GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Stanford men’s swimming and diving team competes in its first Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, from Tuesday through Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
Stanford is ranked No. 9 in the CSCAA coaches’ poll. Other ACC teams ranked among the Top 25 are No. 3 Cal, No. 5 North Carolina State, No. 11 Louisville, No. 12 Virginia Tech, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 18 Florida State, No. 20 Virginia, and No. 21 Georgia Tech. That’s nine in all, which ties the Southeastern Conference for the most ranked teams.
Stanford won 64 team championships in the Pac-12 Conference, including every title from 1982 through 2012. The Cardinal won 376 Pac-12 individual and relay titles.
Stanford returns three conference champions – swimmers Andrei Minakov and Ron Polonsky, and diver Jack Ryan. All three are seniors.
Ryan swept the Pac-12 1-meter and 3-meter titles in 2024. And Minakov won 100-yard butterfly crowns in 2022 and 2023. Minakov and Ron Polonsky were on the winning 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay teams in 2022.
Stanford has three Olympians on its squad. At the Tokyo Games in 2021, Minakov was fourth in the 100-meter fly among his four events while competing for the Russian Olympic Committee. Minakov is a 19-time All-American and owns eight Stanford records – four in individual events and four on relays. He did not compete in Paris in 2024.
Polonsky, a 17-time All-American, is a two-time Olympian, representing Israel. His best finish in an individual event was 12th in the 200 individual medley in Paris. He holds four Stanford records – in the 100-yard breaststroke and in three relays.
Jonathan Tan of Singapore made his Olympic debut in Paris, in the short freestyle events, with a best finish of 32nd in the 50 free.
Stanford swimmers with season bests among the top 10 in the ACC in championship events are:
Liam Custer (1,650 free, No. 4)
Zhier Fan (100 breast, No. 10)
Matt Fenlon (200 fly, No. 10)
Kaihan Gu (100 fly, No. 6)
Daniel Li (200 breast, No. 10)
Henry McFadden (200 free, No. 1; 500 free, No. 4)
Andrei Minakov (100 free, No. 6; 100 fly, No. 3; 200 fly, No. 1)
Ron Polonsky (100 breast, No. 4; 200 breast, No. 4; 200 IM, No. 3)
Aaron Sequeira (100 back, No. 9; 100 fly, No. 10; 200 IM, No. 9)
Among relay teams, Stanford’s highest ranking is No. 3 in the 400 free relay.
Jack Ryan is undefeated in 1-meter diving this season and has won all but one final at 3-meter. He was the USA Winter Nationals champion at 1-meter and 3-meter, and in the 3-meter synchronized.
Stanford’s Schedule (all times Pacific)
Tuesday
Prelims
3-meter diving prelims (Misha Andriyuk, Hunter Hollenbeck, Jack Ryan)
Finals (2:30 p.m.)
200 medley relay (Stanford)
800 freestyle relay (Stanford)
3-meter diving
Wednesday
Prelims (6:30 a.m.)
200 individual medley (Zhier Fan, Gibson Holmes, Daniel Li, Rick Mihm, Abram Mueller, Go Nagaoka, Ron Polonsky, Aaron Sequeira, Hayden Zheng, Josh Zuchowski)
50 free (Andres Dupont Cabrera, Ethan Dang, Finn Harland, Ethan Harrington, Kaihan Gu, Go Nagaoka, Jonathan Tan, Avery Voss)
1-meter diving (Misha Andriyuk, Hunter Hollenbeck, Jack Ryan)
500 free – (Liam Custer, Ethan Dang, Gabe Machado, Henry McFadden, Henry Morrissey)
Finals (2:31 p.m.)
200 freestyle relay (Stanford)
500 free
200 individual medley
50 free
1-meter diving
Thursday
Prelims (6:30 a.m.)
400 individual medley (Liam Custer, Gibson Holmes, Rick Mihm, Josh Zuchowski)
100 butterfly (Kaihan Gu, Ethan Harrington, Hayden Kwan, Andrei Minakov, Aaron Sequeira, Jonathan Tan, Avery Voss)
200 freestyle (Andres Dupont Cabrera, Gabe Machado, Henry McFadden, Andrei Minakov, Henry Morrissey, Jonathan Tan)
Finals (2:31 p.m.)
400 individual medley
100 butterfly
200 freestyle
Friday
Prelims (6:30 a.m.)
200 butterfly (Gibson Holmes, Henry McFadden, Rick Mihm, Andrei Minakov, Josh Zuchowski)
100 backstroke (Finn Harland, Hayden Kwan, Aaron Sequeira, Josh Zuchowski)
100 breaststroke (Ethan Dang, Zhier Fan, Daniel Li, Abram Mueller, Go Nagaoka, Ron Polonsky, Hayden Zheng)
Platform diving (Misha Andriyuk, Hunter Hollenbeck, Jack Ryan)
Finals (2:31 p.m.)
200 butterfly
100 backstroke
100 breaststroke
Platform diving
400 medley relay (Stanford)
Saturday
Prelims (6:30 a.m.)
200 backstroke (Finn Harland, Hayden Kwan, Gabe Machado, Aaron Sequeira, Josh Zuchowski)
100 freestyle (Kaihan Gu, Ethan Harrington, Henry McFadden, Andrei Minakov, Jonathan Tan, Avery Voss)
200 breaststroke (Ethan Dang, Zhier Fan, Daniel Li, Abram Mueller, Go Nagaoka, Ron Polonsky, Hayden Zheng)
1,650 free (Early heats: Liam Custer, Gabe Machado, Henry Morrissey)
Finals (2:31 p.m.)
1,650 free (Later heats: Liam Custer, Gabe Machado, Henry Morrissey)
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
400 freestyle relay (Stanford)