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Down-Jenkins And Countie Medal On Day Two Of ACC Championships
February 16, 2022 | Swimming & Diving
ATLANTA – The North Carolina women's swimming and diving team sits in sixth place, while the men are in seventh after two days of competition at the 2022 ACC Championships at McCauley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech.
Virginia leads the field on the women's side with 421 points followed by NC State with 415 points with Louisville in a distance third place with 274 points. The Tar Heels have scored 216 points.
NC State has a sizeable lead on the men's side, leading second place Louisville by 145 points, 506.5-361.5. Carolina has accumulated 236 points in the men's standings.
In men's diving, UNC senior Anton Down-Jenkins repeated as the ACC 1-meter champion with a score of 419.40. He is the third diver in Carolina history to win consecutive ACC titles, joining John Hussey (1954, '55) and David McInnis (1956, '57).
Senior Grace Countie was a major part of the Tar Heels' scoring in the women's championships. She swam leadoff in the 200-freestyle relay and led her squad to a fourth place in a school record time of 1:27.13. Olivia Nel, Greer Pattison, and Heidi Lowe accompanied Countie in the race.
During her second event of the night, Countie earned the bronze medal in the 50-yard freestyle for the second straight year and established a new UNC record with a time of 21.45, which is an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championship.
The championships continue Thursday at 10 a.m. with preliminary events. The Thursday finals events start at 6 p.m. They air live on ACC Network Extra and are accessible via the WatchESPN app. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live results are available at theACC.com.
Virginia leads the field on the women's side with 421 points followed by NC State with 415 points with Louisville in a distance third place with 274 points. The Tar Heels have scored 216 points.
NC State has a sizeable lead on the men's side, leading second place Louisville by 145 points, 506.5-361.5. Carolina has accumulated 236 points in the men's standings.
In men's diving, UNC senior Anton Down-Jenkins repeated as the ACC 1-meter champion with a score of 419.40. He is the third diver in Carolina history to win consecutive ACC titles, joining John Hussey (1954, '55) and David McInnis (1956, '57).
Senior Grace Countie was a major part of the Tar Heels' scoring in the women's championships. She swam leadoff in the 200-freestyle relay and led her squad to a fourth place in a school record time of 1:27.13. Olivia Nel, Greer Pattison, and Heidi Lowe accompanied Countie in the race.
During her second event of the night, Countie earned the bronze medal in the 50-yard freestyle for the second straight year and established a new UNC record with a time of 21.45, which is an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championship.
The championships continue Thursday at 10 a.m. with preliminary events. The Thursday finals events start at 6 p.m. They air live on ACC Network Extra and are accessible via the WatchESPN app. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live results are available at theACC.com.
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