Virginia Wins Three Titles on Day Two of ACC Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C.  – The Virginia women’s 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.

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 Stanford’s 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.

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.

Women’s Notes

• The Cavaliers went 1, 3, 4 in the 500 Free, with Gormsen, last year’s 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

Men’s Notes

• The 200 Free Relay  of Jack Aikins, Connor Boyle, Jack Madoch and Simon Lins were 7^th with a 1:16.61
• Jack Aikins finished 12^th in the 50 Free (19.29)
• Dillon Wright finished in a tie for 24^th 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 16^th 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

Team Scores
Women

1.  Virginia, 494.5
2.  Stanford, 413
3. Louisville, 397
4. California, 308.5
5. North Carolina, 260
6. NC State, 228
7. Pitt, 201
8. Miami, 181
9. Florida State, 162
10. Duke, 138
11. Notre Dame, 132
12. Virginia Tech, 126
13. Boston College, 78
14. SMU, 76
15. Georgia Tech, 65

Men

1. California, 457
2. Stanford, 402
3. North Carolina, 383
4. NC State, 379
5. Louisville, 282
6. Florida State, 256.5
7. Virginia, 242
8. Virginia Tech, 221
9. Georgia Tech, 215
10. SMU, 211
11. Pitt, 201.5
12. Duke, 105
13. Boston College, 62
14. Miami, 52
15. Notre Dame, 19

Women’s ACC Titles (4)
800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 50 Free

ACC Champions (by swimmer)
Aimee Canny: 800 Free Relay
Claire Curzan: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay
Katie Grimes: 500 Freestyle
Maxine Parker: 200 Free Relay
Alex Walsh: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay
Gretchen Walsh: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free 

All-ACC Performances:
Aimee Canny: 800 Free Relay
Claire Curzan: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free
Cavan Gormsen: 500 Freestyle
Katie Grimes: 500 Freestyle
Maxine Parker: 200 Free Relay
Alex Walsh: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay
Gretchen Walsh: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free

HOW TO FOLLOW
Prelims and finals will be streamed live on ACCNX. Links for the live streams and live results each day will be available on VirginiaSports.com.

SCHEDULE
Prelims will begin at 9:30 a.m. with finals starting at 5:30 p.m. each day

ORDER OF EVENTS
Wednesday: 200 Free Relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 Free, men’s 1-meter
Thursday: 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, women’s 3-meter
Friday: 200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breaststroke, men’s platform, 400 Medley Relay
Saturday: 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, women’s platform, 400 Free Relay