By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
2025 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships
February 18-22, 2025 Greensboro Aquatic Center — Greensboro, North Carolina Full Event Schedule (pre-scratch timeline) Championship Central Psych Sheets Live Results Live Streaming Day 1 Finals Recap Day 2 Prelims Recap |Day 2 Finals Recap Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals RecapFriday Prelims Heat Sheets
Day 4 of competition kicks off this morning with the women’s 200 fly, in which defending champion Alex Walsh is the #2 seed. Walsh is ranked just behind Stanford’s Lillian Nordmann and will be pushing to land back in that top spot for finals tonight. Other notable names fighting for a comfortable place in the A-final include Caroline Bricker, Katie Grimes and Tess Howley.
Gretchen Walsh currently leads the field in the 100 back but is closely followed by Cal freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh, who is seeded just .37 behind her. Leah Shackley rounds out the top three entries in the event, making it one to watch to see how the first-year swimmers will perform.
After winning the 100 fly last night, Andrei Minakov is back in action in the 200 today. As the #1 seed in the event, he will be looking to sweep the butterfly events but will face tough competition from Cal’s Gabriel Jett. Meanwhile Destin Lasco, the NCAA record-holder in the 200 back, will take on the 100 back this morning; he is the #3 seed behind Youssef Ramadan and Maximillian Wilson.
The men’s 100 breast will see ACC record-holder Denis Petrashov in the water; he is the top seed heading into the event, just .13 ahead of Carles Coll Marti.
Women’s 200 Fly
NCAA Record: 1:49.16 – Alex Walsh, 2024 ACC Record: 1:49.16 – Alex Walsh (UVA), 2024 ACC Meet Record: 1:49.16 – Alex Walsh (UVA), 2024 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:52.47 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:55.88Top 8 Qualifiers
Alex Walsh (UVA) – 1:53.39 Tess Howley (UVA) – 1:53.70 Lillian Nordmann (STAN) – 1:54.23 Caroline Bricker (STAN) – 1:54.32 Lilou Ressencourt (CAL) – 1:54.47 Katie Grimes (UVA) – 1:55.81 Emily Thompson (STAN) – 1:56.07 Taylor Bloom (UNC) – 1:56.19It’s going to be a heavily UVA- and Stanford-dominated A-final tonight, as three swimmers from each team placed in the top 8. Alex Walsh has set herself up to land back on top of the podium tonight, posting a 1:53.39 which was enough t0 snag the #1 spot heading into finals after entering the meet as the #2 seed in the event. Just behind her is teammate Tess Howley, whose 1:53.70 bumped her up from 4th to 2nd.
Stanford’s Lillian Nordmann, who was originally the #1 seed, took 3rd in a 1:54.23, just about 2.5 seconds off of her entry time; she will likely be gunning to regain the upper hand tonight.
Freshman Katie Grimes delivered yet another strong performance; she maintained her position in the #6 spot with a 1:55.81 and could move her way up the rankings tonight.
Making a big jump up the rankings this morning was UNC’s Taylor Bloom, who narrowly slid into the last spot in the A-final with a 1:56.19. Originally seeded 15th, her performance shaved .16 off of her lifetime best, which she had previously set just recently in January.
Men’s 200 Fly
NCAA Record: 1:37.17 – Luca Urlando, 2025 ACC Record: 1:37.92 – Nicolas Albiero (LOU), 2022 ACC Meet Record: 1:37.92 – Nicolas Albiero (LOU), 2022 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:40.05 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 1:42.10Top 8 Qualifiers
Andrei Minakov (STAN) – 1:40.73 Logan Robinson (FSU) – 1:41.13 Landon Gentry (VT) – 1:41.45 Gabriel Jett (CAL) – 1:41.56 Dare Rose (CAL) – 1:41.57 Gibson Holmes (STAN) – 1:41.79 Sebastian Lunak (UNC) – 1:41.84 Colin Whelehan (UNC) – 1:42.29Andrei Minakov could collect a sweep of the butterfly events tonight if he can turn in one more strong performance tonight. The only swimmer in the field under 1:41, Minakov’s time of 1:40.73 kept him solidly in the top spot for the A-final. Sliding in close behind him was Florida State’s Logan Robinson, who posted a 1:41.13 to take the #2 spot.
With just .71 separating 2nd from 7th, the top 8 qualifiers will all be locked in a tight battle tonight. Notably close together are Cal teammates Gabriel Jett and Dare Rose, who threw down times of 1:41.56 and 1:41.57, respectively. Originally the #2 seed, Jett added just over 1.5 seconds to his entry time to drop down a few spots, while Rose shaved over half a second off of his seed time to land himself solidly in the A-final.
Women’s 100 Back
NCAA Record: 48.10 – Gretchen Walsh, 2024 ACC Record: 48.10 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2024 ACC Meet Record: 48.10 – Gretchen Walsh (UVA), 2024 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 50.66 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 52.28Top 8 Qualifiers
Gretchen Walsh (UVA) – 49.51 Leah Shackley (NCS) – 50.47 Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL) – 50.60 Erika Pelaez (NCS) – 50.79 Helen Noble (NCS) – 51.05 Carmen Weiler Sastre (VT) – 51.09 Alison Pfaff (DUKE) – 51.11 Isabel Stadden (CAL) – 51.32To no surprise, Gretchen Walsh cruised into the top qualifying spot, posting a 49.51 to gain nearly a full second lead over the rest of the top 8. However, Walsh slipped on her start, meaning her time likely could have been even faster.
The freshmen swimmers made a splash in the top 8, as NC State’s Leah Shackley snagged the runner-up spot for finals in 50.47, followed by fellow first-years Mary-Ambre Moluh (50.60) and Erika Pelaez (50.79). Aside from Walsh, they were the only swimmers in the field to go sub-51.
Alison Pfaff turned in a lifetime best performance, throwing down a 51.11 to shave .25 off of her previous time and snag the #7 spot for finals.
Men’s 100 Back
NCAA Record: 43.35 – Luca Urlando, 2022 ACC Record: 43.83 – Kaspar Stokowski (NCS), 2023 ACC Meet Record: 44.04 – Coleman Stewart (NCS)/Kaspar Stokowski (NCS), 2020 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 44.48 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 45.56Top 8 Qualifiers
Aaron Sequeira (STAN) – 45.06 Quintin McCarty (NCS) – 45.08 Hudson Williams (NCS) – 45.21 Mason Herbet (FSU) – 45.26 Michel Arkhangelskiy (FSU) – 45.32 David King (UVA) – 45.44 Mewen Tomac (CAL) – 45.57 Mario Molla Yanes (VT) – 45.59The men’s 100 back results saw a huge shakeup from the original event seedings, as all eight qualifiers for the A-final dropped time from their entry times to jump up the rankings. Stanford’s Aaron Sequeira claimed the top spot, throwing down a lifetime best 45.06 to knock half a second off of his seed time (45.57) and jump from 7th to 1st. Just behind him was Quintin McCarty, whose 45.08 marked a massive personal best by .64 and launched him upwards from his original #11 seed.
Michel Arkhangelskiy and Mario Molla Yanes both threw down huge lifetime best performances; Molla Yanes knocked 1.02 off of his previous best while Arkhangelskiy dropped an astounding 1.37 as both swimmers posted their first sub-46 performances in the event.
Conversely, several of the top-ranked swimmers in the 100 back added time and dropped down to the B- and C-finals. Youssef Ramadan, who came into the meet as the #1 seed, added over a second (46.28) to his entry time and placed 19th, while Destin Lasco, originally the #3 seed, added .4 and dropped down to 11th.
Women’s 100 Breast
NCAA Record: 55.73 – Lilly King, 2019 ACC Record: 56.09 – Jasmine Nocentini (UVA), 2024 ACC Meet Record: 56.72 – Sophie Hansson (NCS), 2022 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 58.01 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 59.75Top 8 Qualifiers
Emma Weber (UVA) – 58.72 Kaelyn Gridley (DUKE) – 59.02 Skyler Smith (UNC) – 59.33* (tie) Madeline Huggins (FSU) – 59.33* (tie) Margaux McDonald (CAL) – 59.53 Zoe Skirboll (UVA) – 59.66 Mia Cheatwood (LOU) – 59.73 Simone Moll (MIA) – 59.88Going in as the 2nd seed, Emma Weber came out on top of the competition this morning, turning in a 58.72 to secure the middle lane for finals tonight and marking the only swimmer to go under 59. Kaelyn Gridley stayed close behind, taking the #2 spot in 59.02.
Tying for 3rd was Skyler Smith and Madeline Huggins, who both posted times of 59.33. Smith managed to hold onto her #3 spot despite adding over a second to her entry time, while Huggins shifted up slightly from her previous ranking in 5th.
The only one of the top 8 qualifiers to drop time, Cal’s Margaux McDonald shaved .06 off of her lifetime best with her 59.53, which was enough to bump her from 9th to 5th and land her comfortably in the A-final.
Men’s 100 Breast
NCAA Record: 49.53 – Liam Bell, 2024 ACC Record: 50.78 – Denis Petrashov (LOU), 2023 ACC Meet Record: 50.82 – Noah Nichols (UVA), 2023 2025 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 51.02 2024 NCAA Invite Time: 51.89Top 8 Qualifiers
Ron Polonsky (STAN) – 51.29 Denis Petrashov (LOU) – 51.55 Samuel Hoover (NCS) – 51.72 Yamato Okadome (CAL) – 51.85 Carles Coll Marti (VT) – 51.86 Zhier Fan (STAN) – 51.89 Tommaso Baravelli (FSU) – 51.92 Benjamin Delmar (UNC) – 51.93Despite adding .08 to his entry time Stanford’s Ron Polonsky claimed the top spot heading into finals with a 51.29, jumping up a few spots from his original #4 seed. Denis Petrashov, who holds the conference record in the 100 breast and came into the meet as the top seed, snagged the runner-up position in 51.55.
NC State’s Samuel Hoover threw down a lifetime best 51.72 to take 3rd heading into finals, shaving .32 off of his previous best time and marking his first time going sub-52. Originally seeded 12th, his performance launched him up the ranking and put him in a solid position to fight for one of the top spots tonight.
With only .08 separating 4th through 8th, the event is shaping up to be a tough battle tonight. One showdown on the horizon is between Cal’s Yamato Okadome (51.85)and Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti (51.86); just .01 apart, they came into the meet as the #3 and #2 seeds, respectively, so they will likely be battling it out in finals.
Men Platform Diving
ACC Record: 548.90 – Nick McCrory (Duke), 2011 ACC Meet Record: 523.95 – Nick McCrory (Duke), 2010Top 8 Qualifiers
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