Virginia vs. Texas
- 27-28 Oct. 2023
- UVA Aquatic and Fitness Center
- Charlottesville, Va
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on MeetMobile: “UVA vs. Texas Super Finals”
- PDF results
One of the most anticipated dual meets of the season is upon us: Texas (No. 2 Women/No. 7 Men) visits Virginia (No. 1 Women/No. 15 Men) for a weekend duel that begins with some winner-take-all decisions – all “superfinals.” ” on Friday.
The one-on-one superfinal is reserved for each team’s best swimmer, while everyone else competes in the regular four-on-four heats. The winner in the direct comparison receives five points, the loser zero. The full event schedule can be found below and a detailed meeting breakdown can be found here.
Lineup for dual meet on Friday evening:
- W: 200 medley relay (1 on 1)
- M: 200 medley relay (1 on 1)
- W: 200 free (4v4)
- M: 200 free (4 vs. 4)
- W. 100 back (4 v. 4)
- M. 100 back (4 from 4)
- W. 100 chest (4 v. 4)
- M. 100 chest (4 v. 4)
- Break
- W. 50 free C final (1v1)
- W. 50 free B final (1v1)
- W. 50 free A final (1v1)
- W. 50 free B final (1v1)
- M. 50 free “C” final (1v1)
- M. 50 free “B” final (1 against 1)
- M. 50 free “A” final (1v1)
- M. 50 free “B” final (1 against 1)
- W. 500 free (4 vs. 4)
- W. 100 IM (4 v. 4)
- M. 100 IM (4 v. 4)
- W. 100 fly (4 v. 4)
- M. 100 bow tie (4 v. 4)
- M. 500 free (4 of 4)
- Break
- W. 200 free relay (1 on 1)
- M. 200 free relay (1 on 1)
Women’s 200 meter medley relay
- NCAA record: 1:31.51, Virginia (2023)
- NCAA A average: 1:36.24
1 v. 1:
Gretchen Walsh The competition started with a bang as she ran a 22.54 backstroke split ahead of Virginia’s 200 medley relay team, tying the second-fastest 50 backstroke split of all time Maggie MacNeilHe is at 22.52 at the 2023 SEC Championships. Walsh beat her own American record of 22.65 from the 2023 ACC Championships en route to the victory.
Jasmine Nocentini G. Walsh followed with a 26.97 breast split, Alex Walsh posted a butterfly split of 22.80 and Maxine Parker anchored with a free split of 22.01 to give the Cavaliers the win in 1:34.32. The Texas Quartet by Emma Core (24,23 back), Anna Elendt (26.40 chest), Emma Sticklen (23,22 fly), and Grace Cooper (21.78 free) was more than a full second behind at 1:35.63.
Men’s 200 meter medley relay
- NCAA record: 1:20.67, NC State (2023)
- NCAA A average: 1:23.71
The Virginia Quartet by Will Cole, Noah Nichols, Tim ConneryAnd Connor Boyle They combined for a time of 1:26.96, besting the Texas men in their first meet of the competition, but splits are not yet available for that race.
Women 200 free
- NCAA record: 1:39.10, Missy Franklin (2015)
- NCAA A average: 1:42.84
4 against 4 results:
Men 200 free
- NCAA record: 1:29.15, Dean Farris (2019)
- NCAA A average: 1:31.74
4 against 4 results:
Sophomore semester in Texas Luke Hobson held on for the 200 free win in 1:35.96 despite a late charge from the UVA sophomore Sebastien Sergile (1:36.02). Hobson was well off his personal best of 1:29.63 set in his 800 free relay heat last NCAA season, while Sergile was just a few seconds off his lifetime best (1:34.05) from the last February was away. Sophomore semester in Texas Spencer Aurnou Rhees was the only other swimmer to finish under the 1:38 mark.
Women’s 100 backstroke
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
The first superfinal of the day lived up to the hype as a Virginia senior Alex Walsh swam her first 100 meters back since the dual meet against Texas last year. Walsh’s time of 52.01 was faster than last year (52.10), but it wasn’t enough to beat the Texas freshman Berit Berglund, which was just half a second shy of her personal best of 51.32 set in 2021, securing the Longhorns’ first five Super Finals points. Walsh was even 50.88 fast in 2018.
Men’s 100 backstroke
- NCAA record: 43.35, Luca Urlando (2022)
- NCAA A average: 44.71
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
The Texas freshmen maintained their momentum in the second superfinal of the day Will Modglin (47.16) raced past Virginia Senior Will Cole (47.65) for the 100 back title by nearly half a second. Modglin was a few seconds off his personal best of 45.01 set last December, while Cole was just about a second away from his lifetime best (46.37) set in March 2021.
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
- NCAA record: 55.73, Lilly King (2019)
- NCAA A average: 58.02
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
Northwestern Transfer Jasmine Nocentini threw down a statement swim and won an epic 100 breaststroke superfinal against Texas Senior Anna Elendtwho placed 3rd at the NCAAs last season.
Nocentini scored a personal best of 58.19, beating Elendt (58.78) by more than half a second. In doing so, she shortened her previous best of 58.31 from last November by more than a tenth of a second. Elendt’s lifetime best is 56.88 from the 2022 NCAA Championships, where she placed 5th after leading the prelims with a time that would have won her the finals.
Virginia showed off its prowess in the 4-on-4 competition, securing the top three spots courtesy of Zoe Skirboll (1:00.52), Ella Nelson (1:00.54) and Aimee Canny (1:01.18). As a reminder: Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby is redshirting the fall semester for the Longhorns.
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
- NCAA record: 49.69, Ian Finnerty (2018)
- NCAA A average: 51.10
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
Noah Nichols doesn’t need breaks.
Fresh off the plane from Santiago, Chile, where he finished second in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2023 Pan American Games (1:00.43), Nichols reached the superfinal against Nate Germonprez and beat the Texas freshman by more than a full second with a winning time of 52.39. Nichols’ personal best is 50.82 from February, while Germonprez was just about a second away from his personal best of 52.59 from last December.
Score at halftime
Women: Virginia 48, Texas 48
Men: Texas 55, Virginia 41
Women 50 Free:
Results of three 1v1s:
Gretchen Walsh set the UVA pool record with 20.95 in the 50 free, winning the event by more than a second over his teammate Jasmine Nocentini (21.98). Walsh was just 0.12 seconds shy of her personal best of 20.83 from the 2023 ACC Championships and just 0.16 seconds behind Maggie MacNeilThe NCAA record of 20.79 from March. Meanwhile, Nocentini posted the only other U22 time in the three head-to-head showdowns, not far from her personal best of 21.59 from last November.
Men 50 free
- NCAA record: 17.63, Caeleb Dressel (2018)
- NCAA A average: 18.82
Results of three 1v1s:
Virginia Jr Connor Boyle was the only swimmer under 20 seconds in the men’s event, a good sign for him as he looks to regain his peak form from 2022. His best 50 free time is a 19.18 from the 2022 NCAA Championships, where he was just a few hundredths away from qualifying for the B final as a freshman.
Texas newbie Will Modglin was the second-fastest swimmer in the head-to-head showdowns, clocking 20.22 seconds after winning the 100 backstroke (47.16) earlier in the session. His best 50 free time is a 19.56 from March.
Women 500 Free
- NCAA record: 4:24.06, Katie Ledecky (2017)
- NCAA A average: 4:37.89
4 against 4 results:
The women’s 500m free event featured a thrilling battle between freshmen, with Texas excelling Erin Gemmell (4:42.66) topped Virginia’s Cavan Gormsen (4:42.90) by just a few tenths of a second. Gemmell’s best is 4:40.63 from 2021, while Gormsen’s was even 4:36.34 in March (which would have won the NCAA title).
The Cavaliers demonstrated their freedom from distance and secured four of the top five places Lainey Mullins (4:49.29), Sophia Knapp (4:52,51) and Maddie Donohoe (4:54.31).
Women 100 IM
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
Alex Walsh won the women’s 100m super final by more than a second and a half with a time of 53.21. The senior from Virginia hadn’t recorded an official time in the event since 2013 (1:01.38). Walsh’s competitor, Texas freshman Angie Coehad never before participated in the 100 IM in an official capacity.
Men’s 100 IM
- NCAA record: 46.63, Leon Marchand (2022)
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
After losing his first superfinal in the 100 breaststroke, he was a freshman at Texas Nate Germonprez He returned after the break and triumphed in the 100 IM superfinal with a winning time of 48.45. Germonprez hadn’t competed in the 100 IM since 2017, when he clocked a time of 1:03.16 – meaning today’s win was an improvement of nearly 15 seconds. Virginia Jr Tim Connery finished a few tenths back at 48.81, almost four seconds faster than his previous best of 52.50 from 2020.
100 Fly for women
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
Having already beaten her own American record in the 50 backstroke (22.54) and recorded a 50 free under-21 victory, Gretchen Walsh continued her legendary session by firing a personal best 49.11 to win the 100 fly superfinal by more than three seconds over Texas Senior Emma Sticklen (52.76).
Walsh was more than two-tenths of a second off her previous best of 49.34 at the 2023 ACC Championships, where she placed 2nd behind Kate Douglass. Sticklen was under 50 (49.79) once against NC State last January.
Men’s 100 Fly
- NCAA record: 42.80, Caeleb Dressel (2018)
- NCAA A average: 44.64
1 on 1 super final:
4 against 4 results:
Virginia sophomore Kamal Muhammad dejected Texas freshman Will Modglin in the 100 fly superfinal with a winning time of 47.43, just one second shy of his personal best (46.66) from 2021. Modglin was more than a second and a half behind at 49.05, having already finished the 100-meter -Won the race and placed 2nd in the 50 meter dash free earlier in the session.
Men 500 Free
- NCAA record: 4:06.32, Kieran Smith (2020)
- NCAA A average: 4:10.74
4 against 4 results:
Reigning NCAA champion Luke Hobson held Virginia senior back Tanner Herring in the 500 free run by less than a second en route to a win in 4:27.33. Hobson, a junior from Texas, was about 20 seconds shy of his personal best of 4:07.37 from the NCAA Championships in March. Hering was only about seven seconds off his lifetime best of 4:20.95 from February.
Hobson and Hering were the only two swimmers under 4:30 as a Virginia junior Sam O’Brien (4:30.17) took third place ahead of the Texas sophomore Alec Enyeart.
Women’s 200m free relay
- NCAA record: 1:23.87, Virginia (2023)
- NCAA A average: 1:28.43
Jasmine Nocentini led Virginia’s 200-meter free relay with a time of 21.89 and Gretchen Walsh She led the way with a time of 20.78 and ended the first day of action with a win in 1:26.85 over the Texas women, who were a few seconds behind in 1:29.32. Walsh has previously been as fast as 20.48, which ranks 6th on the list of all-time top performers.
Aimee Canny added a 22.32 split for the Cavaliers and Alex Walsh contributed a split of 21.86.
Men’s 200m free relay
- NCAA record: 1:13.35, Florida (2023)
- NCAA A average: 1:16.80
As the men’s team enters its final season tied on points, Virginia Junior Connor Boyle led the men’s 200 free relay with a time of 20.10, giving the Cavaliers a lead of 0.38 seconds that they never relinquished en route to overall victory in the meet. Tim Connery followed on June 20th. Sebastien Sergile Split 8/20, and Simon Lins anchored Virginia’s squadron in 20:15 minutes to fend off a late attack by the Texas veterans Peter Paul (20.01) and Luke Hobson (20.11).
The Longhorns ended up just 0.36 seconds behind the Cavaliers, with Nate Germonprez (20.48) and Camden Taylor (20.15) took care of the front half of their relay.
Results after day 1:
Women: Virginia 113, Texas 75
Men: Virginia 99, Texas 89