That's a wrap, folks. NC State punctuated its third straight ACC team title (1,297.5 points) on Thursday night with a 400 freestyle relay victory, posting a new conference meet-record time of 2:48.14. We saw a lot of fantastic swimming at the 2017 Men's ACC Championships this week in Atlanta, and there is only more fast swimming to come in three weeks at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis. Louisville finished second with 1,134 points and Notre Dame, which surprised a lot of people, grabbed third place with 923.5 points. Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with coaches and swimmers from the victorious NC State Wolfpack.

1650 FREESTYLE

ACC Conference Record: 14:35.12 (Matt McLean - Virginia, 2009) 14:33.68 (Marcelo Acosta - Louisville, 2017)
ACC Meet Record: 14:35.12 (Matt McLean - Virginia, 2009) 14:33.68 (Marcelo Acosta - Louisville, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 14:44.43
2016 Invited: 15:00.11

​​Marcelo Acosta ​of Louisville and ​Anton Ipsen​ of NC State, the defending ACC champion in this event, separated themselves from the field very early on and swam stroke for stroke for 1,500 yards, splitting 26 mids like it was their job. Acosta TOOK OFF in the final 150 and rattled off three 25-second splits to claim the title with a 14:33.68, a new ACC record and the third-fastest time in the country this season. Ipsen fought hard but could not handle Acosta's late charge and settled for second in a solid time of 14:35.89. ​Adam Linker​ of NC State rounded out the podium in third with a 14:45.43, scoring major points for the Wolfpack.

1.) Marcelo Acosta (Louisville): 14:33.68 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Anton Ipsen (NC State): 14:35.89 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Adam Linker (NC State): 14:45.43
4.) Henry Campbell (UNC): 14:54.16
5.) Michael Craddock (Virginia Tech): 15:07.16
6.) Richard Mannix (Notre Dame): 15:07.47b 
7.) Matthew Johnson (Duke): 15:07.72
8.) Roger Kriegl (Duke): 15:08.78 

200 BACKSTROKE 

ACC Conference Record: 1:38.56 (Hennessey Stuart - NC State, 2016)
ACC Meet Record: 1:39.28 (Grigory Tarasevich - Louisville, 2016)​ 1:39.05 (Grigory Tarasevich - Louisville, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:39.87
2016 Invited: 1:41.92

​There he goes again... If it's a close race at the end, you know ​Grigory Tarasevich​ of Louisville is going to find a way to get his hand on the wall first. The senior Cardinal has some very impressive closing speed, which he exhibited again Thursday in the 200 back A-final. At the 100 mark, ​Hennessey Stuart​ of NC State flipped in 48.0 while Tarasevich flipped in 48.6. But Tarasevich dropped back-to-back 25.2 splits to take the crown in a new ACC meet-record time of 1:39.05, the second-fastest time in the country this season. Finishing in second was Stuart with a time of 1:39.47, and third was Stuart's NC State teammate ​Justin Ress​ with a time of 1:40.42. Louisville may have picked up its second win of the night, but NC State went 2-3 for the second event in a row to pick up major points.

​1.) Grigory Tarasevich (Louisville): 1:39.05 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Hennessey Stuart (NC State): 1:39.47 (NCAA 'A')
3.) Justin Ress (NC State): 1:40.42
4.) Robert Owen (Virginia Tech): 1:40.88
5.) Robert Whitacre (Notre Dame): 1:41.07
6.) Jorden Merrilees (UNC): 1:41.58
7.) Aaron Greene (Louisville): 1:42.80
8.) Joseph Clark (Virginia): 1:45.04

100 FREESTYLE

ACC Conference Record: 41.18 (Simonas Bilis - NC State, 2016)
ACC Meet Record: 41.69 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2016) 41.61 (Ryan Held - NC State, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 42.25
2016 Invited: 43.05

​​​Ryan Held​ of NC State shot out of a cannon on the first 50, flipping in 19.74. He used his phenomenal underwaters to bring it home and finish with a new ACC meet-record time of 41.61, over a full second faster than second place. Held's time is currently the third fastest in the country this season. Sophomore ​Tabahn Afrik​ of Florida State and ​John Whiteside​ of Virginia, only a freshman, tied for the silver with a time of 42.86. Those are two great swims for underclassmen who will look to bridge the gap on the dominant Held. ​Soren Dahl​ of NC State, Wednesday night's champion in the 200 freestyle, touched in fourth with a 42.89. Huge points for the Wolfpack here as they went 1-4-5-8. ​

1.) Ryan Held (NC State): 41.61 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.) Tabahn Afrik (Notre Dame): 42.86
2.) John Whiteside (Virginia): 42.86
4.) Soren Dahl (NC State): 42.89
5.) Joseph Bonk (NC State): 42.96
6.) Daniel Speers (Notre Dame): 43.09
7.) Matthias Lindenbauer (Louisville): 43.46
8.) Scott Johnson (NC State): 43.51
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200 BREASTSTROKE

ACC Conference Record: 1:52.68 (Thomas Dahlia - Louisville, 2015) 1:52.39 (Brandon Fiala - Virginia Tech, 2017)
ACC Meet Record: 1:52.87 (Brandon Fiala - Virginia Tech, 2016)​ 1:52.39 (Brandon Fiala - Virginia Tech, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:52.99
2016 Invited: 1:55.31

​​Brandon Fiala​ of Virginia Tech is the ACC breaststroke king. Winning the 100 breast on Wednesday night, and now the 200 on Thursday, he makes it a clean sweep. Fiala also defended his ACC title from last season and broke the ACC record with a swift 1:52.39, the fourth-fastest time in the country this season. Touching in second was ​Moises Loschi​ of Georgia Tech with a time of 1:53.08. Loschi charged hard over the final 50 yards to take over the second spot from ​Carlos Claverie ​of Louisville, out-splitting him 29.5 to 30.5 at the end. Claverie took it out quick to the 150 but faded and settled for third with a 1:53.19.​
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1.) Brandon Fiala (Virginia Tech): 1:52.39 (ACC RECORD)
2.) Moises Loschi (Georgia Tech): 1:53.08 
3.) Carlos Claverie (Louisville): 1:53.19
4.) Trent Jackson (Notre Dame): 1:53.52
5.) Michael McBryan (UNC): 1:54.68
6.) Peter Kropp (Duke): 1:55.19
7.) Craig Emslie (UNC): 1:55.67
8.) Zachary Switzer (Virginia Tech): 1:56.33

200 BUTTERFLY 

ACC Conference Record: 1:41.06 (Christian McCurdy - NC State, 2016)
ACC Meet Record: 1:41.42 (Christian McCurdy - NC State, 2016)(Andreas Vazaios, NC State - 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 1:41.86
2016 Invited: 1:43.65

At the 125 mark, ​Zach Harting ​of Louisville and ​Andreas Vazaios​ of NC State separated themselves from the field. Harting held the lead at the 150, touching in 1:15.14 to Vazaios' 1:15.30, but Vazaios shot out of a cannon over the final 50 yards, out-splitting Harting 26.12 to 26.81, to win the race in a blistering 1:41.42. Harting finished second with a phenomenal swim, touching in 1:41.95. Vazaios' time actually ties the meet record of ​Christian McCurdy ​from 2016 and is the seventh-fastest time in the country this season. Rounding out the podium in third was ​Benjamin Southern​ of Georgia Tech with a solid 1:43.01.

​1.) Andreas Vazaios (NC State): 1:41.42 (ACC MEET RECORD)​
2.) Zach Harting (Louisville): 1:41.95
3.) Benjamin Southern (Georgia Tech): 1:43.01
4.) Frederick Schubert (Virginia): 1:43.35
5.) Josh Quallen (Louisville): 1:44.13
6.) Tim Slanschek (Georgia Tech): 1:44.22
7.) Kevin Bradley (Notre Dame): 1:44.70
8.) Zachary Fong (Virginia): 1:44.99

400 FREESTYLE RELAY 

ACC Conference Record: 2:46.81 (NC State, 2016)
ACC Meet Record: 2:48.52 (NC State, 2016) 2:48.14 (NC State, 2017)
NCAA 'A' Cut: 2:52.45
2016 Invited: 2:54.13

This relay was game over from the start. NC State's ​Justin Ress​, who did not swim the 100 freestyle individual event, unloaded a 42.12 leadoff for the Wolfpack, which would have placed second in the individual. Enter ​Ryan Held.​ Held BLASTED a 40.71 split, 19.22 to the feet at the 50. Only two other swimmers have dipped under the 41-second barrier from a relay start this season: ​Caeleb Dressel​ of Florida (40.2) ​and ​Blake Pieroni​ of Indiana (40.9). On the back half, ​Andreas Schiellerup ​popped a 42.42, and ​Soren Dahl​ brought it home with a 42.89. NC State's time of 2:48.14 is a new ACC meet record and the second-fastest time in the country this season, only behind Dressel's Florida Gators. Touching in second was Louisville with a 2:50.55, led by ​Trevor Carrol's​ 42.29 on the second leg. Rounding out the podium was ​Notre Dame​ in 2:51.56, led by ​Tabahn Afrik's​ 42.52 on the second leg as well.

​​​1.)​ NC State: 2:48.14 (ACC MEET RECORD)
2.)​ Louisville: 2:50.55 (NCAA 'A')
3.)​ Notre Dame: 2:51.56 (NCAA 'A')
4.)​ Virginia: 2:52.40 (NCAA 'A')
5.)​ UNC: 2:53.78
6.)​ Florida State: 2:54.00
7.)​ Duke: 2:54.47
8.)​ Georgia Tech: 2:55.54
9.)​ Pitt: 2:55.94
10.)​ Virginia Tech: 2:56.26
11.) Boston College: 3:04.41

​FINAL TEAM SCORES

1.) NC State: 1297.5​
2.) Louisville: 1134​
3.) Notre Dame: 923.5​
4.) Virginia Tech: 883.5​
5.) Florida State: 730​
6.) Virginia: 709.5​
7.) UNC: 700​
8.) Duke: 607​
9.) Georgia Tech: 576​
10.) Pitt: 513​
11.) Boston College: 167