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This Week in ACC Swimming & Diving

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Week seven of the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season begins this Thursday, November 6, as 11 league programs compete.
 
This week’s competition is highlighted by a Top-25 conference competition between Stanford, which is ranked No. 3 on the women’s side and No. 8 on the men’s, heading to Berkeley, California, to take on the Golden Bears, who are ranked No. 5 on the women’s side and No. 4 on the men’s. This meet will be streamed live on ACCNX at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, November 7.
 
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. The next poll will be released on Thursday, November 13.
 
Weekly Schedule
Thursday, November 6
Kentucky at Louisville | All Day
 
Friday, November 7
SMU at Arkansas | All Day
Florida State & Alabama at LSU | All Day | SECN+
Virginia Tech & Ohio State at NC State | All Day | ACCNX
Stanford at California | All Day | ACCNX
North Carolina at South Carolina | All Day
Duke at Northwestern | All Day
Fordham at Boston College | All Day
Pitt & Oakland at Michigan | All Day
Notre Dame at Louisville | All Day

Saturday, November 8
Duke at Northwestern | All Day
Virginia Tech & Ohio State at NC State | All Day | ACCNX
Pitt & Miami (Ohio) at Akron | All Day | Zips Digital Network

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: Sara Curtis, Virginia (21.18)
    • 100 free: Anna Moesch, Virginia (46.53)
    • 200 free: Anna Moesch, Virginia (1:41.42)
    • 1650 free: Camille Henveaux, California (16:30.20)
    • 200 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (1:47.89)
    • 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)
    • 400 IM: Caroline Bricker, Stanford (4:04.30)
    • 200 free relay: Louisville (1:25.77)
    • 400 free relay: Louisville (3:10.27)
    • 800 free relay: California (6:55.18)
    • 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 breast: Yamato Okadome, California (1:51.66)
    • 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.