Virginia Men Travel to ACC Championships Wednesday
Feb. 20, 2018
| Virginia at Men’s ACC Championships | |
| Date | Wed.- Sat., Feb. 21- 24, 2018 |
| Time | Wednesday: Finals- 4 p.m. Thrusday: Prelims- 10 a.m. |Finals- 6 p.m. Friday: Prelims- 10 a.m. |Finals- 6 p.m. Saturday: Prelims- 10 a.m. |Finals- 6 p.m. |
| Location | Greensboro, N.C. | Greensboro Aquatic Center |
| ACC Network Extra | Broadcast will begin at 6 p.m.: Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Coverage | Meet Central | Live Results |
| Additional Information | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Notes |
| Virginia at ECAC Championships | |
| Date | Fri.- Sun., Feb. 23-25, 2018 |
| Time | Friday: Prelims- 10 a.m. |Finals- 6 p.m. Saturday: Prelims- 10 a.m. |Finals- 6 p.m. Sunday: Prelims- 9 a.m. |Finals- 4 p.m. |
| Location | Sonny Werblin Recreation Center | Piscataway, N.J. |
| Coverage | Live Results | ECAC Network |
| Additional Information | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 23 Virginia men’s swim team will begin competition at the 2018 ACC Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Wednesday (Feb. 21), while members of both programs will participate in the three-day ECAC Championships at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center in Piscataway, N.J., beginning Friday (Feb. 23).
Diving results from last week’s ACC championships will be added to the men’s overall score at the conference championship.
ACC Network Extra will stream the finals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. Fans can access links to the broadcast in addition to live results for both the conference championship and the ECAC Championships at VirginiaSports.com.
Three Cavaliers hold national rankings inside the top 20. Sophomore Joe Clark (Worcester Park, Great Britain) ranks 14th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 46.00, while junior Zach Fong (Moorestown, Pa.) ranks 17th in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:42.67 and redshirt junior Brendan Casey (Santa Monica, Calif.) ranks 19th in the 1000-yard freestyle. Fong’s performance in the 200-yard butterfly set a UVA record.
Fong, Clark and sophomore Ted Schubert (Ashland, Va.) rank within the top three of the ACC in an event this season. Fong and Schubert hold the second-fastest performance in the 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard individual medley, respectively, with Schubert capturing a time of 3:45.28 in the event. Clark ranks third in the 100-yard backstroke.
In addition to the conference championships, members of both the men’s and women’s swim teams will also compete at the ECAC Championships. The meet will feature 27 programs on the men’s side and 30 programs on the women’s side. ACC opponent NC State will also participate in the meet.
The ACC Championships will also signify the men’s matchup between Virginia and Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash. The Commonwealth Clash presented by Virginia529 is a head-to-head, points-based competition between the athletic teams at University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Commonwealth Clash encourages a friendly, statewide rivalry between the two schools across all school-sponsored sports with 21 individual event points on the line. The school that accumulates 11 points or more will be crowned the winner and take home the Virginia529 Commonwealth Clash trophy. Visit www.TheCommonwealthClash.com for more information and updated standings.