2016 Men’s ACC Swimming Championships: Day 3 Finals (Photo Vault)

Louisville Head Coach Arthur Albiero before the start of day 2 finals at the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Virginia Tech parents enthusiastically cheer during the t-shirt toss before the start of finals on day 3 of the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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The R-D-I-N-A-L-S of the Louisville Cardinals supporters made a run for a tossed t-shirt, leaving behind C and A.
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Notre Dame supports cheer before the start of day 3 finals at the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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Virginia Tech Junior Robert Owen celebrates after making up almost a second and a half in the final 100 of the 400 IM to win the event in a new pool record 3:41.08 on night three of the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship.
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UNC Senior Sam Lewis wins the 100 fly in 45.77.
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As in the 50 free a night earlier, North Carolina State placed 4 swimmers in the 200 free championship final. Simonas Bilis (SR) took first in 1:32.46; Soeren Dahl (JR) took second in 1:32.88; Ryan Held (SO) took third in 1:32.97; and, Justin Ress (FR) placed seventh in 1:35.69. In a friendly poke at Louisville, Soeren Dahl wore a Louisville Cardinals hoodie — a while back when the two schools had conference basketball match, one of the Louisville players coming off the court took a seat on the NC State bench (their team colors are the same, just reversed depending whether they’re playing home or away) and he had to take the embarassing walk back to his own bench.
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NC State Junior Derek Hren won the 100 breast from lane 7, touching out top seed Brandon Fiala by .01/second with a 52.27.
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Sometimes a C-final can provide a great performance and such was the case when NC State Freshman James Bretscher, who came into the meet seeded at 50.11, dropped a 47.72 in lane 8 to win the heat.
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Louisville Junior Grigory Tarasevich won the 100 backstroke in 45.28, setting a new conference and meet record before putting on a celebration.
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Louisville 400 medley relay anchor Trevor Carroll (41.67) celebrates the team’s first relay win of the meet.
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The Louisville 400 medley relay team of Trevor Carroll, Grigory Tarasevich, Carlos Claverie and Pedro Coutinho accept their gold medal on night 3 of the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
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