Cardinals Win Gold and Bronze On Day 1 of Swimming at ACC Championships

Tuesday, February 17

Atlanta, GA

Prelim 9:30 | Finals 5:30 ET

University of Louisville

ACC Championships

Julie Mishler, Anastasia Gorbenko, Julia Dennis and Caroline Larsen celebrate 200 MR championships

Cardinals Win Gold and Bronze On Day 1 of Swimming at ACC Championships

February 17, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

Tuesday Results Wednesday Prelim Heat Sheets

Ray Preas finals in platform

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bolstered by a gold and bronze medal and a platform finalist, the University of Louisville sits in second place on the women's side and third on the men's after Tuesday night's competition at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech.

The University of Louisville won gold on the first night of swimming competition when the women's 200 medley relay team smashed the school record. The men picked up a bronze in the 200 Medley Relay. The men received points from two divers with Ray Preas finalling on the platform.

In the gold medal relay, Julie Mishler led off on the backstroke leg and was fifth into the wall with a split of 23.73. She handed over the lane to Anastasia Gorbenko who turned in a split of 25.49 putting Caroline Larsen in the water for the fly leg in second place with a split of 22.41. Julia Dennis anchored the Cards, hitting the wall with a 20.63 split for the 1:32.26, holding off Virginia down the stretch and winning by a margin of .20. The Cards broke their record of 1:33.41 set at last year's NCAA Championship by Abby Karl, Caroline Larsen, Gabi Albiero, and Julia Dennis.

The Cardinal men won bronze in the men's 200 medley relay with a time of 1:22.40 posted by Charlie Crush (21.00), Finnley Conklin (23.53), Aiden Musso (19.42) and a blazing anchor of 18.45 by Nikita Sheremet.  Florida State won the event with a time of 1:22.28 in a tightly contested final that saw just the difference of .45 of a second difference between first and fifth place.

In the 800 free relay, the UofL women placed fourth with a time of 6:54.74, the second fastest time in school history. Daria Golovaty led off with a split of 1:43.73 and handed off fifth place to Anastasia Gorbenko, who split 1:41.61 to put the Cards in third. Next in the water was Summer Cardwell, who turned in a 1:44.43 split and held onto third. Xeniya Ignatova was the anchor and she went 1:44.97 to touch fourth. The gold went to Virginia, with the Wahoos pulling away with the winning time of 6:45.34.

In the men's 800 free relay, Guy Brooks led off with a split of 1:31.91 to touch third in the first leg. Oscar Isberg took over and went 1:33.23 and turned over fourth to Matias Santiso, who boarded a split of 1:34.02 to hold on to fourth. Gregg Enoch anchored with a split of 1:33.54 as the Cards turned in a 6:12.70.  Stanford won the event with a time of 6:07.40, the fastest time in the nation. NC State was second, just .02 slower for the second fastest time in the nation.

Platform diver Ray Preas placed sixth in the finals with a score of 343.05.   The event was won by Misha Andriyuk of Stanford.

The  UofL men scored 205 points trailing only Stanford (244) and Cal (218) followed by FSU (202), SMU (186), Georgia Tech (177), Virginia Tech (163), Miami (162), Notre Dame (147), North Carolina (137), Pitt (136), Pitt (135), Duke (68), Boston (58), NC State (56), and Virginia (52).

The UofL women are third with 166 points as Stanford (178) took the lead followed by Cal (170), Louisville (166), SMU (164), Virginia Tech (151), FSU (148),  Notre Dame (147) Georgia Tech (143), Miami (139), Pitt (118) North Carolina (96) , Duke (62), Boston College (58), NC State (56), Virginia (52).

February 15 – 21, 2026

McAuley Aquatic Center | Atlanta, Georgia
Defending Champions: Women - Virginia | Men - California
Full Event Schedule (pre-scratch timeline)
Championship Central
Psych Sheets
Live Results
Live Streaming

Schedule of Events
Wednesday, February 18 | Day Four of Meet | Start Times Subject to Change
Prelims Women's 500 Free 9:30 AM
Prelims Men's 500 Free 10:10 AM
Prelims Women's 200 IM 10:37 AM
Prelims Men's 200 IM 10:57 AM
Prelims Women's 50 Free 11:13 AM
Prelims Men's 50 Free 11:23 AM
Finals Women's 200 Free Relay 5:31 PM
Finals Men's 200 Free Relay 5:43 PM
Finals Women's 500 Free 5:59 PM
Finals Men's 500 Free 6:23 PM
Finals Women's 200 IM 6:46 PM
Finals Men's 200 IM 7:02 PM
Finals Women's 50 Free 7:17 PM
Finals Men's 50 Free 7:28 PM

9:30 AM
Prelims
ACCNX

5:30 PM
Finals
ACCNX

Thursday, February 19 | Day Five of Meet | Start Times Subject to Change
Prelims Women's 400 IM 9:30 AM
Prelims Men's 400 IM 9:57 AM
Prelims Women's 100 Fly 10:21 AM
Prelims Men's 100 Fly 10:33 AM
Prelims Women's 200 Free 10:43 AM
Prelims Men's 200 Free 11:03 AM
Finals Women's 400 IM 5:31 PM
Finals Men's 400 IM 5:54 PM
Finals Women's 100 Fly 6:15 PM
Finals Men's 100 Fly 6:28 PM
Finals Women's 200 Free 6:40 PM
Finals Men's 200 Free 6:56 PM

9:30 AM
Prelims
ACCNX

5:30 PM
Finals
ACCNX

Friday, February 20 | Day Six of Meet | Start Times Subject to Change
Prelims Women's 200 Fly 9:30 AM
Prelims Men's 200 Fly 9:45 AM
Prelims Women's 100 Back 9:59 AM
Prelims Men's 100 Back 10:11 AM
Prelims Women's 100 Breast 10:20 AM
Prelims Men's 100 Breast 10:29 AM
Finals Women's 200 Fly 5:31 PM
Finals Men's 200 Fly 5:47 PM
Finals Women's 100 Back 6:02 PM
Finals Men's 100 Back 6:16 PM
Finals Women's 100 Breast 6:29 PM
Finals Men's 100 Breast 6:42 PM
Finals Women's 400 Medley Relay 7:09 PM
Finals Men's 400 Medley Relay 7:27 PM

9:30 AM
Prelims
ACCNX

5:30 PM
Finals
ACCNX

Saturday, February 21 | Day Seven of Meet | Start Times Subject to Change
Prelims Women's 200 Back 9:30 AM
Prelims Men's 200 Back 9:49 AM
Prelims Women's 100 Free 10:04 AM
Prelims Men's 100 Free 10:18 AM
Prelims Women's 200 Breast 10:30 AM
Prelims Men's 200 Breast 10:46 AM
Finals (Early Heat) Women's 1650 Free 2:30 PM
Finals (Early Heat) Men's 1650 Free 3:41 PM
Finals Women's 1650 Free 5:31 PM
Finals Men's 1650 Free 5:54 PM
Finals Women's 200 Back 6:16 PM
Finals Men's 200 Back 6:32 PM
Finals Women's 100 Free 6:48 PM
Finals Men's 100 Free 7:01 PM
Finals Women's 200 Breast 7:13 PM
Finals Men's 200 Breast 7:29 PM
Finals Women's 400 Free Relay 8:00 PM
Finals Men's 400 Free Relay 8:15 PM

9:30 AM
Prelims
ACCNX

2:30 PM
Early Heats
ACCNX

5:30 PM
Final
ACCNX

Louisville Qualifiers
WOMEN
Karoline Barrett
Maya Bezanson
Amelia Bodenstab
Audree Brazeau-Howes (Diver)
Summer Cardwell
Mia Cheatwood
Julia Dennis
Leticia Fassina Romao
Daria Golovaty
Anastasia Gorbenko
Thilda Hall
Samm Helmboldt (Diver)
Kim Herkle
Xeniya Ignatova
Anna Inagaki
Caroline Larsen
Julie Mishler
Camille Murray
Kaitlyn Sallows
Maud Van Kempen (Diver)
Ella Welch

MEN
Tommy Bried
Guy Brooks
Finnley Conklin
Charlie Crush
Jake Eccleston
Gregg Enoch
Rian Graham
Max Hatcher
Ryder Hicks
Oscar Isberg
Filip Kosinski
Kayden Lancaster
Jackson Millard
Mack Molloy (Diver)
Aiden Musso
Aidan Paro
Thomas Powers-Hammond
Ray Preas (Diver)
Matias Santiso
Nikita Sheremet
Rayce Winn (Diver)

FOLLOW LOUISVILLE SWIMMING & DIVING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Stay up to date with Louisville swimming and diving at GoCards.com, and follow the team's Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts at @louisvillesd.