Only three things seem certain in life; death, taxes and the University of Virginia women’s swimming and diving program winning another championship.
The dynasty rolled along Saturday as the Cavaliers won their sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference title, taking the league meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, by a large margin over second-place finisher Stanford University.
Wahoo swimmers won 13 events over the five-day meet and further stamped their place in ACC history by setting two more league records.
⏱️ 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 ⏱️
With Gretchen Walsh's 200 Free record last night, Virginia now owns all 19 ACC Women's Swimming records #ACCSwimDive #NCAASwimming #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/VkXIbcIy8K— Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) February 19, 2025
Senior Gretchen Walsh was named the ACC’s Most Valuable Swimmer for the second straight year as she compiled seven gold medals (three from individual races and four from relays). She’s now won 23 ACC titles in her storied career.
👑 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 👑 pic.twitter.com/QCKV1gtsam
— Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) February 23, 2025
With six more victories in Greensboro, graduate student Alex Walsh, Gretchen’s sister, finished her ACC career with the most overall titles (32) and individual titles (12) in the history of the league. She’s the first swimmer to win four consecutive 200-meter breaststroke championships.
Take a bow, Alex Walsh!!!!
She finishes her career with more titles (total and individual) than any other swimmer in ACC Women's Swimming history #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/ZxrfcMa65P— Virginia Swimming and Dive (@UVASwimDive) February 23, 2025
UVA will aim for its fifth straight NCAA title on March 19 when it begins competition in the national championship meet in Federal Way, Washington.
