Swimming: UVA closes out successful weekend at Tennessee Invite

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Senior Kate Douglass improved her own American record in the 200-yard breaststroke to lead five wins for the Virginia men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams on the final night at the Tennessee Invitational.

UVA’s women finished 4-0 on the weekend with wins over Tennessee (242-145), Michigan (244-142) and North Carolina (235-149). Virginia’s men finished 2-1 with wins over Michigan (192.5-183.5) and North Carolina (208-168), and a loss to Tennessee (122-265).

Freshman Sophia Knapp kicked off the final night with her first collegiate win, placing first in the 1650-yard freestyle. Douglass earned her second win of the weekend with her 200-yard breaststroke title and sophomore Gretchen Walsh won her third event with the 100-yard freestyle title. Junior Abby Harter took first in the 200-yard butterfly and the Cavalier women won the 400-yard freestyle relay to cap off the night.

WOMEN’S RESULTS

• Knapp won the 1650 free with a time of 16:12.11, a time that qualified for last season’s NCAA Championships and is the third fastest-time in the country entering the weekend. Senior Maddie Donohoe finished fourth with a time of 16:21.18.
• Gretchen Walsh improved on her season-best time with a 46.89 to win the 100-yard freestyle and score another NCAA “A” time. Junior Maxine Parker placed third with a time of 48.33 to give UVA two Hoos on the podium. Senior Lexi Cuomo added a sixth-place finish in 49.02.
• The Cavaliers had four at the top of the 200-yard breaststroke. Behind Douglass’ record time, junior Alex Walsh finished second with an NCAA “A” time of 2:03.93, senior Ella Nelson was fourth (2:07.06) and junior Anna Keating was fourth (2:08.01).
• Harter won her first event of the weekend, taking the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:54.45. Junior Sam Baron was fifth (1:59.72) and senior Caroilne Kulp was sixth (2:00.60).
• Sophomore Ella Bathurst finished third in the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA “B” time of 1:54.40.
• UVA’s relay of Douglass, G. Walsh, A. Walsh and Parker, respectively, won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:11.18.

MEN’S RESULTS

• Sophomore Jack Aikins podiumed with a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Aikins clocked in with an NCAA “B” time of 1:42.37. Junior Will Cole finished sixth with a time of 1:45.14.
• Juniors Matt King and Matt Brownstead finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle. King dropped under 42 seconds, finishing in 41.93. Brownstead clocked in with a 42.63.
• Junior Noah Nichols finished as the runner-up and sophomore Max Iida placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke. Both recorded NCAA “B” times as Nichols finished in 1:53.57 and Iida in 1:53.81.
• Senior Josh Fong, freshman Sebastien Sergile and freshman Kamal Muhammad finished fifth, sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 200-yard butterfly.
• Sophomore Peter Thompson finished eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:22.79.
• UVA’s men closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Aikins, Brownstead, sophomore Tim Connery and King, respectively, finished with an NCAA “A” time of 2:49.88.

DIVING

• Sophomore Lizzy Kaye finished eighth on the platform with a score of 224.10. Kaye earned top-8 finishes in all three diving events.
• Sophomore Nicholas Sanders scored a 267.70, the ninth-best score in UVA history, to finish eighth on the platform.

UP NEXT

Virginia will return to dual meet action in January when it hosts Virginia Tech on Jan. 14.

Breaking her own record set at NCAAs in March 🤩 #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/2uBkIq5YGC

— Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) November 20, 2022