By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
Dates: Diving: Sunday, February 15–Tuesday, February 17 Swimming: Tuesday, February 17–Saturday, February 21 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending champions: UVA women (6x); Cal men (1x) Live Results Live Video: ESPN+ ($) Schedule of Events (PDF) Championship Central Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 4 Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4 Teams: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (women swimming & diving/men diving), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia TechDay Five Heat Sheets
Day 5 Scratch Report
Thursday’s prelims at the 2026 ACC Championships kick off with a loaded slate of racing, and several marquee names sit atop the early morning seed lists as title favorites. In the Women’s 400 IM, Caroline Bricker of Stanford leads a stacked field seeded fastest in the heat sheet with the only sub-4:00 entry time, but she’ll have to contend against teammate Lucy Bell and 500 free winner Katie Grimes of Virginia.
The Men’s 400 IM looks like another big battle. Louisville’s Jackson Millard has the only seed time under 3:40. Keep an eye on the UNC Tar Heels, who have been fairly quiet so far, but have at least three swimmers who could make a run at the A-final.
In the Women’s 100 fly, Stanford’s standout, and last night’s 200 IM winner, Torri Huske is the top seed, and expect to see her and UVA’s Claire Curzan duking it out side-by-side tonight for the win. On the men’s side, Michel Arkhangelskiy holds the top seed at 44.43. But UVA freshman Thomas Heilman has been under 44, and NC State’s Aiden Hayes, returning from a medical redshirt, is always dangerous.
Finally, the 200 free sessions bring another stacked heat sheet, with top seeds belonging to UVA’s Anna Moesch for the women, and FSU’s Logan Robinson on the men’s.
Women’s 40o IM – Prelims
NCAA: 3:54.60 — Ella Eastin, Stanford (2018) ACC: 3:55.97 — Alex Walsh, Virginia (2024) ACC Championship Record: 3:59.33 — Ella Nelson, Virginia (2023) Pool: 3:57.25 — Alex Walsh, Virginia (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:09.53Men’s 400 IM – Prelims
NCAA: 3:28.82 — Léon Marchand, Arizona State (2023) ACC: 3:36.22 — Lucas Henveaux, California (2025) ACC Championship Record: 3:38.43 — Robert Owen, Virginia Tech (2017) Pool: 3:32.88 — Hugo González, California (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 3:41.61Women’s 100 Fly – Prelims
NCAA: 46.97 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) ACC: 46.97 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) ACC Championship Record: 48.25 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) Pool: 49.09 — Alex Walsh, Virginia (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.87Men’s 100 Fly – Prelims
NCAA: 42.80 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018) ACC: 43.15 — Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech (2023) ACC Championship Record: 43.90 — Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech (2022) Pool: 43.71 — Andrei Minakov, Stanford (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.12Women’s 200 Free- Prelims
NCAA: 1:39.10 — Missy Franklin, California (2015) ACC: 1:39.34 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) ACC Championship Record: 1:39.34 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) Pool: 1:41.12 — Taylor Ruck, Stanford (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:44.74Men’s 200 Free – Prelims
NCAA: 1:28.33 — Luke Hobson, Texas (2024) ACC: 1:30.02 — Jack Alexy, California (2025) ACC Championship Record: 1:31.16 — Luke Miller, NC State (2022) Pool: 1:30.28 — Drew Kibler, Texas (2022) 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:32.27Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 ACC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
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