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UVA Swimming: Women win seventh straight ACC title; men finish seventh

Chris Graham
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UVA Swimming won its seventh consecutive ACC Championship on the women’s side on Saturday in Atlanta, outpacing second-place Stanford by 271.5 points.

The men’s team finished seventh.

Junior Claire Curzan was named the Most Valuable Swimmer of the Meet, with wins in the 100 and 200 Back, and three relays (200 Free, 400 Free, 400 Medley).

Curzan also took second in the 100 Fly.


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Sophomore Anna Moesch won the 100 Free (45.71) with freshman Sara Curtis placing third (46.03).

Senior Aimee Canny finished second in the 200 Breast, knocking 2.6 seconds off her personal best time to post a 2:02.97.

The Cavalier women won 11 titles in the meet, four relay and seven individual events.

The men’s side closed out the competition with two podium finishes, including a gold for sophomore David King in the 200 Back (1:38.14). King also took bronze alongside Maximus Williamson, Thomas Heilman and Jack Aikins in the 400 Free Relay (2:47.51).


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Overall, the men had five podium finishes, with Williamson earning silver in the 200 IM and Heilman silver in the 100 & 200 Back  in addition to King’s 200 Back gold and the bronze in the 400 Free Relay.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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