CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Week five of the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season comes this weekend, October 24-25, as 12 league programs compete.
The weekend is highlighted by three conference matchups in North Carolina at Virginia on Friday, Duke at Virginia Tech on Saturday, and California and Stanford taking turns hosting each other both days.
Florida State will host the All-Florida Invite on Friday and Saturday as they welcome West Florida, North Florida and Florida Southern. The women will face all three teams while the men will face just Florida Southern.
The ACC had seven teams in the CSCAA Division I Women’s Preseason Top 25 Poll, headlined by Virginia in the No. 1 spot, Stanford at No. 3 and California at No. 5. In the CSCAA Division I Men’s Preseason Top 25 Poll, the league featured nine teams with California leading the way at No. 4.
Weekly Schedule
Friday, October 24
Northwestern at Notre Dame | All Day
California & Arizona State at Stanford | All Day | ACCNX
North Carolina at Virginia | All Day | ACCNX
Miami & Arkansas At Rutgers | All Day
Texas A&M at SMU | All Day
Penn State at Pitt (Diving Only) | All Day | ACCNX
All Florida Invite | Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State, West Florida, North Florida & Florida Southern
Saturday, October 25
NC State at ECU (Diving Only) | All Day
Miami & Arkansas at Rutgers | All Day
Stanford & Arizona State at California | All Day | ACCNX
Penn State at Pitt (Swimming Only) | All Day | ACCNX
Duke at Virginia Tech | All Day
All Florida Invite | Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State, West Florida, North Florida & Florida Southern
Noting ACC Swimming and Diving
- The ACC had seven teams named to the CSCAA Division I Women’s Preseason Top 25 Poll, headlined by Virginia at No. 1. Stanford (No. 3), California (No. 4), Louisville (No. 7), NC State (No. 8), North Carolina (No.14) and Duke (No. 19) helped fill out the Top 25.
- The ACC had nine teams named to the CSCAA Division I Men’s Preseason Top 25 Poll, headlined by California at No. 4. NC State (No. 7), Stanford (No.8), Louisville (No. 12), Virginia (No. 13), Virginia Tech (No. 17), Florida State (No. 18), North Carolina (No. 19) and Notre Dame (No. 25) also landed in the poll.
- ACC women lead the nation in the following events:
- 50 free: Julia Dennis, Louisville (21.54)
- 100 free: Anna Moesch, Virginia (47.05)
- 200 free: Anna Moesch, Virginia (1:41.42)
- 1650 free: Camille Henveaux, California (16:30.20)
- 100 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (50.08)
- 200 breast: Eneli Jefimova, NC State (2:07.38)
- 50 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (23.45)
- 100 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (50.06)
- 200 IM: Aimee Canny, Virginia (1:55.03)
- 200 free relay: Louisville (1:27.49)
- 400 free relay: NC State (3:10.70)
- 800 free relay: Louisville (7:04.74)
- 400 medley relay: Virginia (3:25.91)
- ACC men lead the nation in the following events:
- 100 free: Kaii Winkler, NC State (41.21)
- 200 free relay: NC State (1:16.94)
- 3-meter dive: Luke Sitz, SMU (408.25)
- Notre Dame entered the 2025 season under the new leadership of Head Swimming and Diving Coach Michael Norment.
- The Stanford women’s swimming & diving program entered the 2025 season under the new leadership of Paul A. Violich Director of Women’s Swimming Chris Lindauer, former Notre Dame head coach.
- Stanford women’s swimming & diving holds the title of the only program in the nation to finish in the top 10 in every NCAA Championship dating back to the 1975-76 season, most recently finishing as the runner-up in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
- Virginia has won the last five NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship titles.
- Virginia is set to participate in the 2025 CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge, which boasts each Power 4 conference’s top performing team, November 21-23, 2025.
- The 2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships will take place February 15-21, 2026, at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The facility also will host the 2026 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Championships.