The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships came to an end the way it all began with the University of Virginia displaying its dominance throughout the week. The Cavaliers pulled off a thrilling victory in the 400-yard freestyle, the final event of the championship, to capture their 11th championship crown.

The Cavaliers outpaced the field collecting 833 points, the fourth-highest total in ACC history. North Carolina finished runner-up with 560 points, while last year's champion Florida State took third (524). Rounding out the top five were Georgia Tech in fourth place (375) and Virginia Tech at fifth (363).

Most Valuable Diver
Terry Horner
Virginia's Matthew McLean was named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer by a vote of the head coaches. The freshman from Sterling, Va., shattered four of the six records this week and was also part of the ACC record-setting 800-yard freestyle relay squad. McLean recorded a stellar rookie campaign, taking gold in the 200 and 500 freestyle events and swimming on three winning relay teams.

The veterans came through with big performances in the final day of competition, as 19 upperclassmen earned a medal in the remaining seven events of the ACC Championship.

Virginia Tech's Kaan Tayla collected his second ACC title at this year's championship, as he posted a "B" qualifying time of 43.56 to become the first Hokie to win the 100 freestyle. Noah Copeland from Georgia Tech picked up his second silver medal in the event as he finished with a "B" mark 43.92, while Clemson's Adam Farnham touched in at 44.01 for third.

Tayla and McLean were one of only two swimmers to win two events at this year's championship.

Bjorn Falk, Pat Reams, PJ Sullivan turned in first-place finishes to give Virginia a solid advantage, as Falk won the 200 backstroke, Sullivan took first in the 200 breaststroke and Reams became the fifth straight Cavalier to take home the 200 butterfly title.

Diving competition concluded Saturday afternoon with platform diving being conducted for the first time in ACC history. Miami's JJ Kinzbach became the first men's platform champion, scoring 429.50 points. Florida State's Dan Frebel followed with a runner-up finish (395.20), while Virginia Tech's Mikey McDonald placed third with 347.40.

Up next for ACC Swimming and Diving is the NCAA Championships. Divers from the league will compete at one of the five pre-determined Zone Diving locations March 13-15 or 14-16 to qualify for the national championships, which takes place March 27-29 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. The University of Washington and the Seattle Sports Commission will serve as host.

Below are the final team standings, results and list of All-ACC performers at the 2008 ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Team Standings Points
1. Virginia 833
2. North Carolina 560
3. Florida State 524
4. Georgia Tech 375
5. Virginia Tech 363
6. Clemson 346
7. NC State 302
8. Maryland 235
9. Duke 110
10. Boston College 68
11. Miami 44

2008 ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Event Winners

Wednesday, Feb. 27

200 Medley Relay (1:27.11^) - Virginia (Bryan Stahl, PJ Sullivan, Lee Robertson, Scot Robison)
800 Free Relay (6:22.93 *!^) - Virginia (John Azar, Scot Robison, Darren Ankosko, Matthew McLean)

Thursday, Feb. 28

500 Freestyle - Matthew McLean, Virginia (4:15.91*!+)
200 Individual Medley - John Azar, Virginia (1:47.06^)
50 Freestyle - Kaan Tayla, Virginia Tech (19.50+)
1M Dive - Terry Horner, Florida State (393.15 points)
200 Freestyle Relay (1:19.37^) - Virginia Tech (Kaan Tayla, Jake Bova, Stephen Hawkins, Scott Beard)

Friday, Feb. 29

400 Individual Medley - Tyler Harris, North Carolina (3:47.36+)
100 Butterfly - Scott Beard, Virginia Tech (47.35^)
200 Freestyle - Matthew McLean, Virginia (1:34.54*!+)
100 Breaststroke - Mickey Malul, Georgia Tech (53.91^)
100 Backstroke - Tommy Wyher, North Carolina (48.27^)
3M Dive - Terry Horner, Florida State (399.35 points)
400 Medley Relay (3:12.49^) - Virginia (Bryan Stahl, PJ Sullivan, Lee Robertson, Matthew McLean)

Saturday, Mar. 1

1650 Freestyle - Joe Kinderwater, North Carolina (14:57.78+)
200 Backstroke - Bjorn Falk, Virginia (1:44.66^)
100 Freestyle - Kaan Tayla, Virginia Tech (43.56^)
200 Breaststroke - PJ Sullivan, Virginia (1:58.03^)
200 Butterfly - Pat Reams, Virginia (1:45.32^)
Platform Dive - JJ Kinzbach, Miami (429.50 points)
400 Freestyle Relay (2:56.36^) - Virginia (Matthew McLean, Scot Robison, John Azar, Lee Robertson)

+Denotes NCAA "A" mark
^Denotes NCAA "B" mark
* Denotes conference record
! Denotes ACC meet record
# Denotes Georgia Tech Aquatic Center record

2008 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships All-Conference Performers

Most Valuable Swimmer
Matthew McLean, Virginia

Most Valuable Diver
Terry Horner, Florida State

50 Freestyle
Kaan Tayla, Virginia Tech
Scott Baker, Florida State
Nick Corder, Maryland

100 Freestyle
Kaan Tayla, Virginia Tech
Noah Copeland, Georgia Tech
Adam Farnham, Clemson

200 Freestyle
Matthew McLean, Virginia
Noah Copeland, Georgia Tech
Scot Robison, Virginia

500 Freestyle
Matthew McLean, Virginia
Taylor Smith, Virginia
Darren Ankosko, Virginia

1650 Freestyle
Joe Kinderwater, North Carolina
John Snawerdt, Virginia
Ian Rowe, Florida State

100 Butterfly
Scott Beard, Virginia Tech
Pat Reams, Virginia
Lee Robertson, Virginia

200 Butterfly
Pat Reams, Virginia
Onur Uras, Georgia Tech
Ian Powell, Florida State

100 Breaststroke
Mickey Malul, Georgia Tech
PJ Sullivan, Virginia
Andy Miller, Georgia Tech

200 Breaststroke
PJ Sullivan, Virginia
VInny Pryor, North Carolina
Rob Holderness, Florida State

100 Backstroke
Tommy Wyher, North Carolina
Scott Beard, Virginia Tech
Bryan Stahl, Virginia

200 Backstroke
Bjorn Falk, Virginia
Steve Mellor, NC State
Bryan Stahl, Virginia

200 Individual Medley
John Azar, Virginia
Steve Mellor, NC State
Pat Reams, Virginia

400 Individual Medley
Tyler Harris, North Carolina
Ian Vogt, Virginia
Andy Brake, North Carolina

200 Medley Relay
Virginia - Bryan Stahl, PJ Sullivan, Lee Robertson, Scot Robison

400 Medley Relay
Virginia - Bryan Stahl, PJ Sullivan, Lee Robertson, Matthew McLean

200 Freestyle Relay
Virginia Tech - Kaan Tayla, Jake Bova, Stephen Hawkins, Scott Beard

400 Freestyle Relay
Virginia - Matthew McLean, Scot Robison, John Azar, Lee Robertson

800 Freestyle Relay
Virginia - John Azar, Scot Robison, Darren Ankosko, Matthew McLean

Men's 1-Meter Dive
Terry Horner, Florida State
JJ Kinzbach, Miami
Mikey McDonald, Virginia Tech

Men's 3-Meter Dive
Terry Horner, Florida State
Dan Frebel, Florida State
Ryan Funderburk, North Carolina

Platform Dive
JJ Kinzbach, Miami
Dan Frebel, Florida State
Mikey McDonald, Virginia Tech