Todd DeSorbo Offers Insight on Event Lineup, UVA Team Goals Before NCAAs

2021 NCAA WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • When: Wednesday, March 17 – Saturday, March 20, 2021
  • Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center / Greensboro, NC (Eastern Time Zone)
  • Prelims 10 AM / Finals 6 PM (Local Time)
  • Short course yards (SCY) format
  • Defending champion: Stanford (3x) – 2019 results
  • Streaming:
  • Championship Central
  • Psych Sheets
  • Live Results

With the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships on the horizon, University of Virginia head coach Todd Desorbo sat down with the media to preview the meet. We asked about UVA’s event lineup choices for 2 of their more versatile stars, Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh. For both swimmers, DeSorbo said the event choices came down to what they wanted to swim and what events excited them the most. Douglass will be taking on the 50 free, 100 fly, and 100 free while Walsh will swim the 200 IM, 200 free, and 200 breast.

DeSorbo also emphasized the importance of his team staying loose and having fun while not forcing good swims. DeSorbo recalled that at the 2020 ACCs, the 200 medley relay squad had a year-long goal of breaking the US Open record in the 200 medley relay, but with the weight of that goal on their shoulders all year, the squad fell short of that time at the championships. This year, DeSorbo told the same squad to simply relax and have fun, and they ended up breaking the US Open record.

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Curious
3 years ago

Nick Saban – Covid-19 survivor followed by a National Championship this year. Is Todd DeSorbo next?

Swimgeek
Reply to  Curious
3 years ago

Did DeSorbo have covid this season? I haven’t heard/read that (was it mentioned in this interview)?

WahooSwimFan
3 years ago

Any insight on streaming, cable or other live broadcast for NCAA meet? Nothing has been listed under any of the articles

Nonrevhoofan
Reply to  WahooSwimFan
3 years ago

Available on ESPN3 – the streaming only service. 6pm on Weds; 10am and 6pm on Thurs, Fri, and Sat.

SwimFani
3 years ago

Where is his cover mask?

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Reply to  SwimFani
3 years ago

It’s called being interviewed from the computer lol

Beth Mahoney
3 years ago

The DiGiorno Effect. It’s not delivery, it’s DiGiorno.

Swimgeek
3 years ago

Very healthy attitude and approach. We’ll find out in 3 days whether it works out. As much as Uva says “no pressure” there’s still gotta be some pressure when they’re pretty heavy favorites but have never been better than 5th

Last edited 3 years ago by Swimgeek

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