2022 ACC Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Virginia Takes Three More Top Seeds
It’s Day 3 of the 2022 ACC Championships, and we’re still waiting for the first race in which the University of Virginia fails to pick up a victory.
Well, if the seeds holds, it looks like the wait could drag on to Day 4. UVA swimmers picked up the top seed in each of the three preliminary events (and a casual meet record by Kate Douglass) in Thursday’s session, setting up a chance for more hardware in the night session as the Cavaliers parade toward another title.
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Women’s Team Standings
1. Virginia, University of 421 2. North Carolina State University 415 3. Louisville, University of 274 4. Duke University 232 5. VA Tech 221 6. North Carolina, University of, 216 7. Notre Dame, University of 176 8. University of Miami (Florida) 167 9. Florida State University 148 10. Georgia Institute of Technolog 109 11. Pittsburgh, University of 94 12. Boston College 75
Men’s Team Standings
1. North Carolina State Universit 506.5 2. Louisville, University of 361.5 3. Virginia, University of 336 4. VA Tech 319 5. Georgia Institute of Technolog 264 6. Florida State University 248 7. North Carolina, University of, 236 8. Pittsburgh, University of 158 9. Duke University 135 10. Notre Dame, University of 84 11. Boston College 79 12. University of Miami (Florida) 57
Women’s Ups/Mids/Downs
- Virginia 6-5-2
- NC State 6-3-2
- Louisville 6-4-2
- Duke 1-2-4
- Virginia Tech 2-2-2
- North Carolina 1-1-1
- Notre Dame 2-2-2
- Miami 0-0-0
- Florida State 0-2-4
- Georgia Tech 0-1-4
- Pittsburgh 0-2-1
- Boston College 0-0-0
Men’s Ups/Mids/Downs
- NC State 10-5-0
- Louisville 5-5-2
- Virginia 2-3-4
- Virginia Tech 4-3-3
- Georgia Tech 2-1-3
- Florida State 0-2-2
- North Carolina 0-2-4
- Pittsburgh 0-0-1
- Duke 0-0-3
- Notre Dame 1-3-2
- Boston College 0-0-1
- Miami 0-0-0
Women’s 400 individual medley
With a pair of 4:02s and nothing else below a 4:08, the IM was setting up as yet another UVA plaything. So it counts as a minor surprise that Grace Shelbe of NC State broke the duopoly in prelims with a 4:07.36, a season-best.
The race in finals, though, is likely to come down to Margaret Nelson, the top seed and meet record holder who set the pace in 4:06.48, and Emma Weyant, who claimed the third seed in 4:07.80.
Event 16 Women 400 Yard IM
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MEET: # 4:02.62 2/19/2021 Margaret Nelson, UVA-VA
CONF: % 4:01.40 11/19/2021Alex Walsh, UVA-VA
AMER: $ 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
USOP: & 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
NCAA: ! 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
Pool: ^ 3:58.40 3/18/2016 Ella Eastin, Stanford-PC
4:03.62 A
4:13.19 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
4:17.30 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Nelson, Margare JR UVA 4:02.19 4:06.48 qIV21
r:+0.68 26.35 56.15 (29.80)
1:28.30 (32.15) 1:59.78 (31.48)
2:33.86 (34.08) 3:08.12 (34.26)
3:37.87 (29.75) 4:06.48 (28.61)
2 Sheble, Grace E FR NCSU 4:08.91 4:07.36 qIV21
r:+0.69 25.98 55.81 (29.83)
1:28.41 (32.60) 2:00.19 (31.78)
2:34.89 (34.70) 3:09.88 (34.99)
3:39.22 (29.34) 4:07.36 (28.14)
3 Weyant, Emma J FR UVA 4:02.30 4:07.80 qIV21
r:+0.72 27.13 57.72 (30.59)
1:29.53 (31.81) 2:00.32 (30.79)
2:35.46 (35.14) 3:10.64 (35.18)
3:39.34 (28.70) 4:07.80 (28.46)
4 Gyorgy, Reka 5Y VT 4:13.11 4:09.20 qIV21
r:+0.70 26.76 56.90 (30.14)
1:28.26 (31.36) 1:59.07 (30.81)
2:34.92 (35.85) 3:11.64 (36.72)
3:40.93 (29.29) 4:09.20 (28.27)
5 Moore, Kathleen 5Y NCSU 4:08.92 4:09.43 qIV21
r:+0.70 26.55 56.74 (30.19)
1:28.05 (31.31) 1:58.49 (30.44)
2:34.78 (36.29) 3:11.62 (36.84)
3:40.77 (29.15) 4:09.43 (28.66)
6 Hay, Abigail E JR Louisville 4:08.13 4:10.65 qIV21
r:+0.69 25.81 55.56 (29.75)
1:27.56 (32.00) 1:59.42 (31.86)
2:34.53 (35.11) 3:10.28 (35.75)
3:41.09 (30.81) 4:10.65 (29.56)
7 Ulett, Ryenne D FR Louisville 4:15.70 4:12.29 qIV21
r:+0.74 26.50 56.51 (30.01)
1:28.47 (31.96) 1:59.53 (31.06)
2:36.17 (36.64) 3:13.67 (37.50)
3:43.41 (29.74) 4:12.29 (28.88)
8 Thomas, Luciana SR ND 4:12.03 4:12.86 qIV21
r:+0.75 26.53 55.82 (29.29)
1:29.54 (33.72) 2:01.93 (32.39)
2:37.75 (35.82) 3:14.65 (36.90)
3:44.76 (30.11) 4:12.86 (28.10)
Men’s 400 individual medley
What Virginia is doing in the women’s race, NC State is more or less achieving on the men’s side. Michael Moore fired the opening salvo on that front in the 400 IM with a win in 3:42.89 in the morning. Teammate Eric Knowles is third in 3:44.49. In between is Virginia Tech’s Filip Dal Maso.
Event 17 Men 400 Yard IM
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MEET: # 3:38.43 3/1/2017 Robert Owen, VT-VA
CONF: % 3:38.00 3/27/2009 Gal Nevo, Georgia Tech
AMER: $ 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
USOP: & 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
NCAA: ! 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Pool: ^ 3:35.82 3/24/2016 Josh Prenot, California-PC
3:39.16 A
3:45.67 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
3:51.46 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Moore, Michael SO NCSU 3:43.85 3:42.89 qIV21
r:+0.57 23.32 50.06 (26.74)
1:18.49 (28.43) 1:45.79 (27.30)
2:17.93 (32.14) 2:50.48 (32.55)
3:17.31 (26.83) 3:42.89 (25.58)
2 Dal Maso, Filip SR VT 3:49.52 3:44.17 qIV21
r:+0.68 24.00 51.82 (27.82)
1:21.39 (29.57) 1:49.30 (27.91)
2:21.17 (31.87) 2:52.47 (31.30)
3:18.67 (26.20) 3:44.17 (25.50)
3 Knowles, Eric W 5Y NCSU 3:47.64 3:44.49 qIV21
r:+0.67 23.79 51.02 (27.23)
1:20.58 (29.56) 1:49.50 (28.92)
2:21.01 (31.51) 2:53.64 (32.63)
3:19.56 (25.92) 3:44.49 (24.93)
4 Storch, Casey J SR UVA 3:46.09 3:44.78 qIV21
r:+0.64 23.22 50.28 (27.06)
1:19.67 (29.39) 1:48.40 (28.73)
2:19.22 (30.82) 2:51.02 (31.80)
3:18.43 (27.41) 3:44.78 (26.35)
5 Sos, Daniel SR Louisville 3:44.92 3:45.69 qB
r:+0.66 23.66 51.27 (27.61)
1:19.80 (28.53) 1:47.77 (27.97)
2:19.17 (31.40) 2:51.57 (32.40)
3:19.08 (27.51) 3:45.69 (26.61)
6 Conway, Sean Y JR UVA 3:50.52 3:47.24 qB
r:+0.68 24.07 51.62 (27.55)
1:19.98 (28.36) 1:47.81 (27.83)
2:20.54 (32.73) 2:53.31 (32.77)
3:20.95 (27.64) 3:47.24 (26.29)
7 Myburgh, Keith SR VT 3:48.29 3:47.42 qB
r:+0.60 24.33 52.64 (28.31)
1:22.04 (29.40) 1:50.75 (28.71)
2:22.64 (31.89) 2:55.30 (32.66)
3:21.92 (26.62) 3:47.42 (25.50)
8 Christianson, B SO ND 3:48.01 3:48.09 qB
r:+0.64 24.21 52.10 (27.89)
1:21.22 (29.12) 1:50.76 (29.54)
2:21.89 (31.13) 2:53.90 (32.01)
3:21.36 (27.46) 3:48.09 (26.73)
Women’s 100 butterfly
Kate Douglass setting a meet record in prelims is bad news for the field, though it’s par for the course given how outstandingly she’s swimming. Douglass ripped a 49.94 in prelims, her fastest of the season, to trim .02 off the meet record she set last year. The conference record stands at 49.43 (Kelsi Worrell in 2017), while the ink is barely dry on Claire Curzan’s American record from last week (49.24).
Gabi Albiero of Louisville is second, just barely a tenth ahead of Kylee Alons and Tristen Ulett.
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: # 49.96 2/19/2017 Katherine Douglass, UVA-VA
CONF: % 49.43 3/18/2017 Kelsi Worrell, LVLE-KY
AMER: $ 49.24 2/10/2022 Claire Curzan
USOP: & 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
NCAA: ! 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
Pool: ^ 49.43 3/18/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY
50.92 A
52.70 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
53.76 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Douglass, Kathe JR UVA 51.30 49.94#qA
r:+0.66 23.44 49.94 (26.50)
2 Albiero, Gabrie SO Louisville 51.63 51.29 qIV21
r:+0.62 23.99 51.29 (27.30)
3 Alons, Kylee J SR NCSU 51.64 51.39 qIV21
23.72 51.39 (27.67)
4 Ulett, Tristen SO Louisville 52.07 51.43 qIV21
r:+0.73 24.10 51.43 (27.33)
5 Gillilan, Colee JR ND 51.76 51.92 qIV21
r:+0.57 24.06 51.92 (27.86)
6 Cuomo, Alexa M JR UVA 52.47 52.21 qIV21
r:+0.72 24.00 52.21 (28.21)
7 Arens, Abigail SO NCSU 52.97 52.25 qIV21
r:+0.63 24.38 52.25 (27.87)
8 Vannote, Elizab JR UNC 52.54 52.31 qIV21
24.53 52.31 (27.78)
Men’s 100 butterfly
Spare a thought for Dalton Lowe, who went 45.91 and missed the A final. It’s an event with some serious speed, led by Virginia Tech’s Antani Ivanov in 45.03. The meet record holder, Youssef Ramadan, is lurking in fourth. A former champ in Nick Albiero of Louisville is third. Nyls Kostanje is second. It should be a grandstand final.
Event 19 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: # 44.32 2/26/2021 Youssef Ramadan, VT-VA
CONF: % 44.32 2/26/2021 Youssef Ramadan, VT-VA
AMER: $ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
USOP: & 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
NCAA: ! 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: ^ 44.01 3/24/2016 Joseph Schooling, Texas-ST
44.96 A
46.29 IV21 Invited NCAA 2021
47.43 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ivanov, Antani SR VT 45.48 45.03 qIV21
r:+0.64 21.44 45.03 (23.59)
2 Korstanje, Nyls JR NCSU 44.76 45.06 qIV21
r:+0.63 20.61 45.06 (24.45)
3 Albiero, Nicola 5Y Louisville 45.88 45.08 qIV21
r:+0.61 21.03 45.08 (24.05)
4 Ramadan, Yousse SO VT 44.64 45.39 qIV21
r:+0.59 20.55 45.39 (24.84)
5 Elaraby, Abdelr JR Louisville 46.41 45.60 qIV21
r:+0.64 20.72 45.60 (24.88)
6 Henderson, Noah JR NCSU 46.18 45.68 qIV21
r:+0.61 20.94 45.68 (24.74)
7 Hayes, Aiden G FR NCSU 46.57 45.79 qIV21
r:+0.65 21.34 45.79 (24.45)
8 Ferraro, Christ 5Y GT 45.61 45.84 qIV21
r:+0.66 21.44 45.84 (24.40)
Women’s 200 freestyle
Alex Walsh leads the way in the 200 free for Virginia, clocking in at 1:44.54 in prelims. It’s a tight field headed to finals. Sarah Foley of Duke continued her strong meet by going 1:45.17, .02 ahead of Reilly Tiltmann of Virginia. The top seed entering the morning, Louisville’s Paige Hetrick, eased into the final in fourth in 1:45.35, while Virginia Tech’s Emma Atkinson and NC State’s Abbey Webb tied for fifth in 1:45.60.
Men’s 200 freestyle
Ah, just five A finalists for NC State and six of the top nine. Ho hum.
That’s the way NC State’s depth is, with Bartosz Piszczorowicz leading the way in 1:33.23. Teammate Lukas Miller, who entered as the top seed, went 1:33.73 for fourth, followed in order by Samuel Hoover, Noah Bowers and Hunter Tapp. The only interlopers in the NC State party were Louisville’s Murilo Sartori (second in 1:33.39) and Georgia Tech’s Baturalp Ulu (third in 1:33.49).
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