ACC Championships, Day 2 Prelims: 50 Free Depth on Display to Open
Officially, it’s the fourth day of the 2026 ACC Championships. But the meet’s swim schedule begins in earnest on Wednesday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Center.
With diving done and the relays started, individual events finally get underway. The highlight of the morning promises to be a loaded 50 freestyle in which 24 men and 24 women are under the NCAA cut.
Thanks to a pair of platform diving titles, Stanford finds itself atop the standings through Tuesday night’s action, but that could be quick to change once the events start coming thick and fast.
ACC Championships Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Stanford University 261 2. Pittsburgh, University of 227 3. California, University of, Ber 207 4. University of Miami (Florida) 204 5. Louisville, University of 174 6. Notre Dame, University of 171 7. Florida State University 167 8. North Carolina, University of, 165 9. Georgia Institute of Technolog 149 10. VA Tech 124 11. Virginia, University of 120 12. North Carolina State Universit 116 13. Duke University 112 14. Southern Methodist University 97 15. Boston College 24
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 10 1. Stanford University 244 2. California, University of, Ber 218 3. Louisville, University of 205 4. Florida State University 202 5. Southern Methodist University 186 6. Georgia Institute of Technolog 177 7. VA Tech 163 8. University of Miami (Florida) 162 9. Notre Dame, University of 147 10. North Carolina, University of, 137 11. Pittsburgh, University of 135 12. Duke University 68 13. Boston College 58 14. North Carolina State Universit 56 15. Virginia, University of 52
All the prelims action from the morning:
Women’s 500 freestyle
Katie Grimes led the way in prelims with a time of 4:36.49 as Virginia monopolized the top four spots. Cavan Gormsen was .06 second back in second. Aimee Canny was third in 4:38.37, .09 p on Madi Mintenko.
After the Cavaliers intrasquad came Claire Weinstein of Cal in 4:38.71. She entered as the second seed. Louisville’s Thilda Haell and Daria Golovaty found their way into the A final.
Event 13 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: & 4:30.81 3/17/2016 Leah Smith, Virginia-VA
4:39.47 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
4:43.70 NC NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Grimes, Katie SO UVA 4:36.04 4:36.49 qIV25
r:+0.66 25.10 52.53 (27.43)
1:20.30 (27.77) 1:47.98 (27.68)
2:15.95 (27.97) 2:43.66 (27.71)
3:11.91 (28.25) 3:40.09 (28.18)
4:08.45 (28.36) 4:36.49 (28.04)
2 Gormsen, Cavan JR UVA 4:35.65 4:36.55 qIV25
r:+0.71 25.25 52.74 (27.49)
1:20.43 (27.69) 1:48.55 (28.12)
2:16.64 (28.09) 2:44.87 (28.23)
3:12.96 (28.09) 3:41.16 (28.20)
4:09.04 (27.88) 4:36.55 (27.51)
3 Canny, Aimee SR UVA 4:34.26 4:38.37 qIV25
r:+0.73 25.52 52.97 (27.45)
1:20.54 (27.57) 1:48.48 (27.94)
2:16.69 (28.21) 2:45.07 (28.38)
3:13.70 (28.63) 3:42.12 (28.42)
4:10.71 (28.59) 4:38.37 (27.66)
4 Mintenko, Madi FR UVA 4:35.79 4:38.46 qIV25
r:+0.71 25.26 52.55 (27.29)
1:20.45 (27.90) 1:48.63 (28.18)
2:17.06 (28.43) 2:45.38 (28.32)
3:13.75 (28.37) 3:42.50 (28.75)
4:11.13 (28.63) 4:38.46 (27.33)
5 Weinstein, Clai FR California 4:34.81 4:38.71 qIV25
r:+0.77 25.47 53.20 (27.73)
1:20.99 (27.79) 1:49.05 (28.06)
2:17.08 (28.03) 2:45.49 (28.41)
3:13.83 (28.34) 3:42.25 (28.42)
4:10.67 (28.42) 4:38.71 (28.04)
6 Haell, Thilda FR Louisville 4:38.91 4:39.01 qIV25
r:+0.74 26.11 53.88 (27.77)
1:21.96 (28.08) 1:50.22 (28.26)
2:18.07 (27.85) 2:46.23 (28.16)
3:14.35 (28.12) 3:42.61 (28.26)
4:11.07 (28.46) 4:39.01 (27.94)
7 Golovaty, Daria SO Louisville 4:40.98 4:40.28 qNC
r:+0.69 25.77 53.33 (27.56)
1:21.00 (27.67) 1:49.19 (28.19)
2:17.57 (28.38) 2:46.05 (28.48)
3:14.82 (28.77) 3:43.93 (29.11)
4:12.80 (28.87) 4:40.28 (27.48)
8 Hartman, Bailey SO UVA 4:39.83 4:40.65 qNC
r:+0.69 25.74 53.90 (28.16)
1:22.35 (28.45) 1:50.76 (28.41)
2:19.31 (28.55) 2:47.72 (28.41)
3:16.08 (28.36) 3:44.47 (28.39)
4:12.68 (28.21) 4:40.65 (27.97)
Men’s 500 freestyle
Cal sits the top two and three of four thanks to Ryan Erisman leading the way in 4:11.17. Eduardo Moraes was second in 4:13.02, with Erisman’s fellow freshman Nathan Wiffen fourth. In between was NC State’s Max Carlsen.
Cal got a fourth A finalist in Norvin Clontz. Carlsen is the only A finalist for NC State, and Stanford only has Ethan Ekk.
Event 14 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: @ 4:08.83 2/19/2025 Lucas Henveaux, California-AC
CONF: # 4:06.74 3/27/2025 Lucas Henveaux, California-AC
AMER: $ 4:04.45 11/20/2024Rex Maurer, Texas
USOP: % 4:02.31 3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
NCAA: ^ 4:02.31 3/27/2024 Leon Marchand, Arizona St.
Pool: & 4:06.61 3/24/2022 Matthew Sates, Georgia-GA
4:14.13 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
4:18.07 NC NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Erisman, Ryan FR California 4:12.78 4:11.17 qIV25
r:+0.65 23.21 48.84 (25.63)
1:14.64 (25.80) 1:40.36 (25.72)
2:05.90 (25.54) 2:31.31 (25.41)
2:56.95 (25.64) 3:21.86 (24.91)
3:46.55 (24.69) 4:11.17 (24.62)
2 Oliveira de Mor 5Y California 4:15.41 4:13.02 qIV25
r:+0.71 23.48 48.74 (25.26)
1:14.52 (25.78) 1:40.17 (25.65)
2:05.81 (25.64) 2:31.36 (25.55)
2:56.77 (25.41) 3:22.12 (25.35)
3:47.64 (25.52) 4:13.02 (25.38)
3 Carlsen, Max FR NC State 4:11.89 4:14.49 qNC
r:+0.72 22.32 46.91 (24.59)
1:12.22 (25.31) 1:37.64 (25.42)
2:03.54 (25.90) 2:29.27 (25.73)
2:55.39 (26.12) 3:21.84 (26.45)
3:48.51 (26.67) 4:14.49 (25.98)
4 Wiffen, Nathan FR California 4:16.41 4:14.72 qNC
r:+0.69 23.12 48.16 (25.04)
1:13.53 (25.37) 1:39.19 (25.66)
2:05.04 (25.85) 2:30.87 (25.83)
2:56.92 (26.05) 3:23.13 (26.21)
3:49.33 (26.20) 4:14.72 (25.39)
5 Ekk, Ethan FR Stanford 4:11.10 4:15.20 qNC
r:+0.71 23.17 48.51 (25.34)
1:14.21 (25.70) 1:40.09 (25.88)
2:06.09 (26.00) 2:32.39 (26.30)
2:58.65 (26.26) 3:24.62 (25.97)
3:51.04 (26.42) 4:15.20 (24.16)
6 Branon, Patrick FR ND 4:16.24 4:16.10 qNC
r:+0.66 22.47 47.30 (24.83)
1:12.76 (25.46) 1:38.78 (26.02)
2:05.43 (26.65) 2:31.96 (26.53)
2:58.66 (26.70) 3:25.33 (26.67)
3:51.73 (26.40) 4:16.10 (24.37)
7 Clontz, Norvin FR California 4:16.81 4:16.23 qNC
r:+0.75 23.84 49.20 (25.36)
1:14.88 (25.68) 1:40.95 (26.07)
2:06.98 (26.03) 2:32.89 (25.91)
2:58.96 (26.07) 3:25.34 (26.38)
3:51.32 (25.98) 4:16.23 (24.91)
8 Isberg, Oscar FR Louisville 4:15.05 4:16.58 qNC
r:+0.69 23.07 48.37 (25.30)
1:14.22 (25.85) 1:40.24 (26.02)
2:06.48 (26.24) 2:32.67 (26.19)
2:58.80 (26.13) 3:25.08 (26.28)
3:51.16 (26.08) 4:16.58 (25.42)
Women’s 200 individual medley
The 50 free is loaded despite Torri Huske opting for the 200 IM. The Stanford senior is the co-leader in prelims at 1:53.99 with Louisville’s Anastasia Gorbenko.
Virginia has two in the A final with Leah Hayes third and Sophia Umstead fifth. It was nearly a third with Zoe Skirboll ninth. Cal’s Mia West was fourth, with teammate Teagan O’Dell sixth.
Event 15 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: & 1:50.08 3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, Virginia-VA
1:56.69 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:57.88 NC NCAA
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Huske, Torri SR Stanford 1:55.13 1:53.99 qIV25
r:+0.62 23.54 52.01 (28.47)
1:25.64 (33.63) 1:53.99 (28.35)
1 Gorbenko, Anast SO Louisville 1:53.46 1:53.99 qIV25
r:+0.67 24.13 52.40 (28.27)
1:25.80 (33.40) 1:53.99 (28.19)
3 Hayes, Leah SO UVA 1:54.10 1:54.65 qIV25
r:+0.79 25.56 53.51 (27.95)
1:26.80 (33.29) 1:54.65 (27.85)
4 West, Mia SO California 1:54.77 1:54.84 qIV25
r:+0.66 24.24 52.79 (28.55)
1:26.88 (34.09) 1:54.84 (27.96)
5 Umstead, Sophia FR UVA 1:56.51 1:55.03 qIV25
r:+0.71 25.40 53.92 (28.52)
1:26.70 (32.78) 1:55.03 (28.33)
6 O'Dell, Teagan FR California 1:53.19 1:55.07 qIV25
r:+0.73 24.71 52.94 (28.23)
1:27.10 (34.16) 1:55.07 (27.97)
7 Gring, Sydney JR Pitt 1:57.20 1:55.86 qIV25
r:+0.62 24.89 53.84 (28.95)
1:27.99 (34.15) 1:55.86 (27.87)
8 Macaulay, Mary JR UNC 1:57.17 1:55.87 qIV25
r:+0.73 25.24 53.72 (28.48)
1:27.49 (33.77) 1:55.87 (28.38)
Men’s 200 individual medley
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Women’s 50 freestyle
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Men’s 50 freestyle
