Virginia continued to seize control of what is looking more and more likely to be its fifth-consecutive ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship as the Cavaliers brought home three more ACC titles on Friday night, headlined by yet another American record-breaking swim from Gretchen Walsh.
Ella Nelson took home the first gold of the night for UVA, winning the ACC title in the 400 individual medley for the fourth-consecutive year with a time of 4:03.80.
Then came yet another historic swim for Gretchen Walsh, who turned in a time of 48.25 in the 100-yard butterfly, shattering the American, US Open, and NCAA records for the event. This marks the third time Walsh has been involved in the breaking of an NCAA and America record this week, as she twice broke the records for the 50-yard freestyle and then became the first woman to ever go sub-20 seconds during the 200-yard freestyle relay, helping Virginia's team break an American record in that event as well. Walsh has won four gold medals this week and 13 ACC titles in her career.
Finally, Aimee Canny claimed a second ACC title in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 1:43.10, and Maxine Parker made it 1-3 for UVA by taking third in 1:44.02.
Virginia now has 846.5 total points and holds a 163.5-point lead over the rest of the competition in the women's standings through three days and 11 events. The UVA men currently sit in seventh with 344.5 points.
Here are the women's and men's standings through three days at the 2024 ACC Championships:
Women’s Standings (through 11 events)
1. Virginia, 846.5
2. Louisville, 683
3. NC State, 573
4. Duke, 433.5
5. North Carolina, 401.5
6. Virginia Tech, 308.5
7. Notre Dame, 276
8. Florida State, 266
9. Pitt, 226
10. Miami, 221
11. Georgia Tech, 220
Men’s Standings (through 11 events)
1. NC State, 812.5
2. Notre Dame, 559.5
3. Virginia Tech, 469.5
4. Louisville, 458
5. Florida State, 386
6. North Carolina, 380
7. Virginia, 344.5
8. Pitt, 315
9. Georgia Tech, 309
10. Duke, 164
11. Miami, 94
Friday's events include the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, women's platform and 400 medley relay. Prelims start at 9:30am and the finals begin at 5:30pm.
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