2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships
- February 18-22, 2025
- Greensboro Aquatic Center — Greensboro, North Carolina
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- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
Day 3 Prelims Heat Sheet
Day 3 of the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships will soon be underway, and it should be another exciting day of racing.
Fresh off of her win in the 500 free last night, UVA freshman Katie Grimes is back as the #1 seed in the 400 IM this morning; Grimes pulled out of the 200 free to presumably focus on the IM, as did teammate Leah Hayes, who is the #3 seed. The pair will be battling with Stanford’s Caroline Bricker to hold onto their top spots.
All eyes will be on Torri Huske and Claire Curzan in the 100 fly as the former teammates fight to secure a spot in the middle lane tonight. Since Gretchen Walsh withdrew from the event, Huske and Curzan are now the only competitors in the field entered with times under 50 seconds, giving them a decent lead over the competition.
In the men’s 400 IM, Jack Hoagland currently holds the top spot by nearly a second and will be looking to maintain that position heading into finals tonight.
The men’s 100 fly is shaping up to be an interesting race, with UVA freshman Spencer Nicholas as the top seed just ahead of Cal 5th year Dare Rose and Stanford senior Andrei Minakov.
Women 400 IM Prelims
- NCAA Record: 3:54.60 – Ella Eastin, 2018
- ACC Record: 3:55.97 – Alex Walsh (UVA), 2024
- ACC Meet Record: 3:59.33 – Ella Nelson (UVA), 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 4:03.62
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 4:10.74
Top 8
- Katie Grimes (UVA) – 4:02.57
- Leah Hayes (UVA) – 4:04.62
- Caroline Bricker (STAN) – 4:05.55
- Lucy Bell (STAN) – 4:08.70
- Emily Thompson (STAN) – 4:09.05
- Aislin Farris (UNC) – 4:09.27
- Kathryn Hazle (CAL) – 4:09.76
- Ella Bathurst (UVA) – 4:09.93
Katie Grimes turned in a strong swim, easily holding onto her position as the #1 seed to secure the top spot heading into finals. Despite her time being a few seconds off of her entry time (3:57.07), she posted the fastest performance in the field by two seconds with her 4:02.57. Leah Hayes cruised into the #2 spot behind her in 4:04.62, bumping Caroline Bricker down to 3rd to give UVA the top two qualifying times heading into finals.
Stanford launched three swimmers into the top eight, with Lucy Bell and Emily Thompson taking the 4th and 5th spots behind Bricker, setting it up to be a battle between the Cavaliers and the Cardinal for control of the podium tonight.
Men 400 IM Prelims
- NCAA Record: 3:28.82 – Leon Marchand, 2023
- ACC Record: 3:38.00 – Gal Nevo (GT), 2009
- ACC Meet Record: 3:38.43 – Robert Owen (VT), 2017
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 3:38.37
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 3:42.93
Top 8
- Thomas Bried (LOU) – 3:39.28
- Gregg Enoch (LOU) – 3:41.10
- Benjamin Delmar (UNC) – 3:41.51
- Massimiliano Matteazzi (PITT) – 3:41.56
- Kyle Ponsler (NCS) – 3:41.85
- Josh Zuchowski (STAN) – 3:42.22
- Jackson Millard (LOU) – 3:42.31
- Louis Dramm (UNC) – 3:43.07
The men’s 400 IM results were a bit of a shakeup from the entries, as Louisville’s Thomas Bried jumped up from being the #6 seed to claiming the top qualifying spot for finals. Bried threw down a lifetime best 3:39.28 to knock over three seconds off of his entry time. Close behind him was teammate Gregg Enoch, who also posted a personal best time to claim the runner-up spot in 3:41.10.
Benjamin Delmar shaved just over a second off of his entry time, which was enough to bump him from the #7 seed to 3rd overall heading into finals. Meanwhile Jack Hoagland, the top seed coming into the meet, posted a time of 3:46.23, adding nearly six seconds and falling down to 20th overall.
Women 100 Fly Prelims
- NCAA Record: 47.35 – Gretchen Walsh, 2024
- ACC Record: 47.42 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2024
- ACC Meet Record: 48.25 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2024
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 50.52
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 51.88
Top 8
- Claire Curzan (UVA) – 49.83
- Torri Huske (STAN) – 49.94
- Alex Walsh (UVA) – 50.35
- Leah Shackley (NCS) – 50.87
- Giulia Carvalho (MIA) – 50.99
- Sophie Yendell (Pitt) – 51.20
- Lilou Ressencourt (CAL) – 51.29
- Ella Welch (LOU) – 51.50
Racing in separate heats, Claire Curzan and Torri Huske both blasted ahead of their respective fields to claim a definitive lead right from the start. While Huske had the fastest 50 split across the board, taking it out in 22.93, Curzan managed to pull off a significantly faster second 50 to secure the top spot heading into finals. Throwing down a time of 49.83, she sits just .11 ahead of Huske (49.94).
Next up was Alex Walsh, who knocked over 1.5 seconds off of her entry time and posted a lifetime best 50.35 to land in the #3 qualifying spot. NC State freshman Leah Shackley also turned in a strong performance in her first collegiate championship meet; her time of 50.87 was just .58 off of her lifetime best and landed her in 4th.
Men 100 Fly Prelims
- NCAA Record: 42.80 – Caeleb Dressel, 2018
- ACC Record: 43.15 – Youssef Ramadan (VT), 2023
- ACC Meet Record: 43.15 – Youssef Ramadan (VT), 2023
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 44.48
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 45.37
Top 8
- Andrei Minakov (STAN) – 44.31
- Michel Arkhangelskiy (FSU) – 44.71
- Dare Rose (CAL) – 45.09* (tie)
- Youssef Ramadan (VT) – 45.09* (tie)
- Lukas Miller (NCS) – 45.15
- Aaron Sequeira (STAN) – 45.24
- Patrick Foy (UNC) – 45.26
- Kaihan Gu (STAN) – 45.32** (SWIM-OFF)
- Mario Molla Yanes (VT) – 45.32** (SWIM-OFF)
The men’s 100 fly kept it exciting with two ties in the top 8 qualifiers and one swim-off on the horizon. Andrei Minakov turned in a strong performance, posting a 44.31 to edge into the top spot heading into finals. Florida State’s Michel Arkhangelskiy threw down a show-stopping performance to secure the #2 spot, knocking 1.5 seconds off of his lifetime best to post a 44.71 and mark the only other sub-45 swim in the field. His performance marked a new FSU team record, breaking the previous record of 44.93 set back in 2019.
Powerhouses Dare Rose and Youssef Ramadan both added a few tenths to their entry times and posted times of 45.09 to tie for 3rd, just ahead of Lukas Miller who took 5th with a 45.15.
Tying for 8th-place was Stanford’s Kaihan Gu and Virginia Tech’s Mario Molla Yanes; they both threw down a 45.32 and will have to battle it out in a swim-off to see who gets to compete in the A-final tonight. The pair just narrowly edged out Spencer Nicholas, the previous #1 seed who placed 10th with a 45.35.
Women 200 Free Prelims
- NCAA Record: 1:39.10 – Missy Franklin, 2015
- ACC Record: 1:39.34 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2025
- ACC Meet Record: 1:39.34 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2025
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 1:42.60
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:44.80
Top 8
- Aimee Canny (UVA) – 1:43.08
- Aurora Roghair (STAN) – 1:43.27
- Lea Polonsky (CAL) – 1:43.28
- Anna Moesch (UVA) – 1:43.98
- Kayla Wilson (STAN) – 1:44.00
- Erika Pelaez (NCS) – 1:44.07
- Daria Golovaty (LOU) – 1:44.33
- Summer Cardwell (LOU) – 1:44.68
Defending 200 free champion Aimee Canny secured the #1 seed for finals in 1:43.08, setting herself up to shoot for another victory in the event. Close behind her was Aurora Roghair, who is also a verifiable powerhouse in the freestyle events. Turning in a 1:43.27 this morning, but with a lifetime best of 1:42.44, Roghair could give Canny a run for her money tonight.
Lea Polonsky will also be right in the thick of it, having posted a 1:43.28 to take 3rd. Rounding out the group of swimmers under 1:44 was UVA freshman Anna Moesch in 1:43.98; a little over half a second off of her lifetime best, Moesch could make a push for the podium tonight.
Two more freshmen landed themselves in the A-final tonight: NC State’s Erika Pelaez and Louisville’s Daria Golovaty turned in times of 1:44.07 and 1:44.33 to take 6th and 7th, respectively. Alongside Moesch, the younger swimmers are certainly gearing up to make a splash in their first conference championships.
Men 200 Free Prelims
- NCAA Record: 1:28.81 – Luke Hobson, 2024
- ACC Record: 1:30.38 – Chris Giuliano (ND), 2024
- ACC Meet Record: 1:32.43 – Luke Miller (ST), 2022
- 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut Time: 1:31.21
- 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.93
Top 8
- Henry McFadden (STAN) – 1:32.27
- Kaii Winkler (NCS) – 1:32.52
- Guy Brooks (LOU) – 1:32.71
- Lucas Henveaux (CAL) – 1:32.76
- Patrick Hussey (UNC) – 1:32.91
- Daniel Diehl (NCS) – 1:32.97
- Luis Calonge Dominguez (VT) – 1:33.06
- Trent Frandson (CAL) – 1:33.07
Henry McFadden came into this meet as the top seed in the 200 free, and he’s holding onto that spot for now; his time of 1:32.27 was the fastest in the field and kept him as the #1 qualifier heading into finals. Jumping up several spots was Kaii Winkler, whose time of 1:32.52 was just .27 faster than his entry but managed to bump him from his position as the #9 seed to 2nd.
Guy Brooks maintained his spot in 3rd, despite adding nearly .8 to his entry time. Meanwhile Patrick Hussey, who just posted his lifetime best 1:32.31 the other day as the leadoff on the 800 free relay, followed it up with another strong performance of 1:32.91 and landed in the #5 spot qualifying for finals.
I have a long-standing issue with the fairness of having to swim-off to make finals. Whatever condition an elite swimmer is in, another full effort race has to deplete something. It seems like Lane 0 or 9 could be used for a 9-swimmer final. If both swimmers who tied for 8th agree to draw straws for the weird lane, who’s to complain? OK, yeah, then we need to agree on how to score it. And whether to have seven swimmers in B-FInal; or C-Final; or just 25 swimmers overall. But at least I’d like to hear people are ‘thinking’ about better options.
I think I agree with you on all counts. It seems like letting both into the final, when there’s space, makes the most sense. But then you wind up with inconsistent formats from 8 lane to 10 lane pools, which is a minor but not incredibly onerous issue.
Agree with you on ‘how do we score it?’ I guess I’d rather the 9th place points just move to the A final given the rarity.
That dude who ended up in the bonus final after another 500 free swim off tie dropped 5 sec in the Bonus final from his swim off time.
Men’s Up/Mid/Down:
CAL: 3/5/2
STAN: 4/3/2
UNC: 4/2/0
NCSU: 4/1/4
UL: 4/3/5
FSU: 1/0/3
UVA: 0/4/1
VT: 3/2/3
GT: 0/1/1
SMU: 0/1/3
PITT: 1/2/0
Rough morning for Cal but they did enough to likely stay in the driver’s seat. Will be interesting to see if they pick up steam tonight or if they can start to improve as they move into their better events.
Cal Men: 3/5/2
Stanford Men: 4/3/2
UNC Men: 4/2/0
NC State Men: 4/1/4
Dude, you forgot to include the men’s team who put the most swimmers into finals
Louisville 4/3/5
Women’s preliminary diving (3 meter) results?
Feel like FSU and TENN don’t get enough recognition for developing their swimmers. Programs that don’t get top flight recruits but will churn out great swimmers. Feel like BAMA is possibly in this category as well.
Alexy didn’t swim the 200? Or did he miss the finals?
12th in prelims.
Cal…What is happening??????????
Interesting that Gabriel Jett didn’t swim the 200. Wonder what’s up.
Guess they’re still experimenting with his lineup. He already swam a good 200 free on their relay, maybe goes after one of the backstrokes here.
Yeah that’s my guess as well. Maybe they feel like they have enough scoring potential in the 200 free (Alexy, Henveaux, Keaton, Hanson, Nans, Frandson) that it would be net better for the team for him to swim a different event instead. Maybe the 100 back? That is the weaker of the two backstroke events for the rest of the team and wouldn’t require a double at NCAAs.
Cal has some tough decisions to make with his NCAA lineup. 200 free is stacked this year, but I think him and Alexy are the only 2 on Cal that would swim it that will likely A final with Henveaux likely in the B and Hanson and Jones on the bubble of scoring. Jett’s best time in the 100 back would have put him 9th in prelims last year, and Cal is deep there with Lasco, Seeliger and Tomac. 2 Back vs Fly is also a tough decision. He was 5th last year in the 2 fly and everyone above him returns, and his best 2 back time would have snuck him into finals at 8th. I think Rose is… Read more »
tbh, feel like 2bk/2fly would be possibly best scenario or 500/200/200 fly. There is value if he can push Texas out of the A final in the 200 free.
Probably in the 200 fly and 200 back the next 2 days