Virginia Breaks Own NCAA Record In 400 Free Relay With 3:05.30, Curzan Leads Off In 46.00

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
  • Prelims: Day 4|Day 5|Day 6|Day 7
  • Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
• 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

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals

• NCAA Record: 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023)
• ACC Record: 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023)
• ACC Championship Record: 3:05.93 — Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, A. Walsh, G. Walsh (2025)
• Pool Record: 3:06.91 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Tiltmann, G. Walsh) (2022)
• 2026 NCAA A/B Cut Times: 3:13.62/3:14.92

Final: 

1. Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, Canny, Curtis) — 3:05.30 *NCAA Record*
2. Louisville (Larsen, Dennis, Mishler, Gorbenko) — 3:08.14
3. Cal (West, Moluh, Weinstein, O’Dell) — 3:08.58
4. Stanford — 3:08.72
5. NC State — 3:09.71
6. Virginia Tech — 3:12.45
7. Notre Dame — 3:13.04
8. Pitt — 3:13.41

The Virginia women are unstoppable, and swam to a new NCAA record in the 400 free relay touching in a 3:05.30. That broke their own record of a 3:05.84 that was set at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Today’s relay consisted of Claire Curzan, Anna Moesch, Aimee Canny, and Sara Curtis. The previous record consisted of Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Maxine Parker, and Gretchen Walsh.

Split Comparison

The biggest difference today was Claire Curzan‘s lead off leg as she became the #7 performer all-time with a 46.00. That was a huge improvement from her previous best time of a 46.74 that she swam while leading off the team’s 400 free relay at the 2025 ACC Championships. Tonight’s race was only Curzan’s 4th flat start 100 free of the 2025-2026 season.

With Curzan’s 46.00, five of the top 10 performances come from tonight. Moesch, Torri Huske, and Curtis all moved up the ranks tonight in the 100 free final at ACCs while Camille Spink moved up the ranks at SECs.

All-Time Top Performers, Women’s SCY 100 Free

1. Gretchen Walsh — 44.71 — 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships
2. Simone Manuel — 45.56 — 2017 NCAA DI – Women
3. Anna Moesch — 45.71 — 2026 ACC Championships
4. Torri Huske — 45.79 — 2026 ACC Championships
5. Erika Brown — 45.83 — 2020 SEC Championships
6. Kate Douglass — 45.86 — 2023 ACC Championships
7. Claire Curzan – 46.00 – 2026 ACC Championships
8. Camille Spink – 46.01 – 2026 SEC Championships
9. Maggie MacNeil — 46.02 — 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Championships
10. Sara Curtis – 46.03 – 2026 ACC Championships
11. Mallory Comerford — 46.20 — 2018 NCAA DI – Women
12. Anna Hopkin — 46.20 — 2020 SEC Championships
13. Liberty Clark– 46.22 – 2026 Big Ten Championships
14. Katharine Berkoff — 46.23 — 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships