ACC Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Noah Nichols Ties 100 Breast Meet Record
The 2023 ACC Championships have some serious strength in the women’s stroke distances, and that was on display Friday in the fourth morning session. But the lone record of the morning session belonged to the men’s side of the draw.
Virginia junior Noah Nichols went 51.03 in the men’s 100 breaststroke to tie the conference and ACC Championships record, set in 2021 by Louisville’s Evgenii Somov.
The full morning session recap:
Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. University of Virginia 879 2. Louisville, University of 665.5 3. North Carolina State University 611 4. University of North Carolina 431 5. VA Tech 360 6. Duke University 347 7. Florida State University 293 8. Notre Dame, University of 248 9. University of Miami Florida 215 10. Georgia Tech 197 11. University of Pittsburgh 169.5 12. Boston College 100
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 21 1. North Carolina State University 875.5 2. Louisville, University of 490.5 3. VA Tech 473.5 4. Notre Dame, University of 426.5 5. University of Virginia 416 6. Florida State University 314 7. University of North Carolina 306 8. Georgia Tech 235.5 9. University of Pittsburgh 220.5 10. Duke University 152 11. Boston College 78 12. University of Miami Florida 74
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Women’s 200 butterfly
The 200 fly is a battleground for the teams vying for second place behind Virginia. Louisville has two A finalists, with Abby Hay leading the way in 1:54.61 and Tristen Ulett seventh. NC State supplied the second and fourth seeds in finals, Abby Arens and Grace Sheble, respectively. In between is Abby Harter of Virginia.
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
GAC Pool: ^ 1:51.11 3/21/2015 Kelsi Worrell, UOFL-KY
1:52.86 A
1:56.14 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
1:59.23 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Hay, Abby E SR Louisville 1:55.23 1:54.61 qIV22
r:+0.76 25.87 54.72 (28.85)
1:24.42 (29.70) 1:54.61 (30.19)
2 Arens, Abby L JR NC State 1:54.83 1:54.98 qIV22
r:+0.67 25.30 54.28 (28.98)
1:24.02 (29.74) 1:54.98 (30.96)
3 Harter, Abby E JR UVA 1:54.45 1:55.79 qIV22
r:+0.78 25.74 55.28 (29.54)
1:25.07 (29.79) 1:55.79 (30.72)
4 Sheble, Grace E SO NC State 1:55.34 1:56.15 qB
r:+0.71 26.11 55.76 (29.65)
1:25.72 (29.96) 1:56.15 (30.43)
5 Jernstedt, Edit SO FSU 1:56.58 1:56.65 qB
r:+0.80 26.16 55.67 (29.51)
1:25.98 (30.31) 1:56.65 (30.67)
6 Vannote, Ellie SR UNC 1:54.07 1:56.85 qB
r:+0.77 26.33 55.77 (29.44)
1:25.67 (29.90) 1:56.85 (31.18)
7 Ulett, Tristen JR Louisville 1:55.78 1:57.11 qB
r:+0.79 26.17 55.94 (29.77)
1:26.05 (30.11) 1:57.11 (31.06)
8 Peroni, Martina Duke 1:53.76 1:57.16 qB
r:+0.74 26.26 56.07 (29.81)
1:26.68 (30.61) 1:57.16 (30.48)
Men’s 200 butterfly
NC State secured the top two spots and three of the top five, with Noah Bowers lead the way in 1:41.36. Just .35 back is teammate Aiden Hayes. Virginia’s Josh Fong rounds out the top three, and Pitt added an A finalist in Adam Mahler in fourth.
Event 24 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: # 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY
CONF: % 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas J Albiero, Louisville-KY
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
GAC Pool: ^ 1:38.64 3/27/2021 Nicolas Albiero, LOU-KY
1:40.20 A
1:42.42 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
1:46.31 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Bowers, Noah L SR NC State 1:42.21 1:41.36 qIV22
r:+0.66 22.66 48.07 (25.41)
1:14.33 (26.26) 1:41.36 (27.03)
2 Hayes, Aiden G SO NC State 1:42.82 1:41.77 qIV22
r:+0.67 22.14 48.20 (26.06)
1:14.60 (26.40) 1:41.77 (27.17)
3 Fong, Josh L SR UVA 1:44.44 1:43.03 qB
r:+0.65 23.34 49.53 (26.19)
1:15.67 (26.14) 1:43.03 (27.36)
4 Mahler, Adam SR PITT 1:45.00 1:43.24 qB
r:+0.66 22.89 48.98 (26.09)
1:15.66 (26.68) 1:43.24 (27.58)
5 Miller, Luke D JR NC State 1:43.42 1:43.32 qB
r:+0.63 22.64 48.51 (25.87)
1:15.51 (27.00) 1:43.32 (27.81)
6 Gentry, Landon FR VT 1:44.07 1:43.81 qB
r:+0.71 23.20 49.80 (26.60)
1:17.07 (27.27) 1:43.81 (26.74)
7 Hussey, Patrick JR UNC 1:43.60 1:44.02 qB
r:+0.70 23.18 49.40 (26.22)
1:16.68 (27.28) 1:44.02 (27.34)
8 Saldo, Gustavo SO Louisville 1:47.16 1:44.49 qB
r:+0.69 22.40 48.86 (26.46)
1:16.53 (27.67) 1:44.49 (27.96)
Women’s 100 backstroke
American record-holder Katharine Berkoff may not make a run at her time of 48.74 Friday night. But the meet record that she set last year at 49.41 is certainly in play, after she went 50.53 in the morning session. She’s nearly a second ahead of teammate Kennedy Noble, the second seed in 51.46. The Wolfpack jammed four swimmers into the top six, with Kylee Alons and Emma Muzzy following. Virginia nabbed the third seed via Reilly Tiltmann.
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: # 49.41 2/18/2022 Katharine F Berkoff, NCSU-NC
CONF: % 48.74 11/16/2021Katharine F Berkoff, NCSU-NC
AMER: $ 48.74 3/14/2021 Katharine F Berkoff, NCSU-NC
USOP: & 48.74 3/14/2021 Katharine F Berkoff, NCSU-NC
NCAA: ! 49.18 3/22/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
GAC Pool: ^ 49.74 3/19/2021 Katherine Berkoff, NCSU-NC
50.93 A
52.47 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
53.94 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Berkoff, Kathar SR NC State 50.86 50.53 qA
r:+0.57 11.79 24.52 (12.73)
37.73 (13.21) 50.53 (12.80)
2 Noble, Kennedy FR NC State 52.21 51.46 qIV22
r:+0.70 12.27 25.03 (12.76)
38.32 (13.29) 51.46 (13.14)
3 Tiltmann, Reill SO UVA 50.90 51.58 qIV22
r:+0.64 12.54 25.18 (12.64)
38.47 (13.29) 51.58 (13.11)
4 Countie, Grace SR UNC 51.79 51.70 qIV22
r:+0.86 11.93 24.74 (12.81)
38.17 (13.43) 51.70 (13.53)
5 Alons, Kylee J SR NC State 51.64 51.75 qIV22
r:+0.62 12.27 25.16 (12.89)
38.49 (13.33) 51.75 (13.26)
6 Muzzy, Emma E SR NC State 52.06 52.03 qIV22
r:+0.87 12.62 25.40 (12.78)
38.95 (13.55) 52.03 (13.08)
7 Novelline, Carl FR UVA 52.22 52.18 qIV22
r:+0.79 12.18 25.21 (13.03)
39.02 (13.81) 52.18 (13.16)
8 Lindner, Sophie SR UNC 52.03 52.35 qIV22
r:+0.60 12.33 25.23 (12.90)
38.79 (13.56) 52.35 (13.56)
Men’s 100 backstroke
Giovanni Izzo continued a strong meet by taking the top seed in the 100 back in 45.41, but the field is crowded. The eight finalists were separated by seventh tenths, with Hunter Tapp missing out on the A final. NC State had to settle for the top two spots in the final, Izzo followed .17 seconds later by Kacper Stokowski.
Notre Dame freshman Tommy Janton is the third seed, followed by Georgia Tech’s Berke Saka. Matt Brownstead of Virginia is also lurking in sixth in his off event.
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: # 44.04 2/28/2020 Coleman Stewart/Kaspar Stokows, NC State-NC
CONF: % 43.98 3/24/2019 Coleman Stewart, NC State-NC
AMER: $ 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
USOP: & 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
NCAA: ! 43.35 3/25/2022 Luca Urlando, Georgia
GAC Pool: ^ 44.04 2/28/2020 Coleman Stewart, NCSU-NC
44.94 A
45.87 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
47.77 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Izzo, Giovanni SR NC State 46.71 45.41 qIV22
r:+0.70 10.58 21.55 (10.97)
33.22 (11.67) 45.41 (12.19)
2 Stokowski, Kacp SR NC State 44.79 45.58 qIV22
r:+0.64 10.94 22.45 (11.51)
33.71 (11.26) 45.58 (11.87)
3 Janton, Tommy F FR Notre Dame 46.50 45.61 qIV22
r:+0.80 10.63 21.72 (11.09)
33.71 (11.99) 45.61 (11.90)
4 Saka, Berke SO GT 45.60 45.68 qIV22
r:+0.76 10.58 21.61 (11.03)
33.67 (12.06) 45.68 (12.01)
5 Edwards, Max E SR UVA 47.24 45.86 qIV22
r:+0.82 10.53 21.87 (11.34)
33.69 (11.82) 45.86 (12.17)
6 Brownstead, Mat JR UVA 46.00 45.91 qB
r:+0.91 10.60 22.07 (11.47)
34.20 (12.13) 45.91 (11.71)
7 Herbet, Mason J JR FSU 45.80 46.07 qB
r:+0.87 10.90 22.15 (11.25)
34.20 (12.05) 46.07 (11.87)
8 Lowe, Dalton D SR Louisville 46.73 46.10 qB
r:+0.92 10.62 22.06 (11.44)
33.89 (11.83) 46.10 (12.21)
Women’s 100 breaststroke
Alex Walsh may face a race in her quest to get Virginia more points. She was the top seed in 58.79 in the morning, and while she’s the only swimmer in the field with a sub-50 time, she had a crowd close behind her. Leading it the NC State duo of Andrea Podmanikova in 58.95 and Heather McCausland in 59.04. (The latter has a 58.16 this season). Miami scored a rare A finalist via grad student Tara Vovk. It took sub-minute to reach the A final, Virginia’s Anna Keating missing out with a 1:00.00 for ninth.
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: # 56.72 2/18/2022 Sophie E Hansson, NCSU-NC
CONF: % 56.72 2/18/2022 Sophie E Hansson, NCSU-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
GAC Pool: ^ 57.23 3/19/2021 Sophie Hansson, NCSU-NC
58.10 A
59.87 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
1:01.56 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Walsh, Alex J JR UVA 57.94 58.79 qIV22
r:+0.77 12.75 27.68 (14.93)
43.10 (15.42) 58.79 (15.69)
2 Podmanikova, An SR NC State 58.56 58.95 qIV22
r:+0.70 12.62 27.73 (15.11)
43.34 (15.61) 58.95 (15.61)
3 MacCausland, He SR NC State 58.16 59.04 qIV22
r:+0.63 12.60 28.01 (15.41)
43.39 (15.38) 59.04 (15.65)
4 Vovk, Tara GS Miami 58.89 59.11 qIV22
r:+0.71 12.65 27.68 (15.03)
43.25 (15.57) 59.11 (15.86)
5 Weber, Emma FR UVA 59.53 59.14 qIV22
r:+0.71 13.13 28.13 (15.00)
43.77 (15.64) 59.14 (15.37)
6 Smith, Skyler A SO UNC 59.56 59.30 qIV22
r:+0.67 12.48 27.53 (15.05)
43.51 (15.98) 59.30 (15.79)
7 Gridley, Kaelyn Duke 59.12 59.65 qIV22
r:+0.73 13.08 28.11 (15.03)
43.73 (15.62) 59.65 (15.92)
8 Brouwer, Aubree FR NC State 1:00.42 59.72 qIV22
r:+0.67 12.80 28.06 (15.26)
43.85 (15.79) 59.72 (15.87)
Men’s 100 breaststroke
The last event of the morning produced a meet record via Virginia’s Noah Nichols, who went 51.03 to lead the way in the 100 breast. It ties the conference mark set in 2021. Nichols had been 51.44 this season and entered as the top seed, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Second was NC State’s Mason Hunter in 51.76. The other owner of a time in the 51s this season entering the meet, Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti, went 51.84 for the third seed. He leads three Hokies in the final.
Event 28 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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MEET: # 51.03 2/26/2021 Evgenii Somov/Noah Nichols, Louisville/UVA
CONF: % 51.03 2/26/2021 Evgenii Somov/Noah Nichols, Louisville/UVA
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
GAC Pool: ^ 50.18 3/26/2021 Max McHugh, MINN-MN
51.40 A
52.20 IV22 Invited NCAA 2022
53.87 B
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Noah Nichols JR UVA 51.44 51.03#qA
r:+0.66 10.99 23.94 (12.95)
37.47 (13.53) 51.03 (13.56)
2 Hunter, Mason H SR NC State 52.41 51.76 qIV22
r:+0.70 10.83 24.03 (13.20)
37.68 (13.65) 51.76 (14.08)
3 Coll Marti, Car JR VT 51.50 51.84 qIV22
r:+0.63 10.84 24.01 (13.17)
37.73 (13.72) 51.84 (14.11)
4 Crisci, Flynn J SR PITT 54.72 51.93 qIV22
r:+0.63 10.87 24.08 (13.21)
37.86 (13.78) 51.93 (14.07)
5 Petrashov, Deni SO Louisville 52.72 52.06 qIV22
r:+0.69 11.05 24.18 (13.13)
37.89 (13.71) 52.06 (14.17)
6 Van Der Laan, C SR PITT 52.14 52.30 qB
r:+0.63 11.09 24.28 (13.19)
38.05 (13.77) 52.30 (14.25)
7 Pouch, AJ J SR VT 54.00 52.55 qB
r:+0.67 11.21 24.81 (13.60)
38.42 (13.61) 52.55 (14.13)
8 Maloney, Ethan FR VT 53.16 52.81 qB
r:+0.72 11.38 24.66 (13.28)
38.69 (14.03) 52.81 (14.12)
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