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Swimming & Diving
vs North Carolina
Saturday, February 22
Greensboro, N.C.
All Day
Duke University
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Day Four at Women's ACC Championships
Duke Women Place Sixth (675.5) at ACC Championships
2/22/2020 9:26:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Duke women's swimming and diving program closed out the 2020 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatics Center (GAC). The Blue Devils finished sixth in the competition with 675.5 points.
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Over the week of competition Duke reached 30 finals, including eight A finals.
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"We had some highs and lows," Duke head coach Dan Colella said. "We had some folks that stepped up and had some solid performances, especially some of the freshmen – Emma Shuppert and Kayle Park. It was a team effort. We always want more and we will have to wait and see who is going but I expect a good core group."
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In her first finals at the ACC Championships, freshman Ali Watson scored 267.65 in the finals to place third in platform diving. Her score vaulted her to fifth in the all-time Duke books. Watson was the lone Blue Devil to earn a spot on the podium this week.
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Senior Alyssa Marsh continued breaking her own records, setting a school record in the 100 free with a 48.10 in preliminary action. Marsh went on to finish fifth in the finals, her best finish in the event in her career. In the evening session, Sarah Snyder set a career-best time of 49.81, moving up to eighth in the Duke rankings.
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In the 200 breast, Park and Connie Dean both swam career-best times to place 13th and 14th with times of 2:12.05 and 2:12.29, respectively. In addition, Park and Dean moved to second and third in the Duke charts. Zoe Lusk made her first finals appearance at the ACC Championships, swimming a career-best 2:16.25 in the 200 breast preliminaries to qualify for the C final.
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Easop Lee placed first in the B final of the 200 butterfly by touching the wall in 1:57.65. The sophomore had a strong final 50 to take the heat.
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"I'm very proud of what they have accomplished and we are not done yet," Colella continued. "It is stuff we can build on in the coming weeks and over the summer into next year."
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Next up for Duke, it's the men's turn to take on the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships. The event will run Wednesday to Saturday at the GAC in Greensboro, N.C. The Blue Devils enter the meet in seventh place (102 points) after the conclusion of men's diving at the women's championships the previous week.
Final Women's Team Scores:
1) Virginia (1492.5)
2) NC State (1333)
3) Louisville (1105.5)
4) North Carolina (839)
5) Notre Dame (784)
6) Duke (675.5)
7) Florida State (555)
8) Virginia Tech (469)
9) Georgia Tech (407.5)
10) Pitt (359)
11) Miami (298)
12) Boston College (164)
Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's Platform Diving: Ali Watson (3rd), 267.65
Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle: Brittany Kampfer (16th), 16:46.37
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Quinn Scannell (23rd), 1:58.34
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (5th), 48.29
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Kayle Park (13th), 2:12.05
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Easop Lee (9th), 1:57.65
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Melissa Pish, Alyssa Marsh, Sarah Snyder, Kylie Jordan (5th), 3:16.44
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Over the week of competition Duke reached 30 finals, including eight A finals.
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"We had some highs and lows," Duke head coach Dan Colella said. "We had some folks that stepped up and had some solid performances, especially some of the freshmen – Emma Shuppert and Kayle Park. It was a team effort. We always want more and we will have to wait and see who is going but I expect a good core group."
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In her first finals at the ACC Championships, freshman Ali Watson scored 267.65 in the finals to place third in platform diving. Her score vaulted her to fifth in the all-time Duke books. Watson was the lone Blue Devil to earn a spot on the podium this week.
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Senior Alyssa Marsh continued breaking her own records, setting a school record in the 100 free with a 48.10 in preliminary action. Marsh went on to finish fifth in the finals, her best finish in the event in her career. In the evening session, Sarah Snyder set a career-best time of 49.81, moving up to eighth in the Duke rankings.
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In the 200 breast, Park and Connie Dean both swam career-best times to place 13th and 14th with times of 2:12.05 and 2:12.29, respectively. In addition, Park and Dean moved to second and third in the Duke charts. Zoe Lusk made her first finals appearance at the ACC Championships, swimming a career-best 2:16.25 in the 200 breast preliminaries to qualify for the C final.
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Easop Lee placed first in the B final of the 200 butterfly by touching the wall in 1:57.65. The sophomore had a strong final 50 to take the heat.
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"I'm very proud of what they have accomplished and we are not done yet," Colella continued. "It is stuff we can build on in the coming weeks and over the summer into next year."
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Next up for Duke, it's the men's turn to take on the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships. The event will run Wednesday to Saturday at the GAC in Greensboro, N.C. The Blue Devils enter the meet in seventh place (102 points) after the conclusion of men's diving at the women's championships the previous week.
Final Women's Team Scores:
1) Virginia (1492.5)
2) NC State (1333)
3) Louisville (1105.5)
4) North Carolina (839)
5) Notre Dame (784)
6) Duke (675.5)
7) Florida State (555)
8) Virginia Tech (469)
9) Georgia Tech (407.5)
10) Pitt (359)
11) Miami (298)
12) Boston College (164)
Top Duke Finishers by Event:
Women's Platform Diving: Ali Watson (3rd), 267.65
Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle: Brittany Kampfer (16th), 16:46.37
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke: Quinn Scannell (23rd), 1:58.34
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: Alyssa Marsh (5th), 48.29
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke: Kayle Park (13th), 2:12.05
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly: Easop Lee (9th), 1:57.65
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Melissa Pish, Alyssa Marsh, Sarah Snyder, Kylie Jordan (5th), 3:16.44
#GoDuke
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