Duke Women Collect Most Points in Program History at ACC Championships, Blue Devils Complete Competition

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Duke Women Collect Most Points in Program History at ACC Championships, Blue Devils Complete Competition

2/24/2024 11:30:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke swimming and diving concluded the final day of ACC Championships on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, as the Blue Devils' women finished in fifth place, while the men finished in 10th place.

The 779.5 points collected by the women over the five-day event were the most in a single ACC Championship meet in program history and were the most since 2018 when they collected 756.5 points and finished sixth in the event.

Women's Standings
Virginia – 1637.5
Louisville – 1145
NC State – 1106
North Carolina – 786.5
Duke – 779.5
Virginia Tech – 632.5
Florida State – 531
Notre Dame – 493
Georgia Tech – 450
Pittsburgh – 407
Miami – 391

Men's Standings
NC State – 1499.5
Notre Dame – 1038.5
Virginia Tech – 960.5
Louisville – 885.5
Virginia – 768.5
Florida State – 762
Pittsburgh – 647
North Carolina
Georgia Tech – 575.5
Duke – 287
Miami – 122

NOTEABLES

Freshman Molly Donlan finished 16th in the 200-yard backstroke in the final day of competition, clocking in with a time of 1:55.83. Fellow freshman Ali Pfaff touched in 17th with a time of 1:54.78.
In the men's 200-yard backstroke, Michael Jiang touched in 23rd with a time of 1:44.27.
Sophomore Tatum Wall collected an 11th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle on Saturday, touching in with a time of 48.76 in the event.
Sophomore Kaelyn Gridley and senior Sarah Foley tallied top-8 finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke as Gridley finished in fourth with a time of 2:08.48 and Foley finished in eighth with a time of 2:10.85.
On the men's side of the 200-yard breaststroke, freshman Kalen Anbar tallied a top-15 finish with a time of 1:57.13.
The Blue Devils women's 400-yard relay freestyle team of Wall, Catherine Belyakov, Pfaff and Foley touched in fifth place in the event, clocking a time of 3:15.00. The time was 4.78 seconds faster than their entry time.
The Duke men's 400-yard freestyle relay team consisting of Milo Shue, Blake Johnson, David Chang and Colton McGrady clocked a time 2.82 seconds faster than their entry at 2:59.54 to round out the event.
The women's swim and dive program collected the most points in program history at the ACC Championships, collecting 779.5 points over the five-day event. Their fifth place finish marks the third consecutive finish inside the top-5 for the Blue Devils program.

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