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This Week in ACC Swimming & Diving

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The sixth week of the 2026–27 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season kicks off four straight days of competition beginning on Wednesday, November 4, with an in-state matchup as SMU hosts TCU 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 5:30 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. The Wild Card Match will be streamed on ESPN+, while the championship match will be streamed on ESPNU.
 
Virginia is the No. 1 team in the current CSCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, followed by No. 6 California, No. 7 Louisville, NC State and Stanford tied at No. 8, No. 15 North Carolina, No. 21 Duke and No. 23 Virginia Tech. California leads the ACC contingent at No. 3 in the current CSCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, followed by No. 7 NC State, No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 Louisville, No. 10 Stanford, No. 12 Virginia Tech, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 23 Notre Dame and No. 24 SMU. 
 
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, November 4
TCU at NR/#24 SMU | 5 p.m.

Thursday, November 5
#15/#19 North Carolina at #23/#12 Virginia Tech | 3 p.m.
College Swimming League Wild Card (Indianapolis, Ind.) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
#6/#3 California, #7/#9 Louisville, #8/#10 Stanford & #3/#2 Indiana

Friday, November 6
Florida State at #20/NR South Carolina | 11 a.m.
Connecticut at Boston College | 3:30 p.m.
NR/#17 Northwestern at #21/NR Duke | 5 p.m.
College Swimming League Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNU
#1/#8 Virginia, #8/#7 NC State & #4/#6 Tennessee

Saturday, November 7
West Virginia at #1/#8 Virginia | 11 a.m.

*Women’s ranking/men’s ranking; NR = not ranked

Noting ACC Swimming & Diving
  • ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving programs lead the nation with the top marks in the following events:
    • 1650 free: Camille Henveaux, California (16:09.05)
    • 50 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (22.89)
    • 100 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (48.85)
    • 200 back: Claire Curzan, Virginia (1:46.59)
    • 100 breast: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (57.35)
    • 200 breast: Anastasia Gorbenko, Louisville (2:04.53)
    • 50 fly: Claire Curzan, Virginia (22.42)
    • 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
    • 400 free relay: Virginia, 3:11.37
    • 200 medley relay: Virginia, 1:33.54
  • 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)
    • 50 fly: Brendan Whitfield, Virginia Tech (20.51)
    • 100 IM: Maximus Williamson, Virginia (46.53)
    • 200 IM: Maximus Williamson, Virginia (1:39.39)
    • 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.