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 Results
- Live Video: ESPN+ ($)
- Schedule of Events (PDF)
- Championship Central
- Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet
- 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
The first day of competition for the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships has concluded in Atlanta, and tonight saw both the Women’s 3-meter and Men’s 1-meter diving events contested, kicking off the six days of ACC action.
Women’s 3-Meter Diving
- ACC Record: 439.70, Abby Johnston (Duke)- 2010 ACC Championships
- ACC Championship Record: 439.70, Abby Johnston (Duke)- 2010 ACC Championships
- Pool Record: 429.05, Abby Johnston (Duke)- 2011
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Score: 280*/235**
*Qualifying point total in any 6 dive list with standard DD
**Qualifying point total in any 5 dive list with standard DD
Top 8:
- Chiara Pellacani (Miami)- 352.50
- Margo O’Meara (Miami)- 323.60
- Molly Gray (Stanford)- 318.65
- Kayleigh Clark (Florida State)- 300.15
- Grace Courtney (Notre Dame)- 294.80
- Sofia Knight (North Carolina)- 290.10
- Elisabeth Rockefeller (Georgia Tech)- 270.30
- Peyton Guziec (Virginia Tech)- 247.60
Seven different teams were represented in the women’s 3-meter final, with the only team doubling up being the Miami Hurricanes with senior Chiara Pellacani and grad student Margo O’Meara. Pellacani, the 2025 ACC Champion in this event, separated herself from the pack by the second round of dives. O’Meara has stayed competitive throughout the first half of the diving, but by the conclusion of the 4th, Pellacani had amounted a 32 point lead over the field.
Pellacani won this event last season in 403.15, and scored 59 points for the Hurricanes by the conclusion of those championships. With her dominant showing here, the Hurricane women have already secured major points by way of Pellacani (32 points) and O’Meara’s runner-up finish with 323.60 (28 points).
Stanford freshman Molly Gray and Florida State redshirt-senior Kayleigh Clark were the only other two finalists to crack the 300 point mark with their scores of 318.65 and 300.15, respectively. In 2025, all eight championship finalists in the event scored more than 300 points.
Men’s 1-Meter Diving
- ACC Record: 499.95, Nick McCrory (Duke)- 2010 ACC Championships
- ACC Championship Record: 499.95, Nick McCrory (Duke)- 2010 ACC Championships
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Score: 300*
*Qualifying point total in any 6 dive list with standard DD
Top 8:
- Luke Sitz (SMU)- 429.75
- Max Fowler (Georgia Tech)- 410.25
- Matteo Santoro (Miami)- 389.35
- Jake Passmore (Miami)- 386.30
- Farouk Farouk (Miami)- 367.50
- Rocky Ramsland (Virginia Tech)- 310.90
- Mackenzie Molloy (Louisville)- 309.35
- Joshua Thai (Cal)- 293.45
SMU sophomore Luke Sitz and Georgia Tech sophomore Max Fowler were the only two returning championship finalists in this event from a year ago (Sitz was 3rd in 2025, Fowler was 5th), and this season, the 3-meter conference crown was a battle between these two. Ultimately it would be the Mustang Sitz who would emerge the winner with major scores to close out his program.
After three rounds, Fowler held a lead of just over eight points ahead of Miami’s Matteo Santoro. Sitz, who had been hovering around that 3rd place spot used a massive 4th round dive to catapult himself ahead of Santoro and come within five points of Fowler. By the end of the 5th round, it was a two man race between the two 2025 top five finishers. Fowler led by less than three points as he took the board for his final dive. Stitz landed a very clean final dive to overtake Fowler and secure the 3-meter title in dramatic fashion.
The Hurricane men still collected a health haul of points, finishing 3-4-5 to earn 78 points on the opening day of scoring to begin these ACC championships with a lead on both the women’s and men’s sides.
Team Standings After Day 1 of Diving:
Women:
- Miami- 60
- Stanford- 56
- Notre Dame- 48
- Georgia Tech- 46
- Florida State/Cal- 26
- –
- North Carolina- 24
- Virginia Tech- 22
- Louisville- 19
- Pittsburgh- 18
- SMU- 17
Men:
- Miami- 78
- SMU- 47
- Virginia Tech- 42
- Georgia Tech/Stanford- 37
- –
- Louisville- 34
- Cal- 22
- Florida State- 19
- Notre Dame- 17
- North Carolina- 15
- Pittsburgh- 14
Very upsetting that the divers going first means that there is little to no production quality for their finals. No commentary, static livestream camera.