The Virginia swimming and diving teams completed their final tuneup before the ACC championships this weekend, with swimmers participating in the Virginia Tech Invitational and divers hosting the Cavalier Diving Invitational. As coach Augie Busch decided to rest some of his top competitors, a mix of new and old faces topped the scoring charts for the Cavaliers.
On Saturday the Virginia women’s diving team topped James Madison, 194-95, at home in Charlottesville. Junior Katie Warburg reclaimed her program record on the 3-meter event with a score of 328.57, while also qualifying for the NCAA zone championships on the 1-meter dive. The male divers won an uncontested meet and senior JB Kolod took both the 1 and 3-meter events.
The No. 9 Virginia women swimmers (3-2, 1-1 ACC) picked up six wins in Christiansburg, Virginia. on Saturday. A few usual names won their respective events, including sophomore Laura Simon in the 200-yard breaststroke, sophomore Leah Smith in the 500-yard freestyle, sophomore Ellen Thomas in the 50-yard freestyle and junior Courtney Bartholomew in the 100-yard backstroke.
Freshman Jennifer Marrkand claimed the 200-yard freestyle, while senior Brodde Lamb took home her first career event win in the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Erin McElfresh earned both of the Lady Cavaliers’ event wins on Sunday in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly.
The Virginia men (2-5, 1-2 ACC) claimed the 200-yard breaststroke and 500-yard freestyle on Saturday from junior Yannick Kaeser and freshman Brendan Casey, respectively. Sophomore Robert Leasure won the 400-yard IM on Sunday.
The women’s conference championships will run from Feb. 18-21, while the men’s ACC meet will be held Feb. 25-28.
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