Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
/
4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
Saturday, February 29
Greensboro, N.C.
All Day
Duke University
vs
Day Four at Men's ACC Championships
Blue Devils Finish 10th at ACC Championships
2/29/2020 10:08:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke men's swimming and diving closed out the final day of the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatics Center (GAC).
The Duke men finished 10th in the competition with 421 points. The tenth-place finish was the lowest finish by a Duke team since 2004 when the Blue Devils placed eighth out of eight teams.
David Hallaron swam a career-best 1:46.41 to barely miss the finals in the 200 backstroke. His time was the seventh best time in Duke history.
The 100 freestyle brought Dukes only 'A' Final qualifier after senior Miles Williams clocked a career-best 42.53 in the preliminaries to be the top qualifier. The Hong Kong native finished sixth in the final.
Two Blue Devils competed in the 200 breaststroke finals as Cole Reznick and Henry Wu swam career best times in the morning preliminaries to qualify for the 'C' Final. Both Reznick and Wu topped their career best set in the morning with times of 1:58.56 and 1:58.57, respectively, in the finals. They moved to sixth and seventh in Duke history.
Although Duke did not have anyone compete in the 200 butterfly finals, Matthew Whelan and Nick Talati had record-breaking performances in the preliminaries. Whelan clocked a 1:46.55 to set a new career best and move to second in Duke lure. Talati's career-best 1:47.25 put him fourth all-time at Duke.
Duke finished up the day in the 400 freestyle relay as Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Nathaniel Hartley and Charlie Gingrich swam a 2:53.32, the second-best time in Duke history.
After the conclusion of competition this weekend, the Blue Devils await the NCAA's release of invitation times to see who will represent Duke at the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Team Scores:
1) NC State (1250)
2) Virginia (1089)
3) Louisville (1066.5)
4) Virginia Tech (989)
5) Florida State (812.5)
6) Notre Dame (803.5)
7) North Carolina (630.5)
8) Pittsburgh (520)
9) Georgia Tech (506)
10) Duke (421)
11) Miami (197)
12) Boston College (134)
Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Men's 1,650-Yard Freestyle: Spencer LaFata (25th), 15:30.41
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: David Hallaron (25th), 1:46.41
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Miles Williams (6th), 42.90
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (21st), 1:58.56
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (26th), 1:46.55
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Miles Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Nathaniel Hartley, Charlie Gingrich (7th), 2:53.32
#GoDuke
The Duke men finished 10th in the competition with 421 points. The tenth-place finish was the lowest finish by a Duke team since 2004 when the Blue Devils placed eighth out of eight teams.
David Hallaron swam a career-best 1:46.41 to barely miss the finals in the 200 backstroke. His time was the seventh best time in Duke history.
The 100 freestyle brought Dukes only 'A' Final qualifier after senior Miles Williams clocked a career-best 42.53 in the preliminaries to be the top qualifier. The Hong Kong native finished sixth in the final.
Two Blue Devils competed in the 200 breaststroke finals as Cole Reznick and Henry Wu swam career best times in the morning preliminaries to qualify for the 'C' Final. Both Reznick and Wu topped their career best set in the morning with times of 1:58.56 and 1:58.57, respectively, in the finals. They moved to sixth and seventh in Duke history.
Although Duke did not have anyone compete in the 200 butterfly finals, Matthew Whelan and Nick Talati had record-breaking performances in the preliminaries. Whelan clocked a 1:46.55 to set a new career best and move to second in Duke lure. Talati's career-best 1:47.25 put him fourth all-time at Duke.
Duke finished up the day in the 400 freestyle relay as Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Nathaniel Hartley and Charlie Gingrich swam a 2:53.32, the second-best time in Duke history.
After the conclusion of competition this weekend, the Blue Devils await the NCAA's release of invitation times to see who will represent Duke at the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Team Scores:
1) NC State (1250)
2) Virginia (1089)
3) Louisville (1066.5)
4) Virginia Tech (989)
5) Florida State (812.5)
6) Notre Dame (803.5)
7) North Carolina (630.5)
8) Pittsburgh (520)
9) Georgia Tech (506)
10) Duke (421)
11) Miami (197)
12) Boston College (134)
Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Men's 1,650-Yard Freestyle: Spencer LaFata (25th), 15:30.41
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: David Hallaron (25th), 1:46.41
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Miles Williams (6th), 42.90
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (21st), 1:58.56
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (26th), 1:46.55
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Miles Williams, Sheldon Boboff, Nathaniel Hartley, Charlie Gingrich (7th), 2:53.32
#GoDuke
Players Mentioned
Mid-Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM/Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Mid-Distance
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breaststroke
/ Swimming & DivingDuke Athletics: A Tour of Campus
Saturday, October 19
A Century of Blue Devil Brilliance
Saturday, October 19
Senior Social Kick: Kevin Explains Cubed Food Theory
Friday, March 10
Senior Social Kick: Brad Solves a Rubik's Cube
Friday, March 10
