ATLANTA — Notre Dame swimming and diving broke six school records at the 2026 ACC Championships this weekend, as the men finished ninth and the women finished 11th at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech.
On the men’s side, Jeremy Kelly broke the 200 IM record (1:42.46), while Tommy Janton broke the 50 backstroke mark (20.82). Dillon Edge held the former record set in 2024, while Marcus Reyes-Gentry held the latter standard also set two seasons ago.
The Irish had several other notable performances and entries into the all-time program top 10.
Sophomore Shane Eckler posted best times in the 50 and 100 free (18.89/41.97), moving up to third and second, respectively, in program history. Patrick Branon placed sixth in the 500 free with a best time of 4:15.92, which now ranks third in Irish history. He is also now third in Irish history in the 200 fly after going 1:42.35 this weekend and finishing 17th overall.
Additional entries into the men’s program’s all-time top 10 are as follows —
- Jack Armour
- 100 breaststroke — second (51.77)
- Evan Conti
- 200 backstroke — sixth (1:41.64)
- Tommy Janton
- 100 butterfly — second (45.41)
- Jeremy Kelly
- 100 freestyle — ninth (43.21)
- 200 freestyle — ninth (1:34.51)
- Gus MacDonald
- 200 breaststroke — ninth (1:56.36)
- 400 IM – fifth (3:44.73)
- Marcus Reyes-Gentry
- 100 backstroke — second (44.87)
- 100 butterfly — sixth (45.58)
- Hvroje Tomic
- 50 freestyle — 10th (19.76)
- 100 freestyle — eighth (43.14)
- 200 freestyle — 10th (1:34.70)
In the diving well, Daniel Knapp took fifth in the 3-meter (362.50), while Ben Nguyen took seventh in the (330.65).
For the women, there were two new individual marks set along with a pair of relays.
Carli Cronk continued her impressive sophomore season, posting a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly in a program record-breaking time of 1:52.59. Coleen Gillilan held the previous mark of 1:53.94 set in 2021. Cronk also won the C final of the 400 IM with a time of 4:09.28, just off her school record in the event.
Fellow sophomore Hollie Widdows broke the other individual record, leading off the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 48.12. She held the previous mark of 48.24 set earlier this season. The 400 freestyle relay was also one of the records that fell, as Widdows, Cronk, Becky Rentz and Emily Hamill went 3:13.04 and took seventh place.
The 400 medley relay also rewrote the record books, as the team of Hamill, Mary Codevilla, Cronk and Widdows took down the previous school record and went 3:32.63.
Additional entries into the women’s program’s all-time top 10 are as follows —
- Mary Codevilla
- 100 breaststroke (1:00.92)
- Carli Cronk
- 200 free — fifth (1:45.45)
- Emily Hamill
- 500 free — 10th (4:45.46)
- 100 back — third (52.41)
- 200 back — fifth (1:53.89)
- Lainey Mullins
- 200 butterfly — fifth (1:56.04)
- Becky Rentz
- 200 free — third (1:45.16)
Senior Grace Courtney was the highlight for the female divers, making the final in both the 1-meter (284.50) and 3-meter (294.80) and finishing sixth and fifth, respectively.
Up next, Irish divers will compete at Zone C Championships to secure their spots at the 2026 NCAA Championships. Select swimmers will prepare for the NCAA meets, both of which will be in Atlanta. The NCAA Division I Women’s Championship