ACC Championships, Day 2 Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Blasts American Record 20.77 in 50 Free
Three swimmers enter Day 2 of the ACC Championships with A cuts in the women’s 50 freestyle. One enters as the American record holder. And that one improved the mark in short order.
Gretchen Walsh’s hot streak continues, the Virginia superstar going 20.77 to clip .02 seconds off her American mark from NCAAs last year. It leads five NCAA A cuts in the A final Tuesday night with a wonder of just how low Walsh can push it.
It was the first installment in an engrossing set of 50 frees, with Chris Guiliano of Notre Dame downing Ryan Held’s long-held ACC Championships mark in the men’s 50 with an 18.57.
All the action from the morning session at the Greensboro Aquatic Center:
Team Standings
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 5 1. North Carolina, University of 159 2. Louisville, University of 155 3. Virginia, University of 154 4. North Carolina State Universit 144 5. Duke University 142 6. Notre Dame, University of 139 7. Florida State University 128 8. VA Tech 115 9. University of Miami (Florida) 96 10. Pittsburgh, University of 85 10. Georgia Institute of Technolog 85
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 6 1. North Carolina State Universit 120 2. Louisville, University of 114 3. VA Tech 110 4. Notre Dame, University of 106 5. Florida State University 102 6. North Carolina, University of 92 7. Pittsburgh, University of 90 8. Georgia Institute of Technolog 86 9. Duke University 74 10. Virginia, University of 48
Women’s 500 freestyle
Virginia is in position to score big time, for not the last time. Cavan Gormsen led a UVA 1-2-3 in prelims, going 4:41.11. She and teammate Aimee Canny were the only two swimmers to enter the meet with times in the 4:30s. Canny was third in 4:42.40, just behind teammate Sophia Knapp. Madelyn Donohoe made it four Cavs in the A final in sixth.
NC State placed three in the A final, led by Yara Hierath in 4:43.91.
Event 9 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: # 4:30.74 2/18/2016 Leah Smith, Virginia
CONF: % 4:28.90 3/16/2017 Leah Smith, Virginia
AMER: $ 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
USOP: & 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
NCAA: ! 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Pool: * 4:29.54 12/4/2014 Katie Ledecky, NCAP-PV
4:37.89 A
4:41.09 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
4:47.20 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Gormsen, Cavan UVA 4:38.80 4:41.11 qB
r:+0.72 25.94 53.97 (28.03)
1:22.09 (28.12) 1:50.63 (28.54)
2:18.98 (28.35) 2:47.55 (28.57)
3:15.93 (28.38) 3:44.39 (28.46)
4:12.88 (28.49) 4:41.11 (28.23)
2 Knapp, Sophia UVA 4:43.33 4:42.14 qB
r:+0.74 25.81 53.93 (28.12)
1:22.39 (28.46) 1:50.76 (28.37)
2:18.88 (28.12) 2:46.98 (28.10)
3:15.41 (28.43) 3:44.05 (28.64)
4:12.89 (28.84) 4:42.14 (29.25)
3 Canny, Aimee UVA 4:36.26 4:42.40 qB
r:+0.76 26.70 55.37 (28.67)
1:23.79 (28.42) 1:52.09 (28.30)
2:20.84 (28.75) 2:49.34 (28.50)
3:17.85 (28.51) 3:46.67 (28.82)
4:14.81 (28.14) 4:42.40 (27.59)
4 Hierath, Yara NC State 4:43.54 4:43.91 qB
r:+0.77 26.71 55.04 (28.33)
1:23.58 (28.54) 1:52.25 (28.67)
2:20.96 (28.71) 2:49.62 (28.66)
3:18.35 (28.73) 3:47.20 (28.85)
4:16.14 (28.94) 4:43.91 (27.77)
5 Travis, Brooke NC State 4:46.60 4:43.94 qB
r:+0.77 26.44 54.62 (28.18)
1:22.93 (28.31) 1:51.43 (28.50)
2:20.15 (28.72) 2:49.06 (28.91)
3:17.71 (28.65) 3:46.71 (29.00)
4:15.73 (29.02) 4:43.94 (28.21)
6 Donohoe, Madely UVA 4:47.47 4:44.02 qB
r:+0.69 26.75 55.30 (28.55)
1:24.09 (28.79) 1:52.90 (28.81)
2:21.79 (28.89) 2:50.30 (28.51)
3:19.04 (28.74) 3:47.82 (28.78)
4:16.40 (28.58) 4:44.02 (27.62)
7 Travis, Chase VA Tech 4:41.73 4:44.35 qB
r:+0.77 26.60 55.19 (28.59)
1:23.92 (28.73) 1:52.82 (28.90)
2:21.59 (28.77) 2:50.48 (28.89)
3:19.36 (28.88) 3:48.11 (28.75)
4:16.85 (28.74) 4:44.35 (27.50)
8 Hastings, Emma NC State 4:41.51 4:44.40 qB
r:+0.73 26.31 54.35 (28.04)
1:22.71 (28.36) 1:51.12 (28.41)
2:19.71 (28.59) 2:48.41 (28.70)
3:17.23 (28.82) 3:46.27 (29.04)
4:15.45 (29.18) 4:44.40 (28.95)
Men’s 500 freestyle
Louisville’s Ilia Sibirtsev led the way in prelims with a time of 4:15.30, but NC State is poised for big points. The Wolfpack have four swimmers in the A final, and the lowest placed among them is 2022 ACC champ Ross Dant. Dant was two seconds slower than his season-best in 4:18.36 to scrape into the A final.
Ahead of him is Kenneth Lloyd, second in 4:15.53. He’s followed by James Plage and Kyle Ponsler. Huge swim from Luiz Dominguez of Virginia Tech to drop more than six seconds to be the fifth seed in 4:17.02.
Event 10 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: # 4:10.00 2/26/2009 Matt McLean, Virginia
CONF: % 4:09.13 1/26/2018 Anton Ipsen, NCSU-NC
AMER: $ 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith, Florida
USOP: & 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith, Florida
NCAA: ! 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith, Florida
Pool: * 4:07.97 3/24/2021 Jake Magahey, UGA-GA
4:10.74 A
4:14.36 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
4:21.99 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sibirtsev, Ilia Louisville 4:16.05 4:15.30 qB
r:+0.63 23.39 48.58 (25.19)
1:14.14 (25.56) 1:39.86 (25.72)
2:05.94 (26.08) 2:32.03 (26.09)
2:58.08 (26.05) 3:24.22 (26.14)
3:50.27 (26.05) 4:15.30 (25.03)
2 Lloyd, Kenneth NC State 4:16.44 4:15.53 qB
r:+0.77 23.55 48.93 (25.38)
1:14.83 (25.90) 1:40.92 (26.09)
2:06.94 (26.02) 2:32.76 (25.82)
2:58.28 (25.52) 3:24.17 (25.89)
3:50.08 (25.91) 4:15.53 (25.45)
3 Plage, James NC State 4:15.74 4:16.65 qB
r:+0.72 23.91 49.17 (25.26)
1:14.80 (25.63) 1:40.80 (26.00)
2:06.94 (26.14) 2:32.97 (26.03)
2:58.91 (25.94) 3:24.75 (25.84)
3:51.06 (26.31) 4:16.65 (25.59)
4 Ponsler, Kyle NC State 4:17.65 4:16.69 qB
r:+0.70 23.15 48.29 (25.14)
1:14.17 (25.88) 1:40.08 (25.91)
2:06.28 (26.20) 2:32.51 (26.23)
2:58.67 (26.16) 3:24.90 (26.23)
3:51.12 (26.22) 4:16.69 (25.57)
5 Dominguez Calon VA Tech 4:23.35 4:17.02 qB
r:+0.72 22.71 47.82 (25.11)
1:13.62 (25.80) 1:39.45 (25.83)
2:05.48 (26.03) 2:31.85 (26.37)
2:58.37 (26.52) 3:24.94 (26.57)
3:51.40 (26.46) 4:17.02 (25.62)
6 Sartori, Murilo Louisville 4:18.74 4:17.11 qB
r:+0.74 23.48 49.17 (25.69)
1:14.97 (25.80) 1:40.70 (25.73)
2:06.67 (25.97) 2:32.93 (26.26)
2:59.27 (26.34) 3:25.56 (26.29)
3:51.72 (26.16) 4:17.11 (25.39)
7 Unlu, Baturalp GT 4:20.77 4:17.93 qB
r:+0.71 23.51 49.28 (25.77)
1:15.22 (25.94) 1:41.32 (26.10)
2:07.53 (26.21) 2:33.78 (26.25)
3:00.19 (26.41) 3:26.38 (26.19)
3:52.51 (26.13) 4:17.93 (25.42)
8 Dant, Ross NC State 4:16.21 4:18.36 qB
r:+0.62 23.49 48.91 (25.42)
1:14.64 (25.73) 1:40.70 (26.06)
2:06.82 (26.12) 2:33.18 (26.36)
2:59.53 (26.35) 3:26.04 (26.51)
3:52.59 (26.55) 4:18.36 (25.77)
Women’s 200 individual medley
Alex Walsh coasted to the top seed with a time of 1:53.96. She is nearly two seconds up on Duke’s Sarah Foley, who went 1:55.88. Margaret Nelson added a second UVA swimmer in the A final in 1:56.05, and Ella Bathurst crept into the A final in 1:57.47.
Event 11 Women 200 Yard IM
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MEET: # 1:50.15 2/14/2023 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
CONF: % 1:48.37 3/17/2022 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
AMER: $ 1:48.37 3/17/2022 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
USOP: & 1:48.37 3/17/2022 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
NCAA: ! 1:48.37 3/17/2022 Kate C Douglass, UVA-VA
Pool: * 1:50.15 2/15/2023 Katherine Douglass, UVA-VA
1:53.66 A
1:56.90 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
1:59.56 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Walsh, Alexandr UVA 1:52.59 1:53.96 qIV23
r:+0.76 24.32 52.73 (28.41)
1:25.61 (32.88) 1:53.96 (28.35)
2 Foley, Sarah Duke 1:56.13 1:55.88 qIV23
r:+0.66 25.02 55.02 (30.00)
1:27.77 (32.75) 1:55.88 (28.11)
3 Nelson, Margare UVA 1:53.95 1:56.05 qIV23
r:+0.77 25.67 54.61 (28.94)
1:27.64 (33.03) 1:56.05 (28.41)
4 Noble, Helen NC State 1:55.98 1:56.53 qIV23
r:+0.67 25.70 53.65 (27.95)
1:28.14 (34.49) 1:56.53 (28.39)
5 Gomes Celidonio Louisville 1:57.40 1:56.64 qIV23
r:+0.74 25.22 54.40 (29.18)
1:28.43 (34.03) 1:56.64 (28.21)
6 Herkle, Kim Louisville 1:58.64 1:57.01 qB
r:+0.72 25.87 55.66 (29.79)
1:28.83 (33.17) 1:57.01 (28.18)
7 Peroni, Martina Duke 1:58.73 1:57.27 qB
r:+0.72 25.37 55.28 (29.91)
1:29.20 (33.92) 1:57.27 (28.07)
8 Bathurst, Ella UVA 1:57.03 1:57.47 qB
r:+0.69 25.86 55.60 (29.74)
1:29.04 (33.44) 1:57.47 (28.43)
Men’s 200 individual medley
Tim Connery set the pace for UVA in the 200 IM in 1:42.00. He’s .46 seconds ahead of the reigning champ and meet record holder, Arsenio Bustos of NC State. Daniel Diehl set a season-best for the Wolfpack in 1:42.77, and Sam Hoover adds a third NC State swimmer in the A final. Carles Coll Marti is fourth in 1:42.80.
Event 12 Men 200 Yard IM
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MEET: # 1:40.31 2/15/2023 Arsenio Bustos, NC State
CONF: % 1:39.35 3/24/2019 Andreas Vazaios, NCSU-NC
AMER: $ 1:38.10 3/23/2023 Destin Lasco, California
USOP: & 1:36.34 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
NCAA: ! 1:36.34 3/24/2022 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
Pool: * 1:39.26 11/16/2023Hubert Kos, ASU
1:41.03 A
1:43.14 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
1:46.16 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Connery, Timoth UVA 1:43.91 1:42.00 qIV23
r:+0.66 21.91 47.26 (25.35)
1:16.96 (29.70) 1:42.00 (25.04)
2 Bustos, Arsenio NC State 1:45.63 1:42.46 qIV23
r:+0.64 21.35 46.81 (25.46)
1:16.49 (29.68) 1:42.46 (25.97)
3 Diehl, Daniel NC State 1:43.11 1:42.77 qIV23
r:+0.66 22.34 48.33 (25.99)
1:18.41 (30.08) 1:42.77 (24.36)
4 Coll Marti, Car VA Tech 1:43.12 1:42.80 qIV23
r:+0.61 22.46 48.10 (25.64)
1:17.19 (29.09) 1:42.80 (25.61)
5 Hoover, Samuel NC State 1:44.72 1:43.14 qIV23
r:+0.63 22.63 49.49 (26.86)
1:18.94 (29.45) 1:43.14 (24.20)
6 Herbet, Mason FSU 1:44.35 1:43.52 qB
r:+0.70 22.03 47.52 (25.49)
1:18.00 (30.48) 1:43.52 (25.52)
7 Edge, James Notre Dame 1:45.66 1:43.63 qB
r:+0.62 22.31 48.32 (26.01)
1:18.13 (29.81) 1:43.63 (25.50)
8 Sergile, Sebast UVA 1:43.42 1:43.81 qB
r:+0.65 22.55 48.82 (26.27)
1:19.00 (30.18) 1:43.81 (24.81)
Women’s 50 freestyle
Gretchen Walsh just blasted her way to the win in prelims in 20.77, .02 under the conference and American mark she set. It also breaks the U.S. Open mark she jointly held with Maggie MacNeil.
Jasmine Nocentini is the second seed for Virginia in 21.30, and Maxine Parker joins her in the A final in seventh. Katharine Berkoff is third in 21.38. Gabi Albiero is lurking in fifth, a spot behind teammate Christiana Regenauer.
Event 13 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: # 20.83 2/15/2023 Gretchen C Walsh, UVA-VA
CONF: % 20.79 3/16/2023 Gretchen C Walsh, UVA-VA
AMER: $ 20.79 3/16/2023 Gretchen C Walsh, UVA-VA
USOP: & 20.79 3/16/2023 Maggie McNeil/Gretchen Walsh, Michigan/UVA
NCAA: ! 20.79 3/16/2023 Maggie McNeil/Gretchen Walsh, Michigan/UVA
Pool: * 20.83 2/15/2023 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-VA
21.63 A
22.15 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
22.67 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Walsh, Gretchen UVA 20.79 20.77%qA
r:+0.75 10.13 20.77 (10.64)
2 Nocentini, Jasm UVA 21.45 21.30 qA
r:+0.62 10.23 21.30 (11.07)
3 Berkoff, Kathar NC State 21.52 21.38 qA
r:+0.71 10.45 21.38 (10.93)
4 Regenauer, Chri Louisville 21.93 21.56 qA
r:+0.68 10.44 21.56 (11.12)
5 Albiero, Gabrie Louisville 21.75 21.61 qA
r:+0.59 10.42 21.61 (11.19)
6 Dennis, Julia Louisville 21.98 21.68 qIV23
r:+0.63 10.39 21.68 (11.29)
7 Parker, Maxine UVA 22.21 21.81 qIV23
r:+0.71 10.75 21.81 (11.06)
8 Yendell, Sophie Pitt 22.03 21.90 qIV23
r:+0.70 10.65 21.90 (11.25)
Men’s 50 freestyle
Chris Guiliano joined Walsh in the quick morning club, blasting a time of 18.57 seconds to win the men’s 50 free. That downs the meet record set by Ryan Held in 2017 at 18.68 seconds. It’s within .01 of the conference mark that Held set at NCAAs that year (18.56).
Second was Youssef Ramadan of Virginia Tech in 18.79. Both he and Abdelrahman Elaraby (18.82) set NCAA A cuts. Quintin McCarty of NC State, who already has an auto time, was fourth, leading three Wolfpack swimmers in the A final with Larry Salls and Aiden Hayes. Matt Bownstead of Virginia is also in the mix, sixth in 19.05.
Event 14 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: # 18.68 2/28/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
CONF: % 18.56 3/23/2017 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC
AMER: $ 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
USOP: & 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
NCAA: ! 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida
Pool: * 18.33 3/25/2021 Ryan Hoffer, CAL-PC
18.82 A
19.21 IV23 Invited NCAA 2023
19.79 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Guiliano, Chris Notre Dame 18.84 18.57#qA
r:+0.61 8.93 18.57 (9.64)
2 Ramadan, Yousse VA Tech 18.97 18.79 qA
r:+0.57 9.19 18.79 (9.60)
3 Elaraby, Abdelr Notre Dame 19.45 18.82 qA
r:+0.65 9.20 18.82 (9.62)
4 McCarty, Quinti NC State 18.80 18.95 qIV23
r:+0.66 9.19 18.95 (9.76)
5 Salls, Larry NC State 19.20 19.04 qIV23
r:+0.66
6 Brownstead, Mat UVA 19.27 19.05 qIV23
r:+0.61 9.18 19.05 (9.87)
7 Whitfield, Bren VA Tech 19.49 19.10 qIV23
r:+0.65 9.29 19.10 (9.81)
8 Hayes, Aiden NC State 19.47 19.20 qIV23
r:+0.63 9.16 19.20 (10.04)
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