his first individual ACC title. After trailing NC State’s Kaii Winkler at the halfway point, Alexy closed in 21.42 to finish in 41.19. The time is strong but only good for No. 7 in the national rankings thanks to impressive swims from Jordan Crooks, Josh Liendo, Gui Caribe and Chris Guiliano at the SEC Championships plus results posted earlier this season by Arizona State’s Jonny Kulow and Ilya Kharun.
NC State’s Quintin McCarty, the runnerup in the 50 free, came in second her at 41.45, while Virginia Tech’s Brendan Whitfield edged NC State’s Jerry Fox for third, 41.60 to 41.67. Winkler fell to sixth in 41.76.
Event 37 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 40.62 2/24/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
CONF: # 40.62 2/24/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
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
Pool: & 40.62 2/24/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
41.34 A
42.19 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
43.25 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Alexy, John SR California 41.52 41.19 A 32
r:+0.66 19.77 41.19 (21.42)
2 McCarty, Quinti SO NCSU 41.61 41.45 IV24 28
r:+0.64 19.72 41.45 (21.73)
3 Whitfield, Bren SO VA Tech 41.73 41.60 IV24 27
r:+0.67 19.87 41.60 (21.73)
4 Fox, Jerry SO NCSU 42.06 41.67 IV24 26
r:+0.65 20.13 41.67 (21.54)
5 Winkler, Kaii FR NCSU 41.86 41.76 IV24 25
r:+0.67 19.71 41.76 (22.05)
6 Seeliger, Bjorn 5Y California 42.16 41.86 IV24 24
r:+0.67 19.72 41.86 (22.14)
7 Jensen, Matthew 5Y California 41.77 41.87 IV24 23
r:+0.64 19.96 41.87 (21.91)
8 Minakov, Andrei SR Stanford 42.06 42.02 IV24 22
r:+0.64 20.13 42.02 (21.89)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Alex Walsh went wire-to-wire in the last individual event she will swim at the ACC Championships, but she had to deal with a late surge from Stanford’s Lucy Bell. Walsh is the second-fastest performer ever in the 200 breast, owning a best time of 2:02.07, and she grabbed the win here in 2:03.65. Bell, meanwhile, stuck closer than expected to Walsh on the final 100 yards as she finished in 2:04.60.
Those two times are the best in the country this season, well ahead of the third-best time held by Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley. Bell has now dropped an incredible 10 seconds in the event this season. She entered her junior year with a top time of 2:14.68, having not seriously contested the event since high school, but she dropped into 2:06 territory in November before reaching the 2:05s in January and now 2:04, her latest effort moving her ahead of two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Soni for No. 14 all-time in the event.
Two other Virginia swimmers occupied the next two spots, Aimee Canny (2:06.75) and Emma Weber (2:07.47), while Gridley ended up fifth (2:07.71) ahead of the field’s fourth Cavalier, Leah Hayes (2:07.92).
Event 38 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: @ 2:02.24 2/24/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 2:01.29 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
AMER: $ 2:01.29 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
USOP: % 2:01.29 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
NCAA: ^ 2:01.29 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass, UVA-VA
Pool: & 2:02.24 2/24/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
2:05.73 A
2:09.55 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
2:13.28 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Walsh, Alexandr 5Y UVA 2:06.03 2:03.65 A 32
r:+0.80 28.31 59.73 (31.42)
1:31.54 (31.81) 2:03.65 (32.11)
2 Bell, Lucerne JR Stanford 2:07.71 2:04.60 A 28
r:+0.68 28.77 1:00.40 (31.63)
1:32.37 (31.97) 2:04.60 (32.23)
3 Canny, Aimee JR UVA 2:07.93 2:06.75 IV24 27
r:+0.80 29.06 1:00.96 (31.90)
1:33.66 (32.70) 2:06.75 (33.09)
4 Weber, Emma JR UVA 2:09.35 2:07.47 IV24 26
r:+0.75 28.84 1:01.26 (32.42)
1:34.18 (32.92) 2:07.47 (33.29)
5 Gridley, Kaelyn JR Duke 2:08.28 2:07.71 IV24 25
r:+0.78 29.05 1:01.40 (32.35)
1:34.13 (32.73) 2:07.71 (33.58)
6 Hayes, Leah FR UVA 2:07.85 2:07.92 IV24 24
r:+0.81 29.19 1:01.21 (32.02)
1:34.17 (32.96) 2:07.92 (33.75)
7 Huggins, Madeli SR FSU 2:08.30 2:08.94 IV24 23
r:+0.83 29.17 1:01.96 (32.79)
1:35.13 (33.17) 2:08.94 (33.81)
8 Nystrand, Lisa FR NCSU 2:08.30 2:09.03 IV24 22
r:+0.74 28.95 1:01.60 (32.65)
1:34.83 (33.23) 2:09.03 (34.20)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti concluded his run at the ACC Championships with another win in the 200 breaststroke, adding to his win in the 200 IM three days earlier. Coll Marti, the short course world champion in the 200-meter breast in December, had to fend off Cal freshman Yamato Okadome, who had the lead at all three intermediate splits. But Coll Marti came home in 28.51 to secure the top spot in 1:49.62, beating his meet and conference record of 1:49.69 set three years ago while setting the top time in the country this season. No other swimmer has cracked 1:50 thus far.
Okadome came in second at 1:50.19, and Louisville’s Denis Petrashov took third in 1:50.35. Those men rank third and fourth, respectively, in the national standings behind Coll Marti and Florida’s Aleksas Savickas. Louisville’s Jacob Eccleston came in fourth at 1:51.03.
Event 39 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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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: % 1:46.35 3/30/2024 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
NCAA: ^ 1:46.35 3/30/2024 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
Pool: & 1:50.09 11/23/2024Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech
1:50.65 A
1:53.12 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:56.96 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Coll Marti, Car 5Y VA Tech 1:52.77 1:49.62@A 32
r:+0.59 24.88 52.68 (27.80)
1:21.11 (28.43) 1:49.62 (28.51)
2 Okadome, Yamato FR California 1:51.86 1:50.19 A 28
r:+0.65 24.70 52.59 (27.89)
1:21.06 (28.47) 1:50.19 (29.13)
3 Petrashov, Deni 5Y Louisville 1:52.63 1:50.35 A 27
r:+0.70 24.97 53.03 (28.06)
1:21.64 (28.61) 1:50.35 (28.71)
4 Eccleston, Jaco FR Louisville 1:51.84 1:51.03 IV24 26
r:+0.69 24.98 53.19 (28.21)
1:22.02 (28.83) 1:51.03 (29.01)
5 Delmar, Benjami SO UNC 1:52.72 1:51.29 IV24 25
r:+0.69 25.35 53.74 (28.39)
1:22.47 (28.73) 1:51.29 (28.82)
6 Li, Daniel FR Stanford 1:53.19 1:52.60 IV24 24
r:+0.67 25.55 54.23 (28.68)
1:23.27 (29.04) 1:52.60 (29.33)
7 Ruiz, Xavier FR UNC 1:52.74 1:53.10 IV24 23
r:+0.56 25.46 54.08 (28.62)
1:23.31 (29.23) 1:53.10 (29.79)
8 Bried, Thomas JR Louisville 1:53.65 1:54.76 B 22
r:+0.68 25.99 55.16 (29.17)
1:24.51 (29.35) 1:54.76 (30.25)
Women’s Platform Diving
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
