Ali Pfaff

2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Where Gretchen Walsh’s season sits throughout history is up for debate, but Gretchen Walsh was clearly the best collegiate swimmer in the 2023-2024 season.

  14 Comments

2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can Sims Keep The Freshman Streak Alive In 200 Back?

First-year swimmers have won the 200 back in three straight seasons, and Bella Sims is in position to extend that run over some experienced names.

  4 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Several individual NCAA champions will be competing for ACC titles tonight, including reigning 200 fly champ, Aiden Hayes of NC State.

  197 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Denis Petrashov holds the ACC record in the 100 breast, but he’ll be swimming for his first conference title in this event, starting with prelims.

  69 Comments

2024 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Fun Battles Forecasted Behind Powerhouse Virginia

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh should lead the Cavaliers to their fifth ACC title in a row — but behind them, it’s a toss-up predicting the standings.

  29 Comments

Molly Donlan and Blake Johnson Claim Double Individual Wins As Duke Sweeps Queens

The Duke men and women defeated Queens in a dual meet on Friday. Molly Donlan and Blake Johnson were double individual event winners on the day.

  1 Comment

UNC Women Rally Past Duke on Final Relay With Rivalry Meet At Stake

Elizabeth Sowards erased a half-second deficit on the final leg of North Carolina’s 400-yard freestyle relay to clinch a 152.5-147.5 victory over Duke.

  8 Comments

2025 “Best of the Rest” Sprinter Sidney Arcella Verbally Commits to Duke

22.9/49.4/1:47 sprinter Sidney Arcella from Metro Area Life Time Swimming in New Jersey has vebally committed to Duke for 2025-26.

  Comment First!

Gator Women Continue Relay Progress, Tie With USC & Texas For NCAA Relay Qualification Lead

After midseason invites, Florida, USC, and Texas have swum ‘A’ cuts to lead 18 schools that have at least one NCAA relay ‘A’ cut.

  15 Comments

NCAA First-Year Head Coach Check-In: Michigan, Duke Thriving Under New Leaders

New Michigan head coach Matt Bowe led the Wolverines to a strong showing at the UGA Fall Invitational last weekend, showing early signs of progress.

  16 Comments

2023 NC State Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

ASU’s Jack Dolan swam a PB of 41.57 to top the field this morning in heats of the 100 free on Day 3 of the 2023 NC State Fall Invite.

  61 Comments

2023 NC State Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Arizona State’s Lindsay Looney is top seed in the women’s 200 fly on Day 3 of the NC State Fall Invitational.

  4 Comments

2023 NC State Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

NC State’s Katharine Berkoff highlights the women’s 100 back on Day 2 of the NC State Invite after a very strong showing in the 50 free on Thursday.

  28 Comments

Luke Miller Clocks Personal-Best 19.18 50 Free, 44.17 100 Fly to Lead NC State Past Georgia

NC State senior Luke Miller fired off the 2nd-fastest 50 free (19.17) and fastest 100 fly (44.17) in the NCAA this season on Friday — both lifetime bests.

  22 Comments

Duke Women And Virginia Tech Men Win In ACC Openers

The #9 Virginia Tech Hokies downed the Duke men 166-120, while the #16 Blue Devil women came out on top of the women’s side of the meet 183-117.

  1 Comment