By Claire Wong 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 Video: ESPN+ ($) Schedule of Events (PDF) Championship Central Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 4|Day 5|Day 6|Day 7 Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 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 TechThe final day of ACCs did not disappoint, as we were treated to two NCAA records, two ACC records, and numerous top-10 fastest times in history. Katie Grimes kicked off the meet with a commanding win in the 1650 free, posting her fastest time since 2023, while NC State freshman Max Carlsen continued his breakout meet by winning the men’s mile. Claire Curzan then dominated the 200 back by breaking the American/NCAA record, nearing the 1:45 barrier in the 200 back with a time of 1:46.09. Curzan returned to the pool at the end of the meet and helped Virginia take down another NCAA record in the 400 free relay, breaking their own standard set back in 2023.
Anna Moesch took the win in a tight race against Torri Huske in the 100 free, while Lucy Bell got the best of Aimee Canny in the 200 breast. With their swims, all four of the aforementioned athletes moved up to the top 5 performer in history in their respective event.
Cal’s Yamato Okadome broke the ACC record in the 200 breast on the way to his 2nd win of the meet, while the NC State men broke the ACC record in the 400 free relay to close out ACCs with a bang. Virginia’s David King claimed his 1st ACC gold in the 200 back, and Virginia Tech’s Brendan Whitfield was the sole swimmer under 41 seconds en route to winning the 100 free.
Linked below are race videos to tonight’s session.
Women’s 1650 Freestyle — Timed Finals
NCAA Record: 15:03.31 — Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2017) ACC Record: 15:25.30 — Leah Smith, Virginia (2016) ACC Championship Record: 15:25.30 — Leah Smith, Virginia (2016) Pool Record: 15:32.72 — Leah Smith, Virginia (2016) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time:16:25.29Final:
Katie Grimes (Virginia) — 15:45.20 Thilda Haell (Louisville) — 15:50.88 Cavan Gormsen (Virginia) — 15:56.76 Emma Hastings (NC State) — 16:08.13 Leticia Fassina Romao (Louisville) — 16:09.65 Lily Reader (UNC) — 16:15.41 Emily Bucaro (Pitt) — 16:21.90 Katherine Helms (NC State) — 16:23.18Sophomore Katie Grimes collected her second ACC title of the championships tonight in the 1650 freestyle. Grimes swam 15:45.20 to earn the title by over five seconds ahead of Louisville freshman Thilda Haell (15:50.88). Last year, Grimes bypassed the 1650 freestyle at the ACC Championships, opting for the 200 butterfly instead (where she finished 5th).
Per SwimCloud, this was Haell’s first time swimming the 1650-yard freestyle. Earlier in the meet, she logged a 4:39.01 500 freestyle and a 1:45.85 200 freestyle.
The Cavaliers went 1-3 in the event as junior Cavan Gormsen claimed bronze for the second-straight season. Gormsen was the only swimmers besides Grimes and Haell to break 16 minutes in the event. She clocked 15:56.76 and owns a lifetime best 15:54.05 from 2025 ACCs.
Leticia Fassina Romao, Emma Hastings, and Lily Reader all returned to the top eight from last year, while Emily Bucaro moved from 27th last year (16:47.34) to 7th (16:21.90). Bucaro’s swim today was a lifetime best by 11.79 seconds, improving on the 16:33.69 she swam at her midseason invitational.
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Men’s 1650 Freestyle — Timed Finals
NCAA Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020) ACC Record: 14:24.43 — Anton Ipsen, NC State (2018) ACC Championship Record: 14:27.93 — Zach Yeadon, Notre Dame (2020) Pool Record: 14:22.28 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 15:06.60Final:
Max Carlsen (NC State) — 14:32.68 Nathan Wiffen (Cal) — 14:34.17 Ryan Erisman (Cal) — 14:37.58 Ethan Ekk (Stanford) — 14:42.37 Liam Custer (Stanford) — 14:49.21 Freddy Klein (Cal) — 14:52.80 Lance Norris (NC State) — 14:53.70 Matt Marsteiner (NC State) — 14:57.35NC State freshman Max Carlsen continued his excellent freshman season with the Wolfpack by winning his second ACC title of the week. Earlier in the meet, Carlsen won the men’s 500 freestyle title (4:09.44) in a massive personal best and matched that feat tonight in the 1650 freestyle.
Carlsen swam a lifetime best 14:32.68, dropping a whopping 11.84 seconds from the lifetime best he swam at the NC State Invitational in November (14:44.52). Carlsen has been busy this semester, rewriting the NC State record book in the 1000 freestyle during multiple dual meets this winter. So, while it was clear he had a big drop on the way, it was not clear by exactly how much. He now ranks 5th in Wolfpack history.
Carlsen was locked in a close race with Cal’s Nathan Wiffen for much of the race. Wiffen was consistently a tenth or two ahead of Carlsen through the early goings of the race. The Cal first year was unable to hang with Carlsen over the closing 500 yards or so but held on for the silver medal in 14:34.17, which makes him 4th on Cal’s all-time list.
Wiffen was part of a 2-3 finish for the Golden Bears as his fellow first year Ryan Erisman posted a 14:37.58 for bronze. This was a huge lifetime best for Erisman as well, marking a 6.69 second drop as he becomes the 6th fastest Golden Bear all-time. Freddy Klein rounded out a strong event for Cal by taking 6th (14:52.80).
Stanford’s Ethan Ekk and Liam Custer logged a 4-5 finish for the Cardinal. The freshman Ekk shaved .76 seconds off his entry time, improving his status as the 8th fastest Cardinal in event history (14:42.37).
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Women’s 200 Backstroke — Finals
NCAA Record: 1:46.82 — Claire Curzan, Virginia (2025) ACC Record: 1:46.82 — Claire Curzan, Virginia (2025) ACC Championship Record: 1:47.38 — Claire Curzan, Virginia (2025) Pool Record: 1:47.76 — Regan Smith, Stanford (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.80Final:
Claire Curzan (Virginia) — 1:46.09 *NCAA and American Record* Erika Pelaez (NC State) — 1:48.92 Claire Jansen (Pitt) — 1:49.99 Leah Shackley (NC State) — 1:50.36 Tess Howley (Virginia) — 1:51.01 Kennedy Noble (NC State) — 1:51.09 Charlotte Wilson (Virginia) — 1:51.45 Sophia Frei (UNC) — 1:51.46Claire Curzan broke her NCAA and American record in the 200 backstroke this evening in her final individual event of an excellent NCAA Championships. Curzan ripped a 1:46.09, chopping .73 seconds from the record mark she set on her way to becoming the 2025 NCAA Champion in the event.
Curzan was out in 51.39 at the 100-yard mark. She was under her record pace (51.49) and continued to press her pace from there. Instead of closing in 27.45/27.79 which she split on her former record, Curzan split 27.23/27.47 on the second 100 of her race tonight, really pushing the final 50 yards.
The rest of the podium, Erika Pelaez and Claire Jansen, also swam big lifetime bests tonight. Pelaez broke 1:49 seconds for the first time in her career with a 1:48.92 for silver. Pelaez finished 7th in this event at the 2025 NCAA Championships and could take a big leap forward in the event standings. Her 1:48.92 now makes her the third-fastest woman in Wolfpack history. Likewise, Jansen also broke through a time barrier. She broke her own school record, bringing the mark sub-1:50 seconds for the first time in program history. Jansen finished 15th in this event last year (1:54.06).
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Men’s 200 Backstroke — Finals
NCAA Record: 1:34.24 — Hubert Kos, Texas (2025) ACC Record: 1:36.40 — Destin Lasco, California (2025) ACC Championship Record: 1:37.19 — Gabriel Jett, California (2025) Pool Record: 1:35.73 — Ryan Murphy, California (2016) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:42.14Final:
David King (Virginia) — 1:38.14 Josh Zuchowski (Stanford) — 1:38.73 Keaton Jones (Cal) — 1:39.78 Jackson Millard (Louisville) — 1:40.32 Daniel Diehl (NC State) — 1:40.53 Humberto Najera (Cal) — 1:40.62 Jack Berube (SMU) — 1:41.27DQ: Jack Aikins
It seemed the Cavaliers had a 1-2 finish to celebrate at the end of the men’s 200 backstroke championship final as David King and Jack Aikins hit the wall first and second. But, Aikins was disqualified for having his toes over the lip of the gutter after the start. Even so, the Cavalier men earned an individual ACC title with the sophomore King posting a 1:38.14.
King broke the school record he swam at the 2025 ACC Championships in the process of winning his title. His 1:38.14 undercut the 1:38.36 he swam for ACC bronze last year.
All of the men who returned from the 2025 ACC ‘A’ final moved up from their placement last season. In addition to King going from third to first, Josh Zuchowski moved up from 8th to 2nd with a 1:38.73. The swim marks a program record for Zuchowski as he jumped up from 5th (1:39.61) with a 1:38.73 that breaks Leon MacAlister‘s 1:38.95 from 2022.
Olympian Keaton Jones moved up from 5th at the 2025 ACCs to bronze (1:39.78) and Daniel Diehl improved to 5th after his 6th place finish last season.
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Women’s 100 Freestyle — Finals
NCAA Record: 44.71 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) ACC Record: 44.71 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2025) ACC Championship Record: 45.16 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2024) Pool Record: 46.05 — Gretchen Walsh, Virginia (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 48.60Final:
Anna Moesch (Virginia) — 45.71 *Pool Record* Torri Huske (Stanford) — 45.79 Sara Curtis (Virginia) — 46.03 Julia Dennis (Louisville) — 46.79 Mary-Ambre Moluh (Cal) — 46.87 Annam Olasewere (Stanford) — 47.17 Tatum Wall (Duke) — 47.58 Gigi Johnson (Stanford) — 47.84The women’s 100 freestyle all-time rankings have seen a big overhaul in the last 30 minutes. Earlier at the SEC Championships, Camille Spink nearly joined the 45-second club, swimming a 46.01 on the way to her 100 freestyle title.
Earlier this season, Anna Moesch did breakthrough that barrier, becoming just the 5th swimmer to do so (45.98). She climbed even further up the rankings tonight, smashing a pool record 45.71 to become the third-fastest performer in event history.
Moesch was second at the turn, flipping in 21.89 compared to Torri Huske‘s 21.77. Moesch battled back on the second 50 yards, splitting 11.86 on the final 25 to get her hand on the wall eight-hundredths ahead of Huske. With her 45.79, Huske became the sixth woman to break through 46-seconds. She has been close to the barrier before, swimming her former lifetime best 46.01 at the 2025 NCAA Championships. Huske is now the 4th fastest performer in history.
Tonight’s entire podium now ranks in the top-10 performers in event history as Virginia freshman Sara Curtis fired off a 46.03 for third, which ranks her as the 9th fastest performer all-time.
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Men’s 100 Freestyle — Finals
NCAA Record: 39.83 — Jordan Crooks, Tennessee (2025) ACC Record: 40.36 — Jack Alexy, California (2025) ACC Championship Record: 40.62 — Chris Guiliano, Notre Dame (2024) Pool Record: 40.46 — Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2016) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 42.55Final:
Brendan Whitfield (Virginia Tech) — 40.93 Kaii Winkler (NC State) — 41.10 Quintin McCarty (NC State) — 41.12 Julian Koch (Pitt) — 41.26 Nikita Sheremet (Louisville) — 41.39 Jerry Fox (NC State) — 41.40 Hudson Williams (NC State) — 41.79 Andres Dupont Cabrera (Stanford) — 41.88The men’s 100 freestyle championship final was a thrilling race. Virginia Tech junior Brendan Whitfield had a hundredth lead at the halfway point, turning in 19.39 to Quintin McCarty‘s 19.40. Nikita Sheremet flipped third in 19.52, followed by Kaii Winkler‘s 19.58 opening split.
Whitfield extended his advantage over the back half of the race with a 21.54 split. He stopped the clock in a lifetime best 40.93–his first sub-41 second swim of his career. Whitfield finished third in this event last year (41.60). He was the only man in the field to break 41 seconds, which didn’t happen at all in this individual event last year.
After a fifth place finish a year ago, Winkler moved up to win the silver medal in 41.10, just off the lifetime best 41.03 he swam this morning. The Wolfpack went 2-3-6-7 in the event as McCarty (41.12), Jerry Fox (41.79), and Hudson Williams (41.79) all contributed major points for NC State.
Pitt’s Julian Koch took 4th with a 41.26, just off the 41.15 school record he swam at the Texas Invite. Koch finished 16th in this event last year.
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Women’s 200 Breaststroke — Finals
NCAA Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2022) ACC Record: 2:01.29 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2022) ACC Championship Record: 2:02.24 — Alex Walsh, Virginia (2024) Pool Record: 2:02.19 — Kate Douglass, Virginia (2022) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 2:11.27Final:
Lucy Bell (Stanford) — 2:02.67 Aimee Canny (Virginia) — 2:02.97 Anastasia Gorbenko (Louisville) — 2:05.02 Kaelyn Gridley (Duke) — 2:05.55 Mia Cheatwood (Louisville) — 2:06.40 Adalene Robillard (Stanford) — 2:07.36 Sophia Umstead (Virginia) — 2:07.48 Kim Emely Herkle (Louisville) — 2:07.52The women are on fire tonight at the McAuley Aquatic Center. Lucy Bell and Aimee Canny took center stage in the women’s 200 breaststroke, battling to the wall and becoming the fourth and fifth-fastest performers in the process.
Canny, who is forwarding the Cavaliers’ long success in the 200 breaststroke this year, was out fast. She opened her race in 28.13, then hit the halfway mark at 59.38. Bell, the defending NCAA champion, turned in 59.73 as the pair had pulled away from the rest of the field.
Bell made her move on the second half of the race. She split 31.55 on the third 50, taking a tenth back on Canny. Her big push came on the final 50 yards, where she split 31.39 to Canny’s 31.94. Her final split was enough for her to not only catch Canny but to beat her to the wall by three-tenths.
Bell swam 2:02.67, bettering the lifetime best 2:03.72 she swam earlier this term. It makes her the fourth-fastest performer in history. Canny’s 2:02.97 slots her into the rankings at 5th and extends the list of sub-2:03 swimmers to that number as well.
All-Time Performers, Women’s 200 Breaststroke (SCY)
Kate Douglass, Virginia — 2:01.29 (2023) Alex Walsh, Virginia — 2:02.07 (2024) Lilly King, Indiana — 2:02.60 (2019) Lucy Bell, Stanford — 2:02.67 (2026) Aimee Canny, Virginia — 2:02.97 (2026)Anastasia Gorbenko and Kaelyn Gridley were separated by a hundredth at the 100-yard mark, Gridley holding the edge, 1:00.23 to 1:00.24. They were still separated by a hundredth at the 150-yard mark with Gridley still holding the slight advantage. Gorbenko split 32.65 on the final 50 yards, powering ahead of Gridley for bronze in 2:05.22. Gridley touched 4th in 2:05.55.
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Men’s 200 Breaststroke — Finals
NCAA Record: 1:46.35 — Leon Marchand, Arizona State (2024) ACC Record: 1:48.89 — Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech (2025) ACC Championship Record: 1:49.62 — Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech (2025) Pool Record: 1:48.12 — Will Licon, Texas (2016) 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95Final:
Yamato Okadome (Cal) — 1:48.87 *ACC Record* Arsenio Bustos (NC State) — 1:50.98 Daniel Li (Stanford) — 1:51.26 Eli Martin (Virginia Tech) — 1:51.49 Hank Rivers (Cal) — 1:52.16 Ben Delmar (UNC) — 1:52.32 Jake Eccleston (Louisville) — 1:53.56 Go Nagaoka (Stanford) — 1:53.92The records just keep falling tonight. This time, the record came down on the men’s side, as Yamato Okadome shaved two-hundredths off the ACC record Carles Coll Marti swam last season.
Okadome finished second to Coll Marti at these championships last season. He upgraded to the title tonight with a 1:48.87. It was a huge swim from Okadome, who had never broken 1:50 before tonight. His previous best was a 1:50.04 swum at the Minnesota Invitational earlier this season. He’s now the third-fastest swimmer in Cal history behind Reece Whitley (1:48.53) and Andrew Seliskar (1:48.70).
Arsenio Bustos added another medal to his haul from these championships, picking up silver in 1:50.98. After fourth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, Daniel Li climbed onto the podium tonight with a 1:51.26.
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Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
NCAA Record: 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023) ACC Record: 3:05.84 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Parker, G. Walsh) (2023) ACC Championship Record: 3:05.93 — Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, A. Walsh, G. Walsh (2025) Pool Record: 3:06.91 — Virginia (Douglass, A. Walsh, Tiltmann, G. Walsh) (2022) 2026 NCAA A/B Cut Times: 3:13.62/3:14.92Final:
Virginia (Curzan, Moesch, Canny, Curtis) — 3:05.30 *NCAA Record* Louisville (Larsen, Dennis, Mishler, Gorbenko) — 3:08.14 Cal (West, Moluh, Weinstein, O’Dell) — 3:08.58 Stanford — 3:08.72 NC State — 3:09.71 Virginia Tech — 3:12.45 Notre Dame — 3:13.04 Pitt — 3:13.41The fireworks continued in the final women’s event of the championships, the 400 freestyle relay. The Virginia team of Curzan, Moesch, Canny, and Curtis took down the mark 3:05.84 that Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, and Maxine Parker swam at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Curzan got the quartet out to a fast start with a lifetime best 46.00. It’s a .74 second drop for Curzan and propels her to 7th on the all-time performers list. With Curzan’s lead-off, half of the top 10 performers in event history have come from tonight as she joined Moesch, Huske, Spink, and Curtis in breaking onto the list this evening.
Curzan handed things off to Moesch, who fired off a 45.81 split. Canny has taken on a Douglass-esque lineup at this meet. Nowhere was this more evident than tonight, when she followed up a 2:02.97 200 breaststroke with a 47.01 100 freestyle split. Curtis brought the team home in 46.48, stopping the clock .54 seconds under the former NCAA record.
Louisville’s Caroline Larsen (46.82), Julia Dennis (47.05), Julie Mishler (47.52), and Gorbenko (46.75) combined for a 3:08.14. That put them second by about four-tenths ahead of Cal. The Golden Bears fielded Mia West (47.10), Moluh (46.75), Claire Weinstein (47.27), and Teagan O’Dell (47.46) and they swam a 3:08.58, touching .14 seconds ahead of Stanford’s relay (3:08.72).
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Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay — Timed Finals
NCAA Record: 2:42.41 — Tennessee (Caribe, Blackman, Taylor, Crooks) (2025) ACC Record: 2:44.31 — NC State (Held, Ress, Molacek, Stewart) (2018) ACC Championship Record: 2:44.81 — California (Seeliger, Alexy, Jensen, Mazellier) (2025) Pool Record: 2:46.03 — Texas (Kibler, Auchinachie, Corbeau, Kreuger) (2022) 2026 NCAA A/B Cut Times: 3:13.62/3:14.92Final:
NC State (Winkler, McCarty, Fox, Williams) — 2:43.53 *ACC Record* Florida State (Wilson, Olsson, Bork, Arhangelskiy) — 2:47.29 Stanford (Dupont Cabrera, McFadden, Gu, Tan)/Virginia (T. Heilman, Williamson, King, Aikins) — 2:47.51 — Cal — 2:47.56 Pitt — 2:47.68 Virginia Tech — 2:48.10 Louisville — 2:48.20The NC State crew of Winkler (41.40), McCarty (40.37), Fox (40.87), and Williams (40.89) put a bow on the 2026 ACC Championships with a conference record in the men’s 400 freestyle relay. Though the event has moved past the 2:44.31 mark the Wolfpack’s Ryan Held, Justin Ress, Jacob Molacek, and Coleman Stewart swam in 2018–which once stood as the NCAA record–the mark remained as the ACC record until tonight.
The current NC State 400 freestyle relay took .78 seconds off the former conference and championship record marks. They won by almost four seconds, with Florida State picking up the silver medal. Max Wilson (41.92), Gustav Olsson (41.55), Sam Bork (42.18), and Michel Arkhangelskiy (41.64) swam 2:47.29 for silver. Last year, the Seminoles finished 5th in this event.
Stanford and Virginia tied for 3rd with a 2:47.51, rounding out the podium.
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Final Scores
Women
Virginia, 1410.5 Stanford, 1039 California, 1027.5 Louisville, 925 NC State, 851.5 Pittsburgh, 552 UNC, 522.5 Duke, 432.5 Virginia Tech, 409.5 Florida State, 371 Notre Dame, 366 Miami (FL), 322 Georgia Tech, 274 SMU, 261 BC, 98Men
California, 1154 Stanford, 1076 NC State, 973 Louisville, 844 Virginia Tech, 715.5 Florida State, 624.5 Virginia, 577.5 UNC, 572.5 Notre Dame, 488 SMU, 407 Pitt, 401 Georgia Tech, 357 Miami (FL), 162 Duke, 138 BC, 112Read the full story on SwimSwam: WATCH: Claire Curzan’s 200 Back NCAA/American Record & Other Race Videos From Day 7 of 2026 ACCs
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