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Wolfpack Elite Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The last day of the NC State Invite starts at 5:30 pm EST. Ilya Kharun and Kennedy Noble highlight the action in the 200 fly and 200 back.

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2024 Wolfpack Elite Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Day 2 finals of the Wolfpack Elite Invite start at 5:30pm EST. Youssef Ramadan, Leah Shackley, and Ilya Kharun highlight the evening’s events

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2024 Wolfpack Elite Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After taking 3rd in the 200 IM last night, Olympian Ilya Kharun heads into today’s competition as the top seed in two events this morning.

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Ohio State Sweeps Virginia Tech As Men Win One-Point Thriller With Epic 400 Free Relay Finale

In a meet that came down to the 400 free relay, the Ohio State men went 1-3 to pull out a one-point victory over Virginia Tech, 177-176.

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Diver Margo O’Meara Breaks Pool Record As Duke and Virginia Tech Split Dual Meet

Kaelyn Gridley (pictured) swept the breaststrokes as the Duke women beat Virginia Tech. The Hokies claimed victory on the men’s side, splitting the dual.

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NY State Champion, Winter Jr Champs Finalist Isabella Budnik headed to Virginia Tech (2025)

At the New York High School AA Girls Federation State Championships, Budnik took home the title in the 200 free, winning in a best time of 1:48.35.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

The Virginia women had the highest scoring recruiting class from 2020, but Texas wasn’t far off three with three women hitting 100 points.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2020

With 221 points over four seasons, Alex Walsh is the clear-cut top scorer from the girls’ high school class of 2020 through their senior years.

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2022 NCAA 200 Back ‘A’ Finalist Emma Atkinson Returning To Virginia Tech For COVID-19 5th Year

Atkinson missed much of the start of the 2023-2024 season with various illnesses but battled back to swim at ACCs and NCAAs.

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Virginia Drops Swimmer To Add Diver Elizabeth Kaye To NCAAs, Duke’s Catherine Belyakov In

Duke now has their 7th individual swimmer (Catherine Belyakov) qualify for NCAAs as Virginia has scratched Ella Bathurst from the meet.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After breaking the NCAA record in the 200 butterfly last night, UVA’s Alex Walsh will contest the 200 breast this morning.

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Records Fall As Germantown Girls, Andover Boys Repeat As Eastern Interscholastic HS Champs

The Andover boys ran away with the team title by more than 100 points, putting up 599 to lead The Haverford School (480) behind elite team depth.

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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.

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NCAA Champ Youssef Ramadan Rips Season-Best 100 Fly at 2024 Virginia Tech Invitational

Virginia Tech senior Youssef Ramadan set a school record in the 50 back (20.91) leading off the Hokies’ 200 medley relay that broke their pool record.

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Walsh’s Historic Split and Ramadan’s Triple Highlight Wins for Cavalier Women and Hokie Men

Youssef Ramadan’s three individual wins helped the VT men beat UVA for the third-straight year, while the UVA women won despite key names still in Knoxville.

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