Gretchen Walsh, Kacper Stokowski Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

Courtesy: The ACC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State’s Kacper Stokowski and Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh were named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimmers of the Week, respectively, while Pitt’s Dylan Reed and North Carolina’s Aranza Vazquez Montaño repeated as Men’s and Women’s Divers of the Week, respectively.

ACC MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Kacper Stokowski, Gr., NC State, Warsaw, Poland
Stokowski helped the No. 4 Wolfpack men to sweep No. 18 UVA and UNC over the past weekend, highlighted by setting a pair of pool records. Stokowski placed first in the 100 yard back with a time of 46.02, before leading off the 400 free relay, recording a personal best with a time of 44.18. The Wolfpack went on to set the pool record with a time of 2:52.05, beating the previous record held by Florida from 2022. The Warsaw, Poland, native led off the 400 medley relay with a 45.92 split, setting a pool record of 3:07.89 and crushing the previous record set by Texas in 2021 by two seconds.

ACC WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee
Walsh secured two NCAA “A” cut times in No. 1 Virginia’s sweep of No. 8 NC State and No. 20 North Carolina. The junior placed first in the 50 free (20.98) and 100 free (46.40). She helped the Cavaliers win four relays with first-place finishes in the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and the 400 free Relay. Walsh’s 21.50 split in the 200 medley relay was the fastest split in history for the 50 fly and her 20.19 split in the 200 free relay was the fastest in history for the 50 free. The Nashville, Tennessee, native set three AFC pool records in the 100 free (46.40), the 200 free (1:26.47) and the 100 back with her time of 48.77 in her leg of the 400 medley relay.

ACC MEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Dylan Reed, Fifth year, Pitt, McLean, Virginia
Reed closed out his career at Trees Pool by winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter events during Pitt’s Senior Meet against Minnesota. The McLean, Virginia, native won the 1-meter with a new season-high 400.28 points and the 3-meter with 427.73 points.

ACC WOMEN’S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina, La Paz, Mexico
Montaño split the diving events in No. 20 UNC’s meet with No. 1 Virginia and No. 8 NC State. The senior won the 1-meter with a 319.40 and placed second in the 3-meter with a 321.35. The La Paz, Mexico, native registered a pair of NCAA zone scores on both dives.

2023-24 ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 3 – Berke Saka, Jr., Georgia Tech | Carles Coll Marti, Sr., Virginia Tech
Oct. 10 – Denis Petrashov, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 17 – Jerry Chen, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 24 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 31 – Connor Boyle, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 7 – Luke Miller, Sr., NC State
Nov. 21 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Dec. 5 – Max Matteazzi, Sr., Pitt
Jan. 9 – Youssef Ramadan, Sr., Virginia Tech
Jan. 15 – Chris Guiliano, Jr., Notre Dame
Jan. 23 – Kacper Stokowski, Gr., NC State

2023-24 ACC Men’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 10 – Che Stephens, Jr., Louisville | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech
Oct. 24 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Oct. 31 – Will McCollum, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Nov. 21 – Max Fowler, Fr., Georgia Tech | Carlo Lopez-Hernandez, Gr., Notre Dame
Jan. 9 – Adam Sneden, Gr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño, Fr., North Carolina | Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt
Jan. 23 – Dylan Reed, Fifth Year, Pitt

2023-24 ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 3 – Kim Herkle, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 – Gabi Albiero, Sr., Louisville
Oct. 17 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Oct. 24 – Abby Arens, Sr., NC State
Oct. 31 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Nov. 7 – Greer Pattison, Jr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia
Dec. 5 – Sophie Yendell, Sr., Pitt
Jan. 9 – Kim Herkle, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Madelyn Christman, Notre Dame
Jan. 23 – Gretchen Walsh, Jr., Virginia

2023-24 ACC Women’s Diver of the Week
Oct. 3 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 10 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville | Calie Brady, Jr., Notre Dame
Oct. 17 – Else Praasterink, Jr., Louisville
Oct. 24 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Oct. 31 – Margo O’Meara, Jr., Duke
Nov. 7 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Nov. 21 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 9 – Lindsay Gizzi, Jr., Louisville
Jan. 15 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina
Jan. 23 – Aranza Vazquez Montaño, Sr., North Carolina