No. 14/9 Cardinals Set for ACC Championships in Greensboro

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No. 14/9 Cardinals Set for ACC Championships in Greensboro

February 19, 2024 | Swimming & Diving

Competition begins on Tuesday

By: Nancy Worley

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The No. 14/9 University of Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams enters postseason competition at the 2024 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships. The championship will run Feb. 20-24 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Live video coverage of the event will be available on the ACC Network Extra. Streaming will cover both prelims and finals during each day of competition.

Both Cardinal squads finished third last season at the Championships.

Highlights from 2023-24 Regular Season

University of Louisville diver Else Praasterink advanced to the finals before finishing 11^th on the 10M platform in the World Aquatics Championships being held in Doha, Qatar early Monday morning. Diving for her native Netherlands, Praasterink qualified for the Paris Olympics.

Murilo Sartori won gold as part of Brazil's 4x200 relay team. Brazil's foursome set a Pan American Games record by three full seconds. Sartori led off the relay with a split of 1:47.52 as Brazil put up a 7:07.53 to sit atop the podium.

Gabi Albiero won individual gold when she tied NCAA Champion Maggie MacNeil in the 50 freestyle finals with a time of 24.84.

Matias Santiso swam in the 50 free prelims, boarding a 23.02 for Argentina.

ACC WOMEN'S SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Gabi Albiero, a senior from Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky picked up two first-place finishes and two NCAA B cut times in the 200 fly (1:53.80) and 100 free (47.55) during No. 8 Louisville's tri-meet with No. 9 Indiana and No. 14 Wisconsin. Her time in the 100 free ranks 10th in the nation and is just .4 seconds off a NCAA A cut time. The Louisville, Kentucky, native clocked a 21.20 split as the anchor in the 200 medley relay (1:35.88) before leading off the 400 free relay (3:11.81) with a split of 48.10, adding two NCAA A cut times. Against Cincinnati on Louisville's senior day, the senior added two more first-place finishes in the 50 free (22.29) and 100 fly (51.75), both NCAA B cut times. In the relays against the Bearcats, Albiero earned two more NCAA A cut times as a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:37.36) with a split of 22.81, and 200 free relay (1:27.26) with a split of 22.96.

Kim Herkle, a junior from Stuttgart, Germany, posted a trio of first-place finishes and NCAA B-cut times in No. 6 Louisville's win over Missouri. The junior finished atop the podium in the 100 breast (1:00.52), 200 breast (2:09.82) and 400 IM (4:12.72), with those times ranking 47th, 26th and 35th, respectively.

Denis Petrashov, a junior from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, led the Cardinals to a victory at the SMU Classic, earning three first-place finishes in the 100 breast (51.95), 200 breast (1:55.88) and the 400 medley relay (3:07.76). Healso placed third in the 200 medley relay (1:26.79). The junior's time in the100 breast is the fastest in the nation and a NCAA B-cut, while his time in the200 breast and his split of 51.62 in the 400 medley relay rank second-fastest in the nation. Petrashov ranks fifth in the nation with his split of 23.80 in the 200 medley relay.

Gabi Albiero, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky, recorded four first place finishes at the SMU Classic in the 50 free (21.75), 100 free (47.67), 100 fly (51.16) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:29.12). The senior placed second in the 200 medley relay (1:37.29) and third in the 400 medley relay (3:34.70). Her time in the 50 free and 100 fly are the fastest in the nation while her 100 free and 400 medley relay time are third in the nation. The Louisville, Kentucky, native recorded a 21.94 split in the 200 free relay to help Louisville hold the fastest time in the country and a NCAA B-cut.

Kim Herkle, a native of Stuttgart, Germany helped her team to the 189-69 win over Xavier in the season opener. The meet was the first regular season meet for Herkle in a year, as she missed all of last year's. Against the Musketeers, Kim swept the breaststroke events with a 1:02.22 in the 100 breast and a time of 2:13.24 in the 200 breaststroke. She also won the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.91 and was a part of the winning 200 Medley Relay squad that combined for a 2:13.24. Her time in the 200 breast is ranked second in the nation and a B-cut; her 100 breaststroke time is ranked No. 5 in the nation and her time in the 200 IM is ninth in the nation. The 200 Medley Relay time is No. 7 in the nation.

ACC DIVERs OF THE WEEK
Lindsay Gizzi, South Bend, Indiana, swept the diving events for the eighth-ranked Cardinals against Cincinnati. The junior placed first in the 1-meter with a 293.70 and in the 3-meter after scoring a 337.13. In Louisville's tri-meet with No. 9 Indiana and No. 14 Wisconsin, the junior totaled a 315.60 in the 1-meter and a 290.33 in the 3-meter. All four dive scores are NCAA qualifying marks.

Adam Sneden, a graduate student from Charlotte, N.C., won the 3-meter event for No. 13 Louisville with a 352.35 score. He placed second in the 1-meter with a 297.75.

Lindsay Gizzi, a junior from South Bend, Ind., took home first place in the 1-meter springboard with a score of 308.48 and second in the 3-meter springboard with 312.15.
Else Praasterink, of Eindhoven, Netherlands, posted the top scores on both boards at last week's meet with Xavier. The All-American had the top mark in the 1M with a 292.73 and the 3M with a 289.65. Her scores qualify her for the NCAA Zone Meet which is the meet to decie NCAA participants in diving.

Else Praasterink, of Eindhoven, Netherlands, swept the diving events at the SMU Classic, taking first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter while registering two NCAA Zone scores in both dives. Her top score of 259.70 on the 1-meter is fourth-best in the nation after this weekend while her winning score of 297.55in the 3-meter is third-best in the nation.

Else Praasterink of Eindhoven, Netherlands took first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in No. 3 Louisville's dual at No. 6 Tennessee. The junior scored a 316.73 in the 1-meter and a 291.53 in the 3-meter, both of which were zone qualifying marks.

Che Stephens, a junior from Valparaiso, Indiana, swept the diving events, scoring a 344.03 in the 1-meter and a 324.00 in the 3-meter as Louisville hosted Auburn. The junior recorded NCAA zone scores in both dives.

Date:	Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Saturday, Feb. 24
Time: (includes streaming link)	• Tuesday: 10 a.m. diving prelims, 5:30 p.m. finals • Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. prelims, 5:30 p.m. finals • Thursday: 9:30 a.m. prelims, 5:30 p.m. finals • Friday: 9:30 a.m. prelims, 5:30 p.m. finals • Saturday: 9:30 a.m. prelims, 2:45 p.m. mile heats, 6 p.m. finals
Location:	Greensboro Aquatic Center -- Greensboro, N.C.
Streaming:	ACC Network Extra - Links above
Additional info:	Live Results • Schedule of Events • ACC Championship Central

ORDER OF EVENTS
TUESDAY
200 medley relay
Women's 3-meter diving
800 freestyle relay
Men's 1-meter diving
Wednesday
200 freestyle relay
500 freestyle
200 IM
50 freestyle
Women's 1-meter diving
THURSDAY
400 IM
100 butterfly
200 freestyle
M 3-meter diving
FRIDAY
200 butterfly
100 backstroke
100 breaststroke
Women's platform diving
400 medley relay
SATURDAY
1650 freestyle
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
Men's platform diving
400 freestyle relay

Cardinals in the National Rankings
50 Free:
26^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 19.37

T-5^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 21.75
9^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 21.93
12^th Julia Dennis, UL, 21.98
31^st Lucy Mehraban, UL, 22.20

100 Free:
10^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 47.55
12^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 47.73
T-32^nd Lucy Mehraban, UL, 48.39
T-34^th Julia Dennis, UL, 48.41

200 Free:
37^th Murilo Stein Sartori, UL, 1:33.67
42^nd Guy Brooks, UL, 1:33.96

36^th Summer Cardwell, UL, 1:44.95
46^th Paige Hetrick, UL, 1:45.41

500 Free:
21^st Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 4:16.05
27^th Tyler Watson, UL, 4:16.43
44^th Murilo Stein Sartori, UL, 4:18.74

46^th Summer Cardwell, UL, 4:43.18

1000 Free:
2^nd Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 8:46.07
32^nd Tyler Watson, UL, 9:00.76

1650 Free:
13^th Ilia Sibirtsev, UL, 14:51.66
22^nd Tyler Watson, UL, 15:00.39

50 Back:
16^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 21.18
43^rd Jackson Millard, UL, 21.62

T-50^th Abby Hay, UL, 24.47

100 Back:
35^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 46.09
T-50^th Charlie Crush, UL, 46.49

44^th Paige Hetrick, UL, 52.63

200 Back:
40^th Jackson Millard, UL, 1:42.12

24^th Rye Ulett, UL, 1:53.81
29^th Paige Hetrick, UL, 1:54.06

50 Breast:
T-45^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 24.63

20^th Cecilia Viberg, UL, 27.82
T-24^th Ella Welch, UL, 27.98

100 Breast:
17^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 51.95

32^nd Cecilia Viberg, UL, 59.66
35^th Ella Welch, UL, 59.89

200 Breast:
11^th Denis Petrashov, UL, 1:52.87

31^st Kim Herkle, UL, 2:09.82

50 Fly:
21^st Dalton Lowe, UL, 21.15

T-9^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 23.80
T-24^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 24.27
T-41^st Karoline Barrett, UL, 24.43

100 Fly:
15^th Dalton Lowe, UL, 45.33

6^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 50.83
10^th Christiana Regenauer, UL, 51.41
T-36^th Ella Welch, UL, 52.33

200 Fly:
T-24^th Saldo Saldo, UL, 1:42.86
44^th Tommy Bried, UL, 1:43.95

9^th Gabi Albiero, UL, 1:53.80
T-18^th Abby Hay, UL, 1:54.83

200 IM:
T-25^th Abby Hay, UL, 1:56.79
34^th Fernanda Gomes Celidonio, UL, 1:57.40

400 IM:
24^th Jackson Millard, UL, 3:44.76
37^th Tommy Bried, UL, 3:46.49

21^st Abby Hay, UL, 4:09.42
22^nd Kim Herkle, UL, 4:09.46

200 Free Relay:
32^nd Louisville Men, 1:18.38

8^th Louisville Women, 1:27.32

400 Free Relay:
23^rd Louisville Men, 2:52.80

6^th Louisville Women, 3:10.97

800 Free Relay:
13^th Louisville Men, 6:21.11

17^th Louisville Women, 7:09.47

200 Medley Relay:
21^st Louisville Men, 1:24.84

8^th Louisville Women, 1:35.39

400 Medley Relay:
22^nd Louisville Men, 3:07.28

16^th Louisville Women, 3:31.82

2023 Final ACC Standings
Women's Final ACC Standings
1. Virginia, 1536
2. NC State, 1272
3. Louisville, 1077.5
4. North Carolina, 813
5. Duke, 718.5
6. Virginia Tech, 654
7. Florida State, 586
8. Notre Dame, 539
9. Georgia Tech, 388
10. Miami, 382
11. Pitt, 315
12. Boston College, 179

Men's Final Standings
1. NC State, 1615
2. Virginia Tech, 1008
3. Louisville, 981.5
4. Virginia, 946
5. Notre Dame, 799.5
6. Florida State, 661
7. Pitt, 660.5
8. North Carolina, 514
9. Georgia Tech, 484.5
10. Duke, 321
11. Miami, 210
12. Boston College, 158

ACC Medalists from 2023

All-ACC (Women's Medalists)
Abby Hay (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Cecilia Viberg (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Christiana Regenauer (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Gabi Albiero (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Tristen Ulett (800 Free Relay) Silver
Paige Hetrick (800 Free Relay) Silver
Fernanda Celidonio (800 Free Relay) Silver
Ella Welch (800 Free Relay) Silver
Gabi Albiero (200 Free Relay) Silver
Christiana Regenauer (200 Free Relay) Silver
Julia Dennis (200 Free Relay) Silver
Ella Welch (200 Free Relay) Silver
Gabi Albiero (50 Free) Silver
Abby Hay (400 IM) Bronze
Gabi Albiero (100 Fly) Bronze
Abby Hay (200 Fly) Silver
Else Praasterink (Platform) Silver
Liberty Williams (1650 Free) Bronze
Gabi Albiero (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Christiana Regenauer (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Julia Dennis (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Ella Welch (400 Free Relay) Bronze

All-ACC (Men's Medalists)
Charlie Crush (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Denis Petrashov (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Dalton Lowe (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Abdelrahman Elaraby (200 Medley Relay) Bronze
Murilo Sartori (800 Free Relay) Silver
Denis Loktev (800 Free Relay) Silver
Guy Brooks (800 Free Relay) Silver
Michael Eastman (800 Free Relay) Silver
Abdelrahman Elaraby (200 Free Relay) Bronze
Michael Eastman (200 Free Relay) Bronze
Dalton Lowe (200 Free Relay) Bronze
Vlad Dubinin (200 Free Relay) Bronze
Abdelrahman Elaraby (50 Freestyle) Gold
Denis Petrashov (100 Breaststroke) Silver
Charlie Crush (400 Medley Relay) Bronze
Denis Petrashov (400 Medley Relay) Bronze
Dalton Lowe (400 Medley Relay) Bronze
Abdelrahman Elaraby (400 Medley Relay) Bronze
Denis Petrashov (200 Breaststroke) Gold
Michael Eastman (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Guy Brooks (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Dalton Lowe (400 Free Relay) Bronze
Abdelrahman Elaraby (400 Free Relay) Bronze