ACC Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Olympian Showdown Set in 100 Fly
The women’s 100 butterfly at the ACC Championships on Thursday won’t include the ACC record holder or long-course world record holder. And yet, that only ups the intrigue.
Even without Gretchen Walsh in the event, the ACC Championships produced three NCAA A cuts Thursday morning, led by Claire Curzan’s time of 49.83. Tori Huske followed, with Alex Walsh third.
Thursday’s night session includes women’s 1-meter diving. The team scores at the conclusion of Wednesday’s session:
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 13 1. Virginia, University of 494.5 2. Stanford University 413 3. Louisville, University of 397 4. California, University of, Ber 308.5 5. North Carolina, University of, 260 6. North Carolina State Universit 228 7. Pittsburgh, University of 201 8. University of Miami (Florida) 181 9. Florida State University 162 10. Duke University 138 11. Notre Dame, University of 132 12. VA Tech 126 13. Boston College 78 14. Southern Methodist University 76 15. Georgia Institute of Technolog 65
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 15 1. California, University of, Ber 457 2. Stanford University 402 3. North Carolina, University of, 383 4. North Carolina State Universit 379 5. Louisville, University of 282 6. Florida State University 256.5 7. Virginia, University of 242 8. VA Tech 221 9. Georgia Institute of Technolog 215 10. Southern Methodist University 211 11. Pittsburgh, University of 201.5 12. Duke University 105 13. Boston College 62 14. University of Miami (Florida) 52 15. Notre Dame, University of 19
Women’s 400 individual medley
Katie Grimes set the pace in the 400 IM, with a time of 4:02.57. She ensures that Virginia has the top two seeds, with Leah Hayes second.
Stanford could make a move, with three in the A final, led by Caroline Bricker in third. Ella Bathhurst of Virginia got a third Cavalier in the final, with all eight under 4:10.
Event 16 Women 400 Yard IM
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MEET: @ 3:59.33 2/16/2023 Ella E Nelson, UVA-VA
CONF: # 3:55.97 3/22/2024 Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
AMER: $ 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
USOP: % 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: ^ 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Pool: & 3:59.33 2/16/2023 Ella Nelson, UVA-VA
4:03.62 A
4:10.74 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
4:16.78 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Grimes, Kathryn FR UVA 3:57.07 4:02.57 qA
r:+0.70 25.57 54.51 (28.94)
1:24.81 (30.30) 1:54.15 (29.34)
2:29.77 (35.62) 3:05.82 (36.05)
3:34.98 (29.16) 4:02.57 (27.59)
2 Hayes, Leah FR UVA 4:01.34 4:04.62 qIV24
r:+0.81 26.99 56.99 (30.00)
1:27.96 (30.97) 1:58.31 (30.35)
2:32.19 (33.88) 3:06.83 (34.64)
3:36.36 (29.53) 4:04.62 (28.26)
3 Bricker, Caroli SO Stanford 3:59.88 4:05.55 qIV24
r:+0.64 25.72 55.01 (29.29)
1:26.19 (31.18) 1:57.26 (31.07)
2:32.30 (35.04) 3:07.64 (35.34)
3:37.24 (29.60) 4:05.55 (28.31)
4 Bell, Lucerne JR Stanford 4:03.86 4:08.70 qIV24
r:+0.65 26.15 55.63 (29.48)
1:28.41 (32.78) 2:00.61 (32.20)
2:34.82 (34.21) 3:09.65 (34.83)
3:39.96 (30.31) 4:08.70 (28.74)
5 Thompson, Emily FR Stanford 4:06.76 4:09.05 qIV24
r:+0.63 26.16 56.28 (30.12)
1:27.66 (31.38) 1:59.54 (31.88)
2:34.38 (34.84) 3:10.79 (36.41)
3:40.35 (29.56) 4:09.05 (28.70)
6 Farris, Aislin JR UNC 4:11.04 4:09.27 qIV24
r:+0.62 26.98 57.11 (30.13)
1:28.87 (31.76) 1:58.93 (30.06)
2:34.57 (35.64) 3:11.01 (36.44)
3:40.65 (29.64) 4:09.27 (28.62)
7 Hazle, Kathryn SO California 4:11.66 4:09.76 qIV24
r:+0.69 27.11 57.22 (30.11)
1:29.94 (32.72) 2:01.24 (31.30)
2:36.16 (34.92) 3:11.93 (35.77)
3:41.23 (29.30) 4:09.76 (28.53)
8 Bathurst, Ella SR UVA 4:09.53 4:09.93 qIV24
r:+0.71 27.02 57.48 (30.46)
1:29.30 (31.82) 2:00.43 (31.13)
2:36.04 (35.61) 3:12.06 (36.02)
3:41.47 (29.41) 4:09.93 (28.46)
Men’s 400 individual medley
Tommy Bried led the way with a time of 3:39.28. He was nearly two seconds up on Louisville teammate Gregg Enoch. There is plenty of variety in the A final, with Ben Delmar of UNC third and Massimo Matteazzi of Pitt fourth.
Event 17 Men 400 Yard IM
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MEET: @ 3:38.43 3/1/2017 Robert Owen, VT-VA
CONF: # 3:38.00 3/27/2009 Gal Nevo, Georgia Tech
AMER: $ 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
USOP: % 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
NCAA: ^ 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
Pool: & 3:33.65 11/18/2022Leon Marchand, ASU
3:38.37 A
3:42.93 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
3:49.53 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Bried, Thomas JR Louisville 3:42.65 3:39.28 qIV24
r:+0.69 23.52 50.19 (26.67)
1:18.78 (28.59) 1:46.56 (27.78)
2:16.73 (30.17) 2:47.41 (30.68)
3:13.67 (26.26) 3:39.28 (25.61)
2 Enoch, Gregg FR Louisville 3:41.96 3:41.10 qIV24
r:+0.67 23.41 49.96 (26.55)
1:18.32 (28.36) 1:46.03 (27.71)
2:17.33 (31.30) 2:48.75 (31.42)
3:15.62 (26.87) 3:41.10 (25.48)
3 Delmar, Benjami SO UNC 3:42.65 3:41.51 qIV24
r:+0.71 23.83 50.87 (27.04)
1:20.46 (29.59) 1:49.25 (28.79)
2:19.03 (29.78) 2:48.92 (29.89)
3:15.92 (27.00) 3:41.51 (25.59)
4 Matteazzi, Mass 5Y Pitt 3:43.34 3:41.56 qIV24
r:+0.71 23.64 51.06 (27.42)
1:19.31 (28.25) 1:47.15 (27.84)
2:18.14 (30.99) 2:49.78 (31.64)
3:16.08 (26.30) 3:41.56 (25.48)
5 Ponsler, Kyle JR NCSU 3:41.61 3:41.85 qIV24
r:+0.71 23.46 50.35 (26.89)
1:18.29 (27.94) 1:45.58 (27.29)
2:17.00 (31.42) 2:48.88 (31.88)
3:15.79 (26.91) 3:41.85 (26.06)
6 Zuchowski, Josh JR Stanford 3:48.36 3:42.22 qIV24
r:+0.74 23.84 51.09 (27.25)
1:19.63 (28.54) 1:47.24 (27.61)
2:19.39 (32.15) 2:51.25 (31.86)
3:17.76 (26.51) 3:42.22 (24.46)
7 Millard, Jackso JR Louisville 3:43.02 3:42.31 qIV24
r:+0.72 23.52 50.60 (27.08)
1:18.69 (28.09) 1:46.10 (27.41)
2:16.95 (30.85) 2:48.63 (31.68)
3:15.92 (27.29) 3:42.31 (26.39)
8 Dramm, Louis JR UNC 3:42.43 3:43.07 qB
r:+0.77 23.28 50.14 (26.86)
1:19.09 (28.95) 1:47.98 (28.89)
2:19.13 (31.15) 2:50.56 (31.43)
3:17.11 (26.55) 3:43.07 (25.96)
Women’s 100 butterfly
Claire Curzan led the way with a time of 49.83. She’s followed by Tori Huske in 49.94. Both have been in the 49s previously this year.
Alex Walsh’s drop was the biggest, going 50.35 for third. She had been 51.98 in season. The other swimmer in the 50s, Leah Shackley of NC State, was there again in 50.87 for fourth. Guilia Carvalho of Miami got in there in fifth.
The one exclusion was Gabi Albiero of Louisville, who went 51.57 and missed the A final by .07 seconds.
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 48.25 2/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 47.35 3/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 47.35 11/22/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
USOP: % 47.35 11/22/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
NCAA: ^ 47.35 11/21/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
Pool: & 48.25 2/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
50.52 A
51.88 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
53.34 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Curzan, Claire JR UVA 49.50 49.83 qA
r:+0.69 23.51 49.83 (26.32)
2 Huske, Victoria JR Stanford 49.24 49.94 qA
r:+0.63 22.93 49.94 (27.01)
3 Walsh, Alexandr 5Y UVA 51.98 50.35 qA
r:+0.78 23.57 50.35 (26.78)
4 Shackley, Leah FR NCSU 50.90 50.87 qIV24
r:+0.70 23.60 50.87 (27.27)
5 Carvalho, Giuli SR Miami 51.06 50.99 qIV24
r:+0.59 23.60 50.99 (27.39)
6 Yendell, Sophie 5Y Pitt 51.74 51.20 qIV24
r:+0.71 23.47 51.20 (27.73)
7 Ressencourt, Li SR California 51.81 51.29 qIV24
r:+0.67 23.83 51.29 (27.46)
8 Welch, Ella JR Louisville 51.67 51.50 qIV24
r:+0.65 24.07 51.50 (27.43)
Men’s 100 butterfly
The women’s 100 fly is plenty intriguing, but so is the men’s 100 fly, featuring a pair of NCAA champions. Andrei Minakov led the way in 44.31. The 2023 champion, Youssef Ramadan, was tied for third in 45.09 with Dare Rose. Second was Michel Arkhangelskiy of Florida State.
Mario Molla Yanes of Virginia Tech tied Stanford’s Kaihan Gu for eighth in 45.32, then blasted a 44.87 for the spot in the final.
Event 19 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 43.90 3/26/2022 Youssef T Ramadan, VT-VA
CONF: # 43.15 3/24/2023 Youssef T Ramadan, VT-VA
AMER: $ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
USOP: % 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
NCAA: ^ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: & 43.85 11/22/2024Ilya Kharun, ASU
44.51 A
45.37 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
46.80 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Minakov, Andrei SR Stanford 44.57 44.31 qA
r:+0.67 20.56 44.31 (23.75)
2 Arkhangelskiy, FSU 46.21 44.71 qIV24
r:+0.64 20.52 44.71 (24.19)
3 Rose, Oludare 5Y California 44.52 45.09 qIV24
r:+0.67 20.87 45.09 (24.22)
3 Ramadan, Yousse 5Y VA Tech 44.67 45.09 qIV24
r:+0.61 20.84 45.09 (24.25)
5 Miller, Lukas 5Y NCSU 44.86 45.15 qIV24
r:+0.61 21.03 45.15 (24.12)
6 Sequeira, Aaron SR Stanford 45.50 45.24 qIV24
r:+0.67 20.92 45.24 (24.32)
7 Foy, Patrick FR UNC 45.25 45.26 qIV24
r:+0.69 21.08 45.26 (24.18)
8 Molla Yanes, Ma SR VA Tech 46.05 45.32 qIV24
r:+0.65 20.93 45.32 (24.39)
Women’s 200 freestyle
Virginia’s Aimee Canny led the way in the 200 free with a time of 1:43.08. Four of the times are under 1:44. Stanford’s Aurora Roghair was second in 1:43.27, .01 up on Lea Polonsky. Virginia had a second A finalist in Annalie Moesch in fourth.
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 1:39.34 2/18/2025 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 1:39.34 2/18/2025 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
USOP: % 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
NCAA: ^ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
Pool: & 56.59 11/21/2024Courtney Phillips, Virginia Tech
1:42.60 A
1:44.80 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:46.85 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Canny, Aimee JR UVA 1:42.42 1:43.08 qIV24
r:+0.76 23.85 49.68 (25.83)
1:16.36 (26.68) 1:43.08 (26.72)
2 Roghair, Aurora SR Stanford 1:43.13 1:43.27 qIV24
r:+0.79 24.56 50.58 (26.02)
1:16.71 (26.13) 1:43.27 (26.56)
3 Polonsky, Lea SR California 1:42.88 1:43.28 qIV24
r:+0.68 24.32 50.26 (25.94)
1:16.63 (26.37) 1:43.28 (26.65)
4 Moesch, Annalie FR UVA 1:43.12 1:43.98 qIV24
r:+0.73 24.50 51.05 (26.55)
1:17.41 (26.36) 1:43.98 (26.57)
5 Wilson, Kayla JR Stanford 1:43.33 1:44.00 qIV24
r:+0.68 24.53 50.73 (26.20)
1:17.28 (26.55) 1:44.00 (26.72)
6 Pelaez, Erika FR NCSU 1:43.14 1:44.07 qIV24
r:+0.64 24.45 50.79 (26.34)
1:17.44 (26.65) 1:44.07 (26.63)
7 Golovaty, Daria FR Louisville 1:43.99 1:44.33 qIV24
r:+0.71 24.69 50.98 (26.29)
1:17.81 (26.83) 1:44.33 (26.52)
8 Cardwell, Summe SO Louisville 1:45.26 1:44.68 qIV24
r:+0.74 24.33 50.55 (26.22)
1:17.48 (26.93) 1:44.68 (27.20)
Men’s 200 freestyle
It’s even tighter in the 200 free, with 1.05 seconds separating the top 12, with Jack Alexy at the bottom of it.
Henry McFadden led the way in 1:32.27 for Stanford. Kaii Winkler was second in 1:32.52, with Louisville’s Guy Brooks third in 1:32.71. NC State has two in the A final, as does Cal, led by Lucas Henveaux in fourth, plus ninth place and 12th.
Event 21 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 1:31.16 3/26/2022 Luke Miller, NC State
CONF: # 1:30.36 3/29/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
AMER: $ 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
USOP: % 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
NCAA: ^ 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
Pool: & 1:31.16 2/20/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
1:31.21 A
1:32.93 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:35.35 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 McFadden, Henry SO Stanford 1:31.75 1:32.27 qIV24
r:+0.69 21.49 44.94 (23.45)
1:08.84 (23.90) 1:32.27 (23.43)
2 Winkler, Kaii FR NCSU 1:32.79 1:32.52 qIV24
r:+0.69 21.25 44.79 (23.54)
1:08.75 (23.96) 1:32.52 (23.77)
3 Brooks, Guy JR Louisville 1:31.96 1:32.71 qIV24
r:+0.70 21.34 44.96 (23.62)
1:08.91 (23.95) 1:32.71 (23.80)
4 Henveaux, Lucas 5Y California 1:32.14 1:32.76 qIV24
r:+0.64 21.67 45.26 (23.59)
1:09.15 (23.89) 1:32.76 (23.61)
5 Hussey, Patrick 5Y UNC 1:33.00 1:32.91 qIV24
r:+0.70 21.68 45.30 (23.62)
1:09.07 (23.77) 1:32.91 (23.84)
6 Diehl, Daniel SO NCSU 1:32.75 1:32.97 qB
r:+0.68 21.53 45.05 (23.52)
1:08.81 (23.76) 1:32.97 (24.16)
7 Dominguez Calon SR VA Tech 1:33.47 1:33.06 qB
r:+0.67 21.52 44.87 (23.35)
1:08.90 (24.03) 1:33.06 (24.16)
8 Frandson, Trent SR California 1:32.70 1:33.07 qB
r:+0.68 21.69 45.29 (23.60)
1:09.24 (23.95) 1:33.07 (23.83)
