Ray Preas Advances to Platform Finals

Tuesday, February 17

Atlanta, GA

Prelim 9:30 | Finals 5:30 ET

University of Louisville

ACC Championships

Ray Preas prepares to dive off the platform

February 17, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

By: Nancy Worley

ATLANTA -- University of Louisville diver Ray Preas advanced to the finals in platform after prelims on the third day of competition at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Tuesday at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech.

Preas scored a 358.75 to place fifth going into tonight's final. The top qualifier tonight will be California's Geoffrey Vavitsas.

Louisville's Rayce Winn placed 12th to score points for the Cardinals with a score of 312.55. Teammate Mack Molloy put up a 236.80 to place 12th and score for UofL.

Earlier this afternoon, Audree Brazeau-Hawes placed 13th in the women's platform with a 206.40 to put points on the board but did not advance to the final. Stanford's Ellie Cole will be the favorite going into tonight's competition.

Tonight marks the first time the swimmers blast off the blocks with two relays on the schedule: the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 free relay on tap.