Duke Wraps Up Men's ACC Championships

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Duke University

Day Four at Men's ACC Championships

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash

Duke Wraps Up Men's ACC Championships

2/27/2021 10:07:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Finals Results Preliminaries Results

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Duke men's swimming and diving team placed 10th (341 points) in the 2021 Men's ACC Championships as the four-day meet concluded Saturday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.

Duke's men recorded 32 career-best times and made 13 finals appearances in the week of competition. In addition, the Blue Devils swam 19 times that placed in the Top-10 charts of Duke history, including 11 Top-5 times.

On Saturday, Duke saw five swimmers make the finals.

Three men reached the 200 butterfly finals, led by junior Matthew Whelan in the 'B' Final. Whelan secured a 12th-place finish in the event after swimming the second-fastest time in program history in the preliminaries (1:44.68). Sophomores Chris Dalla Valle and Nick Talati competed in the bonus final and both swam career-best times of 1:46.20 and 1:46.63, respectively, throughout the day. Dalla Valle's time ranks third all-time at Duke while Talati sits fourth.

Junior Cole Reznick served as Duke's lone finalist in the 200 breaststroke. Reznick reached the 'C' Final of the event after swimming a 1:58.34 in the morning preliminaries. Sophomores Nick Viers (1:59.71) and Will Tenpas (1:59.93) recorded career-best times in the event in the preliminaries. Viers time was placed 10th in the all-time chart.

In the 200 backstroke, junior David Hallaron reached the bonus final of the event. Hallaron placed 20th in the event with a time of 1:44.37, narrowly missing his career-best time of 1:44.31. In addition, junior Everett Werner recorded a career-best mark of 1:48.75 in the morning.

Sophomore Brendan Driscoll and freshman Zach Wassmer recorded career-best times in the 1650 freestyle. Driscoll placed 19th in the event with a time of 15:22.35 that vaulted him to fourth in program history. Wassmer's time of 15:30.44 placed 25th and moved him to ninth on the Duke chart.

Sophomore Charlie Gingrich's time of 44.07 in the 100 freestyle placed ninth all-time at Duke.

In the final event of the ACC Championships, the quartet of Gingrich, Hallaron, Reznick and Whelan placed 10th in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 2:56.44.

Select Blue Devils are back in action on Sunday at the UNC Last Chance Meet in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Team Scores:
1) Louisville (1181)
2) NC State (1179)
3) Virginia Tech (1085)
4) Virginia (921)
5) Florida State (740)
6) North Carolina (729)
7) Georgia Tech (639)
7) Notre Dame (639)
9) Pittsburgh (453)
10) Duke (341)
11) Miami (207)
12) Boston College (180)

Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Men's 1650-Yard Freestyle: Brendan Driscoll (19th), 15:22.35
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke: David Hallaron (20th), 1:44.37
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: Charlie Gingrich (28th), 44.07
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Cole Reznick (24th), 1:59.16
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: Matthew Whelan (12th), 1:45.14
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Charlie Gingrich, David Hallaron, Cole Reznick, Matthew Whelan (10th), 2:56.44

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