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ACC Women's Preview

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving and Men’s Diving Championships begin Wednesday, February 18, and continue through Saturday, February 20, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
Defending ACC Champion Virginia enters the ACC Championship ranked No. 8 in the latest CSCAA poll. The Cavaliers are led by head coach Augie Busch and have won eight consecutive conference titles. Virginia finished 4-0 in conference competition this season.
 
Louisville is looking for its first ACC title in women’s swimming and diving and are tied for ninth nationally in the latest CSCAA poll. The Cardinals are led by head coach Arthur Albiero and finished the regular season with a 1-1 record in the ACC.
 
Fifteenth-ranked NC State finished 2-1 in ACC regular-season competition. The Wolfpack won the league’s first two titles in 1979 and 1980. North Carolina, which is ranked 16th in the latest CSCAA poll, finished with a 2-2 conference record.
 
A live video stream of event finals will be available on ESPN3 on Thursday through Saturday starting at 6 p.m., with Dean Linke handling play-by-play and Warren Perry adding analysis.
 
There is no charge for admission to the 2016 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships. Parking is available for $8 cash for a single day or $16 cash for all four days of competition.
 
The men’s swimming championship will be held one week later from February 24 through February 27, also at the GAC. 
 

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