GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships continued Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Virginia holds the lead on the women's side after day four with 1040.5 points, while California remains the leader on the men’s side with 885.5 points.
Virginia’s Alex Walsh won her first individual title of the 2025 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships in the 200 fly. This is her third overall title of the meet, adding to two first-place finishes as a member of the winning teams for the 200 and 800 free relays. Stanford’s Caroline Bricker and Lillian Nordmann finished in second and third place with times of 1:52.37 and 1:52.44, respectively. Walsh is now tied with North Carolina’s Sue Walsh for most individual ACC Championship titles with 11, set back in 1984. Walsh also has 29 overall ACC Championship titles, which is the most in conference history.
Andrei Minakov became the first Stanford swimmer to earn two individual ACC Championship titles as a member of the conference after winning the 100-yard fly with a time of 44.27 on Thursday. California’s Oludare Rose touched the wall in second with a time of 1:39.47 before North Carolina’s Sebastian Lunak touched third with a time of 1:40.12.
Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh, the Pool, Meet, Conference, American, US Open, and NCAA record holder in the 100 back (48.10), earned gold in the 2025 ACC Championship women’s 100 back title with a time of 48.95. This is the first 100-back conference title of her career, sixth individual, and 20th overall. California’s Mary-Ambre Moluh touched second with a time of 50.22, with NC State’s Leah Shackley touching third with a time of 50.37.
Michel Arkhangelskiy claimed the 100-back title with a time of 44.49 to bring Florida State its first individual title of the meet, as well as the first ACC Championship title of his career. The freshman now has three podium finishes for the Seminoles this year, including a silver medal in both the 100 fly and 200 medley relay. With his two podium times in the 100 back and 100 fly, Arkhangelskiy now holds the program records for both.
Duke’s Kaelyn Gridley swam a time of 58.23 in the 100 breast to take the first individual title of the meet for the Blue Devils, as well as the first of her career. Virginia’s Emma Weber finished second with a time of 58.27, while North Carolina’s Skyler Smith took third with a time of 59.33.
Louisville’s Denis Petrashov claimed the 100 breast with a time of 50.62 to break both the meet and conference record. Petrashov set the previous conference record on his own in March 2023. Stanford’s Ron Polonsky came in second with a time of 50.99, while California’s Yamato Okadome came in third with a time of 51.12.
Miami’s Maxwell Flory won the 2025 ACC men’s platform diving title. With the win, Flory claimed his second career platform and fifth overall conference diving title. Stanford’s Misha Andriyuk scored a 432.15 to earn second. Pitt’s Cameron Cash, the reigning ACC Diver of the Year, placed third in the platform with a score of 405.45. In the final round, Cash received a vote of the lone perfect 10.0 of the meet.
The Virginia women’s 400-medley relay team made up of Claire Curzan, Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh and Annaliesa Moesch claimed the championship title with a time of 3:19.58. The Cavaliers’ squad broke the Pool, Meet, Conference, American, US Open and NCAA record that were all previously set by teams that also included both of the Walsh sisters.
NC State claimed the men’s 400-medley relay title for the fourth consecutive year with a time of 3:01.62. The Wolfpack relay unit was made up of leadoff Quintin McCarty, Samuel Hoover, Luke Miller and Jerry Fox. McCarty, Hoover and Miller were members of the 2024 winning team that holds the conference record of 2:59.71 that was set last March.
The final day of the championships begins Saturday, February 22, at 9:30 a.m. ET with preliminary events and finals events starting at 5:30 p.m. ET. The action air live on ACC Network Extra. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live swimming and diving results are available
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Women’s Standings
1. Virginia, 1040.5
2. Stanford, 852
3. Louisville, 682
4. California, 637
5. North Carolina, 544.5
6. NC State, 530
7. Florida State, 350
8. Pitt, 348
9. Miami, 338
10. Duke, 271
11. Virginia Tech, 241.5
12. Notre Dame, 207
13. SMU, 140.5
14. Georgia Tech, 111
14. Boston College, 79
Men’s Standings
1. California, 885.5
2. Stanford, 822
3. North Carolina, 741
4. NC State, 676
5. Louisville, 647.5
6. Florida State, 516.5
7. Virginia Tech, 483
8. Virginia, 419
9. Pitt, 382.5
10. Georgia Tech, 349
11. SMU, 232
12. Duke, 135
13. Boston College, 90
14. Miami, 84
15. Notre Dame, 45
Schedule of Events (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, February 22
Prelims - 9:30 a.m.
200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women’s Platform
Finals - 2:15 p.m.
1650 Free (Early Heats-Finals)
Finals - 5:30 p.m.
1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Platform, 400 Free Relay