Eagles Shatter Records at ACC Championships

Wednesday, February 20

Greensboro, N.C.

Boston College

Women's ACC Championships

Photo by: Kathryn Riley

Eagles Shatter Records at ACC Championships

February 24, 2019 | Swimming

Full Results

11 program records were set by the women's swim and dive team

By: Athletic Communications

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Boston College women's swim and dive team shattered 11 program records over the four-day ACC Championship meet last week in Greensboro. The Eagles set records in each of the five relay events while the NC State Wolfpack claimed the ACC Champion title.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The relay team of Maura Grimes, Taylor Covington, Victoria Lin and Ali Kea secured a program record with a 1:40.25 finish in the 200-yard medley relay.
The same group knocked another record with a 3:42.78 finish in the 400-yard medley relay.
Ali Kea, Ashleigh Scott, Kristina Fecarotta and Aileen Coyne set another relay program record with a 7:27.62 finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Victoria Lin, Maura Grimes, Ali Kea and Haley Dolan knocked another relay record, securing a 1:32.69 finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Ashleigh Scott, Ali Kea, Maura Grimes and Kristina Fecarotta claimed the last relay record of the day with a 3:25.25 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Maura Grimes recorded the fastest 50-yard backstroke time in BC history, finishing in 25.14.
Victoria Lin reset her own record, finishing the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.99. Lin is the first woman in program history to make it under the 55.00 mark.
Maura Grimes found a similar finish in the 100-yard backstroke as she became the first woman in BC history to finish in under 55.00, coming in at 54.94.
Fecarotta claimed an individual record of her own, finishing the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.00.
Alexa Lantin's 2:19.16 finish in the 200-yard breaststroke secured a program-best.

The ACC Championship meet finalized competition for the women's team for the 2018-19 season. The men's team is set to compete in their own ACC Championship week, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in Greensboro.