Ali Pfaff

Position:
Back/Free
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School:
Rockbridge County High School
Hometown:
Lexington, Va.

Personal Bests and Event Progression

Honors

Second Team All-American (200 Medley Relay - 2025-26)
Second Team All-American (400 Medley Relay - 2025-26)
First Team All-American (400 Medley Relay - 2023-24)
Second Team All-American (200 Medley Relay - 2023-24)
Second Team All-American (200 Backstroke - 2023-24)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2024-25)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
All-ACC Academic Team (2024-25, 2025-26)

2025-26 (Junior)

Competed in the 100 (51.57) and 200 (1:54.21) backstroke and the 200 freestyle (1:47.10) at the NCAA Championships; Also part of the 200 (1:36.22) and 400 (3:29.59) medley relays, along with the 200 (1:28.68) and 400 (3:15.83) freestyle relays
Sixth in the 100 back (50.73) and 10th in the 200 back (1:51.45) at the ACC Championships; Also helped the 200 medley relay (1:35.67) and 200 free relay (1:28.14) to sixth-place showings at the ACC Championships
Swept the 100 and 200 back at Tennessee, clocking 51.74 and 1:52.94, respectively
Earned top-three finishes in the 200 free, 100 back (2nd; 51.06) and 200 back (3rd; 1:51.99) at the Wolfpack Invitational, highlighted by a win in the 200 courtesy of a 1:44.24 finish
Claimed first place in the 100 back (51.53) and the 200 back (1:53.59) at Northwestern
First in the 100 back (51.89) and third in the 200 free (1:47.82) at Virginia Tech
Swept the 100 and 200 back versus North Carolina with times of 51.50 and 1:52.49, respectively
Won the 200 back with a mark of 1:57.20 against Davidson
Took first in the 100 back (53.18) and 100 free (50.17) at the Duke quad meet

2024-25 (Sophomore)

Placed first in the 200 Backstroke (1:55.48) and second in the 100 Backstroke (52.57) against Virginia Tech
Collected two first-place finishes against South Carolina in the 100 Backstroke (51.66) and the 100 Backstroke (1:53.69)
Against Northwestern, Pfaff placed third in the 100 Freestyle (49.14)
Swam a 51.36 100 Backstroke against Tennessee to clinch a first-place finish
Posted a season-best 100 Backstroke at the ACC Championship with a 51.11 time, and earned a seventh-place finish. She also secured a ninth-place finish at the ACC Championship in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:52.05.
Swam a season-best 50 Freestyle (22.35) at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships

2023-24 (Freshman)

First Team All-American in the 400 Medley Relay and two-time second-team All-American in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Backstroke
Posted a career-best and school records at the NCAA Championships in the 100 Backstroke (51.65) and 200 Backstroke (1:52.41)
Scored 37 points at the ACC Championships
100 Backstroke champion at the GAC Invitational
Posted nine event wins during her freshman campaign
Finished 17th in the 100 backstroke at the US Olympic Trials, clocking a time of 1:00.77, a new personal best
Swam a personal best in the 50 backstroke at the US Olympic Trials, touching with a time of 29.48
Set personal bests in the 50 freestyle (22.61), 200 Medley Relay (24.26), 100 backstroke (51.65), 400 Medley Relay (51.77) and 200 backstroke (1:52.41) at the NCAA Championships
Swept the 100- and 200 backstroke against North Carolina (1/26) finishing first in both events with times of 53.26 and 1:55.91
Earned a NCAA B-Cut and set a personal best in the 100 backstroke, finishing fourth at the ACC Championships, posting a time of 52.00

Prior to Duke: Scholastic All-American sophomore and junior season … High School Class 3 State Champion, Jr. in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle her junior season … High School Class 3 State Champion in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke during her senior season … VSI State Champion in the 50 Freestyle … VSI State Champion and new VSI record in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke … Rockbridge County High School Athlete of the Year, 2023 and Daily News Record Valley Swimmer of the Year, 2023 … Held positions in Student Council for three years … Wellsley College Book Award … Chemistry Honors Academic Award .. Algebra II Honors Academic Award … Digital Photography I Academic Award … Digital Photography II Academic Award … AP Government and Politics Academic Award … AP Statistics Academic Award … Environmental Science Academic Award … Mother Julie Woodzicka, swam at University of Wisconsin-EAU Claire (1987-88)