Day 5 Finals Reside Recap

2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships

Saturday Finals Warmth Sheets

And right here we go. We’ve acquired a full schedule of 11 occasions for the ultimate session of the 2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships, and there’ll loads of shut races within the pool and the battle for the crew standings.

Tonight’s motion will get underway with the quickest heats of the ladies’s and males’s 1650 free. Defending champion Cavan Gormsen might be in lane 2 of the ladies’s race, with Stanford’s Aurora Roghair swimming in lane 4 as the highest seed. On the boys’s aspect, NC State’s Will Gallant, who gained in 2022 and 2023, might be in swimming in lane 2, however Cal’s Lucas Henveaux holds the highest seed on the premise of his NCAA-leading 14:29.74 from simply three weeks in the past.

Subsequent up would be the 200 again, the place Claire Curzan, the quickest lady ever within the occasion, might be swimming in lane 4 after going 1:49.97 this morning. On the boys’s aspect, the Cal Bears put 4 males into the A-final. Gabe Jett led prelims with a private better of 1:38.19, however U.S. Open file holder Destin Lasco might be subsequent to him in lane 5.

Gretchen Walsh posted a really swift 45.50 to guide the prelims of the 100 free. Persevering with a development, she’s the quickest lady ever within the occasion, and he or she could also be poised to dip underneath the meet file of 45.16, or the all-time mark of 44.83. Cal’s Jack Alexy may have the ACC file set in his sights tonight; his lifetime better of 40.59 is quicker than the ACC mark of 40.62, set by Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano final yr.

Within the 200 breast, UVA’s Alex Walsh might be swimming for her fourth ACC title on this occasion; she’s the highest seed tonight after going 2:06.03 this morning. Louisville freshman Jake Eccleston led prelims with a 1:51.84 this morning, however he’ll face a troublesome area that features ACC file holder Carles Coll Marti and 2023 ACC champion Denis Petrashov, who gained the 100 breast final night time.

The night time will wrap up with timed finals of the 400 free relay. The Virginia girls may very well be primed for one more all-time file; they’ve set all-time marks within the 800 free and 400 medley relays up to now this week.

Based mostly on outcomes from this morning’s preliminary session, the UVA girls and the California males look to have the crew titles fairly nicely in hand. Nevertheless, we may see some motion within the crew battles for the opposite spots, and we’ll attempt to preserve you up to date on these races all through the night.

Scores By means of Day 4

Ladies

1. Virginia – 1040.5
2. Stanford – 852
3. Louisville – 682
4. California – 637
5. North Carolina – 544.5
6. NC State – 530
7. Florida State – 350
8. Pittsburgh – 348
9. Miami (Florida) – 338
10. Duke – 271
11. VA Tech – 241.5
12. Notre Dame – 207
13. Southern Methodist – 140.5
14. Georgia Tech – 111
15. Boston Faculty – 79

Males

1. California – 885.5
2. Stanford – 822
3. North Carolina – 741
4. NC State – 676
5. Louisville – 647.5
6. Florida State – 516.5
7. VA Tech – 483
8. Virginia – 419
9. Pittsburgh – 382.5
10. Georgia Tech – 349
11. Southern Methodist – 323
12. Duke – 135
13. Boston Faculty – 90
14. Miami (Florida) – 84
15. Notre Dame – 45

Ladies’s 1650 Free – Timed Finals

• NCAA Document: 15:03.31 – Katie Ledecky, 2017
• ACC Document: 15:25.30 – Leah Smith (UVA), 2016
• ACC Meet Document: 15:25.30 – Leah Smith (UVA), 2016
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 15:52.41
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 16:14.82

High 8 By means of the Early Heats:

1. Maggie Graves (Notre Dame) – 16:09.03
2. Kate Anderson (Virginia Tech) – 16:17.61
3. Lillian Reader (UNC) – 16:19.74
4. Bailey O’Regan (Stanford) – 16:20.24
5. Camille Henveaux (Cal) – 16:21.04
6. Grace Hodgins (UNC) – 16:23.43
7. Julia Brzozowski (FSU) – 16:24.82
8. Audrey Portello (Duke) – 16:28.02

General High 8:

1. Aurora Roghair (Stanford) – 15:40.90
2. Maya Geringer (Cal) – 15:51.01
3. Cavan Gormsen (Virginia) – 15:54.04
4. Leticia Fassina Romao (Louisville) – 15:58.57
5. Chase Travis (NC State) – 15:59.15
6. Maggie Graves (Notre Dame) – 16:09.03
7. Emma Hastings (NC State) – 16:16.60
8. Kate Anderson (Virginia Tech) – 16:17.61

Stanford’s Aurora Roghair earned her first ACC title, with a powerful win tonight within the 1650. Swimming within the quickest warmth, Roghair established an early lead and clocked the 2nd-fastest time of her profession en path to a 10-second margin of victory. Roghair’s time of 15:40.90 was sooner than her what she went to take 2nd at NCAAs final yr (15:41.11), and fewer than 4 seconds off her private better of 15:36.43 from midseason.

Cal’s Maya Geringer set an almost-three seconds private finest, going 15:51.01 for 2nd. Heading into this season, Geringer’s finest time was a 15:56.28 she swam whereas representing Ohio State final yr. After transferring to Cal, she 15:53.92 earlier than an extra drop right this moment.

Cavan Gormsen, the defending ACC champion on this occasion, was over 17 seconds sooner tonight than she was right here final yr (16:07.50 to fifteen:54.04). Gormsen hit a brand new lifetime finest tonight, enhancing on her 15:57.20 from December 2022.

Louisville freshman Leticia Fassina Romao, a midseason addition from Brazil, took 4th in 15:58.57 in what seems to be her first 1650 ever. Romao positioned fifteenth within the 1500m ever finally yr’s Brief Course World Championships.

NC State put two girls into the highest eight. Chase Travis acquired underneath 16 minutes for the primary time with a 15:59.15 for Fifth place , and Emma Hastings completed seventh in 16:16.60.

The 2 girls from the early heats, Maggie Graves of Notre Dame (16:09.03) and Virginia Tech’s Kate Anderson (16:17.61), had occasions that held as much as place within the prime eight general.

Males’s 1650 Free – Timed Finals

• NCAA Document: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, 2020
• ACC Document: 14:24.43 – Anton Ipsen (NCS), 2018
• ACC Meet Document: 14:27.93 – Zach Yeadon (ND) – 2020
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 14:37.41
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 14:54.92

High 8 By means of the Early Heats:

1. Mert Kilavuz (Georgia Tech) – 14:44.90
2. Tyler Kopp (Cal) – 14:51.43
3. Gabriel Machado (Stanford) – 14:52.16
4. Jack Hoagland (SMU) – 15:01.06
5. Kyle Ponsler (NC State) – 15:03.31
6. Jonathan Naber (Virginia Tech) – 15:03.59
7. Matthew Marsteiner (NC State) – 15:11.14
8. Benjamin Gehard (Georgia Tech) – 15:18.14

General High 8:

1. Owen Lloyd (NC State) – 14:31.64
2. Liam Custer (Stanford) – 14:36.44
3. Lucas Henveaux (Cal) – 14:40.09
4. Lance Norris (NC State) – 14:42.53
5. Mert Kilavuz (Georgia Tech) – 14:44.90
6. Will Gallant (NC State) – 14:48.80
7. Elijah Shoyat (Louisville) – 14:50.05
8. Tyler Kopp (Cal) – 14:51.43

For the second yr in a row, NC State’s Owen Lloyd touched the wall first. However tonight was his first official ACC title within the occasion, as final yr he was memorably DQ’d within the wake of his post-race celebration, a second that went viral past the world of swimming.

He was 5 and a half seconds sooner tonight than he was final yr, stopping the clock in a lifetime better of 14:31.64. Lloyd’s win is the fourth-straight for the Wolfpack distance crew. NC State’s Lance Norris (14:52.53) and Will Gallant (14:48.80) took 4th and Sixth tonight, pushing NC State forward of UNC within the race for Third.

Stanford junior Liam Custer hit his first private finest in over 4 years to take 2nd in 14:36.44. Cal’s Lucas Henveaux, who got here into right this moment with the quickest time within the nation (14:29.74), positioned 4th in 14:40.09.

2021 champion Jack Hoagland completed tenth in 15:01.06.

Ladies’s 200 Again – Finals

• NCAA Document: 1:46.87 – Claire Curzan, 2024
• ACC Document: 1:46.87 – Claire Curzan (UVA), 2024
• ACC Meet Document: 1:49.61 – Alexia Zevnik (NCS), 2017
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:50.50
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:54.01

High 8:

1. Claire Curzan (Virginia) – 1:47.38
2. Leah Shackely (NC State) – 1:48.73
3. Isabelle Stadden (Cal) – 1:50.30
4. Erika Pelaez (NC State) – 1:50.56
5. Carmen Weiler Sastre (Virginia Tech) – 1:51.60
6. Emma Atkinson (Virginia Tech) – 1:51.78
7. Tess Howley (Virginia) – 1:52.15
8. Kennedy Noble (NC State) – 1:52.66

NCAA record-holder Claire Curzan clocked the Fifth-fastest swim ever, going 1:47.38 to simply clear the meet file and win by nicely over a second. Right here’s a fast have a look at how her splits to check to her record-setting swim from November.

NC State freshman Leah Shackley knocked over a second off her finest time, taking 2nd in 1:48.73 tonight. That point was additionally underneath the earlier meet file. Fellow Wolfpack freshman Erika Pelaez took 4th in 1:50.56.

Isabelle Stadden of Cal took Third in 1:50.30, whereas final yr’s NCAA runner-up, Kennedy Noble of NC State, completed eighth in 1:52.66.

Males’s 200 Again – Finals

• NCAA Document: 1:35.37 – Destin Lasco, 2024
• ACC Document: 1:37.71 – Coleman Stewart (NCS), 2020
• ACC Meet Document: 1:37.71 – Coleman Stewart (NCS), 2020
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:38.80
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:40.62

High 8:

1. Gabe Jett (Cal) – 1:37.19
2. Destin Lasco (Cal) – 1:38.21
3. David King (Virginia) – 1:38.36
4. Oleksandr Zheltiakov (FSU) – 1:38.78
5. Keaton Jones (Cal) – 1:39.81
6. Daniel Diehl (NC State) – 1:39.95
7. Mewen Tomac (Cal) – 1:39.99
8. Josh Zuchowski (Stanford) – 1:40.65

There have been 4 Cal Bears within the A-final tonight, however the one who gained might have been the least probably of the bunch, on paper. Gabe Jett isn’t the quickest man ever within the occasion; that honor belongs to teammate Destin Lasco. And he wasn’t a Paris Olympian, like teammates Keaton Jones and Mewen Tomac.

However tonight he turned the quickest man ever within the ACC, clocking a 1:37.19 to beat not solely his teammates, however everybody else within the area. Lasco took 2nd in 1:38.21, carefully adopted by UVA freshman David King, who his second Cavalier file of the week with a time of 1:38.36.

Florida State freshman Oleksandr Zheltiakov completed Third in 1:38.79. That may’ve been a faculty file, however teammate Michel Arkhangelskiy went 1:38.50 simply minutes earlier than to win the B-final. Heading into right this moment, the FSU file stood at 1:40.37.

Jones took Fifth in 1:39.81, adopted by NC State’s Daniel Diehl (1:39.95) and Tomac at 1:39.99. Stanford’s Josh Zuchowski took eighth in 1:40.65 after setting a private better of 1:39.71 in prelims.

This occasion took a bit leap ahead this yr. Final yr’s profitable time of 1:39.21 would’ve Fifth tonight, whereas tonight’s eighth place time would’ve positioned Third final yr.

Ladies’s 100 Free – Finals

High 8:

1. Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 45.20
2. Torri Huske (Stanford) – 46.09
3. Anna Moesch (Virginia) – 46.76
4. Julia Dennis (Louisville) – 47.15
5. Olivia Nel (NC State) – 47.63
6. Gabi Albiero (Louisville) – 47.69
7. Lucy Mehraban (Louisville) – 48.05
8. Mary-Ambre Moluh (Cal) – 48.39

Each time Gretchen Walsh dives into the water, it looks like there’s an opportunity a file may go down. She didn’t hit one tonight, however “settling” for the Third-fastest efficiency ever  with a forty five.20 appears fairly satisfying. The one two sooner performances ever are her ACC meet file of 45.16 and her file book-shattering 44.83 from final yr’s NCAAs.

Torri Huske moved as much as the Sixth performer of all time together with her 2nd-place effort of 46.09 tonight. UVA freshman Anna Moesch tied her private finest with a 46.76 for Third.

The Louisville Cardinals prolonged their lead for Third over Cal with three girls within the A-final. Julia Dennis positioned 4th with a 47.15, Gabi Albiero took Sixth with a 47.69, and Lucy Mehraban positioned seventh with a 48.05.

Olivia Nel of NC State touched Fifth in 47.69, and Cal freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh took eighth in 48.39.

Males’s 100 Free – Finals

• NCAA Document: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, 2018
• ACC Document: 40.62 – Chris Guiliano (ND), 2024
• ACC Meet Document: 40.62 – Chris Guiliano (ND), 2024
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 41.34
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 42.19

High 8:

1. Jack Alexy (Cal) – 41.19
2. Quintin McCarty (NC State) – 41.45
3. Brendan Whitfield (Virginia Tech) – 41.60
4. Jerry Fox (NC State) – 41.67
5. Kaii Winkler (NC State) – 41.76
6. Bjorn Seeliger (Cal) – 41.86
7. Matthew Jensen (Cal) – 41.87
8. Andrei Minakov (Stanford) – 42.20

Cal senior Jack Alexy claimed his first particular person ACC title in his final particular person ACC race, taking the 100 free tonight in 41.19. Alexy owns a private better of 40.59, which he set whereas taking Third finally yr’s NCAA championships.

NC State’s Quintin McCarty clocked a private finest to take 2nd in 41.45, his third top-two particular person efficiency of the week. McCarty moved up from his Sixth-place end right here final yr. Virginia Tech’s Brendan Whitfield shaved 0.01s off his lifetime finest, incomes Third place for the second yr in a row, this time with a time of 41.60.

The Wolfpack duo of Jerry Fox (41.67) and Kaii Winkler (41.76) took 4th and Fifth, with Winkler, a freshman, swimming a lifetime finest.

Alexy’s teammates Bjorn Seeliger (41.86) and Matthew Jensen (41.87) touched with almost similar occasions. On paper, the 400 free relay later this session is shaping as much as be a battle between Cal and NC State.

Stanford’s Andrei Minakov took eighth in 42.20 after sweeping the fly occasions earlier this week.

Ladies’s 200 Breast – Finals

• NCAA Document: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass, 2023
• ACC Document: 2:01.29 – Kate Douglass (UVA), 2023
• ACC Meet Document: 2:02.24 – Alex Walsh (UVA), 2024
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 2:05.73
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.55

High 8:

1. Alex Walsh (Virginia) – 2:03.65
2. Lucy Bell (Stanford) – 2:04.60
3. Aimee Canny (Virginia) – 2:06.75
4. Emma Weber (Virginia) – 2:07.47
5. Kaelyn Gridley (Duke) – 2:07.71
6. Leah Hayes (Virginia) – 2:07.92
7. Maddy Huggins (FSU) – 2:08.94
8. Lisa Nystrand (NC State) – 2:09.03

Males’s 200 Breast – Finals

• NCAA Document: 1:46.35 – Leon Marchand, 2024
• ACC Document: 1:49.69 – Carles Coll Marti (VT), 2022
• ACC Meet Document: 1:49.69 – Carles Coll Marti (VT), 2022
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 1:50.65
• 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:53.12

Ladies’s Platform Diving – Finals

• NCAA Document: 396.75 – Haley Ishimatsu (USC), 2013
• ACC Document: 367.20 – Brittany Viola (MIA), 2008
• ACC Meet Document: 364.70 – Katrina Younger (FSU), 2014

Ladies’s 400 Free Relay – Timed Finals

• NCAA Document: 3:05.84 – Virginia, 2023
• ACC Document: 3:05.84 – Virginia, 2023
• ACC Meet Document: 3:06.83 – Virginia, 2023
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 3:13.74
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Reduce: 3:15.28

Males’s 400 Free Relay – Timed Finals

• NCAA Document: 2:43.40 – Arizona State, 2024
• ACC Document: 2:44.31 – NC State, 2018
• ACC Meet Document: 2:45.58 – Notre Dame, 2024
• 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Reduce: 2:49.79
• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Reduce: 2:51.01