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This Week in ACC Swimming & Diving

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The third week of the 2026-27 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season begins on Friday, October 9, as nine league programs compete across the country.

CSL action continues Friday with Match 4, featuring the No. 1 Virginia women and No. 10 Virginia men, No. 8 Louisville women and No. 12 Louisville men, No. 4 Tennessee women and No. 5 Tennessee men and No. 6 Michigan women and No. 8 Michigan men. The four-team meet begins at 6:30 p.m. ET in Knoxville, Tennessee, and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Virginia sits atop the CSL standings after claiming the Match 2 win with 666 total points, while Stanford (550, 3-0) and NC State (554.5, 2-1) are ranked third and fourth, respectively. California is fifth with 543.5 points and a 2-1 record, while Louisville is sixth with 451.5 points and a 2-1 record.

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 at No. 4 in the CSCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, 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 9
#1/#10 Virginia at UNC Wilmington | 10 a.m.
Pitt at #6/#8 Michigan | 2 p.m.
Boston College at Rutgers | 3 p.m.
#7/#4 California vs. UC San Diego, Hawai’i and Pomona-Pitzer (La Jolla, Calif.) | 5 p.m. ET
NR/#11 Virginia Tech at NR/#21 SMU | 6 p.m.
Georgia Tech at NR/#23 Florida State | 7 p.m.
College Swimming League – Match 4 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
#1/#10 Virginia, #8/#12 Louisville, #4/#5 Tennessee & #6/#8 Michigan | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Saturday, October 10
Georgia Tech at NR/#23 Florida State | 10 a.m.
NR/#11 Virginia Tech at NR/#21 SMU | 11 a.m.
#7/#4 California vs. UC San Diego, Hawai’i and Pomona-Pitzer (La Jolla, Calif.) | 5 p.m. ET
 
*Women’s ranking/men’s ranking; NR = not ranked

Noting ACC Swimming & Diving
  • ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving programs lead the nation with their times in the following swimming events:
    • 50 free: Sara Curtis, Virginia (21.08)
    • 200 free: Anna Moesch, Virginia (1:42.99)
    • 1000 free: Thilda Häll, Louisville (9:34.26)
    • 100 back: Leah Shackley, NC State (50.58)
    • 200 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (1:46.85)
    • 100 breast: Eneli Jefimova, NC State (57.63)
    • 200 breast: Anastasia Borbenko, Louisville (2:06.32)
    • 50 fly: Caroline Larsen, Louisville (23.19)
    • 100 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (50.25)
    • 100 IM: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (52.11)
    • 200 IM: Caroline Bricker, Stanford (1:54.09)
    • 200 free relay: Virginia, 1:25.51
    • 400 free relay: Louisville, 3:12.84
    • 200 medley relay: Virginia, 1:35.72
    • 400 medley relay: Virginia, 3:31.61
  • ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving programs lead the nation with their times in the following swimming events:
    • 50 free: Nikita Sheremet, Louisville (19.00)
    • 100 free: Jerry Fox, NC State (41.79)
    • 200 free: Ryan Erisman, California (1:32.12)
    • 500 free: Ryan Erisman, California (4:08.55)
    • 100 back: Michel Arkhangelskiy, California (45.45)
    • 50 breast: Jan Gajda, NC State (24.57)
    • 200 breast: Yamato Okadome, California (1:50.88)
    • 50 fly: Thomas Heilman, Virginia (21.13)
    • 100 fly: Thomas Heilman, Virginia (45.19)
    • 200 fly: Thomas Heilman, Virginia (1:40.54)
    • 200 IM: Maximus Williamson, Virginia (1:42.70)
    • 200 free relay: NC State, 1:15.00
    • 200 medley relay: California, 1:24.96
    • 400 medley relay: Virginia Tech, 3:07.64
    • 1-meter dive: Nathan Cox, Virginia Tech (366.15)
    • 3-meter dive: Rocky Ramsland, Virginia Tech (389.80)
  • 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.