GREENSBORO, N.C. ย โ The Virginia womenโs swimming team won three events on Wednesday (Feb. 19) at the 2025 ACC Championships, being held Feb. 18-22 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
The Cavaliers won the lone relay of the night, the 200 Freestyle, and picked up individual event titles in the 500 and 50 Free.
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Claire Curzan, Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, and Maxine Parker #ACCSwimDive #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/vgI6CPOfk0โ Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) February 19, 2025
Claire Curzan, Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh and Maxine Parker posted a 1:24.03 in the 200 Free Relay, 1.49 seconds ahead of second-place Louisville, to open the evening.
Gretchen Walsh closed the session by defending her title in the 50 Free, winning in 20.60. It was her third time winning the conference title in the event.
Freshman Katie Grimes won the 500 Freestyle with a 4:32.69. Grimes and Stanfordโs Aurora Roghair hit the wall for the bell lap in a tie for first, but Grimes hit the wall .19 seconds ahead of Roghair, adding an ACC title to her already storied swimming career.
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What a finish! Grimes and Aurora Roghair in a dead heat heading into the final lap of the 500 Free. Watch the ending ๐ and watch the rest of the ACC Championship live on ACCNX
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Two other Cavaliers earned All-Conference honors with third-place finishes in individual events: Cavan Gormsen in the 500 Free and Curzan in the 50 Free.
For the men, freshman David King finished fifth in the 500 Free with a 4:13.43, the fourth fastest time in program history. Freshman Spencer Nicholas finished seventh in the 200 IM with a 1:42.67, third-fastest time in program history. Junior Sebastien Sergile won the 200 IM B-Final with a 1:42.40, the second-fastest time in program history.
The Cavalier women moved into first place in the team standings while the men are in seventh.
The ACC Championships run through Saturday, with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.
Womenโs Notes
- The Cavaliers went 1, 3, 4 in the 500 Free, with Gormsen, last yearโs ACC Champion in the event, finishing third and Aimee Canny fourth (4:36.31) behind Grimes and Gormsen
- Katie Grimes time of 4:32.69 in the 500 Free is the second fastest time in program history
- Freshman Leah Hayes had the top time in prelims of the 200 IM (1:54.18). She finished fourth in the final with a 1:54.01
- Bailey Hartman finished second in the 500 Free B-Final with a 4:39.36
- Katie Christopherson won the C-Final of the 200 IM with a 1:56.35, a time that was faster than all but one swimmer in the B-Final
- Alex Walsh was scratched from the 200 IM and did not compete in an individual event on Wednesday
Menโs Notes
- The 200 Free Relayย of Jack Aikins, Connor Boyle, Jack Madoch and Simon Lins were 7th with a 1:16.61
- Jack Aikins finished 12th in the 50 Free (19.29)
- Dillon Wright finished in a tie for 24th place and the final spot in the 500 Free C-Final, both with a 4:20.80. He and Gustavo Saldo had a swim-off in which they tied again. Wright conceded the finals spot to Saldo
- Connor Boyle finished the prelim in a five-way tie for 16th place with a 19:35. Martin Kartavi of UNC won the swim-off to earn a spot in the B-final, while the other four, including Boyle, were relegated to the C-Final