S&D Opens Conference Championships Wednesday

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving and Men’s Diving Championships begin Wednesday, Feb. 19, and continue through Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.

The Hurricanes will look to repeat a prolific run from 2013, when the team picked up eight medals across all contests. Junior diver Kara McCormack won her first ACC Championship in the platform event with a score of 298.10, while Miami’s entry in the 200-yard Medley Relay event captured a silver medal in an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:38.45.

Other medals included graduate Sofia Johansson’s third straight gold in the 100 Breast, a three-medal performance from graduate Carrie Dragland and a third-place finish from McCormack in the 1-meter.

One change of note in this year’s Championship is the addition of the scoring of all 24 competitors competing in a swimming final. In previous years, only the top 16 competitors received points that counted toward their team’s total. 

A live video stream of event finals will be available on theACC.com on Thursday through Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m., with Dean Linke handling play-by-play and Frank Comfort adding analysis.

There is no charge for admission to the 2014 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships. Parking is available for $8 or for $15 for a session pass.

All championship information, including a full event schedule and live results, can be found at the official championship website, http://theacc.co/SwimDiveChamps. Fans can also get updates by following along on Twitter, @ACCSwimDive.