GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke Swimming and Diving moved up the leaderboard in day two of the ACC Championships, behind strong performances on both the men's and women's side. The Blue Devils' men fell to 10th (133), while the women moved into sixth (257) on Wednesday.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Duke women's 200-freestyle relay team consisting of Tatum Wall, Sarah Snyder, McKenna Smith and Sarah Foley, placed sixth on Wednesday evening, clocking a time of 1:29.18. The swim is seventh all-time on the top-performances list in program history.
- On the men's side, Coleman Kredich, Charlie Gingrich, Brad Sanford and David Hallaron swam a time of 1:18.52 in the 200-freestyle relay, marking the ninth fastest time in program lore.
- Foley followed up her strong swim in the 200-freestyle, breaking the school record in the 200-IM and collecting the first podium for the Blue Devils at the ACC Championship. She clocked in at 1:54.12, beating her previous record of 1:54.38.
- Junior Catherine Belyakov finished eighth in the 200-freestlye, posting a time of 1:57.84, moving her into fourth on the all-time performance list in Duke history for the event.
- Senior Cole Reznick clocked the fourth fastest time in program lore in the 200-IM, posting a 1:45.60.
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TEAM SCORES:
Duke men – 10th (133)
Duke women – 6th (257)
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UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils continue the ACC Championships on Thursday morning with prelims for the 400-IM, 100-buttefly, 200-freestyle and men's 3 meter diving. Prelims will begin at 9:30 a.m., before finals begin at 5:30 p.m.
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