Alex Walsh on 3:19 400 Medley Relay: “That was definitely one of our big season goals”
Tonight at the ACC Championships, the Virginia women completely demolished their own NCAA, US Open, and American records in the 400 medley relay
Greg Meehan on Competing for Entire ACC Meet: “This group is very tough and adaptable”
6 sessions into the meet and the Stanford women seem to be in a good place heading into the final 3 sessions many of them would have missed.
Carles Coll Marti on Winning ACC Title On Back of Illness: “It was really painful after”
Virginia Tech senior Carles Coll Marti ran away with the men’s 200 IM at the ACC Championships, winning by over .8 of a second
UNC Head Coach Mark Gangloff: “We wanted to move up even with the addition of the new teams”
Two UNC athletes finished on the podium (Top 3) on Night 3 of the ACC Championships, a first since Mark Gangloff took over the program
Torri Huske on Racing for Entire ACC Championships: “I’m really excited to swim the 100 Free”
The original plan for the Stanford women was to leave the ACC Championships after the Friday morning prelims session.
An Hour After Getting 3rd in the 200 Free at ACCs, Lucas Henveaux Time Trialed a 3:42 400 IM
Dave Durden was having trouble deciding whether to put Lucas Henveaux in the 200 Free or the 400 IM at the ACC Championships… so he just had him swim both
Julia Dennis on Going 21.0 and 20.7 in One Session: “It exceeded my expectations”
Dennis was kind enough to speak with SwimSwam while recovering in an ice bath after the session.
Quintin McCarty & Jerry Fox on New-Look Conferences: “ACC and the SEC are just taking over”
On Wednesday night, Quintin McCarty and Jerry Fox led NC State’s sprint core to two ACC titles.
Gus Saldo on Going PB After 500 Free Swim-Off: “That was the first 500 of the day in my head”
After the nodd was given for Saldo to swim in the C-Final, he was able to swim with no pressure at night, resulting in a lifetime best of 4:16.94
Gretchen Walsh on 1:39 200 Free, 800 Free Relay NCAA Record: “We’ve definitely had a grudge”
While Walsh clocked a 1:39.34 on the lead-off, the 2nd fastest performance ever, the relay itself finished at 6:44,13, shattering Stanford’s previous record
Herbie Behm on Eddie Reese Showdown: “It’s… the best training we’ll ever get”
Arizona State showed out at the Eddie Reese Showdown, winning numerous individual events and sweeping the men’s relays.
Nate Germonprez on Transition to Breaststroke: “Last year I was focused on 200 Free”
Nate Germonprez led a 1-2 Texas finish last weekend in the 100 Breast, winning the event by over .5 in 51.09.
Piper Enge on Going 57 in 100Br: “It’s taken me a while to get a good break through in that”
Enge swam a 57.69 at the Eddie Reese Showdown, her first time under the 58-second barrier.
Emma Sticklen on Repping 1:49s in 200 Fly: “Once you do it once, you know what you need to do”
Once again, Emma Sticklen posted a sub-1:50 200 fly this season, posting a 1:49.87 to post a dominant win at the Eddie Reese Showdown
Shaine Casas Working to Stay Consistent, Present in Winter Training with Bob Bowman
Shaine Casas got in some scy racing this past weekend, competing in the 50 Free (19.13), 400 IM (3:34.09), and 100 Fly (44.44)