Duke Primed for ACC Championships

Tuesday, February 20

Greensboro, N.C.

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ACC Championships

Duke Primed for ACC Championships

2/19/2024 2:01:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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DURHAM – The Duke swimming and diving program enters the championship season on Tuesday, Feb. 20 as they head to the Greensboro Aquatic Center for the 2023-24 ACC Championships.

Last season the Blue Devils' women finished in fifth place scoring 718.5 points, while the men finishing in 10th with a score of 321. The meet will be streamed on ACCNX and can also be found through live stats and divemeets.com

NOTEABLES

To kick off the meet against Queens, the Blue Devils 200-yard Medley Relay team consisting of Emily Lenihan, Sarah Foley, Aleyna Ozkan and KyAnh Truong secured a first-place finish in the event, clocking in with a time of 1:38.45.
On the men's side, Duke's team of Michael Jiang, Kalen Anbar, Sean Rogers and Milo Shue secured a second-place finish with a time of 1:28.98.
In the women's 1000-yard Freestyle, Yixuan Chang and Emily Gjertsen tallied a second and third place finish respectively. Chang finished in 10:07.97, while Gjertsen clocked a time of 10:11.25.
In the men's 1000-yard Freestyle, JC Castrillon and Austin Simpson finished one and two in the event, clocking times of 9:24.73 and 9:34.97.
In the 200-yard Butterfly, Martina Peroni broke her own pool record, finishing three seconds faster than Texas' Campbell Stoll, touching with a time of 1:54.01.
For the second time this season, Gridley bested a Duke program record, clocking in first-place finish with a time of 2:07.91 in the 200-yard Breaststroke.

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