ATLANTA – The Hokies add two more medals to the collection after the fourth day of competition in Atlanta. Antani Ivanov swam the fastest 200 fly time of the Virginia Tech season in the finals to earn silver with a time of 1:39.73. Reka Gyorgy swam her season best in the prelims and then again in the B final. She placed 12th overall with a time of 1:56.47.
Sam Tornqvist certainly made himself known in the 100 back. He shattered the Virginia Tech school record in the prelims, finishing with a time of 45.88. As the lead-off of the 400 medely relay, Sam broke the school record again. He touched the wall at 45.54, leading his relay to a bronze medal. Forest Webb took fourth overall in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 46.15. Emma Atkinson swam her season best in the 100 back prelims earning a spot in the A final. Later that night, she shaved off more time and finished seventh overall with a time of 52.28.
Carles Coll Marti swam a personal best in both the prelims and A final of the 100 breast. In the morning he swam a 52.48 and followed that performance with a 52.13 in the finals. Teammate, AJ Pouch swam his season best in the B final and Cobi Lopez Miro finished with a personal record in the same heat (53.03).
To finish the night, the men's 400 medley relay won a bronze medal. Sam Tornqvist, AJ Pouch, Antani Ivanov, and Youssef Ramadan battled in the final heat of the night to touch third overall. They finished with a time 3:02.71. That time was fast enough to create a new Virginia Tech school record by three seconds.
Gallery: (2-18-2022) S&D: 2022 ACC Championships Day 4 Finals
TECH WOMEN
Prelims – 200 Fly
15th – Reka Gyorgy – 1:57.41 (season best)
21st – Morgan Miller – 1:59.06
23rd – Karisa Franz – 1:59.29 (personal best)
28th – Luana Alonso – 2:00.39
Finals – 200 Fly
12th – Reka Gyorgy – 1:56.47 (season best)
18th – Morgan Miller – 1:57.74 (personal best)
22nd – Karisa Franz – 2:00.18
Prelims – 100 Back
7th – Emma Atkinson – 52.36
12th – Caroline Bentz – 52.89
33rd – Alex Slayton – 55.55
34th – Janika Perezous – 55.58
Finals – 100 Back
7th – Emma Atkinson – 52.28 (season best)
13th – Caroline Bentz – 52.81 (season best)
Prelims – 100 Breast
28th – Anna Landon – 1:02.48
32nd – Charlotte Rigg – 1:03.35
Finals – 400 Medley Relay
8th – Emma Atkinson (52.15, season best), Reka Gyorgy (1:01.41), Luana Alonso (52.56), and Sarah Shackelford (48.16) – 3:34.28
TECH MEN
Prelims – 200 Fly
7th – Antani Ivanov – 1:42.79
9th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:43.28
19th – Blake Manoff – 1:45.95
Finals – 200 Fly
2nd – Antani Ivanov – 1:39.73 (season best)
15th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:44.77
18th – Blake Manoff – 1:45.19 (season best)
Prelims – 100 Back
4th – Sam Tornqvist – 45.88 (school record)
7th – Forest Webb – 46.02 (personal best)
20th – Will Koeppen – 47.32
31st – Nico Garcia – 48.38
Finals – 100 Back
4th – Forest Webb – 46.15
6th – Sam Tornqvist – 46.28
21st – Will Koeppen – 47.14 (season best)
Prelims – 100 Breast
7th – Carles Coll Marti – 52.48 (personal best)
9th – AJ Pouch – 52.81
15th – Cobi Lopez Miro – 53.12
Finals – 100 Breast
6th – Carles Coll Marti – 52.13 (personal best)
11th – AJ Pouch – 52.63 (season best)
16th – Cobi Lopez Miro – 53.03 (personal best)
Prelims – Platform
4th – Noah Zawadkzki – 363.10
30th – Daniel Valmassei – 209.40
Finals – Platform
7th – Noah Zawadzki – 359.00
Finals – 400 Medley Relay
3rd – Sam Tornqvist (45.54, school record), AJ Pouch (51.45), Antani Ivanov (44.31), and Youssef Ramadan (41.41) – 3:02.71
Gallery: (2-18-2022) S&D: 2022 ACC Championships Day 4 Prelims