The UNC women's swimming team and both the men's and women's diving teams finished in fourth place at the ACC Championships, a four day event that took place from Feb. 14 to Feb. 17 in Greensboro.
What happened?
After the first of four days at the Greensboro Aquatics Center on Wednesday, the Tar Heel women's teams were in first with 151 points. Trailing UNC were Duke (139) and Virginia (143). An exceptional performance from junior Maria Lohman in the one-meter dive won her a silver medal spot on the podium.
The Tar Heel men’s diving team was also tied for first with Duke and Florida State, with 61 points.
Greg Duncan, a first-year from Oakton Va., had the highlight performance of the day, winning first place in the three-meter dive. Duncan’s win was the first by a Tar Heel in that event since Eric Poitras in 2004.
Duncan went on a tear the second day of the tournament, sweeping the one- and three-meter dive events and becoming the first Tar Heel to do so since 1958. Despite Duncan’s strong performances, Duke and FSU overstepped the Tar Heels, pushing the team into third place.
Similarly, the Tar Heel women’s swim and dive team fell out of first place on Thursday, dropping to fourth place with 331 points. Ahead of UNC in the standings at the end of the second day were Virginia, Louisville and N.C. State.
On the day, senior co-captain Caroline Baldwin finished second in the 50-yard freestyle event for her second year in a row at the ACC Championships.
The top four spots held true through the third day, with the Wolfpack still leading the Tar Heels by over 100 points.