Saturday Recap:
Complete Results
For the second time in the last three years, NC State is the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving champion. The Wolfpack won 20 total medals and 12 gold medals en route to the fourth title in team history as the 2019 ACC Swimming and Diving Championship concluded Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Wolfpack led the way with 1353 points. Defending champion Virginia finished in second with 1282 points followed by Louisville (1146), Notre Dame (909.5), Duke (764), Florida State (727), North Carolina (700.5), Virginia Tech (477.5), Georgia Tech (360), Pitt (334), Miami (293.5), and Boston College (154).
Louisville’s Mallory Comerford was voted Most Valuable Swimmer for the second year in a row for her performance during this week. The senior won three individual gold medals in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle for the second year in a row. The senior is the first swimmer in league history to sweep the 100, 200 and 500 yard freestyle races in consecutive ACC Championships. She also swam on the first place 400 medley relay team and placed second on the 200 freestyle, 400 medley, and 800 freestyle relay squads.
Most Valuable Women’s Diver honors went to Molly Carlson of Florida State. The junior qualified for two of the three diving finals placing third in the 3-meter and fourth on the platform.
Duke’s Evan Moretti was voted Most Valuable Men’s Diver. The senior qualified for the finals in all three diving events placing seventh in the 1 meter, second on the 3-meter and fourth on the platform.
1650 free:
NC State’s Tamila Holub won the 1650 freestyle to open Saturday night’s final session with a time of 15:56.91. The gold medal in the event marked the second year in a row that NC State has won the event.
The Wolfpack claimed the top three spots as senior Anna Johns finished in second in 15:56.96 and junior Makayla Sargent came in third with a time of 16:06.58.
Women's 1-Meter Diving:
Miami’s Alicia Blagg took gold in the women’s 1-meter diving finals with a final score of 329.15. Blagg is the first to win the event for Miami since 2009.
Duke freshman Maddison Pullinger claimed silver with a score of 308.40 followed by Georgia tech sophomore Cami Hidalgo who finished in third (290.35).
200 Back:
NC State freshman Emma Muzzy won gold in the 200 backstroke, finishing in 1:51.66. Muzzy edged out Virginia’s Megan Moroney (1:51.98) at the wall to win the title. Virginia’s Emma Seiberlich took bronze in 1:52.54.
The 200 backstroke was a big event for NC State, as wolfpack swimmers combined to score 93.5 points to increase NC State’s lead in the team race to 106.
100 Free:
Mallory Comerford continued her strong week in the pool in the 100 freestyle, winning the event for the third year in a row and setting a new meet record. Comerford touched the wall in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 46.57.
Virginia’s Morgan Hill claimed silver with a time of 47.46 edging out NC State’s Ky-lee Perry who followed in third (47.50).
With the win, Comerford becomes the second in ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship history to win the event three years in a row.
200 breast:
NC State freshman Sophie Hansson took the top spot in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA qualifying time of 2:06.73.
Florida State freshman Nina Kucheran claimed silver with a time of 2:08.78 followed by Louisville’s Morgan Friesen in third (2:09.05).
200 Fly:
Louisville’s Grace Ogelsby won gold in the 200 butterfly for the second year in a row setting a new meet record and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:52.81.
Louisville claimed two of the three top spots. Norte Dame’s Nicole Smith finished second in 1:54.66 followed by Louisville freshman Alena Kraus in 1:55.06.
Men’s Platform:
Miami claimed two of the top three spots in the week’s final diving competition. Junior David Dinsmore takes gold in the men’s platform finals with a final score of 482.10.
Miami’s Zach Cooper placed second with 413.50 points, followed by NC State’s James Brady with 376.60.
400 Free Relay:
Louisville closed out the week by defending its title in the 400 freestyle relay.
Jillian Visscher, Mallory Comerford, Casey Fanz, and Arina Openysheva combined to touch in 3:11.63. NC State (3:12.80) and Virginia (3:12.97) rounded out the podium.
All of the top three teams finished in automatic NCAA qualifying times.