2024 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships
Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) and Chris Guiliano (Notre Dame) was named the 2024 ACC Championship Swimmer of the Year on Saturday night. Both athletes earned his three wins in individual events throughout the week, setting record-setting times in the process.
Walsh won the 50 free (20.57), 100 fly (48.25) and 100 free (45.16) titles, breaking NCAA and American records in all three races. She broke the 50-second free record twice on the same day, scoring a 20.77 during prelims, but she lowered it to a 20.57 to win the ACC title. In addition to those record-setting swims, she led Virginia's victorious 400-meter medley relay with a backstroke split of 48.10 and broke her own NCAA and U.S. records ( 48.25 points).
Walsh also helped the Cavaliers win the relay championship by winning the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, and 400 medley relay. His 200 free relay (1:23.63) broke the NCAA record, making it the fastest time ever, and he achieved the first-ever sub-20 relay split (19.95) in the second leg. The 800-meter free relay was also historic, especially threatening Stanford's legendary 2017 NCAA record that included Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel. Walsh led the relay with a time of 1:40.23, the third-fastest 200-meter freestyle athlete in history, and then touched the relay with the second-fastest time in history.
Guiliano won the three fastest freestyle events on record, earning his first victory in the 50 free (18.57). He won the 200 free in the second half of the meet, tying Notre Dame's fourth-place 800 free relay lead-off time of 1:31.16 on opening day. His clear swim at this meet was recorded in the 100 free. three Swim 40 seconds a day with a flat start. He broke the ACC record in qualifying (40.84 points), reset the mark for gold later in the day (40.62 points), and had a 40.87 lead-off split in Notre Dame's victorious 400-meter free relay. finished.
North Carolina Senior Aranza Vazquez Montano She won gold medals in the 1-meter and 3-meter events and was named the best female diver. Vazquez Montano also won this award last year.pit junior cameron cash He was selected as the male diver of the competition after winning gold medals in the 3-meter diving and platform diving.
Gretchen Walsh In the 2024 ACC Championship:
- 50 Freestyle — 20.57 (1st place), fastest ever
- 100 Freestyle — 45.16 (1st place), fastest ever
- 100 Butterfly — 48.25 (1st place), fastest ever
- 200 Freestyle Relay — 1:23.63 (1st place), fastest ever
- 50 Freestyle — 19.95 (2nd leg of relay), fastest in split history
- 400 Freestyle Relay — 3:07.34 (1st), 45.40 2nd leg split
- 800 Freestyle Relay — 6:46.28 (1st), 2nd all-time
- 200 freestyle — 1:40.23 (relay leadoff), 3rd all-time
- 400 Medley Relay — 3:22.49 (1st place)
- 100 Backstroke — 48.10 (relay leadoff), fastest ever
Chris Guiliano In the 2024 ACC Championship:
- 50 Freestyle — 18.57 (1st place)
- 100 Freestyle — 40.62 (1st place)
- 200 Freestyle — 1:31.16 (1st place)
- 200 Freestyle Relay — 1:15.59 (4th place), leadoff split 18.63
- 400 Freestyle Relay — 2:45.58 (1st place), leadoff split 40.87
- 800 Freestyle Relay — 6:14.93 (4th place), 1:31.16 leadoff split
- 400 medley relay — 3:03.26 (3rd place), anchor leg 40.17
Aranza Vazquez Montano at the 2024 ACC Championship:
- 1 meter diving — (1st place), 336.05 points
- 3 meter diving — (1st place), 366.30 points
- Platform diving — (4th place), 258.65 points
Cameron Cash at the 2024 ACC Championship:
- 1 meter diving — (10th place in qualifying), 315.05 points
- 3 meter diving — (1st place), 427.30 points
- Platform diving — 448.95 points
