Schedule update for next weekend:

The duals with @TexasWSD (women) and @uncwswimdive (men) will now be held in a 3-team meet on Friday the 28th. Diving will begin at 3pm and swimming at 4pm. We will recognize our seniors at the conclusion of the night. See you there, #WPN

Schedule update for next weekend:

The duals with @TexasWSD (women) and @uncwswimdive (men) will now be held in a 3-team meet on Friday the 28th. Diving will begin at 3pm and swimming at 4pm. We will recognize our seniors at the conclusion of the night. See you there, #WPN 🐺

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) January 20, 2022

Not seeing Aiden Hayes in the results. Covid? And any word on Noe Ponti possibly returning?

The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams travel to Charlottesville, Va. Saturday for one of the top matchups of the season as they face top ACC rival Virginia in regular season dual meet competition.


MEET INFO

Opponent: Virginia Cavaliers
Date: Saturday, Jan. 22 (10 a.m. diving, 2 p.m. swimming)
Location: Charlottesville, Va.
Site: University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center
Live Results: Meet Mobile


MEET NOTEBOOK

The Pack men have won eight duals in a row over the Cavaliers. Their only loss to Virginia in the Braden Holloway era came during his first season (2011-12), and NC State has won every matchup since then.

The Wolfpack women have picked up just two wins against the Cavaliers under Coach Holloway's leadership, both coming in the last five seasons. NC State's women most recently defeated Virginia during the 2018-19 regular season, also going on to beat out the Cavaliers at the 2019 ACC Championship meet.

The teams last met in dual competition at the Casey Aquatic Center last season, where the NC State men defeated Virginia 190.5-107.5, while the Wolfpack women lost to the eventual 2021 NCAA Champions 144-153.

As the defending National Champions, the UVA women hold strong in their No. 1 ranking in the CSCAA poll, while the men sit in 18th nationally.

SCHEDULE

200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
BREAK
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
BREAK
200 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle Relay

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women
Virginia 173
NC State 122

men
NC State 194
Virginia 102

The third-ranked NC State men's swimming and diving squad extended its winning streak to eight in a row over Virginia with its 191-104 victory Saturday afternoon.

The matchup was rounded out by many tight races on the women's side where No. 5 NC State faced off against No. 1 Virginia. The Cavalier women took the winning score with their 173 points over the Wolfpack women's 122.

DIVING HIGHLIGHTS:

NC State's divers kicked things off for the Wolfpack with numerous personal bests, highlighted by Bayne Bennett's victory on both boards. His efforts on the one-meter (366.08) and three-meter (342.00) boards marked as new personal bests.

Wolfpack junior Patrick O'Brien rounded out the podium on the three-meter with his third place finish (322.50).

Peter Edin secured a new zone cut with his personal best on the one-meter (307.43), while teammate Matt Sexton joined the talley of personal bests with his 290.70 point total on the one-meter and 295.50 points on the three-meter.

On the women's side, Helene Synnott grabbed the runner-up spot in the one-meter (272.93) and three-meter (304.80), followed by freshman Ashton Zuburg's personal best on the three-meter (266.93) and zone cut on the one-meter (293.85).

SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS:

Junior Ross Dant kicked off the individual event action as he led the Wolfpack to a pair of 1-2-3-4 finishes in the distance events. His time of 8:58.20 seconds in the 1,000-yard freestyle stands as his fastest time this season, while he finished with a time of 4:20.77 seconds in the 500-yard event. Teammates Will Gallant, James Plage, and Curtis Wiltsey rounded out the top four in both events.

Brooke Travis broke the 10-minute mark for the second time this season in the women's 1,000-yard freestyle, where she garnered third place with her time of 9:57.10 seconds.

The sprint duo of sophomore Luke Miller and freshman Sam Hoover put up a pair of one-two finishes in both the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events, respectively. Miller posted times of 1:34.39 (200) and 42.93 (100), while Hoover clocked in at 1:35.40 (200) and 42.98 (100).

2021 World Champion Katharine Berkoff outswam her competition in the 200-yard backstroke with her hard fought time of 1:53.26. Earlier on in the session, her time of 51.71 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke landed her in second place. Both times are well under the provisional B cut standards for the 2022 NCAA Championships.

The trio of Kacper Stokowski (46.15), Hunter Tapp (47.96), and John Healy (48.21) swept the podium in the 100-yard backstroke.

Canberra, Australia native Abbey Webb rounded out the afternoon with a pair of second place finishes in the 100 (50.21) and 200-yard (1:47.28) freestyle contests. Both times are the fastest non-invitational times she's posted this season.

The men's butterfly events were a Wolfpack showdown with all NC State men putting up top-five finishes in both races. Noah Henderson (1:45.05), Noah Bowers (1:45.19), Aiden Hayes (1:47.14), and Zach Brown (1:47.31) secured first, second, fourth, and fifth places in the 200-yard event, while Nyls Korstanje (46.02), Luke Miller (46.52), Hayes (46.84), and Henderson (47.73) dominated the top four with their performances in the 100.

Freshman sprinter David Curtiss bettered his season best time in the 50-yard freestyle (19.38) and posted a new pool record in the event for the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center pool.


RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:

The Pack men got off to a fast start with their victory in the 200-yard medley relay, setting a new pool record in the process. The quartet of Kacper Stokowski (21.24), Rafal Kusto (23.96), Nyls Korstanje (19.97), and David Curtiss (18.97) combined efforts to put up a quick time of 1:24.14, the Wolfpack's fastest non-invitational time this season.

The NC State men's B relay was also loaded with talent as the team of Aiden Hayes (21.34), Giovanni Izzo (24.23), Luke Miller (20.34), and Noah Henderson (19.06) raced their teammates to the wall, touching just .8 of a second behind the A relay with a time of 1:24.97 seconds.

Katharine Berkoff (23.77), Andrea Podmanikova (28.08), Kylee Alons (23.19), and Heather MacCausland (22.29) put up a time of 1:37.33 seconds to take the second place spot on the women's side.

In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, the last race of the meet, the NC State men squad of David Curtiss (19.51), Nyls Korstanje (19.43), Noah Henderson (19.07), and Giovanni Izzo (19.96) were just barely out-touched in the event, as they fell just .14 seconds behind the Cavaliers with their time of 1:17.97 seconds.

Katharine Berkoff (22.58), Kylee Alons (22.02), Annabel Crush (22.68), and Heather MacCausland (22.71) rounded out the night on the women's side by posting the Wolfpack women's second fastest time of the season in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:29.99).

UP NEXT:

NC State is set to wrap up regular season competition next Friday as it hosts second-ranked Texas (women) and the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington (men). The diving events will begin at 3 p.m., while swimming action will begin at 4 p.m on Friday, Jan. 28. Sixteen Wolfpack swimming seniors will be recognized following the conclusion of the meet.

WOMEN'S TOP MARKS:

200 medley relay: Berkoff, Podmanikova, Alons, MacCausland (1:37.33)
1000 freestyle: Travis (9:57.10)
Three-meter dive: Synnott (304.80)
200 freestyle: Webb (1:47.28)
100 backstroke: Berkoff (51.71)
100 breaststroke: MacCausland (1:01.82)
200 butterfly: Arens (1:57.55)
50 freestyle: Alons (22.62)
One-meter dive: Synnott (272.93)
100 freestyle: Webb (50.21)
200 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 1:53.26)
200 breaststroke: MacCausland (2:15.61)
500 freestyle: Travis (4:55.52)
100 butterfly: Alons (52.94)
200 IM: Poole (2:00.30)
200 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Crush, MacCausland (first place - 1:29.99)
MEN'S TOP MARKS:

200 medley relay: Stokowski, Kusto, Korstanje, Curtiss (first place - 1:24.14)
1000 freestyle:
One-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 366.08)
200 freestyle: Miller (first place - 1:34.39)
100 backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 46.15)
100 breaststroke: Kusto (53.66)
200 butterfly: Henderson (first place - 1:45.05)
50 freestyle: Curtiss (first place - 19.38)
Three-meter dive: Bennett (first place - 342.00)
100 freestyle: Miller (first place - 42.93)
200 backstroke: M. Moore (first place - 1:43.64)
200 breaststroke: Monahan (1:58.60)
500 freestyle: Dant (first place - 4:20.77)
100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 46.02)
200 IM: M. Moore (first place - 1:46.67)
200 freestyle relay: Curtiss, Korstanje, Henderson, Izzo (1:17.97)

#GoPack | @packswimdive

.@packswimdive traveled up to Charlottesville, Virginia for a showdown with the Cavaliers.

The men came away with a big win, but the women fell short against the top-ranked defending national champs.
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NC State welcomes the No. 2 Texas women and the UNC Wilmington men to the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center on Friday for its last dual meet of 2021-2022 regular season. The Wolfpack women and Pack men will face the Longhorn women and Seahawk men in a combined session beginning with diving at 3 p.m., followed by swimming at 4 p.m.
Sixteen NC State seniors will be recognized following the conclusion of the swimming competition.

MEET INFO

• Opponent: Texas Longhorns (women), UNC Wilmington (men)
• Date: Friday, Jan. 28th (3 p.m. diving, 4 p.m. swimming)
• Location: Raleigh, N.C.
• Site: Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center
• Live Results: Meet Mobile
• TV: ACCNX

FAN INFO
All patrons will need to claim a free, virtual parking permit for Friday's meet. This permit is only valid for the Coliseum Parking Deck. Instructions on how to claim the virtual permit are found here. This permit is needed for anyone wishing to park before 5 p.m. on Friday.
Masks are required and enforced in all indoor spaces on campus, regardless of vaccination status.

MEET NOTEBOOK

• The Wolfpack's matchup marks its last dual meet of the regular season.
• The No. 3 Pack men hold a 6-0 winning record on the season after securing a 191-104 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers last weekend.
• The fifth-ranked Wolfpack women's only loss of the season was to No. 1 Virginia just under a week ago.

SCOUTING TEXAS

• The matchup marks the first dual meet between the Longhorns and Wolfpack in three years, where Texas topped NC State 168-130 during the February, 2019 meet.
• Texas began the season with a fifth place ranking in the CSCAA preseason poll. The Longhorns moved up to the No. 2 spot behind Virginia in November and have held strong in the position ever since.
• At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Texas trailed second place finisher NC State by just 9.5 points to record the team's first top-three finish in twenty years.

SCOUTING UNCW

• The Seahawks continue to make a name for themselves under Bobby Guntoro's second season as head coach of his alma mater.
• The UNCW men hold a 4-3 record on the season, with the most recent competition ending in a loss to the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina earlier in the month.
• The dual marks NC State and UNCW's 25th meetup in program history.

SCHEDULE:
200 Medley Relay
1,000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
BREAK
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
BREAK
200 IM
400 Freestyle Relay

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Men
NC State 184
Wilmington 86

Women
Texas 156.5
NC State 143.5



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The No. 3 NC State men handled UNC Wilmington (184-86) on senior day from the very start, rounding out the night with the fastest time in every individual event.
On the women's side, the No. 5 Wolfpack women narrowly lost to second-ranked Texas 143.5-156.5.
RELAY HIGHLIGHTS:
The Wolfpack kicked off the last home dual of the season with wins on both sides in the 200-yard medley relay. The squad of Katharine Berkoff (24.15), Sophie Hansson (27.23), Kylee Alons (23.16), and Abby Arens (22.14) out-touched the Longhorns by .27 seconds with their winning time of 1:36.68.
On the men's side, the NC State 'B' relay quartet of Aiden Hayes (21.97), Jack Moranetz (24.24), Noah Henderson (20.59), and David Curtiss (18.82) started the action with a new pool record time of 1:25.62. They were closely followed by the Pack 'A' relay team of Kacper Stokowski, Rafal Kusto, Noah Bowers, and Sam Hoover, who finished less than half a second behind (1:26.08).
NC State rounded out the night by posting the fastest times in the 400-yard freestyle relay on both sides. Berkoff, Webb, Alons, and Crush logged a time of 3:16.57 for the victory, while Korstanje, Curtiss, Piszczorowicz, and Bowers posted the fastest time (2:54.49) on the men's side.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Raleigh native Abby Arens started off her night with a new pool record in the 200-yard butterfly (1:55.42). The crowd was electric as she captured the top spot, just .18 ahead of Texas' Emma Sticklen. Arens grabbed her second win of the night in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:57.70.
The men's first of ten sweeps came in the 200-yard freestyle where Hunter Tapp (1:35.55), Noah Bowers (1:36.82), and Ross Dant (1:38.45) secured first, second, and third places, respectively.
Junior Katharine Berkoff took home a pair of wins in the 100 (51.63) and 200 (1:53.31) backstrokes, edging out her opponent, Olivia Bray from Texas, by less than a second in both events.
The men's second sweep of the night came in the 100-yard backstroke where senior Giovanni Izzo (47.65), Zachary Cram (49.40), Michael Moore (49.63), and David Curtiss (49.97) took the top four spots.
Kylee Alons closed out her senior night by picking up a win in the 50-yard freestyle (22.92) and grabbed third in the 100-yard butterfly (52.75).
The second pool record of the evening came from Nyls Korstanje's exhibition performance in the 100-yard butterfly, where his time of 44.76 was well below the previous record of 46.08.
On the boards, junior Bayne Bennett scored the most points in the one-meter (387.38), while teammate Matt Sexton grabbed the victory on the three-meter (333.40).
UP NEXT:
The Pack will begin preparation for the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championship meet, which will be contested at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. The championship will take place Feb. 15-19.
WOMEN'S TOP MARKS:

• 200 medley relay: Berkoff, Hansson, Alons, Arens (first place - 1:36.68)
• 1000 freestyle: Hierath (9:54.18)
• Three-meter dive:
• 200 freestyle: Webb (1:47.52)
• 100 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 51.63)
• 100 breaststroke: Hansson (59.44)
• 200 butterfly: Arens (first place - 1:55.42)
• 50 freestyle: Alons (first place - 22.92)
• One-meter dive: Synnott (293.55)
• 100 freestyle: Webb (49.48)
• 200 backstroke: Berkoff (first place - 1:53.31)
• 200 breaststroke: Hansson (2:11.17)
• 500 freestyle: Travis (4:54.50)
• 100 butterfly: Alons (52.75)
• 200 IM: Arens (first place - 1:57.70)
• 400 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Webb, Alons, Crush (first place - 3:16.57)

MEN'S TOP MARKS:

• 200 medley relay: Hayes, Moranetz, Henderson, Curtiss (first place - 1:25.62)
• 1000 freestyle: Gallant (first place - 9:02.36)
• One-meter dive:
• 200 freestyle: Tapp (first place - 1:35.55)
• 100 backstroke: Izzo (first place - 47.65)
• 100 breaststroke: Moranetz (first place - 54.65)
• 200 butterfly: Miller (first place - 1:47.08)
• 50 freestyle: Korstanje (first place - 19.52)
• Three-meter dive: Sexton (first place - 333.40)
• 100 freestyle: Henderson (first place - 43.71)
• 200 backstroke: Stokowski (first place - 1:42.88)
• 200 breaststroke: Kusto (first place - 1:56.94)
• 500 freestyle: Knowles (first place - 4:25.67)
• 100 butterfly: Korstanje (first place - 44.76)
• 200 IM: Izzo (first place - 1:45.81)
• 400 freestyle relay: Korstanje, Curtiss, Piszczorowicz, Bowers (first place - 2:54.49)

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The countdown has begun. T-minus 7 days until the Pack hits the pool at ACCs! #GoPack #PBG #WW

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Locker room leader Kylee Alons is closing in on a storied career with @packswimdive.

Alons: "...even before my freshman year, I think that everyone knew that there was something special going on at NC State."

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The Pack will begin preparation for the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championship meet, which will be contested at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. The championship will take place Feb. 15-19.

The psych sheets are out for the 2022 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships and although many swimmers are over-entered, Culture Editor @sam_aov breaks down what's ahead for @packswimdive.
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Time to take care of business.

11 AM Diving Prelims, 4:30 PM Finals
McAuley Aquatic Center
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The Wolfpack kicked off the 2022 ACC Championships with a pair of medals in the 800-yard freestyle relays, and the Pack men set a new Championship Meet Record on their route to victory.

To open the swimming portion of the meet, Abbey Webb, Annabel Crush, Kate Moore, and Julia Poole teamed up for a 6:59.04 finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, narrowly edging out Louisville for the silver medal. All four women split under 1:45.6, with Webb taking it out in 1:44.83 seconds, followed by Crush (1:44.42), Moore (1:44.20), and Poole (1:45.59). The time stands as the second fastest in program history.

Sam Hoover led off the men's relay with a time of 1:32.62, and Luke Miller (1:31.03), Eric Knowles (1:32.73), and Hunter Tapp (1:31.97) brought the team home for a first-place finishing time of 6:08.35, good for an ACC Championship Meet Record. The previous meet record was set by NC State in 2017 (6:09.82).

Both relay times were good for NCAA A cuts.

NC State's divers also opened competition at the meet, with both the women and men in action. On the one-meter, Ashton Zuburg scored 245.25 points for 13th place, Helene Synnott scored 233.60 points for 16th, and Clara Tate finished in 27th with 222.10 points.

The trio of Bayne Bennett, Patrick O'Brien, and Matt Sexton competed on the 3-meter. Bennett finished 13th with 300.90 points, O'Brien scored 286.35 for 19th, and Sexton finished 34th with 251.35 points.

NC State will continue action at the ACC Championships on Wednesday, with prelims scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. The entire day of action can be streamed live on the ACC Network Extra.

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The NCSTATE men absolutely dominated prelims this morning. The women did decent in numbers but looks like UVA is going to be the class of the conference again and as defending national champs they are expected to but the morning that the men had was really special. In every event.

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The NCSTATE men absolutely dominated prelims this morning. The women did decent in numbers but looks like UVA is going to be the class of the conference again and as defending national champs they are expected to but the morning that the men had was really special. In every event.

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Thanks for the update! If you have the time, I would love to hear further updates on how it's going. I can't watch via ACC Network Extra.

GuerrillaPack said:

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grandpack1 said:

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The NCSTATE men absolutely dominated prelims this morning. The women did decent in numbers but looks like UVA is going to be the class of the conference again and as defending national champs they are expected to but the morning that the men had was really special. In every event.

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Thanks for the update! If you have the time, I would love to hear further updates on how it's going. I can't watch via ACC Network Extra.

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Here is a recap of both the men's and women's prelims today.

https://swimswam.com/2022-acc-championships-day-2-prelims-live-recap/

UVA women win the 200 yard freestyle relay and set a new meet record. 1:24 something. Pack women finish 2nd in 1:26 something. It was tight until the last leg and the UVA swimmer got an excellent jump and came up at least a full body length ahead.

UVA men edge out the Pack in the Men's 200 yard freestyle relay. Pack had the lead until the final leg. I think UVA touched in 1:14.45 and State was at 1:14.59

Early on UVA women are leading and the Wolfpack is in 5th, but that won't be for long. I think it was UVA 160 points and State had 137.

Women's 500 freestyle is won by Virginia in the A final. Virginia also took 3rd place. 3 Pack swimmers finished 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Men's 500 freestyle is won by Ross Dant and 3 other Wolfpackers, Gallant, Knowles, and Plage were right behind him. Pack sweeps the top 4 places in the A Final and rings up monster points.

UVA is leading the women's competition and the Wolfpack have moved up to second place. Did not see the differential quick enough to post. I imagine this is how it will finish.

Here is a recap of Day 2 finals. Still some diving going on but the UVA women only lead the Pack by 6 points and on the men's side, The Pack over 160 point lead on Louisville. Great depth by the men.

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NC State loaded up on points during the second day of ACC Championships, highlighted by the Pack men finishing in the first, second, third, and fourth places in the 500-yard freestyle.

200 FREESTYLE RELAY:
The Wolfpack women relay of Katharine Berkoff (21.63), Kylee Alons (21.11), Sophie Hansson (21.81), and Heather MacCausland (21.96) secured the team's second relay silver of the meet with their 1:26.51 finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. This mark is two full seconds under the NCAA A Cut and stands as the third fastest time in program history.
On the men's side, the Pack put together a 1:14.59 finish, falling just .12 behind Virginia for second place. All four men contributed a sub-19 second split, with freshman David Curtiss' 18.79 leadoff from a flat start.

500 FREESTYLE:
The Wolfpack distance group remains unstoppable. On the men's side, Ross Dant, James Plage, Will Gallant, and Eric Knowles contributed major points to sweep the first, second, third, and fourth place spots. Dant's victory is good for an NCAA A cut, second all-time in program history, and is a new best time by two seconds. Plage and Gallant also dropped significant time from their previous lifetime best in both prelims and finals.
On the women's side, Yara Hierath (4:44.61), Kay Foley (4:44.84), and Brooke Travis (4:45.29) rounded out the A final with their efforts. All three ladies swam below the NCAA B cut standard and their times stand in the top 10 all-time performances in the event at NC State.

200 IM:
The Wolfpack women had a strong showing in the 200-yard IM, led by Abby Arens' third place finishing time of 1:55.16. She was followed by Kate Moore (6th, 1:56.01), Grace Sheble (1:56.08), and Julia Poole (1:56.27). Freshman Annabel Crush (1:56.85) and senior Emma Muzzy (1:57.00) also contributed points from the B Final.
On the men's side, NC State saw five men in the A final. Giovanni Izzo brought home the bronze medal, dropping almost three full seconds from his previous best time. He now marks third all-time in program history. Freshmen Sam Hoover (1:44.13) and Arsenio Bustos (1:44.14) contributed big points for the Pack with their fifth and sixth place finishes. Michael Moore (1:44.44) and Noah Bowers (1:44.55) rounded out the heat with their seventh and eighth place finishes.

50 FREESTYLE:
In the women's 50-yard freestyle, Katharine Berkoff missed the podium by .21 with her fourth place finishing time of 21.66. Senior Kylee Alons touched just .05 seconds behind Berkoff (21.71) for fifth place and Sophie Hansson (22.15) won the B final. Heather MacCausland dropped .01 from her morning swim to finish fourteenth (22.55), bringing in more points for the Wolfpack women.
To cap off the evening, freshman David Curtiss earned the first ACC Championship of his career in the 50-yard freestyle with his time of 18.74 seconds, marking a new NCAA A cut. Curtiss swam the event three times during Day Two of the Championship and threw down a sub-19 second swim each time, putting himself in the No. 2 all-time spot in team history. Nyls Korstanje (5th, 19.06) and Noah Henderson (6th, 19.12) rounded out the heat for the Pack.

DIVING:
Bayne Bennett, Patrick O'Brien, and Matt Sexton represented the Pack on the men's one-meter. Bennett scored 305.45 to finish 9th, while O'Brien finished 15th (286.95) and Sexton landed in 34th (232.75). The women will be back in action on the three-meter during Thursday's prelims session.

UP NEXT:
The Pack returns to the pool on Thursday for the third day of competition at the ACC Championships. Prelims are set for a 10 a.m. start, with finals beginning at 6 p.m. The ACC Network Extra will be live all day.

Day 2 of the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships featured a fast day in the pool, including two American records, on Wednesday at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Pavilion. After starting the finals with an American record in the 200 freestyle relay, the Virginia women concluded the day with a narrow lead over NC State atop the team leaderboard. The Wolfpack men also had a strong day Wednesday and own the team lead after Day 2.

The championships continue through Saturday.

Virginia's 800 freestyle relay teams started the night off in exciting fashion, shattering the American records on both the women's and men's side.

The Cavalier women Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Alexa Cuomo and Gretchen Walsh smashed the NCAA and American records in a time of 1:24.47. NC State (1:26.51) and Louisville (1:27.08) also earned podium finishes. With North Carolina and Virginia Tech's times in fourth and fifth place, respectively, the top five teams all earned NCAA A cuts to gain automatic berths in the NCAA Championships.

The UVa men's 200 free relay team of Matt Brownstead, Matt King, Connor Boyle and August Lamb touched just ahead of NC State in a time of 1:14.47 to break the American record. The Wolfpack finished in 1:14.59, while Louisville placed third in 1:15.98. UVA, NC State, UofL, Virginia Tech, Florida State and Notre Dame all picked up NCAA A cuts.

In the women's 500 freestyle, Virginia put two on the podium as Emma Weyant won in 4:37.23. Louisville's Liberty Williams (4:38.82) placed second, while UVa's Maddie Donohoe (4:41.61) took third.

NC State's men had a dominant showing in the 500 free, finishing in the top four positions. Ross Dant won with an A-cut time of 4:10.35. James Plage (4:12.57), Will Gallant (4:12.99) and Eric Knowles (4:13.60) were second through fourth, respectively.

UVa captured the top spot in the women's 200 individual medley, as Alex Walsh won in 1:52.38, earning an NCAA A standard. Duke's Sarah Foley (1:54.47) and NC State's Abby Arens (1:55.16) also earned podium finishes.

Virginia Tech's Carles Coll Marti won the men's 200 IM in a meet-record time of 1:40.67 while also earning an NCAA A cut. Louisville's Daniel Sos (1:42.74) and NC State's Giovanni Izzo (1:42.97) nabbed second and third, respectively.

The women's 50 free was another fast race, featuring four NCAA A cuts. Virginia's Kate Douglass broke her own meet and conference record, winning in 21 seconds flat and edging out teammate Gretchen Walsh by four-hundredths of a second. Walsh's time also topped the previous ACC and meet records. North Carolina's Grace Countie (21.45) took third, while NC State's Katharine Berkoff (21.66) was fourth.

NC State freshman David Curtiss won the men's 50 free in an NCAA A time of 18.77. Virginia's Matt Brownstead (19.02) and Louisville's Haridi Sameh (19.04) also earned spots on the podium.

In men's diving, North Carolina's Anton Down-Jenkins repeated as the ACC 1-meter champion with a score of 419.40. Georgia Tech's Ruben Lechuga (371.20) earned the silver medal, while Pitt's Dylan Reed (367.80) picked up the bronze.

The championships continue Thursday at 10 a.m. with preliminary events. The Thursday finals events start at 6 p.m. They air live on ACC Network Extra and also are accessible via the WatchESPN app. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live results are available at theACC.com.

Women's Standings (through 6 events)
1. Virginia, 421
2. NC State, 415
3. Louisville, 274
4. Duke, 232
5. Virginia Tech, 221
6. North Carolina, 216
7. Notre Dame, 176
8. Miami, 167
9. Florida State, 148
10. Georgia Tech, 109
11. Pitt, 94
12. Boston College, 75

Men's Standings (through 7 events)
1. NC State, 506.5
2. Louisville, 361.5
3. Virginia, 336
4. Virginia Tech, 319
5. Georgia Tech, 264
6. Florida State, 248
7. North Carolina, 236
8. Pitt, 158
9. Duke, 135
10. Notre Dame, 84
11. Boston College, 79
12. Miami, 57

Schedule of Events
Thursday, Feb. 17 10 a.m. - Prelims
400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, Women's 3-Meter

Thursday, Feb. 17 6 p.m. -Finals
200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, Women's 3-Meter

Friday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. - Prelims
200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform

Friday, Feb. 18 6 p.m. - Finals
200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform, 400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. - Prelims
200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform

Saturday, Feb. 19 - 3:30 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free (Early Heats-Finals)

Saturday, Feb. 19 6 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform, 400 Free Relay

Our girls are doing great. so is UVA We are just 6 points back going into tonight. Decent prelims this morning. After tonight, it will be a two team race. I think UVA will gradually pull away but this will not be a route. It is possible that we finish 1 and 2 in the NCAA championships again.

Our men were dominant in Prelims this morning again. We had 5 more A times than any other team. We are so dominant that frankly, the mens championship may be over after tonight practically. We have over a 100 point lead and it will at least double tonight.

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Our girls are doing great. so is UVA We are just 6 points back going into tonight. Decent prelims this morning. After tonight, it will be a two team race. I think UVA will gradually pull away but this will not be a route. It is possible that we finish 1 and 2 in the NCAA championships again.

Our men were dominant in Prelims this morning again. We had 5 more A times than any other team. We are so dominant that frankly, the mens championship may be over after tonight practically. We have over a 100 point lead and it will at least double tonight.

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Good to hear the girls are keeping it close. How are the men's chances at nationals? Would be so cool to see them win it all.

I am not sure about nationals. We are dominating ACC championships because of depth. You do not win nationals because of depth. You win it with stars scoring points. This team absolutely can and should get another top 4 finish but whether we can win or not, I have no idea. Couple people on here that know a lot better than I do can tell you more. That is just what I have noticed from prior years. We have a lot of young talent though that will be stars. I think if not this year, we are reallly close.

UVA takes the Women's 200 IM relay and sets a new American Record I believe. Wolfpack finishes 2nd about 1.5 seconds.

In the men's 200 IM relay, Louisville edges out N. C. State. Curtiss swam the anchor leg and was behind when he hit the water but made up and just barely got out touched. Louisville possibly may have set an American record.

Correction: Wolfpack relay team is DQ'ed again for a bad exchange between the 3rd and 4th legs. Video did seem to confirm. Damn it.

UVA's Nelson wins the 400 IM. Wyatt of UVA second, Shelbie and Moore of N. C State finish 3 and 4 respectively. Good showing but UVA out points us in this event. They are really good..

I'm not sure why but our relays over the years get dq'd more than about anyone. We got dq'd in same event last year and if we would have finished in last place. We would have won championship. As it was we lost to Louisville by 6 points