Swimming & Diving: UVA men wrap up competition at NCAA Championships

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

No. 22 Virginia wrapped up competition on Saturday at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Wash.

Over the course of the four-day meet, the Cavaliers earned second-team All-America honors in three relays (800 Free, 400 Medley, 400 Free).

Virginia finished in 32nd place in the team standings with 14 points. Texas won the team title.

Virginia’s highlight performance of the meet was the 800 Free Relay on opening night. Freshman David King, junior Sebastien Sergile, junior Jack Aikins and sophomore Hayden Bellotti finished 13th. Their time of 6:11.30 was the fastest in school history. King’s leadoff leg also set the school record in the 200 Free with a time of 1:31.83, breaking his own previous mark set leading off the 800 Free Relay earlier this season.

King, Sergile, Aikins, freshman Spencer Nicholas and senior Connor Boyle each earned All-America honors on two different relays.

Aikins, Sergile and Nicholas all competed in individual events.

On Thursday, Virginia had four swimmers compete in prelims of individual events. Nicholas had the strongest showing, placing 21st in the 200 IM, five places shy of the cut line. His time of 1:42.44 is a PB that ranks third on the UVA all-time list.

Aikins, Nicholas, Boyle and sophomore Jack Madoch competed in the timed finals of the 200 Free Relay, but were disqualified.

On Friday, Virginia had four swimmers compete in prelims of individual events. For the second straight day, Nicholas had the strongest showing, placing 24th in the 100 Fly. King was 26th in the 100 Back, with Aikins placing 36th. Sergile was 33rd in the 200 Free.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• This is Connor Boyle’s fourth-straight year earning All-America honors in at least one relay. He finishes his career with 10 career All-America honors
• Spencer Nicholas posted the third-fastest time in program history in the prelims of the 200 IM (1:42.44)
• Sebastien Sergile won his preliminary heat in the 100 Free, posting a personal best of 42.61, ranking seventh on the Virginia all-time list
• David King was seeded seventh in the 200 Back on Saturday, the highest seeding for the Cavaliers in any event, but he scratched the event and did not compete
• The previous UVA record for the 800 Free Relay was 6:12.28 set in 2019

EVENT RESULTS

50 Free – Jack Aikins, 43rd, 19.42
100 Free – Sebastien Sergile, 45th, 42.61
200 Free – Sebastien Sergile, 33rd, 1:33.42
500 Free- David King, 33rd, 4:15.96
100 Fly – Spencer Nicholas, 24th, 45.19
100 Back- David King, 26th, 45.66
100 Back – Jack Aikins, 36th, 45.88
200 Back – Jack Aikins, 29th, 1:41.01
200 IM – Spencer Nicholas, 21st, 1:42.44
200 IM – Sebastien Sergile, 41st, 1:43.73
800 Free Relay – David King, Sebastien Sergile, Jack Aikins, Hayden Bellotti, 13th, 6:11.30
400 Medley Relay – David King, Matthew Heilman, Spencer Nicholas, Connor Boyle, 15th, 3:03.32
400 Free Relay – Jack Aikins, Connor Boyle, Spencer Nicholas, Sebastien Sergile, 16th, 2:48.56
200 Free Relay – Jack Aikins, Spencer Nicholas, Connor Boyle, Jack Madoch, DQ