Three of the most decorated athletes in Virginia and women’s swimming history, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, and Gretchen Walsh, announced today (July 15) a collective commitment to establish the ...

Walsh joins Dawn Staley as Virginia’s only other repeat winner of the award. She is also the only swimmer, male or female, to be voted the top athlete in the ACC.

Here’s what we could expect day-by-day. Day 1: Sunday, July 27 Walsh should cruise through the first two rounds of the 100 fly before she handles a leg on the U.S. women’s 400 freestyle relay.

8 swimmers with UVa ties qualify for World Championships Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh has won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s female athlete of the year for the second straight year.