Seventh heaven: Wahoo swimmers win ACC championship – again

February 23, 2026
The UVA swimming team holding up ACC championship banners

Members of the UVA swimming team celebrate after winning a seventh consecutive ACC championship on Saturday in Atlanta. (Virginia Athletics photo)

The University of Virginia women’s swimming team won its seventh consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Saturday at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Did you expect anything else?

The dynasty shows no signs of stopping. Facing some of the country’s top teams, the Wahoos took the ACC title by 371.5 points over second-place Stanford University, 383 points over third-place University of California, Berkeley, and 485.5 points over fourth-place University of Louisville.

Stanford (No. 2), Cal (No. 5) and Louisville (No. 7) are all . UVA, the five-time reigning NCAA champion, is No. 1.

The Hoos won 11 titles at the ACC meet, .

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Junior Claire Curzan was named the championships’ Most Valuable Swimmer after winning two individual events (100- and 200-meter backstroke) and helping secure three relay victories (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 400 medley). She finished second in the 100 butterfly.

“This year has really been about a lot of people stepping up into new roles and really blossoming,” UVA coach Todd DeSorbo said. “It started really early on in the year. We have seen it just continue to build and build. It’s been really impressive and really exciting to have a whole new group of people, and a fantastic team.”

The NCAA championship meet begins March 18 at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

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