2022 ACC Championships: Alexis Wenger Moves to Third All-Time in 100 Breast; Louisville Top Seed in Four Events
The University of Virginia women and North Carolina State University men have been impressive through the first three days of the ACC Championships, while Louisville sits third in the women’s meet and second in the men’s. Friday morning proved to be a strong session for the Cardinals, however, as junior Abby Hay claimed the top seed in the women’s 200 fly, and reigning NCAA champion Nick Albiero paced the men’s 200 fly. Teammates Mitchell Whyte and Evgenii Somov were first in the men’s 100 back and 100 breast, respectively.
In the women’s 100 breast, Virginia’s Alexis Wenger set a new ACC record in the 100 breast to top defending NCAA champion Sophie Hansson of NC State in qualifying, and Wenger became the third-fastest performer in history in the process. Meanwhile, NC State’s Katharine Berkoff was first in the women’s 100 back prelims, two spots ahead of Virginia freshman Gretchen Walsh, who swam the fastest 50 back relay leadoff ever in Thursday’s 200 medley relay, leading to a Virginia American record.
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Women’s Team Standings
1. Virginia, University of 790.5 2. North Carolina State Universit 690 3. Louisville, University of 547.5 4. Duke University 425 5. North Carolina, University of, 365 6. VA Tech 356 7. Notre Dame, University of 340 8. University of Miami (Florida) 273 9. Florida State University 268 10. Georgia Institute of Technolog 211 11. Pittsburgh, University of 175 12. Boston College 105
Men’s Team Standings
1. North Carolina State Universit 843.5 2. Louisville, University of 634.5 3. VA Tech 561 4. Virginia, University of 487 5. Georgia Institute of Technolog 382.5 6. Florida State University 344 7. North Carolina, University of, 332 8. Notre Dame, University of 212 9. Pittsburgh, University of 202 10. Duke University 187 11. Boston College 115.5 12. University of Miami (Florida) 57
Women’s 200 Butterfly
Louisville junior Abby Hay took the top spot in a wide-open event at 1:54.43, six tenths ahead of Coleen Gillilan of Notre Dame (1:55.02). NC State’s Abby Arens (1:55.23) and Louisville’s Tristen Ulett (1:55.32) were third and fourth, respectively, just ahead of the Virginia duo that finished 1-2 in the event at ACCs last year, Jessica Nava (1:55.44) and Abby Harter (1:55.75).
Virginia’s Alex Walsh owns the second-fastest time in the nation in the 200 fly at 1:51.83, but she skipped the event for the conference championships.
Event 23 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: # 1:52.81 2/23/2019 Grace Oglesby, Louisville-KY
CONF: % 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, LVLE-KY
AMER: $ 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
USOP: & 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: ! 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Pool: ^ 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY
1:53.20 A
1:57.42 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
1:59.23 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hay, Abigail E JR Louisville 1:54.92 1:54.43 qIV21
r:+0.83 25.16 53.76 (28.60)
1:23.52 (29.76) 1:54.43 (30.91)
2 Gillilan, Colee JR ND 1:55.55 1:55.02 qIV21
r:+0.60 25.42 54.46 (29.04)
1:24.12 (29.66) 1:55.02 (30.90)
3 Arens, Abigail SO NCSU 1:55.42 1:55.23 qIV21
r:+0.68 25.22 54.58 (29.36)
1:25.08 (30.50) 1:55.23 (30.15)
4 Ulett, Tristen SO Louisville 1:55.87 1:55.32 qIV21
r:+0.75 25.88 55.46 (29.58)
1:25.10 (29.64) 1:55.32 (30.22)
5 Nava, Jessica L SR UVA 1:55.90 1:55.44 qIV21
r:+0.70 25.18 53.99 (28.81)
1:24.05 (30.06) 1:55.44 (31.39)
6 Harter, Abigail SO UVA 1:54.19 1:55.75 qIV21
r:+0.73 25.42 54.31 (28.89)
1:24.43 (30.12) 1:55.75 (31.32)
7 Sheble, Grace E FR NCSU 1:58.18 1:55.92 qIV21
r:+0.71 26.09 55.49 (29.40)
1:25.66 (30.17) 1:55.92 (30.26)
8 Jernstedt, Edit FR FSU 1:58.26 1:56.42 qIV21
r:+0.89 25.80 55.21 (29.41)
1:25.31 (30.10) 1:56.42 (31.11)
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Louisville fifth-year swimmer Nick Albiero won last year’s NCAA title in the 200 fly in 1:38.64, and he swam within a second of that time in qualifying first for the ACC final. Albiero touched in 1:39.53, his season-best mark by two seconds and the first sub-1:40 performance all college season. He led all qualifiers into the final by more than two seconds, with NC State’s Noah Henderson the best of the rest at 1:42.18.
The final should be an excellent battle behind Albiero as all seven other qualifiers swam 1:42s in prelims. Georgia Tech’s Christian Ferraro was third in 1:42.37, and NC State’s Noah Bowers took fourth in 1:42.42.
Event 24 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: # 1:38.65 2/29/2020 Nicolas Albiero, Louisville-KY
CONF: % 1:38.57 3/28/2018 Andreas Vazaios, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
USOP: & 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
NCAA: ! 1:37.35 3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
Pool: ^ 1:37.97 3/26/2016 Joseph Schooling, Texas-ST
1:40.44 A
1:43.47 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
1:46.69 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Albiero, Nicola 5Y Louisville 1:41.50 1:39.53 qA
r:+0.62 22.45 47.94 (25.49)
1:13.77 (25.83) 1:39.53 (25.76)
2 Henderson, Noah JR NCSU 1:43.63 1:42.18 qIV21
r:+0.61 22.09 48.08 (25.99)
1:14.49 (26.41) 1:42.18 (27.69)
3 Ferraro, Christ 5Y GT 1:40.33 1:42.37 qIV21
r:+0.70 22.53 48.42 (25.89)
1:15.26 (26.84) 1:42.37 (27.11)
4 Bowers, Noah L JR NCSU 1:44.64 1:42.42 qIV21
r:+0.66 22.30 48.64 (26.34)
1:15.40 (26.76) 1:42.42 (27.02)
5 Fong, Joshua L JR UVA 1:44.20 1:42.57 qIV21
r:+0.66 23.62 50.26 (26.64)
1:16.11 (25.85) 1:42.57 (26.46)
6 Hayes, Aiden G FR NCSU 1:42.02 1:42.61 qIV21
r:+0.66 22.41 48.57 (26.16)
1:15.32 (26.75) 1:42.61 (27.29)
7 Ivanov, Antani SR VT 1:40.84 1:42.79 qIV21
r:+0.70 23.32 49.77 (26.45)
1:16.38 (26.61) 1:42.79 (26.41)
8 Smith, Zachary SR ND 1:45.11 1:42.99 qIV21
r:+0.66 22.69 48.83 (26.14)
1:15.80 (26.97) 1:42.99 (27.19)
Women’s 100 Backstroke
The women’s 100 back final may be the showdown of the meet between NC State’s Katharine Berkoff, last year’s NCAA champion in the event, and Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh, fresh off a 22.82 200 medley relay leadoff split Thursday night. In prelims, Berkoff was the top seed by nine tenths with her time of 50.54, while another Virginia freshman, Reilly Tiltmann, took second in 51.41, just ahead of Walsh (51.53) and North Carolina’s Grace Countie (51.54).
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: # 50.45 2/19/2021 Katharine Berkoff, NC State-NC
CONF: % 49.74 3/19/2021 Katharine Berkoff, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 49.16 3/14/2021 Regan Smith, Riptide
USOP: & 49.16 3/14/2021 Regan Smith, Riptide
NCAA: ! 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
Pool: ^ 50.28 3/18/2016 Rachel Bootsma, California-PC
50.93 A
53.01 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
53.94 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Berkoff, Kathar JR NCSU 50.19 50.54 qA
r:+0.59 24.60 50.54 (25.94)
2 Tiltmann, Reill FR UVA 51.85 51.41 qIV21
r:+0.68 24.90 51.41 (26.51)
3 Walsh, Gretchen FR UVA 50.61 51.53 qIV21
r:+0.63 24.86 51.53 (26.67)
4 Countie, Grace SR UNC 52.35 51.54 qIV21
r:+0.66 24.44 51.54 (27.10)
5 Alons, Kylee J SR NCSU 51.76 51.83 qIV21
r:+0.63 24.68 51.83 (27.15)
6 Pattison, Greer FR UNC 52.95 52.05 qIV21
r:+0.60 24.98 52.05 (27.07)
7 Atkinson, Emma SO VT 52.49 52.36 qIV21
r:+0.66 25.29 52.36 (27.07)
7 Lindner, Sophie SR UNC 53.21 52.36 qIV21
r:+0.56 25.19 52.36 (27.17)
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Six swimmers broke 46 in the 100 back prelims, and leading the way was Louisville senior Mitchell Whyte, who swam a time of 45.41 in prelims. NC State’s Kacper Stokowski, who has the country’s top time this season at 44.79, placed second in the morning in 45.74, but he surely will have more in the tank for the final.
Virginia’s Matt Brownstead (45.83), Virginia Tech’s Samuel Tornqvist (45.88), Florida State’s Mason Herbet (45.90) and NC State’s Hunter Tapp (45.97) also broke 46.
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: # 44.04 2/28/2020 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
CONF: % 43.98 3/24/2019 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
USOP: & 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
NCAA: ! 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
Pool: ^ 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California-PC
44.94 A
46.37 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
47.77 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Whyte, Mitchell SR Louisville 46.11 45.41 qIV21
r:+0.62 22.16 45.41 (23.25)
2 Stokowski, Kacp JR NCSU 44.79 45.74 qIV21
r:+0.62 21.40 45.74 (24.34)
3 Brownstead, Mat SO UVA 47.83 45.83 qIV21
r:+0.97 21.91 45.83 (23.92)
4 Tornqvist, Samu 5Y VT 45.89 45.88 qIV21
r:+0.64 21.86 45.88 (24.02)
5 Herbet, Mason J SO FSU 46.07 45.90 qIV21
r:+0.70 22.08 45.90 (23.82)
6 Tapp, Hunter A JR NCSU 45.95 45.97 qIV21
r:+0.67 22.41 45.97 (23.56)
7 Webb, Forest H JR VT 47.02 46.02 qIV21
r:+0.63 22.22 46.02 (23.80)
8 Sofianidis, Nik 5Y Louisville 47.12 46.05 qIV21
r:+0.64 22.17 46.05 (23.88)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Virginia’s Alexis Wenger took down the ACC conference and meet record in prelims as she recorded a mark of 57.22 in the 100 breast, one hundredth faster than NC State’s Sophie Hansson swam to win the NCAA title in the event last season. Wenger jumped up to third-fastest in history in the event, with only Lilly King (55.73) and Molly Hannis (56.64) having ever been quicker. But in the final, Wenger will have Hansson right next to her as she qualified second in 57.60.
Meanwhile, Tennessee’s Mona McSharry, who owned the fastest time in the country entering the day, will also swim the 100 breast at the SEC Championships in Knoxville, setting up an interesting virtual race between the three swimmers likely to headline the race at the NCAA Championships.
Finishing more than a second back of the top two in prelims was NC State’s Andrea Podamanikova (58.98), and another Wolfpack swimmer, Heather Maccausland, took fourth in 59.15.
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: # 57.45 2/19/2021 Sophie Hansson, NC State-NC
CONF: % 57.23 3/19/2021 Sophie Hansson, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
USOP: & 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
NCAA: ! 55.73 3/22/2019 Lilly King, Indiana
Pool: ^ 56.85 3/18/2016 Lilly King, Indiana-IN
58.46 A
1:00.12 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
1:01.84 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wenger, Alexis SR UVA 58.19 57.22%qA
r:+0.61 26.82 57.22 (30.40)
2 Hansson, Sophie SR NCSU 57.51 57.60 qA
r:+0.75 27.20 57.60 (30.40)
3 Podmanikova, An SR NCSU 58.06 58.98 qIV21
r:+0.69 28.11 58.98 (30.87)
4 Maccausland, He JR NCSU 59.27 59.15 qIV21
r:+0.66 28.05 59.15 (31.10)
5 Kucheran, Nina SR FSU 59.46 59.34 qIV21
r:+0.63 27.88 59.34 (31.46)
6 Astashkina, Mar SR Louisville 1:00.13 59.77 qIV21
r:+0.69 28.30 59.77 (31.47)
7 Keating, Anna E SO UVA 1:00.33 59.89 qIV21
r:+0.72 28.26 59.89 (31.63)
8 Farrington, Ade SO Louisville 1:00.28 1:00.02 qIV21
r:+0.73 28.34 1:00.02 (31.68)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Louisville’s Evgenii Somov entered the top-10 of the national rankings in the 100 breast as he topped qualifying in the 100 breast at 51.39. He owns the conference and meet records in the event at 51.39, set last season. Somov, a fifth-year swimmer, led an experienced field into the final, as Pitt senior Cooper Van Der Laan (51.88), Georgia Tech fifth-year Caio Pumputis (51.94) and Notre Dame senior Josh Bottelberghe (52.10) rounded out the top four.
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: # 51.03 2/26/2021 Evgenii Somov, Louisville-KY
CONF: % 51.03 2/26/2021 Evgenii Somov, Louisville-KY
AMER: $ 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
USOP: & 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
NCAA: ! 49.69 3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty, Indiana
Pool: ^ 51.29 3/25/2016 Fabian Schwingenschlogl, Missouri-MV
51.59 A
52.40 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
54.27 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Somov, Evgenii 5Y Louisville 52.47 51.39 qA
r:+0.70 23.94 51.39 (27.45)
2 Van Der Laan, C SR Pitt 51.42 51.88 qIV21
r:+0.64 24.46 51.88 (27.42)
3 Pumputis, Caio 5Y GT 52.96 51.94 qIV21
r:+0.66 24.76 51.94 (27.18)
4 Bottelberghe, J SR ND 51.88 52.10 qIV21
r:+0.71 24.27 52.10 (27.83)
5 Nichols, Noah P SO UVA 52.80 52.29 qIV21
r:+0.68 24.72 52.29 (27.57)
6 Petrashov, Deni JR Louisville 52.87 52.30 qIV21
r:+0.75 24.59 52.30 (27.71)
7 Coll Marti, Car SO VT 54.06 52.48 qB
r:+0.64 24.44 52.48 (28.04)
8 Crisci, Flynn J JR Pitt 53.45 52.68 qB
r:+0.61 24.17 52.68 (28.51)
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