ACC Championships, Night 4: Claire Curzan Drops No. 2 All-Time 100 Back
Claire Curzan has been in good form this season for University of Virginia. Even by those standards, she was excellent on Friday night.
Curzan went 48.38 to set the pool record at the ACC Championships Friday at Georgia Tech. That moves her to the No. 2 all-time performer, with former teammate Gretchen Walsh holding the NCAA record at 48.10.
All the action from Friday night
ACC Championships Team Scores
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 23 1. Virginia, University of 786 2. Stanford University 662 3. California, University of, Ber 621 4. Louisville, University of 507 5. North Carolina State Universit 404.5 6. Pittsburgh, University of 354.5 7. North Carolina, University of, 261.5 8. University of Miami (Florida) 248 9. Florida State University 223 10. Notre Dame, University of 220 11. Duke University 215.5 12. VA Tech 208 13. Georgia Institute of Technolog 204 14. Southern Methodist University 155 15. Boston College 48
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24 1. California, University of, Ber 622 2. Stanford University 596 3. Louisville, University of 521 4. North Carolina State Universit 505 5. VA Tech 369.5 6. Florida State University 350.5 7. Notre Dame, University of 320 8. North Carolina, University of, 299.5 9. Virginia, University of 281.5 10. Southern Methodist University 275 11. Pittsburgh, University of 244 12. Georgia Institute of Technolog 236 13. University of Miami (Florida) 162 14. Boston College 86 15. Duke University 68
Women’s 200 butterfly
Mia West picked up some big points for Cal by going 1:51.52 to win the 200 fly. Her time was .08 ahead of Tess Howley, the two going stroke for stroke coming home. West had been .09 up after 150 meters on Howley, who went 1:51.60. There was absolutely nothing between them.
Stanford’s Caroline Bricker finished third in 1:52.46. Carli Cronk of Notre Dame went 1:52.59 for fourth. Bailey Hartman’s fifth extends Virginia’s lead.
Cal made up big ground on Stanford, to within 13 points. Lilou Ressencourt tied Stanford’s Charlotte Hook for sixth, Ava Chavez was eighth and Annie Jia won the B final in 1:53.63.
Event 25 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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MEET: @ 1:49.16 2/23/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 1:49.16 2/23/2024 Alexandra Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 1:48.33 10/20/2023Reagan Smith, Ariizona St.
USOP: % 1:48.83 10/20/2023Reagan Smith, Stanford
NCAA: ^ 1:49.11 3/22/2025 Emma Sticklen, Texas
Pool: & 1:50.61 3/19/2016 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville-KY
1:55.88 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:57.11 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 West, Mia SO California 1:52.89 1:51.52 IV25 32
r:+0.68 24.67 52.96 (28.29)
1:21.82 (28.86) 1:51.52 (29.70)
2 Howley, Tess JR UVA 1:52.58 1:51.60 IV25 28
r:+0.71 25.24 53.32 (28.08)
1:21.91 (28.59) 1:51.60 (29.69)
3 Bricker, Caroli JR Stanford 1:52.96 1:52.46 IV25 27
r:+0.63 25.32 53.78 (28.46)
1:22.89 (29.11) 1:52.46 (29.57)
4 Cronk, Carli SO ND 1:53.57 1:52.59 IV25 26
r:+0.73 25.26 53.62 (28.36)
1:22.66 (29.04) 1:52.59 (29.93)
5 Hartman, Bailey SO UVA 1:55.60 1:53.33 IV25 25
r:+0.76 25.60 54.34 (28.74)
1:23.67 (29.33) 1:53.33 (29.66)
6 Hook, Charlotte SR Stanford 1:55.45 1:54.92 IV25 23.5
r:+0.69 26.31 55.24 (28.93)
1:24.97 (29.73) 1:54.92 (29.95)
6 Ressencourt, Li 5Y California 1:55.62 1:54.92 IV25 23.5
r:+0.69 25.43 54.34 (28.91)
1:24.20 (29.86) 1:54.92 (30.72)
8 Chavez, Ava JR California 1:55.46 1:55.21 IV25 22
r:+0.65 25.72 54.85 (29.13)
1:24.90 (30.05) 1:55.21 (30.31)
Men’s 200 butterfly
Logan Robinson went out fast and held it, the Florida State sophomore a half-second up on on-paper favorite Thomas Heilman. Robinson went 1:38.78. Heilman was third in 1:39.35. He had been seventh in prelims. UNC’s Seb Lunak vaulted from eighth in prelims to third in 1:39.75, bookending the pool with outside smoke.
Top seed Josh Zuchowski of Stanford fell to fourth in 1:40.69 in his bid to build on the 400 IM title. He was .06 slower than prelims.
Event 26 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: $ 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
USOP: % 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
NCAA: ^ 1:36.41 11/21/2025Luca Urlando, Georgia
Pool: & 1:37.92 2/18/2022 Nicolas Albiero, Louisville-KY
1:41.45 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
1:43.79 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Robinson, Logan SO FSU 1:40.98 1:38.78 IV25 32
r:+0.62 21.75 46.98 (25.23)
1:12.70 (25.72) 1:38.78 (26.08)
2 Heilman, Thomas FR UVA 1:41.57 1:39.35 IV25 28
r:+0.67 22.16 47.64 (25.48)
1:13.37 (25.73) 1:39.35 (25.98)
3 Lunak, Seb JR UNC 1:41.64 1:39.75 IV25 27
r:+0.63 22.30 47.48 (25.18)
1:13.01 (25.53) 1:39.75 (26.74)
4 Zuchowski, Josh SR Stanford 1:40.63 1:40.69 IV25 26
r:+0.69 22.78 49.26 (26.48)
1:14.58 (25.32) 1:40.69 (26.11)
5 Puggaard, Caspe FR California 1:41.46 1:40.77 IV25 25
r:+0.64 22.30 48.00 (25.70)
1:14.19 (26.19) 1:40.77 (26.58)
6 Holmes, Gibson JR Stanford 1:41.14 1:40.81 IV25 24
r:+0.73 22.78 48.32 (25.54)
1:14.42 (26.10) 1:40.81 (26.39)
7 Gentry, Landon SR VA Tech 1:41.35 1:41.49 NC 23
r:+0.67 22.27 47.43 (25.16)
1:13.92 (26.49) 1:41.49 (27.57)
8 Bellotti, Hayde JR UVA 1:41.02 1:42.26 NC 22
r:+0.64 22.92 48.91 (25.99)
1:14.97 (26.06) 1:42.26 (27.29)
Women’s 100 backstroke
Claire Curzan delivered a heck of a swim. In a race where only three swimmers broke 50 seconds, she was closer to 48-point. Curzan went 48.38. Her 48.83 in the morning was a best time, improving the 49.11 at NCAAs last year. Curzan’s time is behind only the 48.10 that Gretchen Walsh set in 2024 at this meet and a pair of 48.26 times she has. Katharine Berkoff went 48.55.
Second was Erika Pelaez in 49.54. Mary-Ambre Moluh of Cal was third in 49.64. Pitt’s Claire Jansen was fourth in 50.32.
Event 27 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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MEET: @ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
CONF: # 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
AMER: $ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
USOP: % 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
NCAA: ^ 48.10 2/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh, UVA-AC
Pool: & 48.74 3/18/2022 Katharine Berkoff, NC State-NC
51.68 IV25 Invited NCAA 2025
52.65 NC NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Curzan, Claire UVA 48.83 48.38&IV25 32
r:+0.55 11.32 23.30 (11.98)
35.88 (12.58) 48.38 (12.50)
2 Pelaez, Erika SO NC State 50.28 49.54 IV25 28
r:+0.53 11.79 24.16 (12.37)
36.92 (12.76) 49.54 (12.62)
3 Moluh, Mary-Amb SO California 50.48 49.64 IV25 27
r:+0.57 11.58 23.89 (12.31)
36.69 (12.80) 49.64 (12.95)
4 Jansen, Claire SR Pitt 50.47 50.32 IV25 26
r:+0.74 11.87 24.33 (12.46)
37.31 (12.98) 50.32 (13.01)
5 Shackley, Leah SO NC State 51.04 50.48 IV25 25
r:+0.68 11.74 24.14 (12.40)
37.24 (13.10) 50.48 (13.24)
6 Pfaff, Ali JR Duke 51.00 50.73 IV25 24
r:+0.64 11.86 24.42 (12.56)
37.57 (13.15) 50.73 (13.16)
7 Noble, Kennedy SR NC State 51.30 51.07 IV25 23
r:+0.58 11.91 24.53 (12.62)
37.81 (13.28) 51.07 (13.26)
8 Murray, Camille SO Louisville 51.35 51.23 IV25 22
r:+0.64 12.07 24.47 (12.40)
37.69 (13.22) 51.23 (13.54)
Men’s 100 backstroke
Women’s 100 breaststroke
Men’s 100 breaststroke
