CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The fifth week of the 2026-27 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season begins on Friday, October 30, with an in-state rivalry as Pitt travels to Penn State for a 4:30 p.m. ET meet. Shortly after, Miami will head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to take on the No. 15 Crimson Tide women and No. 18 men at 5 p.m. ET.

All five ACC programs that have participated in the inaugural College Swimming League (CSL) season have clinched a spot in postseason competition. First-place Virginia (1,247 points) and third-place NC State (1,101 points) both clinched berths for the 2026 CSL Championship set for Friday, November 6, at 4:30 p.m. ET in Indianapolis, Indiana, while California, Louisville and Stanford will race against each other and Indiana in the Wild Card Match on Thursday, November 5, at 2:30 p.m. ET. The winner of the Wild Card Match will take the final spot in the CSL Championship against the Cavaliers, Wolfpack and Tennessee.

Virginia is the preseason No. 1 team in the CSCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, followed by No. 2 Stanford, No. 7 California, No. 8 Louisville, No. 9 NC State, No. 16 North Carolina and No. 21 Duke. California leads the ACC contingent in the CSCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll at No. 4, followed by No. 7 NC State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Virginia Tech, No. 12 Louisville, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 21 SMU and No. 23 Florida State.

Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Friday, October 30
Pitt at Penn State | 4:30 p.m.
Miami at #15/#18 Alabama | 5 p.m.

Saturday, October 31
Boston College & East Carolina at Georgia Tech | 11 a.m.
Miami at #15/#18 Alabama | 11 a.m.

*Women’s ranking/men’s ranking

Noting ACC Swimming & Diving

• ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving programs lead the nation with the top marks in the following events:
  • 1000 free: Katie Grimes, Virginia (9:25.49)
  • 1650 free: Camille Henveaux, California (16:09.05)
  • 50 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (23.04)
  • 100 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (49.37)
  • 200 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (1:46.85)
  • 100 breast: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (57.35)
  • 200 breast: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (2:04.53)
  • 50 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (22.51)
  • 100 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (49.90)
  • 200 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (1:50.10)
  • 100 IM: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (51.43)
  • 400 IM: Katie Grimes, Virginia (4:03.27)
  • 200 free relay: Virginia, 1:24.73
  • 200 medley relay: Virginia, 1:33.54
  • 400 free relay: Virginia, 3:11.37
• ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving programs lead the nation with the top marks in the following events:
  • 200 free: Ryan Erisman, California (1:32.12)
  • 500 free: Ryan Erisman, California (4:08.55)
  • 200 back: David King, Virginia (1:37.92)
  • 50 breast: Yamato Okadome, California (23.72)
  • 100 breast: Yamato Okadome, California (51.78)
  • 200 breast: Yamato Okadome, California (1:50.88)
  • 100 IM: Kaii Winkler, NC State (46.72)
  • 200 IM: Maximus Williamson, Virginia (1:42.60)
  • 400 IM: Mathias Christensen, Florida State (3:43.93)
  • 200 free relay: NC State, 1:15.00
  • 1-meter dive: Max Fowler, Georgia Tech (419.18)
• The Virginia women’s swimming program won its record sixth consecutive NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving championship at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
• The Stanford women’s swimming & diving program is 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 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
• Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo was named the George Haines Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association for the second straight year.
• The 2027 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships will take place February 16-20, 2027, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.