WHEREAS, the University of Virginia women's swimming and diving team secured its third consecutive conference title with a victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in February 2022; and

WHEREAS, the University of Virginia Cavaliers won Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) titles in 14 events, and the team finished the championship with an overall score of 1418.5, defeating the runners-up from North Carolina State University by more than 70 points; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Cavaliers won four events in the final day of the five-day event to hold off the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and claim the victory; and

WHEREAS, the University of Virginia's Reilly Tiltmann won the 200-yard backstroke event, narrowly defeating a three-time defending champion with a time of 1:50.49, while Kate Douglass defended her own ACC title in the 100-yard freestyle event with a time of 46.81; and

WHEREAS, Alex Walsh defeated another former three-time champion in the 200-yard backstroke event with a time of 2:03.02, the third fastest time ever recorded in the event; and

WHEREAS, the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Reilly Tiltmann, and Gretchen Walsh capped off the day with a winning time of 3:08.22, more than two seconds faster than the team from North Carolina State University; and

WHEREAS, the ACC team title was the 13th for the Virginia Cavaliers in the last 15 years and the 18th in program history; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a tribute to the skill and hard work of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the passionate support of the entire University of Virginia community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the University of Virginia women's swimming and diving team hereby be commended on winning the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in 2022; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the University of Virginia women's swimming and diving team as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the team's achievements.