School Record Falls During Day Two of Men’s ACC Championships

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Day Two at Men's ACC Championships

School Record Falls During Day Two of Men’s ACC Championships

2/25/2021 8:46:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Prelims Results Finals Results

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Cole Reznick's school-record swim in the 200 individual medley highlighted Duke's performances on the second day of the 2021 Men's ACC Swimming & Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C on Thursday.

Reznick broke a personal best in the morning preliminaries before his time of 1:44.61 in the evening finals set the program record. He placed 10th in the finals. The record was previously held by former Blue Devil Judd Howard, 1:44.67 set in 2019.

Between the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle in the morning, Duke saw 11 Blue Devils record career-best times in the morning.

Two Duke swimmers, junior David Hallaron and freshman Zach Wassmer, touched in career-best times in the 500 freestyle. Hallaron swam a 4:24.43 in the event to move to third all-time in Duke history. Wassmer registered a 4:29.03 to record his career best.

Reznick led the Blue Devils in the 200 individual medley. In addition to Reznick's school record, sophomore Nick Viers (1:48.60), sophomore Nick Talati (1:49.12) and sophomore Will Tenpas (1:51.20) all sported their career-high times.

Duke recorded five career bests in the 50 freestyle led by sophomore Charlie Gingrich. Gingrich's 19.91 in the event improved him to seventh on the all-time Duke chart. Junior Matthew Whelan tied his career-best 20.13 and remained 10th all-time in program history. Other Blue Devils who recorded their personal best times were junior John Day (20.65), junior Colson Zucker (20.90) and freshman Luke Johnson (20.97).

The Blue Devils closed out the day in the 200 freestyle relay. Whelan, Gingrich, Day and Hallaron touched in 1:19.45 to place 10th in the event.

The Blue Devils will compete in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay on Friday at the Championships. Preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. while the evening action will begin at 6 p.m., at the GAC in Greensboro, N.C.

Team Scores:
1) Virginia Tech (487)
2) Louisville (470)
3) NC State (456)
4) North Carolina (372)
5) Florida State (354)
6) Virginia (335)
7) Georgia Tech (307)
8) Pittsburgh (208)
9) Miami (207)
10) Notre Dame (203)
10) Duke (203)
12) Boston College (98)

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: David Hallaron (32nd), 4:24.43
Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: Cole Reznick (10th), 1:44.61
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: Charlie Gingrich (26th), 19.91
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Matthew Whelan, Charlie Gingrich, John Day, David Hallaron (10th), 1:19.45

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