Day Three of 2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships Full

ATLANTA, G.A. (theACC.com) – Day three of the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving Championships concluded in Atlanta, Georgia, on the McAuley Aquatic Center on Tuesday, February 17. After day three, Stanford holds the lead on each the ladies’s aspect (261 factors) and the lads’s aspect (244).

The Louisville ladies received their first 200 medley relay title in 10 years, clocking a time of 1:32.26 from the squad of Julie Mishler, Anastasia Gorbenko, Caroline Larsen and Julia Dennis. Virginia got here in second, lacking by simply 0.20 seconds, with Stanford in third with a time of 1:32.94.

With a time of 1:22.28, the Florida State relay crew of Max Wilson, Tommaso Baravelli, Michel Arkhangelskiy and Sam Bork received the lads’s 200 medley relay for the primary time since 2013. Within 0.50 seconds of the Seminoles was California (1:22.33), with Louisville (1:22.40) ending in third. 

Stanford’s Ellie Cole secured gold within the ladies’s platform diving, recording a finals rating of 392.40, a complete 67.60 factors forward of the runner-up. Cole’s rating broke the convention file of 367.20, beforehand set by Miami’s Brittany Viola in 2008, and the meet file, beforehand set by Florida State’s Katrina Young in 2014. North Carolina’s Sofia Knight got here in second place (324.80), whereas Florida State’s Kayleigh Clark rounded out the rostrum with a rating of 306.30.

The Virginia ladies took house their nineteenth consecutive title within the 800 freestyle relay, posting a dominant time of 6:45.34 with the crew of Aimee Canny, Madi Mintenko, Cavan Gormsen and Anna Moesch. Behind Virginia have been California (6:50.15) and Stanford (6:54.09).

The Stanford males received their first ACC title in program historical past within the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:07.40, edging out NC State’s 6:07.42 by 0.02 seconds. The crew of Andres Dupont Cabrera, Ethan Ekk, Jason Zhao and Henry McFadden took house their first win of the meet. Behind Stanford and NC State was the relay crew from California (6:09.53). 

Stanford’s Misha Andriyuk received the lads’s platform diving title with an total rating of 412.30, including 32 factors to the Cardinal level complete to place them in first place. Geoffrey Vivtsas of California got here in second (395.70), whereas Florida State’s Carlos Vargas completed in third place (367.15).

To shut out the diving portion of the 2026 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships, Miami’s Chiara Pellacani was named the Most Valuable Women’s Diver of the meet, whereas Georgia Tech’s Max Fowler was named the Most Valuable Men’s Diver of the meet. Pellacani received the 3-meter dive title whereas ending in second within the 1-meter. Fowler took house his second straight 3-meter title whereas incomes a second-place end within the 1-meter. The junior Yellow Jacket additionally certified for the lads’s platform finals, ending with a remaining rating of 316.90.

The prime three finishers in every occasion, plus all members of the first-place relay groups on the ACC Championships, might be named to the All-ACC Team.

The championships proceed on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. ET with preliminary occasions. Both prelims and finals are being broadcast dwell on ACCNX, and dwell swimming and diving outcomes can be found HERE.

Women’s Standings (Through 10 Events)

1. Stanford, 261

2. Pitt, 227

3. California, 207

4. Miami, 204

5. Louisville, 174

6. Notre Dame, 171

7. Florida State, 167

8. North Carolina, 165

9. Georgia Tech, 149

10. Virginia Tech, 124

11. Virginia, 120

12. NC State, 116

13. Duke, 112

14. SMU, 97

15. Boston College, 24

Men’s Standings (Through 10 Events)

1. Stanford, 244  

2. California, 218

3. Louisville, 205  

4. Florida State, 202

5. SMU, 186  

6. Georgia Tech, 177

7. Virginia Tech, 163  

8. Miami, 162

9. Notre Dame, 147 

10. North Carolina, 137

11. Pitt, 135 

12. Duke, 68

13. Boston College, 58 

14. NC State, 56

15. Virginia, 52

Event Winners

Women’s 3-meter diving: Chiara Pellacani, Miami | 352.50

Men’s 1-meter diving: Luke Sitz, SMU | 429.75

Men’s 3-meter diving: Max Fowler, Georgia Tech | 459.75

Women’s 1-meter diving: Margo O’Meara, Miami | 333.45

Women’s 200 Medley Relay: Louisville | 1:32.26

Men’s 200 Medley Relay: Florida State | 1:22.28

Women’s Platform Diving: Ellie Cole, Stanford | 392.40

Women’s 800 Free Relay: Virginia | 6:45.34

Men’s 800 Free Relay: Stanford | 6:07.40

Men’s Platform Diving: Misha Andriyuk, Stanford | 412.30

Championship Finals Schedule (All Times Eastern) | Start Times Subject to Change

Wednesday, February 18

Prelims | 9:30 a.m.

Women’s 200 Free Relay | 5:31 p.m.

Men’s 200 Free Relay | 5:43 p.m.

Women’s 500 Free | 5:59 p.m.

Men’s 500 Free | 6:23 p.m.

Women’s 200 IM 6:46 p.m.

Men’s 200 IM | 7:02 p.m.

Women’s 50 Free | 7:17 p.m.

Men’s 50 Free | 7:28 p.m.

Thursday, February 19

Prelims | 9:30 a.m.

Women’s 400 IM | 5:31 p.m.

Men’s 400 IM | 5:54 p.m.

Women’s 100 Fly | 6:15 p.m.

Men’s 100 Fly | 6:28 p.m.

Women’s 200 Free | 6:40 p.m.

Men’s 200 Free | 6:56 p.m.

 

Friday, February 20

Prelims | 9:30 a.m.

Women’s 200 Fly | 5:31 p.m.

Men’s 200 Fly | 5:47 p.m.

Women’s 100 Back | 6:02 p.m.

Men’s 100 Back | 6:16 p.m.

Women’s 100 Breast | 6:29 p.m.

Men’s 100 Breast | 6:42 p.m.

Women’s 400 Medley Relay | 7:09 p.m.

Men’s 400 Medley Relay | 7:27 p.m.

Saturday, February 21

Prelims | 9:30 a.m.

Women’s 1650 Free (Early Heat) | 2:30 p.m.

Men’s 1650 Free (Early Heat) | 3:41 p.m.

Women’s 1650 Free | 5:31 p.m.

Men’s 1650 Free | 5:54 p.m.

Women’s 200 Back | 6:16 p.m.

Men’s 200 Back | 6:32 p.m.

Women’s 100 Free | 6:48 p.m.

Men’s 100 Free | 7:01 p.m.

Women’s 200 Breast | 7:13 p.m.

Men’s 200 Breast | 7:29 p.m.

Women’s 400 Free Relay | 8:00 p.m.

Men’s 400 Free Relay | 8:15 p.m.