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ACC Men's Swimming Championship
Men's Swimming to Compete in #ACCMSD Championship
2/26/2017 12:29:00 AM | Swimming
RALEIGH - The NC State men's swimming team will head to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship where it will look to extend its back-to-back wins in 2015 and '16 with a third-straight title. The meet will run Feb. 27-March 2 and will be held inside the McAuley Aquatic Center on Georgia Tech's campus.
Two weeks ago, the women's swimming and diving team won its championship meet, marking its first win since 1980 and third overall.Â
The four-day championship will feature preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. each day. Finals sessions on Tuesday through Thursday will be available on ACC Network Extra.
Season Rewind
The Wolfpack closed out its regular season with a perfect record, adding five wins to its ledger. The team opened its season with a dominating victory over No. 23 Wisconsin, winning 224-121. Following that, the team earned wins over Northwestern and No. 2 Texas before opening its ACC dual season. There, NC State found consecutive wins over North Carolina and No. 14 Virginia.Â
The program maintained a top-three rank all season long, tabbing the top nod two times.Â
Scouting the Competition
Heading into the championship, NC State leads the conference on CSCAA's national rankings, taking the No. 3 position. Louisville holds the No. 10 rank and Virginia sits at No. 14. Notre Dame (No. 19), Florida State (No. 21) also found national rankings, while Duke, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech each notably received votes on the coaches' poll.
2016 ACC Championship Recap
The men's team won its second straight and 26th overall title at the 2016 ACC championship in Greensboro. The team handily won the meet, earning first place in 11 of 21 events, including seven individual events and four relays. NC State finished the meet in first place with 1,402 points, followed by Louisville's second-place finish with 1,067.5 points and North Carolina's third place finish with 897.5 points. At the conclusion of the meet, the Wolfpack had broken 19 records and placed 11 on the All-ACC honoree list.Â
This Time Out
NC State returns five individual event champions from the 2016 championships--Ryan Held (50/100 free), Anton Ipsen (500/1650 free), Derek Hren (100 breast). The team also holds numerous running streaks in relays, including three-year streaks in the 200 free relay, 800 free relay and 200 medley relay, as well as a four-year streak in the 400 free relay.
The team is seeded with all five of its relays in the top-two and 25 top-eight individual seeds, including seven top-seeded individuals.
Wolfpack Diving
While the men's diving competition took place during the women's ACC championships, the diver's performances will still contribute to the team scores. The Wolfpack was represented by freshman James Brady and junior Harrison Mitchell. Combined, the duo scored 34 points highlighted by Brady's seventh place finish in platform.
Schedule of Events
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| 200 Medley Relay 800 Freestyle Relay |
500 Freestyle 200 IM 50 Freestyle 200 Freestyle Relay |
400 IM 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke 400 Medley Relay |
1,650 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly 400 Freestyle Relay |
Follow Along
A live video stream of event finals will be available on ACC Network Extra on Tuesday through Thursday, starting at 6 p.m.Â
Live results will also be available for all eight sessions. Links to the live coverage can be found on the swimming and diving schedule
page. Admission is free.
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