Virginia Women Win 800 Free Relay at ACC Championships
ATLANTA – Virginia’s women’s 800 free relay team of Reilly Tiltmann, Ella Nelson, Ella Bathurst and Alex Walsh set a meet record to win the ACC title on the first night of the 2022 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships on Tuesday (February 15) at the McAuley Aquatic Center.
UVA’s women won the ACC Championship in the 800 free relay for the 15th consecutive time. Tiltmann, Nelson, Bathurst and Walsh, respectively, finished in 6:53.37 to set a new ACC meet record.
Tiltmann’s lead off time of 1:43.53 was a career-best time and the fifth-fastest 200-yard freestyle time in UVA history.
Virginia’s men finished third in the 800 free relay with a NCAA A qualifying time of 6:13.71. Matt Brownstead, Jack Aikins, Justin Grender and Jack Wright, respectively, combined for the second-fastest time in UVA history.
In diving, UVA’s women competed on the 1-meter and the men competed on the 3-meter board.
Jennifer Bell just missed qualifying for the finals, placing ninth in the 1-meter with a score of 266.65. Lizzy Kaye was 17th (233.45), Charlotte Bowen was 22nd (227.05) and Maddy Grosz was 25th (225.00).
Joseph Perreault led the Cavalier men with a 18th-place finish on the 3-meter with a score of 290.25. Nicholas Sanders finished 24th (272.40) and Walker Creedon was 29th (259.40).
STANDINGS
UVA’s women are fourth in the standings after the first two events. Miami leads (96), followed by Duke (84) and North Carolina (76).
Virginia’s men are eighth with 62 points, behind North Carolina (105), Louisville (102), Florida State (97), Virginia Tech (86), NC State (84), Georgia Tech (84) and Pitt (75).
UP NEXT
Wednesday’s events will feature the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and men’s 1-meter diving.