2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
- Dates:
- Diving: Sunday, February 15–Tuesday, February 17
- Swimming: Tuesday, February 17–Saturday, February 21
- Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA
- Defending champions: UVA women (6x); Cal men (1x)
- Live Video: ESPN+ ($)
- Schedule of Events (PDF)
- Championship Central
- Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
- Teams: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (women swimming & diving/men diving), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech
1650 Heat Sheets
Saturday Prelims Heat Sheets
Welcome the the last prelims session of the 2026 ACC Championships. We are officially one full week into this meet, though it is only the first full day of swimming.
Today’s session will feature the 200 back, 100 free, and 200 breast in the early morning, and there will be a 1650 freestyle session in the early afternoon before the fastest heat swims in the final.
Women’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 1:47.38 — Claire Curzan, UVA-AC (2025)
- Conference Record: 1:46.82 — Claire Curzan, UVA-AC (2025)
- NCAA Record: 1:46.82 — Claire Curzan, UVA-AC (2025)
- Pool Record: 1:47.76 — Regan Smith, Stanford-PC (2022)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 1:53.31
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Erika Pelaez (NCST) — 1:49.59
- Claire Curzan (UVA) — 1:50.16
- Claire Jansen (PITT) — 1:50.75
- Leah Shackley (NCST) — 1:50.90
- Tess Howley (UVA) — 1:51.10
- Sophia Frei (UNC) — 1:51.31
- Kennedy Noble (NCST) — 1:51.59
- Charlotte Wilson (UVA) — 1:52.02
The 1st circle seeded heat saw a battle between NC State’s Leah Shackley, UNC’s Sophia Frei, and NC State’s Kennedy Noble for the to spot. Shackley came out hard, splitting 53.73 on her 1st 100 to sit just ahead of Frei, who split 54.17 in 2nd and Noble’s 54.53 in 3rd.
Shackley split 57.17 to come out on top of the heat in 1:50.9. Frei was 2nd in 1:51.31, and Noble was 3rd in 1:51.59. Cal’s Teagan O’Dell finished 4th in the heat, touching in 1:53.23 to qualify 12th, missing the ‘A’ final.
In heat 5, UVA’s Tess Howley got out to an early lead over NC State’s Erika Pelaez with her 1st 100 split of 54.01 to Pelaez’s 54.27. Pelaez came back hard to split 55.32 on the final 100, dropping under 1:50 to touch in 1:49.59 just off her lifetime best of 1:49.18.
The final heat saw NCAA record holder Claire Curzan take the lead, getting out to a quick lead wiht her 1st 100 split of 53.62. She backed off on the 2nd 100 to split 56.54, touching in 1:50.16 for 2nd qualifier. Pitt’s Claire Jansen finished 2nd in the heat, qualifying 3rd in 1:50.75, and UVA’s Charlotte Wilson was 3rd to round out the ‘A’ final in 1:52.02
Men’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 1:37.19 — Gabriel Jett (2025)
- Conference Record: 1:36.40 — Destin Lasco (2025)
- NCAA Record: 1:34.24 — Hubert Kos (2024)
- Pool Record: 1:35.73 — Ryan Murphy (2016)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 1:40.13
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Josh Zuchowski (STAN) — 1:39.08
- David King (UVA) — 1:39.22
- Jack Berube (SMU) — 1:39.29
- Daniel Diehl (NCST) — 1:39.53
- Jack Aikins (UVA) — 1:39.45
- Keaton Jones (CAL) — 1:39.79
- Jackson Millard (LOU) — 1:39.90
- Humberto Najera (CAL) — 1:40.03
The men’s 100 backstroke prelims were close which mean’s tonight’s final could be very fun to watch. The top eight swimmers were separated by less than a second with only one man not coming in under 1:40.
The first circle seeded heat went to Cal’s Humberto Najera in 1:40.03 after he was out in 48.76. He was the only swimmer from his heat to make the championship final, with Omar Wiener finishing 2nd in 1:40.35 to qualify 10th.
Heat four was the fastest heat of the morning. Stanford’s Josh Zuchowski had a controlled opening 100 of 48.66 before coming back in 50.42 to swim 1:39.08, locking up the top spot in a six tenth drop from his lifetime best of 1:39.61. Daniel Diehl was 2nd in the heat in 1:39.53. Keaton Jones was 3rd (1:39.79) and Jackson Millard was 4th (1:39.90) qualifying 4th, 6th, and 7th respectively.
The final heat was another very tight race, but UVA’s David King came out on top touching in 1:39.22 with his splits of 47.89/51.33. SMU’s Jack Berube finished in a close 2nd in the heat, touching in 1:39.29 to qualify 3rd. UVA’s Jack Aikins finished 3rd in 1:39.54 to qualify 5th overall for the final.
Women’s 100 Freestyle — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 45.16 — Gretchen Walsh (2024)
- Conference Record: 44.71 — Gretchen Walsh (2025)
- NCAA Record: 44.71 — Gretchen Walsh (2025)
- Pool Record: 46.05 — Gretchen Walsh (2022)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 48.11
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Anna Moesch (UVA) — 46.20
- Sara Curtis (UVA) — 46.85
- Torri Huske (STAN) — 46.94
- Julia Dennis (LOU) — 47.03
- Tatum Wall (DUKE) — 47.22
- Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL) — 47.25
- Annam Olasewere (STAN) — 47.38
- Gigi Johnson (STAN ) — 47.48
The women’s 100 free was fast this morning with the final spot in the ‘A’ final going to Stanford’s Gigi Johnson in 47.48. Last year, the 8th place qualifier swam 47.98 in prelims, half-a-second slower.
The final heat put three swimmers through to the ‘A’ final including top seed Anna Moesch, who swam 46.20 to lock up the top spot by more than six tenths. She will be the favorite for the gold in tonight’s final. Louisville’s Julia Dennis finished 2nd in the final heat, touching in 47.03 to qualify 4th overall, and Annam Olasewere was 3rd in 47.38 to qualify 7th. Claire Weinstein was also in the final heat, and she touched in 47.95 to qualify 11th.
Torri Huske won the 2nd-to-last heat, swimming 46.94 to come in about three tenths ahead of Duke’s Tatum Wall, who was 2nd in the heat and 5th overall. Their heat also put three swimmers into the ‘A’ final with Stanford’s Gigi Johnson just squeaking in ith her 47.48 coming in 8th.
Sara Curtis won the 1st circle seeded heat in 46.85, just off her lifetime best 46.62, qualifying 2nd for tonight’s final. She was joined by Mary-Ambre Moluh, who finished 2nd in the heat in 47.25 and qualified 6th overall.
Men’s 100 Freestyle — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 40.62 — Christopher Guiliano (2024)
- Conference Record: 40.36 — Jack Alexy (2025)
- NCAA Record: 39.90 — Jordan Crooks (2018)
- Pool Record: 40.46 — Caeleb Dressel (2016)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 41.95
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Quintin McCarty (NCST) — 40.88
- Kaii Winkler (NCST) — 41.03
- Brendan Whitfield (VT) — 41.28
- Julian Koch (PITT)/Jerry Fox (NCST) — 41.30
- —
- Hudson Williams (NCST) — 41.48
- Nikita Sheremet (LOU) — 41.53
- Cabrera Dupont (STAN) — 41.71
NC State’s Quintin McCarty had a massive swim in the final heat of the men’s 100 freestyle, touching in 40.88 to take more than half-a-second off his lifetime best 41.45 from this meet last year.
Kaii Winkler qualified 2nd with his win in the penultimate heat of 41.03. This was a new personal best time for him as well, dropping from the 41.21 mark he set in October of this year. He will be trying to drop under tonight.
Brendan Whitfield from Virginia Tech qualified 3rd in 41.28, just two hundredths ahead of Julian Koch and Jerry Fox, who tied for 4th in 41.30.
The rest of the heat is shaping up to be close tonight as well, with NC State’s Hudson Williams qualifying less than two tenths back of Koch and Fox in 41.48, Louisville’s Nikia Sherement swimming 41.53 to qualify 7th as the only freshmen in the final, and Stanford’s Cabrera Dupont swimming 41.71 for 8th.
UVA’s Maximus Williamson finished 12th in 42.08, missing the ‘A’ final
Women’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 2:02.24 — Alexandra Walsh (2024)
- Conference Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass (2023)
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass (2023)
- Pool Record: 2:02.19 — Kate Douglass (2022)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 2:09.58
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Lucy Bell (STAN) — 2:04.82
- Anastasia Gorbenko (LOU) — 2:06.40
- Aimee Canny (UVA) — 2:06.61
- Mia Cheatwood (LOU) — 2:06.85
- Sophia Umstead (UVA) — 2:07.00
- Kaelyn Gridley (DUKE) /Addie Robillard (STAN) — 2:07.39
- —
- Kim Emely Herkle (LOU) — 2:07.45
Just like the women’s 100 free prelims, the women’s 200 breast prelims were incredibly fast. It took 2:07.45 to earn a spot in the top 8, which is two seconds faster than the 2:09.35 Emma Weber swam to finish 8th in last year’s prelims session. This is also faster than the 2:07.60 it took to make the ‘A’ final at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Lucy Bell cruised to the top time in the women’s 200 breaststroke prelims, swimming 2:04.82 to earn the top spot by a second-and-a-half over the rest of the field. She was out in 1:00.67 and came home in 1:04.15, splitting 32.05/32.10 as the only swimmer in the field under 33 seconds on the final 50.
Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko swam 2:06.40 to qualify 2nd, dropping three tenths fro her previous best time of 2:06.75. She came in just ahead of UVA’s Aimee Canny who swam 2:06.61 for 3rd.
Louisville put three swimmers in the final tonight with Mia Cheatwood qualifying 4th (2:06.85) and Kim Emely Herkle qualifying 8th (2:07.45).
UVA freshman Sophia Umstead qualified 5th in 2:07.00, a two second drop from her previous best of 2:09.14 from January. She came into the season at 2:11.18 from March of 2025.
Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley and Stanford’s Addie Robillard tied for 6th in 2:07.39. This was a two second add for Gridley from her lifetime best 2:07.39 and a four tenth drop fro Robillard from the 2;07.75 she swam in December of 2024.
Stanford’s Caroline Bricker missed the final, qualifying 9th in 2:07.61.
Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Prelims
- ACC Championship Record: 1:49.62 — Carles Coll Marti (2025)
- Conference Record: 1:48.89 — Carles Coll Marti (2025)
- NCAA Record: 1:46.35 — Leon Marchand (2024)
- Pool Record: 1:48.12 — Will Licon (2016)
- 2025 NCAA Invited Time: 1:52.89
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Eli Martin (VT) — 1:51.10
- Yamato Okadome (CAL) — 1:51.18
- Hank Rivers (CAL) — 1:51.59
- Daniel Li (STAN) — 1:51.62
- Go Nagaoka (STAN) — 1:52.29
- Ben Delmar (UNC) — 1:53.22
- Arsenio Bustos (NCST) — 1:53.25
- Jake Eccleston (LOU) — 1:53.54
The men’s 200 breaststroke prelims went to Virginia Tech’s Eli Martin in 1:51.10, just eight hundredths ahead of Cal’s Yamato Okadome, who finished 2nd in 1:51.18.
Martin was out in 52.89 and came home in 58.21 to set a new lifetime best, taking more than a second off the 1:52.53 he swam in November of this year.
Okadome qualified 2nd in 1:51.18, touching just four tenths ahead of teammate Hank Rivers, who qualified 3rd in 1:51.59. Okadome’s swim was a little more than a second off his lifetime best of 1:50.04 from December, and Rivers was just off his best of 1:51.23 from last March.
Stanford picked up 4th and 5th tonight with Daniel Li (1:51.62) and Go Nagaoka (1:52.29).
UNC’s Ben Delmar (1:53.22), NC State’s Arsenio Bustos (1:53.25), and Louisville’s Jake Eccleston (1:53.54) sat about two seconds behind the leaders but within three tenths of each other to qualify 6th, 7th, and 8th for the final tonight.
Not that I want to see it, but I’m going to guess Williamson to Texas after NCAAs.
How come only Virginia swimmers should transfer? So many Texas men freshman and cal women freshman are swimming bad.
You and I have different opinions of what “swimming bad” really means.
I’m curious as to who the texas freshmen they’re referring to is. Aiden Hammer?
They are saying this after Williamson went two best times this weekend. Did Odell or Weinstein go best times this weekend?
I don’t consider it “bad” to not swim a PB, especially when the occasion may not call for it.
I agree, but that take and opinion seems to be reserved for everyone but UVA. Last year Grimes went 4:32 in the 500 at ACCs and *certain* commenters were giving UVA crap for it. Silence from that same crowd about Weinstein being way off PBs this year.
High volume of Virginia swimmers who transfer and/or swim poorly
What? I never said that. I’m just saying that based on how well the Texas men are doing and Williamson’s perceived value coming out of high school, it wouldn’t surprise me if he were to transfer…especially given the training group at Texas and his presumed international competition aspirations.
2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships
University of Virginia women’s swimming program
Stock Up, Stock Down
Canny, A. – Up
Christopherson, K. – Down
Curtis, S. – Up
Curzan, C. – Up
Gormsen, C. – Up
Greenwaldt, B. – Down
Grimes, K. – Up
Hartman, B. – Up
Hayes, L. – Down
Howley, T. – Up
Jazy, N. – Down
Mintenko, M. – Up
Moesch, A. – Up
Novelline, C. – Down
Skirboll, Z. – Up
Umstead, S. – Up (Moon Shot)
Weber, E. – Down
Wilson, C. – Up
Comments
As a senior, I expect more from E.… Read more »
There’s no way a human being is behind this account
We don’t know the story – taper status, injury, illness. When I swam, every year there were always 2-4 folks who were sick or some type injury that impeded performance, but they swam anyway to get whatever team points they could.
I heard Eli Martin has gotten 1st in every 200 breast he’s swam this season 👀👅
I’m definitely concerned with the performance of L. Hayes this week. As a sophomore, L. Hayes should be contending for the title in the W 200 IM not finishing 7th at the 2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships.
You’re concerned about literally everyone. Sky is blue kinda comment
He is kinda right though which I hate to say, Hayes is better at LC for sure but she has not had the impact for UVA that was expected
I think she just peaked a few years ago
LC is all that matters.
On the women’s side, Stanford may have a shot to surpass Cal despite the W 4 x 100 M-R disqualification.
Sadly, I think it is pretty clear that they will. Not a great morning for Cal women.
The women’s B final of the 200 breast looks like an A final, crazy depth.
I was surprised Abby Herschu missed the A final.
2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships
Day 7 Morning Heats
University of Virginia
Women’s Qualifiers
“A” Final – 7
“B” Final – 4
“C” Final – 2
That should take care of the pesky Cardinal.
the real race is can the UVA 2026 womens team
beat the Walsh Sisters UVA 2025 team?
with the finalists above plus Grimes and Gormsen in the 1650
plus the 4×100 FR
I think they have a shot!
A little surprised about Bricker’s form this week but assuming she’s just waiting to do her best at NCAAs
Same, or maybe she was sick. Hopefully not
If she was sick 200 fly would’ve hurt more probably. I doubt she fully rested
That makes no sense because everyone else is swimming on/near their best
I thinks she’s swimming pretty similar to ACCs last year but this year the conference is A LOT faster so it looks worse than it does if you compare her times
>Stanford swimmer goes slow. “Assuming she’s waiting for NCAAs”
>UVA swimmer goes slow. “They need to transfer”.
Lmfao I’m dying