UVA Swimming: Four Cavaliers crowned as U.S. champs on Wednesday

Four members of the UVA Swimming team were crowned U.S. champions on Wednesday at the 2025 Toyota National Championships.

Gretchen Walsh broke her own U.S. record in winning the 50m Butterfly title, posting a 24.66, becoming one of only two women ever to break the 25-second mark in the event.

She also went sub-25 in prelims, clocking a 24.98.

Kate Douglass took silver in the event (25.39).

Douglass was one of five Cavaliers to make the A-Final of the 200 Breaststroke. Douglass touched at 2:21.45, with Alex Walsh taking silver (2:22.45) and Katie Christopherson bronze (2:26.65).

Leah Hayes (2:27.68) and Emma Weber (2:27.69) were fifth and sixth.

Claire Curzan was the No. 7 seed in the 200 Back final, having to earn her victory swimming in lane one, clocking a 2:05.09.

Jack Aikins was the top seed in the men’s 200 Back final, swimming a 1:54.25 to take the title. His time is the fastest in the world this year.

Both Curzan and Aikins just missed qualifying for the Olympics at last year’s national championships, with both finishing third in the 200 Back and missing the cut.