DURHAM - The No. NR/20 Duke swimming and diving program returns to action on Friday, January 27 at 5 p.m. as they travel across town to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face off against No. RV/18 North Carolina at the Koury Natatorium. The Blue Devils' men enter the meet at 2-3, 0-2 ACC, while the women bring a 4-1, 1-1 ACC record into Friday.
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- The Duke women rose to No. 20 on the season in the month of January, marking the highest ranking since November, when the Blue Devils were ranked No. 21.
- Duke and North Carolina meet for the 45th time on Friday. The Tar Heels have won the previous two meetings between the two squads and lead the all-time series 40-4.
- Junior swimmer Sarah Foley broke the school record for the 100-yard breaststroke at the NC State Invite on Nov. 18, 2022. She posted a time of 59.39, breaking her previous mark of 59.62.
- Senior swimmer Emma Shuppert is seventh in the ACC in the 50-backstroke, posting a time of 24.27.
- Foley swam the 10th quickest time in the ACC in the 200-freestyle, clocking a time of 1:46.07. She swam this time at the NC State Invitational hosted at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
- Freshman Kaelyn Gridley and Foley both have tallied top-6 times in the 200-breaststroke this season. They accomplished the feat at the North Carolina Invitational, both improving their NCAA B-cut times.
- At the NC State Invite, junior David Chang and sophomore Jack Christian posted two top-10 performances in program history in the 100-yard backstroke. Chang swam a time of 48.39 for seventh, while Christian clocked a time of 48.50 for 10th all-time.
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