ATLANTA – The Virginia Tech women's swim and dive team has finished the NCAA Championship. They placed 23rd overall, finishing with 37 points. Emma Atkinson broke the school record in the 200 back prelims to earn her place in the finals. She earned All-American in thr 200 back, finals finishing 6th with a time of 1:49.86. In the last event of the day, the 400 free relay smashed the school record, finishing 14th with a time of 3:13.16. Sarah Shackelford broke the 100 free school record from 2009 as the leadoff of the relay.
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"Our girls did awesome. Today, we finished with three school records. Emma's time in the 200 back was really impressive, only two seconds behind the world record holder. Sarah's swim in the 400 free relay was awesome. The entire relay did really well, breaking the record by almost a second. I do need to mention Reka. She has been one of the pillars of this team over the last five years. She swam a personal best in her last race today. She has done anything and everything for the team and we are so proud of her. Overall, it was a great meet. Finishing in the Top 25, again, is a great thing for us."
DAY 4 RESULTS
200 Back
Prelims
4th – Emma Atkinson – 1:50.34
46th – Caroline Bentz – 1:56.38
Finals
6th – Emma Atkinson – 1:49.86
100 Free
Prelims
35th – Sarah Shackelford – 48.66
45th – Anna Landon – 49.18
200 Fly
Prelims
27th – Reka Gyorgy – 1:55.72
400 Free Relay
Finals
14th – Sarah Shackelford (47.84), Anna Landon (48.31), Reka Gyorgy (49.02), and Emma Atkinson (47.99) – 3:13.16
FINAL RESULTS
1. Virginia – 551.5 | 2. Texas – 406 | 3. Stanford – 399.5 | 4. Alabama – 288 | 5. NC State.- 279 | 6. Louisville – 196.5 | 7. Michigan – 184.5 | 8. California – 180 | 9. Ohio State – 165 | 10. Tennessee – 127 | 11. Indiana – 116 | 12. Kentucky – 115.5 | 13. Florida – 115 | 14. UNC – 109 | 15. Georgia – 104.5 | 16. Southern California – 102 | 17. Wisconsin – 100 | 18. Northwestern – 73 | 19. Arizona – 52.5 | 20. Penn – 44.5 | 21. Minnesota – 43 | 22. Miami – 41.5 | 23. Virginia Tech – 37 | 24. Duke – 36 | 25. Missouri – 34 | 26. Arizona State – 29 | 27th Rutgers – 18 | 28th Arkansas – 15 | 29th Yale – 14.5 | 30thPurdue – 14 | 31st South Carolina – 9 | 32nd LSU – 8 | 33rd Notre Dame – 6 | 34th Wyoming – 4 | 34th – UCLA – 4 | 36thFlorida International | 37th San Diego State – 2 | 37th Harvard – 2 | 39th Texas A&M – 1
UP NEXT
Starting Wednesday, March 23, the Virginia Tech men's swim and dive team will have their turn at the NCAA Championship.