It’s the final home dual meet for Gretchen Walsh and the rest of the UVA seniors, as the Cavaliers take on their intrastate rivals, the Virginia Tech Hokies. Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
- Saturday, January 11, 2025
- AFC Pool, Charlottesville, VA
- SCY
- Dual meet format
- Live stream link (requires ACC+ access)
- Results on Meet Mobile “Virginia vs Virginia Tech”
The Virginia Tech Hokies head to Charlottesville today to take on the University of Virginia Cavaliers for the annual battle between the intrastate rivals. The Hokies, who we ranked 10th (men) and 25th (women) in our last round of power rankings, competed just last weekend. The men beat both Queens and South Carolina, while the women beat Queens and lost to South Carolina. Carles Coll Marti followed up his 200 breast title from Short Course Worlds with strong performances in yards in both breaststroke events.
Outside of the contingent that competed at Worlds, the Cavaliers haven’t raced since the Tennessee Invite. The women remained at #1 in our post-invite power rankings, and led by key performers like Gretchen Walsh, it’s never surprising to see them throw down fast times. This could also be the season debut for Alex Walsh, who took the fall semester off from college swimming after undergoing a procedure on her knee, but had a strong performance at Worlds. Katie Grimes, the #1 recruit in last year’s class, could also make her collegiate debut today.
We ranked the UVA men 11th in our last power rankings, but since then Noah Nichols and Tim Connery have dropped off the roster, meaning that the Wahoos have lost two of their top ACC and NCAA scorers…