By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
2021 ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
- When: Wednesday, February 17th – Saturday, February 20th | Prelims: 11:00 am | Finals: 7:00 pm (EST) (Except Wednesday’s timed finals, which begin at 5:15 EST)
- Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
- Defending Champion: University of Virginia (x1) (results)
- Format: 25 Yards/Short Course Yards (SCY)
- Championship Central: Here
- Championship Manual
- Psych Sheets (uncut)
- Live Results
The Virginia (UVA) Cavaliers hold a 20-plus point lead over Duke, Notre Dame, and NC State after sweeping the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay on Wednesday evening. Tonight, the 2021 ACC Women’s Championships will continue with the finals of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and timed finals of the 200 free relay. Earlier in the day, the women’s 1-meter diving and men’s 3-meter diving finals took place, with Miami sophomore Mia Vallee and UNC junior Anton Down-Jenkins winning their respective events.
All three top individual seeds tonight will aim to defend their respective 2020 ACC titles. In the 500 free, UVA senior Paige Madden posted the lone sub-4:40 swim with 4:38.58, just two seconds off of her winning time from last year. Seeded second tonight is NC State sophomore Kate Moore, who also was the 2020 event runner-up. Virginia Tech senior Reka Gyorgy is seeded third in the event, ahead of last year’s third-place finisher UVA sophomore Madelyn Donohoe.
Then, versatile UVA sophomore Kate Douglass will have her crack at the 200 IM, where she led the prelims with a smooth 1:52.71. Tonight, her lifetime best and all-time No. 3 swim of 1:50.92 and the 2018 American record of 1:50.67, held by Stanford’s Ella Eastin, could go down in Greensboro. UVA teammates #2 seed Alex Walsh, #4 Ella Nelson, and #7 Abby Harter join Douglass in the A-final. Last year’s event runner-up, NC State senior Julia Poole, will also swim in the top final.
NC State junior Kylee Alons has a shot at defending her 2020 ACC 50 free title in the pool tonight. Her sophomore teammate, backstroke ace Katharine Berkoff, is seeded second in the event, setting up for a potential NC State 1-2 finish. Virginia sophomore Alexa Cuomo is seeded 8th in the event while UNC junior Grace Countie is seeded 4th for the Tar Heels.
The evening will finish off with the 200 free relay, where NC State is seeded just 0.37s ahead of UVA. Alons and Berkoff will certainly be key legs for NC State while Douglass should certainly represent UVA in the water.
WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES — AFTER DAY 1
- Virginia, 165
- Duke / Notre Dame, 144
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- NC State, 142
- Virginia Tech, 137
- Georgia Tech / Louisville / Miami, 124
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- North Carolina, 112
- Florida State, 96
- Pittsburgh, 90
- Boston College, 60
Women’s 1-Meter Diving Finals
- ACC Record: 379.98, Jenna Dreyer (MIA), 2007
- ACC Meet Record: 361.85, Abby Johnston (DUKE), 2011
- 2020 Champion: Cami Hidalgo (GTCH), 313.10
On the 1-meter diving boards, Miami sophomore Mia Vallee took the 2021 ACC title with 340.95 points, out-scoring yesterday’s 3-meter champion UNC freshman Aranza Vazquez (322.55 points). Vallee took second behind Vazquez during yesterday’s 3-meter final. Placing third for UNC was sophomore Paige Burrell (312.80 points), improving from her 31st-place finish from yesterday.
Duke also scored two upperclassmen in the top 8, with Maddison Pullinger (288.60 points) placing 6th and Ellie Winslow (263.25) placing 8th. Last year’s ACC champion, Georgia Tech senior Cami Hidalgo, failed to advance to finals, placing 9th in prelims with 278.70 points. Yesterday, Hidalgo finished 3rd on the 3-meter boards.
Men’s 3-Meter Diving Finals
- ACC Record: 531.00, Nick McCrory (DUKE), 2014
- ACC Meet Record: 531.00, Nick McCrory (DUKE), 2014
- 2020 Champion: James Brady (NCS), 392.65
UNC junior Anton Down-Jenkins picked up his second win on the diving boards with his top 3-meter score of 452.25 points. Sophomore teammate Alexander Hart placed third tonight with 412.35 points, roughly nine points behind event runner-up Miami sophomore Max Flory (421.30 points).
Miami picked up two more top-8 scorers, thanks to 6th-place finisher Jack Matthews (389.55 points) and 7th-place finisher Brodie Scapens (370.90 points). Yesterday’s third-place finisher on the 1-meter board, Georgia Tech’s Rueben Lechuga, placed 8th tonight with 363.45 points.
WOMEN’S 500 FREE FINALS
- ACC Record: 4:28.90, Leah Smith (UVA), 2017
- ACC Meet Record: 4:30.74, Leah Smith (UVA), 2016
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 4:35.76
- 2020 Champion: Paige Madden (UVA), 4:36.19
WOMEN’S 200 IM FINALS
- ACC Record: 1:50.92, Kate Douglass (UVA), 2020
- ACC Meet Record: 1:51.36, Kate Douglass (UVA), 2020
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:53.66
- 2020 Champion: Kate Douglass (UVA), 1:51.36
WOMEN’S 50 FREE FINALS
- ACC Record: 21.42, Kate Douglass (UVA), 2020
- ACC Meet Record: 21.54, Caitlin Cooper (UVA), 2018
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 21.66
- 2020 Champion: Kylee Alons (NCS), 21.63
WOMEN’S 200 FREE RELAY TIMED FINALS
- ACC Record: 1:26.15, NC State, 2019
- ACC Meet Record: 1:26.15, NC State, 2019
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:28.43
- 2020 Champion: UVA, 1:26.73
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2021 ACC Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
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