Walsh, Douglass set four world records at World Championships
Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass combined to set four world records on the opening day of competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Hungary.
Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass combined to set four world records on the opening day of competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Hungary.
The Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams completed the three-day Tennessee Invitational meet on Friday.
Virginia opened the 2024-25 dual meet season with an 181-119 victory against No. 3 Florida on Friday. Gretchen Walsh swam in four events, setting one world and four American records.
Virginia’s women’s swimming dynasty gained yet another Olympian late Wednesday evening when the nation’s No. 1 prospect, Katie Grimes, announced her college destination.
Virginia swimming & diving head coach Todd DeSorbo announced the team’s schedule on Monday.
Three Virginia swimmers won gold medals in the final event of the Paris 2024 Olympic swimming competition on Sunday.
Senior Gretchen Walsh won gold as a member of the Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay, alumna Kate Douglass won silver in the 200 IM, and Paige Madden won bronze in the 800 Free.
Virginia women’s swimming alumna Kate Douglass won gold in the 200 Breaststroke on Thursday in the swimming competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh won her second Olympic silver medal of the Paris Games in the 100m Butterfly on Sunday.
Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh and alumna Kate Douglass won silver medals in the 4×100 Relay on Saturday, the first day of the Olympic swimming competition in Paris.
The ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year, Gretchen Walsh helped the Cavaliers to their fifth consecutive conference championship this season and the program’s fourth consecutive NCAA title.
In the final night of competition at the U.S. Olympic Team trials in Indianapolis, rising Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh added the 50 Free to her schedule for Team USA at the Paris Games.
Kate Douglass, who has already earned a spot on the Team USA roster, turned in the top time at 2:08.53. Alex Walsh, swimming in another heat, was second at 2:08.74.
Kate Douglass joined the roster for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team by winning the 100 Free Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Virginia rising senior Gretchen Walsh earned a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming team after winning the 100 Fly on Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Virginia rising senior Gretchen Walsh became the first competitor to set a world record at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials since 2008 to highlight the opening day of the competition.
Virginia sophomore Aimee Canny booked her ticket to this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris by achieving the required qualifying time in the opening leg of the 4x200m freestyle relay at the South Africa Olympic Trials.
Virginia multi-time All-Americans and NCAA champions Alex and Gretchen Walsh have been named as two of the four finalists for the Class of 2024 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving.
For the fourth consecutive season, the top-ranked Virginia women’s swimming and diving team won the NCAA Championship.
The No. 1 Virginia women’s swimming & diving team – the three-time reigning NCAA Champions – had a program-record 18 swimmers qualify for the 2024 NCAA Championships.