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ACC Women's Championships Finals
Brodie Breaks 10-Year-Old ACC Record In 100 Breast at ACCs
February 20, 2009 | Swimming & Diving
The Tar Heels are in second place after three days of the championships with 384 points. Virginia leads with 581 points followed by UNC then Virginia Tech with 312, Florida State with 270, Maryland with 225, Clemson with 222, Duke with 217, Miami with 158, Georgia Tech with 115, N.C. State with 110 and Boston College with 52.
"We've had a tremendous meet so far," Head Coach Rich DeSelm said. "Some of the things we've been looking for all season are being done really well, and I'm excited about that. Our women are racing aggressively, asserting themselves in the pool and swimming fast. "
UNC's Brodie won the ACC championship in the 100-yard breaststroke. Her time of 1:00.02 set an ACC record, an ACC meet record and UNC school record and was an NCAA "B" qualifying time. Brodie's previous best was 1:02.12. She broke the ACC record of 1:00.45 set by Danica Wiznuik of UVA on March 30, 1999 and the ACC meet record of 1:00.52, also by Wiznuik. Brodie broke Katie Hathaway's UNC school record of 1:00.89, set in 2002.
"Layne was out fast, in 28.35, and looked great," Deselm said. "She dominated a really strong field. She's a real competitor."
In the 400-yard individual medley, freshman Laura Moriarty took second place with time of 4:11.60, an NCAA "B" qualifying time and a career best time (old best was 4:18.29). Moriarty's 4:11.60 moves her into second place on Carolina's All-Time Top 10 depth chart. Fellow freshman Marie Pesacreta finished 10th in the event with a time of 4:19.11, knocking more than four seconds off of her personal best of 4:23.58.
Freshman Sarah Tanner and senior Kimmy Davis placed 9th and 13th, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly, both posting career best times in prelims and then again in finals. The duo moved into third and sixth place, respectively, all-time at UNC. Tanner's time of 54.00 was a "B" qualifying time and demolished her previous best of 55.26. Davis dropped more than two seconds to touch the wall at 54.61 (previous best 56.77). Freshman Keri McAfee finished 17th in the event with a career best time of 55.05, moving her into eighth place all-time at Carolina. Fellow freshman Nuffy Swanson finished 21st in a career best 55.33, putting her 10th all-time.
Five Tar Heels swam career best times in the 200-yard freestyle. The top three finishers for UNC grabbed NCAA "B" qualifying times and claimed spot on UNC's All-Time Top 10 depth chart. Sophomore Katura Harvey finished third and moved into third place all-time at Carolina in the event with a time of 1:46.94 (previous best 1:48.66). Sophomore Rebecca Kane took fifth and moved into fifth place all-time with a 1:47.34 (previous best 1:50.20). Junior Eliza Butts placed 8th and moved into sixth all-time. Butts swam her career best time of 1:47.50 in prelims (previous best 1:47.96).
Junior Ashley Howard placed 13th in the 200-yard freestyle in1:48.44, putting her 10th all-time at Carolina (previous best 1:49.74). Senior tri-captain Whitney Sprague took 14th place in 1:48.52, just two tenths off of her career best. Freshman Katelyn Martin finished 18th in 1:49.03, a career best time (previous best 1:51.91).
Junior tri-captain Alison Clemens finished eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke, posting a career best time of 1:02.01 in prelims, which moved her into second place behind Brodie all-time at Carolina in the event. Freshman Katie Keel finished 12th and moved into fifth all-time at Carolina with a time of 1:02.58 (previous best 1:04.19).
Senior Kimmy Davis was 10th overall in the 100-yard backstroke with a "B" cut time of 54.61 (career best 54.29 in prelims, old mark 56.01). Davis' 54.29 moves her into fifth place all-time at Carolina in the event. Junior Megan Steeves placed 14th in 54.84, also a "B" cut (career best of 54.37 set in prelims, previous best 54.69). Steeves' prelims time moves her into sixth place all-time at UNC.
During the preliminary session, four Carolina exhibition swimmers swam career best times in the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Candace Cooper's time of 53.98 puts her in second place on Carolina's All-Time Top 10 depth chart and is an NCAA "B" qualifying time. Fellow Freshman Sarah List touched the wall at 54.13, eclipsing her previous best by almost three seconds, achieving a "B" cut and putting her fourth on the UNC's All-Time Top 10 Chart. Sophomore Caki Hartmann dropped over a second to swim a career best time of 55.57. Freshman Brooke Atkinson's time of 55.37 bested her previous record of 56.18.
In the men's one-meter diving event, junior David Solarz led the way for UNC by posting a seventh place finish and a score of 312.40 (316.90 in prelims). Freshman David MacDonald finished 16th with a score of 266.45
UNC wrapped up the evening with a school record swim of 3:36.79 to finish third in the 400-yard medley relay. The top three relays all eclipsed the previous ACC record in the event. The relay included Davis (54.97), Brodie (59.73), Tanner (53.57) and Kane (48.52). The previous school record was 3:40.81 set by Christy Watkins (54.27), Katie Hathaway (1:02.17), Summer Mack (54.36) and Stefanie Rulis (50.01).
"Across the board, I couldn't be more proud of everybody," Deselm said. "We're looking forward to another great day tomorrow. We're still chasing Virginia, and they're a great team. It's a fantastic meet, and we're right in there fighting hard."
The Championships conclude on Saturday with prelims at 11 a.m. and finals at 7 p.m. Real time results links will appear on TarHeelBlue.com for both sessions. The finals will be webcast live for free on ACC Select.
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