Seven Cavaliers Competing at Short Course Worlds
BUDAPEST– Seven current and former Cavaliers will be competing at the 2024 World Aquatics 25m Championships December 10-15 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Senior Jack Aikins, grad student Alex Walsh, senior Gretchen Walsh, junior Emma Weber and freshman Katie Grimes, who will join the Cavaliers in January, have all been named to USA Swimming’s 32-athlete roster. Alumnae Kate Douglass and Paige Madden are also competing.
The roster features 21 Paris 2024 Olympians and multiple short -course champions, including Douglass. Last year’s U.S. short course worlds roster led the medal table with 36 total medals.
Virginia assistant coach Jake Shrum is a member of the Team USA coaching staff for the championship.
Finals sessions will stream live on Peacock each day.
| UVA Athlete | Events |
| Jack Aikins | 100/200 Back |
| Kate Douglass | 50/100 Free; 200 Breast; 100/200 IM |
| Katie Grimes | 800 Free; 400 IM |
| Paige Madden | 200/400/800 Free |
| Alex Walsh | 200 Breast; 200 IM |
| Gretchen Walsh | 50/100 Free; 50/100 Fly; 100 IM |
| Emma Weber | 50/100 Breast |
Meet Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 10 Prelims
- Women 400 Free
- Women/Men 100 Back
- Women/Men 50 Fly
- Women/Men 200 IM
- Women/Men 4×100 Free Relay
- Men 1500 Free (B, C, D Finals)
Tuesday, Dec. 10 Finals
- Women 400 Free
- Women/Men 50 Fly (semis)
- Women/Men 200 IM
- Women/Men 100 Back (semis)
- Men 1500 Free (A Final)
- Women/Men 4×100 Free Relay
- Men 4×100 Free Relay
Wednesday, Dec. 11 Prelims
- Women/Men 100 Free
- Women/Men 100 Breast
- Women 800 Free (B, C, D Finals)
- Mixed 4×50 Medley Relay
Wednesday, Dec. 11 Finals
- Women/Men 100 Back
- Women/Men 100 Free (semis)
- Women/Men 100 Breast (semis)
- Women/Men 50 Fly
- Women 800 Free (A Final)
- Mixed 4×50 Medley Relay
Thursday, Dec. 12 Prelims
- Women/Men 50 Back
- Women/Men 200 Fly
- Women/Men 100 IM
- Men 400 Free
- Women 4×200 Free Relay
Thursday, Dec. 12 Finals
- Women/Men 100 Free
- Women/Men 50 Back (semis)
- Women/Men 200 Fly
- Women/Men 100 Breast
- Women/Men 100 IM (semis)
- Men 400 Free
- Women 4×200 Free Relay
Friday, Dec. 13 Prelims
- Mixed 4×50 Free Relay
- Women/Men 200 Breast
- Women/Men 100 Fly
- Men 4×200 Free Relay
- Women’s 1500 Free (B,C,D Finals)
Friday, Dec. 13 Finals
- Mixed 4×50 Free Relay
- Women/Men 200 Breast
- Women/Men 50 Back
- Women/Men 100 Fly (semis)
- Women/Men 100 IM
- Women 1500 Free (A Final)
- Men 4×200 Free Relay
Saturday, Dec. 14 Prelims
- Women/Men 400 IM
- Women/Men 50 Free
- Women/Men 50 Breast
- Men 800 Free (B, C, D Finals)
- Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay
Saturday, Dec. 14 Finals
- Women/Men 100 Fly
- Women/Men 50 Breast (semis)
- Women/Men 50 Free (semis)
- Women/Men 400 IM
- Men 800 Free (A Final)
- Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay
Sunday, Dec. 15 Prelims
- Women/Men 200 Free
- Women/Men 200 Back
- Women/Men 4×100 Medley Relay
Sunday, Dec. 15 Finals
- Women/Men 50 Free
- Women/Men 50 Breast
- Women/Men 200 Back
- Women/Men 200 Free
- Women/Men 4×100 Medley Relay