ACC Championships, Day 3: Torri Huske Clocks 48.52 100 Fly; Katie Grimes Adds Medley Win
The first swimmer to win two individual events at the ACC Championships is Katie Grimes, a freshman who joined the University of Virginia program at midseason. After winning the 500 freestyle Wednesday evening, Grimes added a triumph in the 400 IM Thursday. Following that, a trio of U.S. Olympians faced off in the 100 butterfly with Stanford’s Torri Huske facing Virginia’s Claire Curzan and Alex Walsh.
The session also included the men’s 400 IM and 100 fly, the 200 freestyle for both genders and women’s 3-meter diving. The meet continues through Saturday. By the end of the session, Virginia’s women had opened up a 60.5-point lead over Stanford, with Louisville sitting in third, while the Cal men were 38.5 points clear of the Cardinal while North Carolina held down third place.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 22 1. Virginia, University of 744.5 2. Stanford University 684 3. Louisville, University of 575 4. California, University of, Ber 431.5 5. North Carolina, University of, 394 6. North Carolina State Universit 353 7. University of Miami (Florida) 268 8. Pittsburgh, University of 267 9. Florida State University 232 10. Duke University 189 11. VA Tech 158.5 12. Notre Dame, University of 157 13. Southern Methodist University 110.5 14. Boston College 78 15. Georgia Institute of Technolog 66
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 21 1. California, University of, Ber 633.5 2. Stanford University 565 3. North Carolina, University of, 517 4. North Carolina State Universit 501 5. Louisville, University of 449.5 6. VA Tech 331 7. Virginia, University of 306 8. Florida State University 305.5 9. Pittsburgh, University of 255.5 10. Southern Methodist University 239 11. Georgia Institute of Technolog 233 12. Duke University 105 13. Boston College 62 14. University of Miami (Florida) 52 15. Notre Dame, University of 19
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Women’s 400 IM
Katie Grimes was unstoppable in the women’s 400 IM final. The Olympic silver medalist in the meters version of the event already clocked the country’s fastest time in the event during her two-month college career, touching in 3:59.02 in late January, and she backed that up with a conference win Thursday. A slim lead over Stanford’s Caroline Bricker after butterfly turned into a lead of more than three seconds at the halfway point. The field came back to Grimes on the breaststroke, but her elite freestyle meant no one would catch her.
Grimes finished in 3:59.69, two-thirds of a second shy of her season-best time. Grimes owns a lifetime best of 3:57.02, making her the 6th-fastest performer ever in the event. Bricker placed second in 4:01.40, and her Stanford teammate Lucy Bell was third in 4:01.70. Bricker is one of only three swimmers, along with Grimes and Florida’s Emma Weyant, to break 4:00 this season. Bricker swam a top time of 3:59.88 from the Texas Invitational in November. Leah Hayes, another Virginia freshman who surged through the field on breaststroke, took fourth in 4:02.23.
Event 16 Women 400 Yard IM
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MEET: @ 3:59.33 2/16/2023 Ella E Nelson, UVA-VA
CONF: # 3:55.97 3/22/2024 Alex 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: & 3:59.33 2/16/2023 Ella Nelson, UVA-VA
4:03.62 A
4:10.74 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
4:16.78 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Grimes, Kathryn FR UVA 4:02.57 3:59.69 A 32
r:+0.70 25.59 54.68 (29.09)
1:24.12 (29.44) 1:52.84 (28.72)
2:28.27 (35.43) 3:04.18 (35.91)
3:32.28 (28.10) 3:59.69 (27.41)
2 Bricker, Caroli SO Stanford 4:05.55 4:01.40 A 28
r:+0.67 25.85 54.88 (29.03)
1:25.64 (30.76) 1:56.03 (30.39)
2:30.37 (34.34) 3:05.44 (35.07)
3:33.96 (28.52) 4:01.40 (27.44)
3 Bell, Lucerne JR Stanford 4:08.70 4:01.70 A 27
r:+0.67 25.94 55.41 (29.47)
1:27.20 (31.79) 1:58.28 (31.08)
2:31.89 (33.61) 3:05.97 (34.08)
3:34.65 (28.68) 4:01.70 (27.05)
4 Hayes, Leah FR UVA 4:04.62 4:02.23 A 26
r:+0.78 26.82 56.38 (29.56)
1:26.38 (30.00) 1:56.14 (29.76)
2:30.47 (34.33) 3:05.77 (35.30)
3:34.61 (28.84) 4:02.23 (27.62)
5 Thompson, Emily FR Stanford 4:09.05 4:06.28 IV24 25
r:+0.65 26.17 56.17 (30.00)
1:27.65 (31.48) 1:59.46 (31.81)
2:34.04 (34.58) 3:09.83 (35.79)
3:38.56 (28.73) 4:06.28 (27.72)
6 Hazle, Kathryn SO California 4:09.76 4:07.63 IV24 24
r:+0.71 27.00 56.97 (29.97)
1:29.09 (32.12) 2:00.42 (31.33)
2:35.20 (34.78) 3:10.21 (35.01)
3:39.49 (29.28) 4:07.63 (28.14)
7 Farris, Aislin JR UNC 4:09.27 4:08.60 IV24 23
r:+0.64 26.61 56.56 (29.95)
1:27.38 (30.82) 1:57.47 (30.09)
2:33.56 (36.09) 3:10.14 (36.58)
3:39.94 (29.80) 4:08.60 (28.66)
8 Bathurst, Ella SR UVA 4:09.93 4:10.89 B 22
r:+0.73 27.37 57.96 (30.59)
1:29.79 (31.83) 2:00.36 (30.57)
2:36.30 (35.94) 3:12.53 (36.23)
3:42.11 (29.58) 4:10.89 (28.78)
Men’s 400 IM
NC State’s Kyle Ponsler pulled ahead of the field on the backstroke leg, but he could not hold up as Louisville’s Tommy Bried took control of the race on breaststroke before holding tough on freestyle. Bried, the fifth-place finisher in the 400-meter IM at the U.S. Olympic Trials and a semifinalist in both the 200 fly and 200 breast, pulled into the finish in 3:39.28, identical to his prelims time but three seconds quicker than his season best entering the meet.
Ponsler grabbed second in 3:40.05. Bried and Ponsler actually had a very similar race in the Olympic Trials final of the meters version of the event, with Bried passing Ponsler on breaststroke before finishing one spot ahead. Third went to North Carolina’s Ben Delmar in 3:40.61, just ahead of Pitt’s Max Matteazzi (3:40.89). Louisville also got fifth-place points from Gregg Enoch (3:41.57).
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: % 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
NCAA: ^ 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
Pool: & 3:33.65 11/18/2022Leon Marchand, ASU
3:38.37 A
3:42.93 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
3:49.53 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Bried, Thomas JR Louisville 3:39.28 3:39.28 IV24 32
r:+0.70 23.70 50.08 (26.38)
1:18.89 (28.81) 1:47.52 (28.63)
2:16.73 (29.21) 2:47.07 (30.34)
3:13.59 (26.52) 3:39.28 (25.69)
2 Ponsler, Kyle JR NCSU 3:41.85 3:40.05 IV24 28
r:+0.68 22.93 49.61 (26.68)
1:17.64 (28.03) 1:45.41 (27.77)
2:15.70 (30.29) 2:47.74 (32.04)
3:14.25 (26.51) 3:40.05 (25.80)
3 Delmar, Benjami SO UNC 3:41.51 3:40.61 IV24 27
r:+0.70 23.72 50.37 (26.65)
1:19.63 (29.26) 1:48.01 (28.38)
2:17.83 (29.82) 2:47.68 (29.85)
3:14.73 (27.05) 3:40.61 (25.88)
4 Matteazzi, Mass 5Y Pitt 3:41.56 3:40.89 IV24 26
r:+0.67 23.24 50.14 (26.90)
1:18.29 (28.15) 1:46.16 (27.87)
2:17.17 (31.01) 2:48.92 (31.75)
3:15.62 (26.70) 3:40.89 (25.27)
5 Enoch, Gregg FR Louisville 3:41.10 3:41.57 IV24 25
r:+0.66 23.05 49.58 (26.53)
1:18.23 (28.65) 1:46.26 (28.03)
2:18.15 (31.89) 2:50.27 (32.12)
3:16.31 (26.04) 3:41.57 (25.26)
6 Dramm, Louis JR UNC 3:43.07 3:42.42 IV24 24
r:+0.70 23.09 49.65 (26.56)
1:18.72 (29.07) 1:47.60 (28.88)
2:18.19 (30.59) 2:50.04 (31.85)
3:16.85 (26.81) 3:42.42 (25.57)
7 Zuchowski, Josh JR Stanford 3:42.22 3:42.64 IV24 23
r:+0.68 23.80 50.97 (27.17)
1:19.25 (28.28) 1:46.84 (27.59)
2:19.28 (32.44) 2:51.46 (32.18)
3:18.20 (26.74) 3:42.64 (24.44)
8 Millard, Jackso JR Louisville 3:42.31 3:46.77 B 22
r:+0.65 23.17 50.33 (27.16)
1:18.74 (28.41) 1:46.47 (27.73)
2:18.10 (31.63) 2:51.37 (33.27)
3:19.35 (27.98) 3:46.77 (27.42)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Stanford’s Torri Huske was not forced to contend with American and NCAA-record holder Gretchen Walsh in the 100 fly final, but she still had two Olympians representing the University of Virginia standing in her way of a conference crown. But Huske pulled away from Claire Curzan while Alex Walsh was never in contention Thursday evening, and Huske knocked four tenths off her best time on the way to a win.
Huske finished in 48.52, taking down her previous best time of 48.96 from the 2023 NCAA Championships. Huske remains the fourth-fastest performer ever in the event behind Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass and Maggie Mac Neil, and she remains No. 2 in the national rankings behind Gretchen Walsh.
Curzan, meanwhile, knocked almost a half-second off her third-ranked season-best time to place second in 49.02. That improved upon her career-best mark of 49.24, although she remained No. 5 in the all-time standings in the event. Notably, Curzan’s previous time briefly stood as the American record when she swam it in February 2022. Alex Walsh placed third in 50.00, narrowly missing becoming the 14th member of the sub-50 club, while NC State freshman Leah Shackley grabbed fourth (50.33).
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 48.25 2/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 47.35 3/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 47.35 11/22/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
USOP: % 47.35 11/22/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
NCAA: ^ 47.35 11/21/2024Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
Pool: & 48.25 2/22/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
50.52 A
51.88 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
53.34 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Huske, Victoria JR Stanford 49.94 48.52 A 32
r:+0.60 22.73 48.52 (25.79)
2 Curzan, Claire JR UVA 49.83 49.02 A 28
r:+0.69 22.86 49.02 (26.16)
3 Walsh, Alexandr 5Y UVA 50.35 50.00 A 27
r:+0.75 23.47 50.00 (26.53)
4 Shackley, Leah FR NCSU 50.87 50.33 A 26
r:+0.69 23.21 50.33 (27.12)
5 Welch, Ella JR Louisville 51.50 50.74 IV24 25
r:+0.65 23.88 50.74 (26.86)
6 Carvalho, Giuli SR Miami 50.99 50.91 IV24 24
r:+0.60 23.60 50.91 (27.31)
7 Yendell, Sophie 5Y Pitt 51.20 51.13 IV24 23
r:+0.73 23.66 51.13 (27.47)
8 Ressencourt, Li SR California 51.29 51.57 IV24 22
r:+0.68 23.78 51.57 (27.79)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
A rush of 44-second swims in the men’s 100 fly final left 2023 NCAA champion Youssef Ramadan of Virginia Tech in fifth place while NC State’s Luke Miller, third at last year’s national meet, fell all the way to sixth. Coming out on top was Stanford’s Andrei Minakov, the national champion in the event back in 2022.
Minakov was slightly behind Virginia Tech’s Mario Molla Yanes and Florida State’s Michel Arkhangelskiy at the halfway point, but he closed in 23.84 to secure the win in 44.27. Minakov moved to No. 6 in the country in the event. Arkhangelskiy placed second in 44.36 while Dare Rose, the bronz medalist in the 100-meter fly at the 2023 World Championships, had the quickest back half (23.77) to secure third in 44.55. Molla Yanes was fourth in 44.63, ahead of Ramadan (44.83) and Miller (44.87).
Event 19 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 43.90 3/26/2022 Youssef T Ramadan, VT-VA
CONF: # 43.15 3/24/2023 Youssef T 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: & 43.85 11/22/2024Ilya Kharun, ASU
44.51 A
45.37 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
46.80 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Minakov, Andrei SR Stanford 44.31 44.27 A 32
r:+0.67 20.43 44.27 (23.84)
2 Arkhangelskiy, FSU 44.71 44.36 A 28
r:+0.63 20.42 44.36 (23.94)
3 Rose, Oludare 5Y California 45.09 44.55 IV24 27
r:+0.67 20.78 44.55 (23.77)
4 Molla Yanes, Ma SR VA Tech 45.32 44.63 IV24 26
r:+0.62 20.40 44.63 (24.23)
5 Ramadan, Yousse 5Y VA Tech 45.09 44.83 IV24 25
r:+0.62 20.81 44.83 (24.02)
6 Miller, Lukas 5Y NCSU 45.15 44.87 IV24 24
r:+0.61 20.93 44.87 (23.94)
7 Sequeira, Aaron SR Stanford 45.24 45.07 IV24 23
r:+0.68 20.76 45.07 (24.31)
8 Foy, Patrick FR UNC 45.26 45.33 IV24 22
r:+0.69 20.96 45.33 (24.37)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
None of Virginia’s quartet of Olympic medalist (Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Katie Grimes and Claire Curzan) swam in the 200 free final, but Aimee Canny took care of business to earn the Cavaliers their fourth individual event victory of the meet. Canny overcame an early challenge from Stanford’s Aurora Roghair and pulled away down the stretch to record a time of 1:42.00, good for No. 6 in the national rankings. It’s worth noting, however, that the swimmers in front of her in the standings include Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske and Curzan, none of whom are likely to contest the event at the NCAA Championships.
Lea Polonsky, who already took third in the 200 IM in Greensboro, secured second place in 1:42.98. Third went to Virginia’s Anna Moesch, who came home in 25.83 to move from sixth place into a podium spot at 1:43.15. Roghair, who was in second until the last two lengths, fell to fourth (1:43.48).
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 1:39.34 2/18/2025 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 1:39.34 2/18/2025 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
USOP: % 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
NCAA: ^ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
Pool: & 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, California
1:42.60 A
1:44.80 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:46.85 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Canny, Aimee JR UVA 1:43.08 1:42.00 A 32
r:+0.78 24.30 50.38 (26.08)
1:16.25 (25.87) 1:42.00 (25.75)
2 Polonsky, Lea SR California 1:43.28 1:42.98 IV24 28
r:+0.67 24.49 50.43 (25.94)
1:16.85 (26.42) 1:42.98 (26.13)
3 Moesch, Annalie FR UVA 1:43.98 1:43.15 IV24 27
r:+0.73 24.36 50.81 (26.45)
1:17.32 (26.51) 1:43.15 (25.83)
4 Roghair, Aurora SR Stanford 1:43.27 1:43.48 IV24 26
r:+0.79 24.32 50.21 (25.89)
1:16.49 (26.28) 1:43.48 (26.99)
5 Wilson, Kayla JR Stanford 1:44.00 1:43.71 IV24 25
r:+0.71 24.68 50.71 (26.03)
1:17.25 (26.54) 1:43.71 (26.46)
6 Pelaez, Erika FR NCSU 1:44.07 1:43.88 IV24 24
r:+0.67 24.09 50.65 (26.56)
1:17.22 (26.57) 1:43.88 (26.66)
7 Golovaty, Daria FR Louisville 1:44.33 1:44.34 IV24 23
r:+0.71 24.33 50.70 (26.37)
1:17.80 (27.10) 1:44.34 (26.54)
8 Cardwell, Summe SO Louisville 1:44.68 1:44.59 IV24 22
r:+0.74 24.14 50.46 (26.32)
1:17.34 (26.88) 1:44.59 (27.25)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Stanford’s Henry McFadden earned his first ACC title with a comeback win in the 200 free. Louisville’s Guy Brooks had the lead nearly the entire race, leading by four tenths at the halfway point and holding onto a narrow advantage with 50 yards remaining, but McFadden had the most left in reserve down the stretch, splitting more than eight tenths quicker than Brooks to come into the wall in 1:31.30, good for No. 6 nationally.
The North Carolina Tar Heels earned their first top-three finish in a swimming event as Patrick Hussey finished strong to take second in 1:31.68, and there was a tie for third, with Cal’s Lucas Henveaux coming back to tie Brooks in 1:32.04. Henveaux was previously the winner of the 500 free Thursday evening. NC State’s Kaii Winkler was just off the pace in 1:32.23.
Event 21 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 1:31.16 3/26/2022 Luke Miller, NC State
CONF: # 1:30.36 3/29/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
AMER: $ 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
USOP: % 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
NCAA: ^ 1:28.81 3/27/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
Pool: & 1:31.16 2/20/2024 Christopher Guiliano, Notre Dame-AC
1:31.21 A
1:32.93 IV24 Invited NCAA 2024
1:35.35 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 McFadden, Henry SO Stanford 1:32.27 1:31.30 IV24 32
r:+0.72 21.22 44.32 (23.10)
1:07.92 (23.60) 1:31.30 (23.38)
2 Hussey, Patrick 5Y UNC 1:32.91 1:31.68 IV24 28
r:+0.67 21.60 44.73 (23.13)
1:08.26 (23.53) 1:31.68 (23.42)
3 Brooks, Guy JR Louisville 1:32.71 1:32.04 IV24 26.5
r:+0.69 20.86 43.92 (23.06)
1:07.84 (23.92) 1:32.04 (24.20)
3 Henveaux, Lucas 5Y California 1:32.76 1:32.04 IV24 26.5
r:+0.67 21.47 44.82 (23.35)
1:08.62 (23.80) 1:32.04 (23.42)
5 Winkler, Kaii FR NCSU 1:32.52 1:32.23 IV24 25
r:+0.68 20.78 44.39 (23.61)
1:08.43 (24.04) 1:32.23 (23.80)
6 Frandson, Trent SR California 1:33.07 1:32.80 IV24 24
r:+0.69 21.88 45.38 (23.50)
1:09.12 (23.74) 1:32.80 (23.68)
7 Diehl, Daniel SO NCSU 1:32.97 1:32.89 IV24 23
r:+0.68 21.54 45.31 (23.77)
1:09.02 (23.71) 1:32.89 (23.87)
8 Dominguez Calon SR VA Tech 1:33.06 1:33.35 B 22
r:+0.65 21.55 44.85 (23.30)
1:08.99 (24.14) 1:33.35 (24.36)
Women’s 3-Meter Diving
The Miami Hurricanes went 1-2 in 3-meter diving as Chiara Pellacani secured the win with 403.15 points while teammate Mia Vallee also reached the podium, scoring 367.20. Second went to North Carolina’s Lanie Gutch (371.40). Fellow Tar Heel Aranza Vazquez, the two-time defending national champion in both springboard events, ended up a surprising fifth (365.65).
Event 22 Women 3 mtr Diving
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MEET: @ 439.70 2/19/2010 Abby Johnston, Duke
CONF: # 439.70 2/17/2010 Abby Johnston, Duke
Pool: & 410.25 3/20/2015 Yu Zhou, UMIN
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Finals ===
1 Pellacani, Chia JR Miami 357.45 403.15 32
2 Gutch, Lanie FR UNC 346.10 371.40 28
3 Vallee, Mia GS Miami 332.80 367.20 27
4 Omeara, Margo E SR Duke 322.80 366.15 26
5 Vazquez, Aranza 5Y UNC 346.75 365.65 25
6 Vear, Samantha GS FSU 320.50 306.70 24
7 Clark, Kayleigh GS FSU 335.25 306.60 23
8 Gizzi, Lindsay SR Louisville 312.10 300.10 22
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