Virginia Takes Early Lead at ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Championship

Feb. 25, 2009

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Virginia took the early lead in the first night of the ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Championship. The Cavaliers secured a dominating, ten-second victory in the 800 free relay while Georgia Tech set a new ACC record in the 200 medley relay. After two events, Virginia leads in the team competition with 74 points followed by Georgia Tech (72) and Florida State (66).

The Yellow Jackets took first place in the 200 Medley Relay with an ACC record time of 1:26.00 to open the Championship. The NCAA “B” cut time eclipsed the previous record by nearly a second. Virginia finished second (1:26.12) and Florida State took third place (1:26.14) in the event. All three teams on the podium broke the meet record while the top six teams earned NCAA Consideration times. Georgia Tech's time ranks as the seventh fastest time this season in the relay.

Virginia demolished the Conference record in the 800 free relay with a time of 6:15.02. The mark was the fastest in the NCAA this season. Florida State clocked in for second place (6:25.11), followed by Georgia Tech (6:25.30). Virginia's NCAA “A” cut was the first posted this season by any school this year. The Cavaliers bested the ACC record by over seven seconds

The ACC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will continue on Thursday with a full day of action. Preliminary rounds begin at 11 a.m., followed by swimming finals start at 7 p.m. Live video streaming of the finals will start at 7:00 p.m. on ACC Select. For more information, please visit www.ACCSelect.com.

ACC Championship Men's Rankings
(thru 2 events)

1 Virginia 74

2 Georgia Tech 72

3 Florida State 66

4 North Carolina 60

5 Virginia Tech 54

T6 Maryland 50

T6 NC State 50

8 Clemson 42

9 Duke 40

10 Boston College 28

11 Miami 0

Note: Diving results added on corresponding day of competition from last week