Carolina Falls To Virginia In Dual Meet Action

Saturday, January 20

Charlottesville, Va.

11 a.m. diving, 1:30 p.m. swimming

North Carolina

Virginia

Freshman Greg Duncan

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

January 20, 2018 | Swimming & Diving

UNC-UVA Results

Duncan sweeps men's diving events.

By: Dave Lohse

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – The #8 Virginia women's team and #23 Cavaliers' men's team swept the North Carolina Tar Heels in dual meet swimming and diving competition Saturday afternoon at the University of Virginia Aquatic and Fitness Center.

The Virginia women defeated the 21^st-ranked Tar Heels 196-104 to improve 10-0 on the season and 5-0 in the ACC. The UNC women fell to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The Cavaliers triumphed in the men's meet 192.5-101.5. The Virginia men improved to 6-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC while the Carolina men are now 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

CAROLINA'S TOP PERFOMERS: The Tar Heels won four events in the men's meet. Freshman Greg Duncan swept the diving events. Fellow freshman Valdas Abaliksta took home first place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 54.59. Senior J.T. Casey won the 50-yard freestyle in 20.51.

UNC's women also won four events. Individually, junior Maria Lohman won the one-meter diving competition while freshman Caroline Hauder took the 200-yard individual medley in 1:59.97. Senior Caroline Baldwin captured first in the 100-yard freestyle (48.77). The Tar Heels finished the meet on a high note, taking the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:21.65. The winning relay included Caroline Baldwin, Emma Cole, Maddie Smith and Brooke Bauer.

UP NEXT: The Tar Heels finish their 2017-18 dual meet season next weekend. UNC plays host to NC State Friday at 5 p.m. at Koury Natatorium on Senior Day. The meet will be nationally televised on ACC Network Extra. On Saturday, the Tar Heels will swim at Duke at 1 p.m. in their final dual meet of the campaign.

MEN'S TEAM SCORE: #23 VIRGINIA 192.5, NORTH CAROLINA 101.5
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT--MEN
200-Yard Medley Relay: North Carolina (Alvin Jiang, Valdas Abaliksta, Nick Loomis, J.T. Casey), 3rd place, 1:28.73
1000-Yard Freestyle: Nick Palmer, 5^th place, 9:35.54
200-Yard Freestyle: Henry Campbell, 3^rd place, 1:38.59
100-Yard Backstroke: Alvin Jiang, 2^nd place, 48.74
100-Yard Breaststroke: Valdas Abaliksta, 1st place, 54.59
200-Yard Butterfly: Collier Cobb, 3rd place, 1:50.73
50-Yard Freestyle: J.T. Casey, 1^st place, 20.51
Three-Meter Diving: Greg Duncan, 1^st place, 345.30 points
100-Yard Freestyle: J.T. Casey, 4th place, 45.51
200-Yard Backstroke: Chris Thames, 2^nd place, 1:46.82
200-Yard Breaststroke: Michael McBryan, 3^rd place, 2:00.56
500-Yd. Freestyle: Henry Campbell, 4th place, 4:32.84
100-Yd. Butterfly: Alvin Jiang, 2nd place, 47.85
One-Meter Diving: Greg Duncan, 1^st place, 355.58 points
200-Yard Individual Medley: Henry Campbell, 4th place, 1:52.89
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Jack Messenger, Valdas Abaliksta, Alvin Jiang, J.T. Casey), 2^nd place, 3:00.76
Records: Virginia, 6-4, ACC 2-3; North Carolina, 3-4, ACC 1-1

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE: #8 VIRGINIA 196, NORTH CAROLINA 104
TOP CAROLINA FINISHERS IN EACH EVENT—WOMEN
200-Yard Medley Relay: North Carolina (Caroline Baldwin, Caroline Hauder, Emma Cole, Maddie Smith), 2^nd place, 1:40.19
1000-Yard Freestyle: Robyn Dryer, 3^rd place, 10:08.36
200-Yard Freestyle: Zhada Fields, 3^rd place, 1:49.09
100-Yard Backstroke: Caroline Hauder, 4th place, 54.80
100-Yard Breaststroke: Brooke Perrotta, 2^nd place, 1:02.95
200-Yard Butterfly: Bryanna Cameron, 2^nd place, 2:00.18
50-Yard Freestyle: Caroline Baldwin, 2^nd place, 22.19
One-Meter Diving: Maria Lohman, 1^st place, 288.53 points
100-Yard Freestyle: Caroline Baldwin, 1^st place, 48.77
200-Yard Backstroke: Caroline Hauder, 3rd place, 1:58.71
200-Yard Breaststroke: Brooke Perrotta, 3^rd place, 2:17.41
500-Yd. Freestyle: Bryanna Cameron, 4th place, 4:56.70
100-Yd. Butterfly: Emma Cole, 2^nd place, 54.52
Three-Meter Diving: Maria Lohman, 2^nd place, 335.85 points
200-Yard Individual Medley: Caroline Hauder, 1st place, 1:59.97
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: North Carolina (Caroline Baldwin, Emma Cole, Maddie Smith, Brooke Bauer), 1^st place, 3:21.65
Records: Virginia 10-0, ACC 5-0; North Carolina 4-3, ACC 1-1