Lunak Claims A Podium To Lead Swimming At ACC Championships

Friday, February 20

Atlanta, Ga.

Prelims: 9:30 AM | Finals: 5:30 PM

North Carolina

ACC Swimming Championships

February 20, 2026 | Swimming & Diving

ATLANTA, Ga. – University of North Carolina Sebastian Lunak finished third in the 200 butterfly to highlight day six of the ACC Championships. Lunak, who qualified eighth, turned in a monster swim, setting a new personal best of 1:39.75, while breaking his own school record. Lunak matched his performance at last year's league meet, where he also finished third in the 200 fly.

Heading into the final day, the women's team sits in seventh with 387.5 points, while the men are currently seventh with 446.5 points.

The women's 400 medley relay blazed a 3:30.86 to finish sixth. The team of Sophia Frei, Samantha Armand, Mary Macaulay and Kamryn Meskill claimed an NCAA qualifier in the process. Ben Delmar placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 51.69.

The swimmers will be back in action on Saturday for the final day of competition with prelims getting underway at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.

ACC Championships Day 6 Finals

Women 200 Butterfly
10. Taylor Bloom, 1:55.32
12. Mary Macaulay, 1:56.18
19. Aislin Farris, 1:57.46

Men 200 Butterfly
3. Sebastian Lunak, 1:39.75 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (School Record)
9. Louis Dramm, 1:41.99 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 4 All-Time at UNC)
12. Colin Whelehan, 1:42.46

Women 100 Backstroke
14. Sophia Frei, 51.90 (NCAA Standard)
16. Kamryn Meskill, 52.07 (NCAA Standard) (No. 9 All-Time at UNC)
24. Emma Karam, 52.71

Women 100 Breaststroke
12. Samantha Armand, 59.51 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 3 All-Time at UNC)

Men 100 Breaststroke
6. Ben Delmar, 51.69 (NCAA Standard)
13. Sean Setzer, 52.23 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 4 All-Time at UNC)
20. Xavier Ruiz, 52.54 (NCAA Standard)
23. Giulian Martin, 53.02

Women 400 Medley Relay
6. UNC (S. Frei, S. Armand, M. Macaulay, K. Meskill), 3:30.83 (NCAA Qualifier)

Men 400 Medley Relay
10. UNC (C. Whelehan, B. Delmar, S. Lunak, L. Dramm), 3:05.74 (NCAA Provisional)

ACC Championships Day 6 Prelims

Women 200 Butterfly
10. Taylor Bloom, 1:55.92 (NCAA Standard)
14. Mary Macaulay, 1:57.24
18. Aislin Farris, 1:58.74
31. Lily Sawyer, 2:00.93

Men 200 Butterfly
8. Sebastian Lunak, 1:41.64 (NCAA Standard)
10. Louis Dramm, 1:42.01 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 4 All-Time at UNC)
16. Colin Whelehan, 1:43.34 (NCAA Standard)

Women 100 Backstroke
9. Sophia Frei, 51.39 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 6 All-Time at UNC)
14. Kamryn Meskill, 52.03 (PB) (NCAA Standard)
21. Emma Karam, 52.37 (NCAA Standard)
42. Tom Mienis, 54.26 (PB)
43. Eden Goettsch, 54.42 (PB)

Men 100 Backstroke
27. JT Schmid, 47.02
34. Granger Bartee, 47.57
35. David Melnychuk, 47.62

Women 100 Breaststroke
12. Samantha Armand, 59.85 (NCAA Standard)
25. Olympia Pope, 1:02.33

Men 100 Breaststroke
7. Ben Delmar, 51.99 (NCAA Standard)
15. Sean Setzer, 52.46 (PB) (NCAA Standard) (No. 5 All-Time at UNC)
17. Xavier Ruiz, 52.48(NCAA Standard)
20. Giulian Martin, 52.67 (PB)

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