Todd DeSorbo on New Look ACC Champs: “I felt like I was at NCAAs”

2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships

Todd DeSorbo led the Virginia women to their 7th ACC Conference Championship (and 6th consecutive) since taking over the program this week in Greensboro. With the addition of Cal, Stanford, and SMU to the conference, you could tell there was a different feel to the meet, with DeSorbo likening it to the national championships. Even so, the UVA women still scored 1450+ points, notably winning 4 of the 5 relays and getting NCAA records in 2.

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Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
1 month ago
James
1 month ago

I always like listening to Todd’s interviews. He has a ton on energy

Calswimboy
1 month ago

The atmosphere at ACCs was crazy, you could feel the crowd. It was my first time there. Never been to an NCAA though so I can’t compare.

BoyerM
1 month ago

Between the ACC women and SEC men, I wonder how many eventual individual ncaa champions next month competed last week. I’d put the total number of events close to 75%.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  BoyerM
1 month ago

ACC Women
W 200 FR – nope
W 200 FL – nope (E. Sticklen on a roll)

A. Walsh will win the W 200 BR if she selects the W 200 BR in lieu of the W 200 FL on Day 4 of the 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

The 500 FR and 1650 FR will come down to the taper of Katie Grimes. Todd DeSorbo better get on the horn with Ron Aitken to figure out which buttons to push.

Chucky
Reply to  Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
1 month ago

500 free – nope
1650 – nope
800 relay – probably not

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Chucky
1 month ago

The original poster stated eventual individual NCAA Champions.

As for the women’s 4 x 200 yard freestyle relay, welcome to the great unknown.

Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
1 month ago

It will be interesting who Todd DeSorbo drops to reduce the roster to 18 (assuming it’s 18) for the 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Most likely, one female athlete (E. Kaye) will be selected from the University of Virginia women’s diving program.

Pisa Schiff
1 month ago

Coach Todd has many reasons to be happy! Nice job.

MigBike
Reply to  Pisa Schiff
1 month ago

Agree Coach Todd has done a long standing wonderful job at UVA with the women. Credit goes also to his assistants and the support team. They are rolling! It is apparent the UVA men are on a positive trajectory as well.

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