DURHAM - The Duke swimming and diving program returns to action on Tuesday, Feb. 14 as they open the 2022-23 ACC Championships. The event is hosted by the Greensboro Aquatic Center and runs from Feb. 14-18. The Blue Devils completed the 2021-22 ACC Championships with the women finishing in 5th and the men finishing in 10th.
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NOTABLES
- The Duke women rose to No. 19 in the country during the month of February, marking the highest ranking this season.
- Senior swimmer Emma Shuppert is eighth in the ACC for the 50-backstroke posting a time of 24.22.
- The Blue Devils' 200-medley relay team produced the first NCAA A-Cut time of the season at North Carolina, clocking a time of 1:35.98.
- Freshman swimmer Martina Peroni broke the pool record and Duke record in the 200-butterfly at North Carolina, posting a time of 1:53.76. The record was previously held by Isa Paez (1:54.93) during the 2017-18 season. Her record-breaking time is first in the ACC and is the sixth fastest nationally.
- In the 200-breaststroke, Sarah Foley (3rd) and Kaelyn Gridley (6th) hold top-10 times in the ACC for the event. Foley and Gridley also produced 2024 Olympic Trial Qualifying cuts earlier this season.
- Junior diver Emily Rakestraw posted a platform diving score of 253.15 at the Tennessee Invitational earlier this season. Her score is second best in the ACC.
- At the NC State Invite, junior David Chang and sophomore Jack Christian posted two top-10 performances in program history in the 100-yard backstroke. Chang swam a time of 48.39 for seventh, while Christian clocked a time of 48.50 for 10th all-time.
- Graduate student Cole Reznick secured his first NCAA B-Cut in the final meet of the year at North Carolina, clocking a time of 1:57.61 in the 200-breaststroke and winning the event.
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