GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia women and California men are the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Champions after the final day of competition on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC).
With the women’s title, Virginia claimed its sixth-straight conference championship, the 16th since 2008 and 21st overall. The Cavaliers finished with a total of 1451.50 points.
In its first season as a member of the conference, California earned its first men’s ACC Championship title. The Golden Bears finished with a total of 1271.50 points.
Reigning NCAA Champion Alex Walsh took the 200-breast title on the final day of competition with a time of 203.65. Walsh now holds the record for the most ACC Women’s Swimming individual titles in conference history with 12 and is the first ACC women’s swimmer to win the conference 200-breast title four times in her career.
Stanford’s Aurora Roghair earned the first ACC Championship title of her career with a win in the women’s 1650 free. She finished with a time of 15:40.90, over 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Maya Geringer of California (15:51.01). NC State’s Owen Lloyd also claimed the first ACC title of his career with a time of 14:31.64 in the men’s 1650 free event.
Virginia’s Claire Curzan set the pool and meet record with a time of 1:47.38 to win the women’s 200 back. Curzan set the Conference, American and NCAA record in the 200 back in 2024. California’s Gabriel Jett took first in the men’s 200 back with a finals time of 1:37.19 to set the meet and conference record.
In the women’s 100 free, Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh snagged gold with a time of 45.20, while California’s Jack Alexy won the men’s sprint event with a time of 41.19.
On Saturday, Stanford’s Anna Lemkin claimed the final individual title for the Cardinal in the women’s platform dive. She scored a 338.60 to wrap up the diving portion of the championship and helped lead Stanford to a second-place team finish in the championships.
Virginia won its sixth consecutive women’s 400-free relay with a time of 3:05.93 to set the meet record. The Cavaliers squad was made up of leadoff Claire Curzan, Annaliesa Moesch, Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh. California claimed the 400-free relay on the men’s side with a time of 2:44.81, made up of the team of leadoff Bjorn Seeliger, Jack Alexy, Matthew Jensen and Nans Mazellier.
Gretchen Walsh was named the 2025 ACC Most Valuable Women’s Swimmer after earning seven gold medals in the championship (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay). North Carolina’s Aranza Vázquez Montaño was named the Most Valuable Women’s Diver of the championship for the fourth time in her career after earning gold in the 1-meter and silver in the 3-meter this week.
Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti was voted the Most Valuable Men’s Swimmer of the 2025 ACC Championships, while Miami’s Max Flory was named the Most Valuable Men’s Diver of the 2025 ACC Championships.
Women’s Final Standings
1. Virginia, 1451.5
2. Stanford, 1141
3. Louisville, 935.5
4. California, 864
5. NC State, 787.5
6. North Carolina, 781.5
7. Florida State, 467
8. Pitt, 462
9. Virginia Tech, 411.5
10. Miami, 387
11. Duke, 376
12. Notre Dame, 275
13. Georgia Tech, 181
14. SMU, 183.5
15. Boston College, 103
Men’s Final Standings
1. California, 1271.5
2. Stanford, 1065
3. NC State, 1021
4. North Carolina, 852
5. Louisville, 814.5
6. Virginia Tech, 654
7. Florida State, 639
8. Virginia, 529.5
9. Georgia Tech, 465
10. Pitt, 456.5
11. SMU, 434
12. Duke, 171
13. Boston College, 123
14. Miami, 84
15. Notre Dame, 45
Complete First-Place Event Finishers
Tuesday, February 18
Women’s 200 medley relay: Stanford, 1:34.05
Men’s 200 medley relay: California, 1:21.54
Women’s 1-meter diving: Aranza Vázquez Montaño (UNC), 357.40
Women’s 800 free relay: Virginia, 6:44.13
Men’s 800 free relay: California, 6:06.66
Men’s 3-meter diving: Max Fowler (Georgia Tech), 421.90
Wednesday, February 19
Women’s 200 free relay: Virginia, 1:24.03
Men’s 200 free relay: NC State, 1:14.29
Women’s 500 free: Katie Grimes (Virginia), 4:32.69
Men’s 500 free: Lucas Henveaux (California), 4:08.83
Women’s 200 IM: Torri Huske (Stanford), 1:51.46
Men’s 200 IM: Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech), 1:40.95
Women’s 50 free: Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 20.60
Men’s 50 free: Quintin McCarty (NC State), 18.63
Men’s 1-meter diving: Jack Ryan (Stanford), 411.95
Thursday, February 20
Women’s 400 IM: Katie Grimes (Virginia), 3:59.69
Men’s 400 IM: Tommy Bried (Louisville), 3:39.28
Women’s 100 fly: Torri Huske (Stanford), 48.52
Men’s 100 fly: Andrei Minakov (Stanford), 44.27
Women’s 200 free: Aimee Canny (Virginia), 1:42.00
Men’s 200 free: Henry McFadden (Stanford), 1:31.30
Women’s 3-meter diving: Chiara Pellacani (Miami), 403.15
Friday, February 21
Women’s 200 fly: Alex Walsh (Virginia), 1:50.43
Men’s 200 fly: Andrei Minakov (Stanford), 1:39.03
Women’s 100 back: Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 48.95
Men’s 100 back: Michel Arkhangelskiy (Florida State), 44.49
Women’s 100 breast: Kaelyn Gridley (Duke), 58.23
Men’s 100 breast: Denis Petrashov (Louisville), 50.62
Men’s platform diving: Max Flory (Miami), 450.75
Women’s 400 medley relay: Virginia, 3:19.58
Men’s 400 medley relay: NC State, 3:01.62
Saturday, February 22
Women’s 1650 free: Aurora Roghair (Stanford), 15:40.90
Men’s 1650 free: Owen Lloyd (NC State), 14:31.64
Women’s 200 back: Claire Curzan (Virginia), 1:47.38
Men’s 200 back: Gabriel Jett (California), 1:37.19
Women’s 100 free: Gretchen Walsh (Virginia), 45.20
Men’s 100 free: Jack Alexy (California), 41.19
Women’s 200 breast: Alex Walsh (Virginia), 2:03.65
Men’s 200 breast: Carles Coll Marti (Virginia Tech), 1:49.62
Women’s platform diving: Anna Lemkin (Stanford), 338.60
Women’s 400 free relay: Virginia, 3:05.93
Men’s 400 free relay: California, 2:44.81
