GREENSBORO, N.C. - No. 3 Stanford swimming & diving closed out the weekend with another pair of conference champions on Saturday evening, capping off a second-place team finish at the ACC Championships.
Aurora Roghair, a two-time Pac-12 champion in the 1650 free, kicked off the night with an ACC title to add to her resume, turning in a 15:40.90 to coast to her third career conference championship in the event. Bailey O’Regan swam her first collegiate 1650 free in the opening heat, finishing 10th overall with a 16:20.24.
At the diving towers, it was freshman Anna Lemkin who made history as Stanford’s first ACC diving champion, posting a platform score of 338.60. In a close battle with three other divers in the field heading into the last round, Lemkin scored a 76.80 with a 2 1/2 somersault 1 1/2 twist pike for her final dive to take the lead and become Stanford’s first platform conference champion since Mia Paulsen in 2020.
The 200 back saw a pair of Cardinal earn second swims as Stanford’s top performer in the event Natalie Mannion placed fourth in the “B” final with a 1:53.16 to finish 12th overall. Levenia Sim finished 22nd overall with a 1:55.22 swim in the “C” final.
Torri Huske posted a new lifetime best in the 100 free final, clocking a 46.09 to touch second behind Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh. Gigi Johnson (47.99) and Amy Tang (48.02) finished second and third in the “B’ final, while Anna Shaw swam a 48.62 to finish in 20th place.
Lucy Bell distanced herself from the Stanford greats in the 200 breast, breaking her own program record she set just weeks ago with a 2:04.60 to place second in the “A” final. Lucy Thomas also earned a second swim in the “C” final, finishing with a 2:13.75 time.
The quartet of Anna Shaw, Lillie Nordmann, Gigi Johnson, and Kayla Wilson closed out the championships with the 400 free relay, posting a 3:10.71 to finish fourth in the event.
The Cardinal leaves Greensboro with a silver medal in the team race, scoring 1141 points across five days of competition. Virginia scored 1451.5 points in the meet to secure their fifth consecutive ACC Championship.
The divers will compete next at the NCAA Diving Zone E meet on March 10-12 looking to continue their postseason, before Stanford closes out the 2024-25 campaign at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships on March 19-22.