Virginia women’s swimming sends five swimmers, one coach to Paris Olympics
By Connor Lothrop | 5 days agoA quintuple of Cavaliers will be making the trip to Paris this summer, off the back of historic performances at the Olympic trials.
A quintuple of Cavaliers will be making the trip to Paris this summer, off the back of historic performances at the Olympic trials.
The women’s team defeated the Longhorns 113-71, while the men took down their opponents 99-89.
A game-changing recruiting class is just what the Cavalier men have been missing.
While familiar faces may have departed for the season, the Cavaliers still expect to compete at the top of the collegiate sport.
Virginia joins the company of Stanford, Texas, Auburn and Georgia as the only schools to three-peat in Women’s Swimming and Diving.
The No. 1 ranked Virginia women came into the meet as heavy favorites.
The Cavaliers won 14 of 18 swimming events, and finished ahead of N.C. State and Louisville to pick up their 19th championship overall.
The Cavalier Invite was an excellent opportunity for Virginia to fine tune its engines ahead of championship meets, and the Cavaliers did so in historic fashion.
The women's team started off their national championship defense strong, while the men fell to a tough Gators squad.
The Cavaliers had a number of strong performances across the five days of competition, earning at least one top-three finish every night including a total of four gold medals.
In the midst of the spring season, there are plenty of reasons for optimism about various women’s sports.
The Cavaliers scored 154.5 total points, breaking numerous Virginia records in their final meet of the season.
Junior Kate Douglass and sophomore Alex Walsh were key to Virginia's victory with Douglass sweeping all three of her individual events.
With Coach Todd DeSorbo at the helm, the sky is the limit for the Cavaliers, especially the women who are on the hunt to become back to back NCAA Champions after capturing their first national team title a year prior.
The women finished with 1418 total points, winning 14 events en route to their 18th total ACC Championship.