That's a wrap for day two of the 2017 Men's ACC Championships in Atlanta. The North Carolina State Wolfpack have yet to lose an event at this meet, sweeping all three relays and all three individual events. The highlights on Tuesday night included ​Anton Ipsen​ defending his ACC crown in the 500 free, ​Andreas Vazaios ​breaking the ACC record in the 200 IM and posting the fastest time in the country this season, and ​Ryan Held​ also breaking the conference record and posting the No. 2 time in the country in the 50 free, only behind Florida phenom ​Caeleb Dressel.​ After the first day, N.C. State is already in the lead and is followed by Louisville, which we expected. Stay tuned for a loaded day on Wednesday, featuring the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 400 medley relay. 

500 FREESTYLE

ACC Conference Record: 4:10.00 (Matt McLean - Virginia, 2009)
ACC Meet Record: 4:10.00 (Matt McLean - Virginia, 2009)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 4:13.22
2016 Invited: 4:17.73

​​WHAT. A. RACE. ​Anton Ipsen​ of N.C. State and ​Henry Campbell​ of UNC battled head-to-head for the entire 500. At the 250, Ipsen flipped at 2:05.8 and Campbell flipped at 2:05.9. After that they were both splitting 25 mids and threw down an ​identical ​24.57 over the last 50 yards. But in the end, it was Ipsen who touched first in 4:11.92, the fourth-fastest time in the country this season, and Campbell touching second in 4:12.11. ​Adam Linker​ of N.C. State grabbed third with a 4:13.93, picking up critical points for the Wolfpack.

1.) Anton Ipsen (NC State): 4:11.92 (NCAA 'A')
2.) Henry Campbell (UNC): 4:12.11(NCAA 'A')
3.) Adam Linker (NC State): 4:13.93
4.) Jordan Merrilees (UNC): 4:16.15
5.) Zach Harting (Louisville): 4:16.67
6.) Marcelo Acosta (Louisville): 4:16.68
7.) Samuel Magnan (Virginia): 4:17.36
8.) Aaron Sett (Pitt): 4:22.61

200 IM

ACC Conference Record: 1:41.92 (Pavel Sankovich - Florida State, 2014)​ 1:41.25 (Andreas Vazaios - NC State, 2017)
ACC Meet Record: 1:41.92 (Pavel Sankovich - Florida State, 2014)​ 1:41.25 (Andreas Vazaios - NC State, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:42.15
2016 Invited: 1:44.41
 
​Make that 2 for 2 for the Wolfpack. N.C. State's ​Andreas Vazaios ​annihilated the ACC record with a 1:41.25, besting the old mark by seven-10ths of a second and posting the fastest time in the country this season. Not too shabby, not too shabby at all. Last year's champion ​Brandon Fiala ​of Virginia Tech gave Vazaios all he could handle but in the end could not take over the lead and settled for second with a 1:42.09. Coming home in a blazing-fast 24.15 over the last 50 yards and closing hard on Fiala, was N.C. State's ​Soeren Dahl​​, who touched in 1:42.26.
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1.) Andreas Vazaios (NC State): 1:41.25 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Brandon Fiala (Virginia Tech): 1:42.09 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Soeren Dahl (NC State): 1:42.26
4.) Justin Ress (NC State): 1:43.44
5.) Michael Meyer (UNC): 1:44.00
6.) Robert Owen (Virginia Tech): 1:44.63
7.) Norbert Szabo (Virginia Tech): 1:44.80
8.) Jason Coombs (Florida State): 1:45.05

50 FREESTYLE

ACC Conference Record: 18.76 (Simonas Bilis - NC State, 2016)​ 18.68 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2017)
ACC Meet Record: 18.92 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2016) 18.68 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 19.09
2016 Invited: 19.53

​RYAN HELD. The junior from N.C. State exploded off the block and flipped at the 25 in an unbelievably fast 8.9 seconds. Coming home in a 9.7, Held touched the wall in 18.68, a new ACC record and second-fastest time in the country this year. The fascinating thing about Held is that he utilizes very strong underwaters, going at least 12.5 off each wall. This is traditionally rare for sprinters but becoming much more common as they look to get under the massive chop coming off the wall. ​Justin Plaschka​ of Notre Dame grabbed the silver in 19.38, and ​Chad Mylin​ snagged the bronze with a 19.39. N.C. State made it 3 for 3 and is looking to run away with this meet on day one.

​1.) Ryan Held (NC State): 18.68 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Justin Plaschka (Notre Dame): 19.38 
3.) Chad Mylin (Florida State): 19.39
4.) Trevor Carroll (Louisville): 19.40
5.) Jason McCormick (Florida State): 19.41
6.) Daniel Speers (Notre Dame): 19.43
7.) Andreas Schiellerup (NC State): 19.45
8.) Ian Ho (Virginia Tech): 19.71

​200 FREESTYLE RELAY

ACC Conference Record: 1:15.09 (NC State, 2016)
ACC Meet Record: 1:15.62 (NC State, 2015)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:17.77
2016 Invited: 1:18.46

Six for six. N.C. State has yet to lose a single event at this meet, sweeping all three relays and all three individual events. ​Ryan Held​ got the Wolfpack out to an early lead, splitting 18.90, a touch slower than his 18.68 in the individual event and passed the torch to sophomore backstroke specialist ​Justin Ress​,​ who split a monster 18.86. However, Florida State did not make it easy. ​Chad Mylin​ popped off an 18.66 on the second leg to keep the Seminoles in the race. But in the end, Held developed too much of a lead for N.C. State to be taken over. Notre Dame grabbed the bronze thanks to an 18.86 from ​Daniel Speers ​on the second leg. 

​​​​​1.)​ NC State: 1:16.27 (NCAA 'A')
2.)​ Florida State: 1:16.84 (NCAA 'A')
3.)​ Notre Dame: 1:17.37 (NCAA 'A')
4.)​ Louisville: 1:18.12
5.)​ Virginia: 1:18.45
6.)​ Virginia Tech: 1:18.69
7.)​ Duke: 1:19.01
8.)​ Georgia Tech: 1:19.79
9.)​ North Carolina: 1:19.80
10.)​ Pitt: 1:20.28
11.) Boston College: 1:22.86

​TEAM SCORES

1.) NC State - 471​
2.) Louisville - 402.5​
3.) Virginia Tech - 384​
4.) Notre Dame - 365.5​
5.) Florida State - 337​
6.) UNC - 291
7.) Virginia - 250
8.) Duke - 234
9.) Pitt - 224
10.) Georgia Tech - 205
11.) Boston College - 98