Panthers Gear Up for ACC Championships

Tuesday, February 20

Greensboro, NC

Prelims: 10 AM | Finals: 5:30 PM

Pitt

ACC Championships

Panthers Gear Up for ACC Championships

2/19/2024 2:31:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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Pitt Panthers at 2024 ACC Championships
When: Feb. 20-24, 2024
Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center | Greensboro, N.C.
Live Stream: ACCNX / ACCN

DOCUMENTS
NCAA Qualifying Standards

MATCHUP
The University of Pittsburgh men's and women's swimming and diving teams travel to Greensboro, N.C. to compete at the 2024 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, Feb. 20-24 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Pitt men's team posted their highest team finish in program history last year, placing seventh overall 660.5 points. The women's team finished in 11th-place overall with their team total of 315.00 points.

RANKINGS

Sophie Yendell enters the Championships with the No. 8 fastest time int the ACC (No. 16 in Division I) in the 50 Free with a time of 22.03.
Claire Jansen ranks No. 10 in the ACC (No. 28 in Division I) with a time of 52.15 in the 100 Back.
Three women's relays hold times in the Top 40 (SCY) in the nation: 200 Medley Relay, 21st in Division I and No. 7 in the ACC (1:36.92); 200 Free Relay, 28th in Division I and No. 8 the ACC. (1:30.06), and the 800 Free Relay, 36th in Division I and No. 6 in the ACC (7:15.78).
All four of the men's relays rank in the Top 40:
- 800 Free Relay ranks – No. 19 in Division I and No. 4 in the ACC (6:24.43)
- 200 Medley Relay - No. 25 in Division I and No. 8 in the ACC (1:25.07)
- 400 Free Relay – No. 26 in Division I and No. 8 in the ACC (2:53.23)
- 200 Free Relay – No. 38 in Division I and No. 8 in the ACC (1:18.84)
Max Matteazzi owns two times ranked in the Top 10 in the ACC, ranking at No. 9 in the 200 IM (1:44.47) and No. 7 in the 400 IM (3:46.99).
Marcin Goraj ranks No. 6 in the ACC in the 200 Back (1:40.76) and No. 8 in the 200 Free (1:34.13).
Krzysztof Radziszewski ranks No. 10 in the ACC in the 100 Back (46.23).
Michal Piela No. 9 in the ACC for the 400 IM (3:47.41).

DIVING

Dylan Reed returns to his final ACC Championships as a two-time ACC bronze medalist. Reed won a bronze medal in the 3-meter at last year's championships and also won a bronze medal in the 1-meter at the 2022 Championships.
Four divers have secured an NCAA Zone Cut score, including three divers qualifying in two events:
- 1-meter: (M) Cameron Cash, Daley Fraser, Chase Marafioto, Dylan Reed; (W) Hannah Polosky, Rachel Dickerson
- 3-meter: (M) Cameron Cash, Daley Fraser, Juan Osorio Mendoza, Dylan Reed; (W) Jess Vega
- Platform: (M) Cameron Cash, Daley Fraser, Chase Marafioto, Jackson Salisbury, Dylan Reed (W) Emma Gravgaard

ACC PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

Dylan Reed has earned ACC Men's Diver of the Week honors four times this season. Reed won it for his performances against Penn State and Notre Dame (Oct. 20-21), against George Washington (Nov. 4), at West Virginia (Jan. 13) and against Minnesota (Jan. 19). The four weekly conference honors are the most in a season by a Pitt diver since Dominic Giordano received the award five times in 2016-17.
Sophie Yendell and Max Matteazzi were named the women's and men's ACC Performer of the Week for Dec. 5 after strong outings at the Minnesota Invite. Yendell had a dominant weekend, breaking two school records, securing three NCAA 'B' Standard times, and helping four relays secure top-5 finishes. Yendell won the 50 Free (22.03) and broke her own school record with a second-place finish in the 100 Fly (52.08) – securing an NCAA 'B' time in each event. Yendell's time in the 50 Free is ranked No. 15 in the nation while her time in the 100 Fly is tied for No. 20.
Matteazzi posted strong swims throughout the prestigious Minnesota Invite, winning the 200 Breast (1:55.89), finishing second in the 400 IM (3:46.99), and picking up a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM (1:44.47) – meeting the NCAA 'B' Standard in each event. The Vincenza, Italy, native was also a member of the 200 Medley Relay (1:26.03) and the 800 Free Relay team (6:24.43) that each finished fifth. Pitt's 800 Free Relay time of 6:24.43 is ranked the No. 19 fastest time in the nation so far this season.
Jerry Chen was named the ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week after winning four total events over two meets against Stanford and California, Oct. 13-14. Chen won the 100 and 200 Breast events in each meet and is currently ranked No. 9 in the nation in the 200 Breast (1:57.83) and No. 13 in the 100 Breast (54.03).