2022 ACC SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- When: Tuesday, February 15th to Saturday, February 19th Prelims 10:00am | Finals 6:00 pm (Tuesday 11:00am/4:30pm)
- Where: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta Georgia (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champions
- Women: University of Virginia (17x) (results)
- Men: University of Louisville (1x) (results)
- Streaming: ACC Network
- Championship Central: Here
- Detailed Timeline: Here
- Psych Sheets: Here
- Live Results
he NC State men recaptured their ACC championships in dominant fashion this week, winning by a margin of 309 points with a total score of 1501.5. That’s the highest number of points by one team since the ACC expanded scoring in 2014. That passes the previous high of 1457 from 2018. That’s also the 3rd-largest margin of victory in ACC men’s history, surpassed only by NC State’s 362-point victory over Clemson in 1977 and their 334.5-point victory over Louisville in 2016.
NC State was one of the top teams in the conference from 1954-1985, but then only won one other ACC title in the next 30 years. Head coach Braden Holloway took over the NC State program in 2011, and he and his staff have built the Wolfpack into a conference and national powerhouse. The men won six-straight ACC titles from 2015 to 2020, then slipped last year after a medley relay disqualification caused them to lose to Louisville by a scant two points.
Today’s win gives the NC State men their 31st ACC championship, including one co-championship (1956), and two tri-championships (1961 and 1963).
That’s nearly double the number of championships of any school. UNC has won 17 times (13 of which have been outright) and UVA has won 16 times.
This year, it was a full-team effort, as every swimmer and diver on the roster scored in at least one event. Junior Hunter Tapp led with 80 individual points after top five finishes in the 200 free, 100 back, and 200 back. Five different men won individual victories, and the Wolfpack won every individual freestyle event except the 100 free.
NC State Victories
Conference Roster
Next month, the Wolfpack will head to the NCAA Championships. They seem to be a lock to improve on last year’s 8th-place performance there, but they haven’t been able to finish higher than 4th. Despite their great performance this week, they’ll have a tall order to get past Texas, Cal, and Florida, all of whom are also looking incredibly strong this year. Still, given the depth of their current roster, and the incredibly recruiting classes they have coming in, the Wolfpack should continue to be on the risen in the years to come.
Final Team Standings
- NC State – 1501.5
- Louisville – 1192.5
- Virginia Tech – 1054
- UVA – 1041
- Georgia Tech – 742.5
- Florida State – 676
- UNC – 529
- Notre Dame – 474
- Pitt – 431
- Duke – 341
- Boston College – 195.5
- Miami (FL) – 116
