The North Carolina swimming and diving team hosted Virginia Saturday afternoon. The women (1-4, 0-2 ACC) lost 173.5-121.5, while the men (1-4, 0-2 ACC) lost 170-130.
What happened?
The Cavaliers got off to a hot start against the Tar Heels, placing first in the first five events of the afternoon.
For the swimmers, first-place finishes did not come often against Virginia.
On the women’s side, senior Hellen Moffitt stood out among the rest. She captured first in both the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly, with times of 1:56.65 and 53.79, respectively.
On the men’s side, senior Jorden Merrilees was one of the few to capture first. He placed first in two events — the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle — with times of 1:37.61 and 4:26.27, respectively.
Breaststroke swimmers Craig Emslie and Michael McBryan also found success. Emslie placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 54.64 and third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:01.71. McBryan placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 55.13 and first in the 200-yard breastroke with a time of 1:59.79.
The diving squad had a great afternoon, as Tar Heels place first in all four events.
Junior Elissa Dawson captured first in both women’s diving events. She recorded a score of 309.68 in the 1-meter and a 354.08 in the 3-meter events.
