2021 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships
Greensboro, Day Three Heats
The ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships continued Friday from Greensboro, North Carolina as Virginia and NC State are in a tight team battle after last night, despite the Cavaliers winning three of the four swimming events on the heat sheets. Virginia had a big morning with 14 A-finalists in the swimming pool to NC State’s 9.
Louisville also had a big morning with 7 A-finalists, including 400 IM top seed Abby Hay.
Kate Douglass and Alexis Wenger will put the pool on ACC record watch in the 100 fly and 100 breast tonight in finals, as Virginia may very well break the American record in the 400 medley relay.
The ups, mids, downs report is below. The teams are in order of the scores from last night.
Women - Ups, Mids, Downs - Through Event 13 1. Virginia 14, 5, 1 2. NC State 9, 4, 0 3. Virginia Tech 3, 3, 2 4. Louisville 7, 5, 6 5. Duke 1, 5, 9 6. Notre Dame 1, 5, 8 7. North Carolina 1, 3, 3 8. Miami 0, 2, 1 9. Florida State 3, 5, 4 10. Georgia Tech 1, 2, 5 11. Pittsburgh 0, 1, 1 12. Boston College 0, 0, 0
100 Fly
Virginia started the morning in a huge way with five up in the 100 fly led by Kate Douglass, who posted a swift 50.07, which was a little off her 49.7 earlier this season. Douglass will be joined in the final by Lexi Cuomo (51.68), Caroline Gmelich (52.00), Abby Harter (52.08) and Jessi Nava (52.41) as Virginia got off to a hot start compared to their rival NC State, who only advanced 50 free champ Kylee Alons (51.11) to the final.
Douglass has a potential to chase the NCAA & US Open record of 49.26 set in 2019 by Maggie MacNeil and Louise Hansson
Louisville will have two up in the final with Gabi Albiero (51.98) and Tristen Ulett (52.26) advancing to close the gap on Virginia Tech in the team standings.
Event 9 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet: @ 50.06 02/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
ACC: ! 49.43 03/18/2017 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
American: * 49.38 02/20/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee
NCAA: $ 49.26 12/06/2019 Maggie McNeil, Michigan
U.S. Open: # 49.26 03/18/2019 Louise Hansson, Southern Cal
Pool Record: & 49.81 03/20/2015 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
50.92 A
52.34 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
53.76 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Douglass, Kathe SO UVA 49.73 50.07 qA
r:+0.68 23.24 50.07 (26.83)
2 Alons, Kylee JR NC State 51.52 51.11 qIV19
r:+0.65 23.66 51.11 (27.45)
3 Cuomo, Alexa SO UVA 52.22 51.68 qIV19
23.92 51.68 (27.76)
4 Albiero, Gabrie FR Louisville 53.40 51.98 qIV19
r:+0.63 24.51 51.98 (27.47)
5 Gmelich, Caroli SR UVA 52.29 52.00 qIV19
r:+0.72 24.60 52.00 (27.40)
6 Harter, Abigail FR UVA 51.73 52.08 qIV19
r:+0.72 24.43 52.08 (27.65)
7 Ulett, Tristen FR Louisville 53.22 52.26 qIV19
r:+0.72 24.46 52.26 (27.80)
8 Nava, Jessica JR UVA 52.11 52.41 qB
24.52 52.41 (27.89)
400 IM
NC State returned the favor in the 400 IM with two finalists in Emma Muzzy (4:09.93) and Kate Moore (4:10.29) advancing in third and fourth. Virginia only qualified Ella Nelson to the final as she is fifth at 4:10.91. Although a lot of eyes will be on the team battle between NC State and Virginia, it was Louisville’s Abby Hay (4:08.67) and Virginia Tech’s Reka Gyorgy (4:09.89) who put up the top two times in the heats as they will occupy the center lanes in the final that could go to any of the top seeds.
Event 10 Women 400 Yard IM
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Meet: @ 4:04.21 2/20/2015 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville
ACC: ! 4:03.51 3/20/2015 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville
American: * 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: $ 3:54.60 3/18/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
U.S. Open: # 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Pool Record: & 4:02.47 3/20/2015 Sarah Henry, Texas A&M
4:03.62 A
4:10.00 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hay, Abigail SO Louisville 4:13.87 4:08.67 qIV19
r:+0.65 26.07 55.92 (29.85)
1:27.91 (31.99) 1:59.23 (31.32)
2:33.82 (34.59) 3:08.90 (35.08)
3:39.45 (30.55) 4:08.67 (29.22)
2 Gyorgy, Reka SR VT 4:09.34 4:09.89 qIV19
r:+0.70 26.31 56.74 (30.43)
1:28.17 (31.43) 1:58.77 (30.60)
2:34.54 (35.77) 3:11.18 (36.64)
3:41.24 (30.06) 4:09.89 (28.65)
3 Muzzy, Emma JR NC State 4:09.41 4:09.93 qIV19
r:+0.84 26.06 56.24 (30.18)
1:26.93 (30.69) 1:57.34 (30.41)
2:34.21 (36.87) 3:11.85 (37.64)
3:41.44 (29.59) 4:09.93 (28.49)
4 Moore, Kathleen SR NC State 4:05.61 4:10.29 qB
r:+0.73 26.26 56.52 (30.26)
1:27.64 (31.12) 1:58.71 (31.07)
2:33.99 (35.28) 3:10.80 (36.81)
3:41.00 (30.20) 4:10.29 (29.29)
5 Nelson, Margare SO UVA 4:05.02 4:10.91 qB
r:+0.72 27.03 56.65 (29.62)
1:28.55 (31.90) 2:00.15 (31.60)
2:35.12 (34.97) 3:10.84 (35.72)
3:41.51 (30.67) 4:10.91 (29.40)
6 Molino, Ginevra FR Florida St 4:13.73 4:14.25 qB
r:+0.78 26.91 57.33 (30.42)
1:30.05 (32.72) 2:01.91 (31.86)
2:38.01 (36.10) 3:15.08 (37.07)
3:45.00 (29.92) 4:14.25 (29.25)
7 Thomas, Luciana JR ND 4:13.25 4:14.97 qB
r:+0.73 26.72 56.47 (29.75)
1:29.27 (32.80) 2:01.22 (31.95)
2:38.89 (37.67) 3:16.36 (37.47)
3:46.16 (29.80) 4:14.97 (28.81)
8 Purnell, Cather FR Duke 4:14.37 4:15.34 qB
r:+0.65 26.48 57.22 (30.74)
1:29.63 (32.41) 2:01.44 (31.81)
2:37.78 (36.34) 3:15.36 (37.58)
3:45.35 (29.99) 4:15.34 (29.99)
200 Free
Virginia’s Paige Madden posted a 1:44.74 in the heats of the 200 free as Virginia qualified three to the A-Final with Kyla Valls (1:45.45) and Quinn Schaedler (1:46.81). Madden already won last night’s 500 free and has the fastest time in the nation this season in this event. NC State only qualified one to the final with Julia Poole (1:45.92).
Georgia Tech also got its first A-finalist of the day in Brooke Switzer (1:47.23), who was a 1:45 in leading off the 800 free relay on Wednesday.
Event 11 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet: @ 1:41.60 2/22/2019 Mallory Comerford, Louisville
ACC: ! 1:39.80 3/18/2018 Mallory Comerford, Louisville
American: * 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
NCAA: $ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
U.S. Open: # 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
Pool Record: & 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
1:42.98 A
1:45.12 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:47.12 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Madden, Paige SR UVA 1:42.39 1:44.74 qIV19
r:+0.68 24.40 50.96 (26.56)
1:17.76 (26.80) 1:44.74 (26.98)
2 Valls, Kyla SR UVA 1:46.37 1:45.45 qB
r:+0.68 24.52 51.00 (26.48)
1:18.23 (27.23) 1:45.45 (27.22)
3 Poole, Julia SR NC State 1:47.44 1:45.92 qB
r:+0.67 24.59 51.34 (26.75)
1:18.64 (27.30) 1:45.92 (27.28)
4 Hetrick, Paige FR Louisville 1:51.88 1:46.25 qB
r:+0.72 24.45 51.15 (26.70)
1:18.49 (27.34) 1:46.25 (27.76)
5 Schaedler, Quin FR UVA 1:47.14 1:46.81 qB
r:+0.71 25.29 52.25 (26.96)
1:19.33 (27.08) 1:46.81 (27.48)
6 Griffiths, Phoe FR Florida St 1:47.75 1:47.07 qB
r:+0.74 25.19 52.30 (27.11)
1:19.75 (27.45) 1:47.07 (27.32)
7 Switzer, Brooke SO GT 1:48.10 1:47.23 q
r:+0.77 25.17 52.30 (27.13)
1:20.08 (27.78) 1:47.23 (27.15)
8 Kraus, Alena JR Louisville 1:44.97 1:47.24 q
r:+0.72 24.89 52.13 (27.24)
1:19.61 (27.48) 1:47.24 (27.63)
100 Breast
In what was expected to be the race of the meet, Virginia’s Alexis Wenger dropped to a 57.67 in the 100 breast heats to move to the number one spot in the nation this season and sixth all-time, passing USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler from last weekend. However, the win tonight won’t come easy for Wenger, despite the fact she has some of the best pullouts in the nation, as two-time defending champ Sophie Hansson of NC State is seeded second at 58.01, and last night’s 200 IM champ Alex Walsh is third at 58.28.
We very well may see three under 58 seconds in finals tonight. NC State’s Andrea Podmanikova should also factor into the top three as she is fourth at 58.84. She has been NC State’s go-to breaststroker this season, and should play into who stands at the top of the podium tonight. Louisville’s Kaylee Wheeler also advanced to the final in fifth at 59.01.
Event 12 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet: @ 57.74 2/21/2020 Sophie Hansson, NC State
ACC: ! 57.74 2/22/2020 Sophie Hansson, NC State
American: * 55.73 3/16/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: $ 55.73 3/16/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
U.S. Open: # 55.73 3/16/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Pool Record: & 57.74 2/22/2020 Sophie Hansson, NC State
58.60 A
59.93 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
1:01.84 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wenger, Alexis JR UVA 58.62 57.67@qA
r:+0.60 27.15 57.67 (30.52)
2 Hansson, Sophie JR NC State 1:00.26 58.01 qA
r:+0.74 27.41 58.01 (30.60)
3 Walsh, Alexandr FR UVA 59.02 58.28 qA
r:+0.72 27.43 58.28 (30.85)
4 Podmanikova, An JR NC State 59.28 58.84 qIV19
r:+0.66 27.81 58.84 (31.03)
5 Wheeler, Kaylee JR Louisville 59.39 59.01 qIV19
r:+0.67 27.44 59.01 (31.57)
6 Keating, Anna FR UVA 59.32 59.14 qIV19
r:+0.74 27.82 59.14 (31.32)
7 Calegan, Olivia SR NC State 59.88 59.74 qIV19
r:+0.73 27.72 59.74 (32.02)
8 Farrington, Ade FR Louisville 1:00.64 59.92 qIV19
r:+0.80 28.16 59.92 (31.76)
100 Back
NC State’s Katharine Berkoff put up a swift 50.56 in the heats of the 100 back as the Wolfpack qualified two to the final with Danika Huizinga (52.90) in sixth place. Virginia also qualified two with Reilly Tiltmann (52.12) and Caroline Gmelich (52.13) in third and fourth.
Event 13 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet: @ 50.74 2/19/2016 Courtney Bartholomew, UVA-VA
ACC: ! 50.01 12/5/2014 Courtney Bartholomew, UVA
American: * 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
NCAA: $ 49.18 2/23/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
U.S. Open: # 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, WISC
Pool Record: & 50.03 3/20/2015 Rachel Bootsma, CAL-PC
50.93 A
52.46 IV19 Invited to 2019 NCAA
53.94 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Berkoff, Kathar SO NC State 50.40 50.56@qA
r:+0.58 24.26 50.56 (26.30)
2 Countie, Grace JR UNC 51.89 51.46 qIV19
r:+0.74 24.95 51.46 (26.51)
3 Tiltmann, Reilly FR UVA 54.43 52.12 qIV19
r:+0.60 25.34 52.12 (26.78)
4 Gmelich, Caroli SR UVA 52.10 52.13 qIV19
r:+0.60 25.21 52.13 (26.92)
5 Atkinson, Emma FR VT 52.03 52.15 qIV19
r:+0.73 25.05 52.15 (27.10)
6 Huizinga, Danika SR NC State 53.28 52.90 qB
r:+0.78 25.88 52.90 (27.02)
7 Bentz, Caroline FR VT 52.68 52.93 qB
r:+0.67 25.57 52.93 (27.36)
8 Quaglieri, Tani SO Florida St 53.97 52.97 qB
r:+0.53 25.40 52.97 (27.57)
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