Will this relay DQ put us in danger of not winning? Or will we have such a big lead/margin that it won't matter?

In the men's 400 IM Sos of Louisville wins. Knowles and Moore of N. C. State finish 3rd and 4th.

With some diving still going on, UVA leads the Women's Championship with a total of 751.5 and N. C. State is second with 675. Probably not going to be enough for the girls, but as I said, Virginia is really good.

In the Men's 200 Freestyle, The Pack takes home 4 of the top 5 spots with Lukas Miller Winning, Hunter Tapp in 2nd. Noah Bowers and Sam Hoover in 4th and 5th. State had 7 of the top 12 times in the A & B Finals. The guys have 843 points and Louisville is 2nd with 634. Guys are looking pretty good even with the DQ in the relay.

GO PACK

The NC State men's and women's swimming and diving teams put up a strong effort during Thursday's Finals session, bringing home six medals and having sixteen A Final performances.
Headed into day four of five, the Wolfpack women sit in second place with 690 points behind No. 1 Virginia's 790.5 total points. The Pack men hold an easy lead over Louisville with their 843.5 points to the Cardinals' 634.5

200 MEDLEY RELAY:
The NC State women continued their silver medal relay streak with their 1:33.25 performance in the 200-yard medley relay. Katharine Berkoff took things out faster than she's ever gone before (23.10), and Sophie Hansson (26.13), Abby Arens (23.00), and Kylee Alons (21.02) all put up some quick times to lead to the 2nd fastest time in program history.
On the men's side, the Pack relay team of Kacper Stokowski, Rafal Kusto, Nyls Korstanje, and David Curtiss suffered an unfortunate disqualification but if the time were legal, it would stand as the fastest time in program history (1:21.88).

400 IM:
The Wolfpack women were led by freshman Grace Sheble's third place performance in the 400-yard IM (4:05.61), which is now No. 3 all-time at NC State behind teammates Kate Moore and Emma Muzzy. Kate Moore dropped three seconds from her morning swim touching in fourth place with a time of 4:06.66 seconds. Both of these times are fast enough to be invited to NCAA Championships, when compared to last year's invitations.
Caroline Sheble (4:13.05) raced all the way to the wall in the B Final, finishing 11th and out-touching the 12th place finisher by .79 of a second. The time adds her to NC State's top 10 all-time in the event. Brooke Travis rounded out the heat for the Pack with her 14th place finish (4:15.69).
On the men's side, Michael Moore fought to the finish, earning a bronze medal with his time of 3:43.47. Eric Knowles was right behind him to finish 4th (3:43.48). Will Gallant (3:47.97) and James Plage (3:48.52) threw down some fast times to earn points for the Pack from the B Final.

100 BUTTERFLY:
Senior Kylee Alons put her hands on the wall second, earning a silver medal with her time of 50.82, just off of her own program record. Standout sophomore Abby Arens contributed 25 points to the Wolfpack women's tally by finishing in fifth place (51.62), moving to No. 2 all-time in program history.
Nyls Korstanje (44.82), Noah Henderson (45.57), and freshman Aiden Hayes (45.79) all represented the Pack in the A Final of the 100-yard butterfly, finishing fourth, fifth, and seventh, respectively.

200 FREESTYLE:
Freshman Annabel Crush qualified for the first A Final of her career in the 200-yard freestyle and contributed a time of 1:44.99, cracking the 1:45.00 barrier for the first time. Abbey Webb was just five one-hundredths of a second behind, finishing seventh (1:45.04).
The Pack men capped off the evening by proving their dominance in the 200-yard freestyle. The A Final saw five members of the Pack, led by Luke Miller's first individual ACC Championship title (1:32.46). Hunter Tapp joined Miller on the podium with his second place finish (1:32.72) and Noah Bowers (4th, 1:32.97), Sam Hoover (5th, 1:33.13), and Bartosz Piszczorowicz (1:33.51) picked up 74 more points for the Pack men's total.

DIVING:
The Wolfpack women's diving trio of freshman Ashton Zuburg, sophomore Clara Tate, and junior Helene Synnott competed in the women's 3-meter during the afternoon prelims session. Zuburg put up 276.25 points, Synnott contributed 274.35, and Tate added 239.15 points. All three ladies will be back in competition on Saturday for the women's platform event.

UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack men and women return to competition in the morning, with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. and finals starting at 6 p.m. The ACC Network Extra is set to cover both sessions.

https://gopack.com/news/2022/2/17/swimming-wolfpack-adds-six-medals-to-tally-on-day-three-of-acc-championships.aspx

The NC State men and Virginia women increased their leads in the team competitions on Thursday in the third day of competition at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Pavilion. The Wolfpack pushed their team lead over Louisville to 209 points, while the Cavaliers stretched their advantage over NC State to 100.5 points.

Another American relay record went down for the second straight day. After Virginia's men and women both broke the 800 freestyle relay records Wednesday, the Cavalier women set an American record in the 200 medley relay Thursday.

The championships continue through Saturday.

Virginia's women's 200 medley relay kicked off the Thursday evening session by becoming the first American relay team to ever break the 1:32 mark, as the team of Gretchen Walsh, Alexis Wenger, Alexa Cuomo and Kate Douglass finished in 1:31.81. NC State (1:33.25) and Florida State (1:35.40) took second and third, respectively, while North Carolina was fourth (1:35.58). All four times met NCAA A standards for automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships.

The men's 200 medley relay race also was incredibly fast. Louisville's squad of Mitchell Whyte, Evgenii Somov, Dalton Lowe and Haridi Sameh won the gold in 1:21.84. Virginia Tech (1:22.82) took the silver, while Florida State (1:23.15) nabbed the bronze. Georgia Tech (1:23.80) and Notre Dame (1:23.81) joined the podium finishers in notching NCAA A cuts.

Virginia went one-two in the women's 400 individual medley, with Ella Nelson (4:02.11) taking the gold in a meet-record time of 4:02.11. Teammate Emma Weyant (4:04.90) earned second, while NC State's Grace Sheble (4:05.61) placed third.

Louisville's Daniel Sos earned the top spot in the men's 400 IM final in 3:41.77. Virginia Tech's Filip Dal Maso (3:42.67) was second, while NC State's Michael Moore (3:43.47) was third.

In the women's 100 butterfly, UVa's Kate Douglass won her second individual title of the 2022 championships with a meet-record time of 49.86, breaking her previous record of 49.94, set Thursday morning in the prelims. NC State's Kylee Alons (50.82) and Louisville's Gabi Albiero (50.90) took second and third, respectively, as all three podium finishers notched NCAA A cuts. Douglass also won the 50 free Wednesday.

Virginia Tech took the top two positions in the men's 100 fly, with Youssef Ramadan winning in an ACC-record time of 44.08. The Hokies' Antani Ivanov (44.73) was second, and Louisville's Nicolas Albiero (44.79) was third. The top three earned NCAA A cuts, as did NC State's Nyls Korstanje (44.82), who was fourth.

UVa's Alex Walsh captured the 200 free in an NCAA A time of 1:42.28. Duke's Sarah Foley (1:44.10) was second, while Virginia Tech's Emma Atkinson (1:44.32) was third.

NC State dominated the men's 200 free, taking five of the top seven spots and racking up big team points. Lukas Miller (1:32.46) won the gold, while teammate Hunter Tapp (1:32.72) earned the silver. Louisville's Murilo Sartori (1:32.75) claimed the bronze.

In women's diving, Miami took gold and silver in the 3-meter competition. Mia Vallee stood atop the podium after totaling 412.15, while teammate Emma Gullstrand (403.00) finished second. Aranza Vazquez of North Carolina (377.20) earned the bronze. Vallee and Gullstrand finished second and third, respectively, on Tuesday in the 1-meter event.

The championships continue Friday at 10 a.m. with preliminary events. The finals events start at 6 p.m. They air live on ACC Network Extra and also are accessible via the WatchESPN app. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live results are available at theACC.com.

Women's Standings (through 11 events)
1. Virginia, 790.5
2. NC State, 690
3. Louisville, 547.5
4. Duke, 425
5. North Carolina, 365
6. Virginia Tech, 356
7. Notre Dame, 340
8. Miami, 273
9. Florida State, 268
10. Georgia Tech, 211
11. Pitt, 175
12. Boston College, 105

Men's Standings (through 11 events)
1. NC State, 843.5
2. Louisville, 634.5
3. Virginia Tech, 561
4. Virginia, 487
5. Georgia Tech, 382.5
6. Florida State, 344
7. North Carolina, 332
8. Notre Dame, 212
9. Pitt, 202
10. Duke, 187
11. Boston College, 115.5
12. Miami, 57

Schedule of Events
Friday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. - Prelims
200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform

Friday, Feb. 18 6 p.m. - Finals
200 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast, Men's Platform, 400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. - Prelims
200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform

Saturday, Feb. 19 - 3:30 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free (Early Heats-Finals)

Saturday, Feb. 19 6 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform, 400 Free Relay

https://theacc.com/news/2022/2/17/nc-state-virginia-stretch-team-leads-in-day-3-at-acc-swimming-diving-championships.aspx

After the Thursday night swim finals and with some diving to go in the women's competition UVA is leading with 1028.5 points, but the Pack women are right there with 993 points. Still not out of it but will take some great performances tomorrow. Both teams had good nights on Friday.

In the men's competition, The Wolfpack has 1128.5 points and Louisville is next with 935.5. Almost a 200 point lead. Looks like the men will be victorious unless something really strange happens.

The NC State Wolfpack absolutely dominated night four of the 2022 ACC Championships, picking up five Conference Championship titles, one relay silver, and two bronze medals.
Looking ahead to the final day of competition, the Pack men lead the way by 193 points over second place Louisville. The Wolfpack women picked up big points to make up lost ground. The NC State women sit 35.5 points behind the Virginia Cavaliers.

200 BUTTERFLY:
Sophomore Abby Arens brought the energy for the Wolfpack during the first event of Friday's Finals session. She put together an ACC Championship winning time of 1:54.11 which stands as a lifetime best time and stands as the fastest time in NC State program history. Freshmen twins Grace Sheble and Caroline Sheble joined her in tonight's event with Grace finishing sixth (1:55.50) and Caroline finishing 20th (1:58.24).
Freshman standout Aiden Hayes continued the momentum with his third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. His time of 1:40.39 automatically qualifies him for NCAA Championships and is now logged as the second fastest performance in school history. Noah Bowers finished just off of the podium in fourth place with a new personal best time of 1:41.91 and Noah Henderson hung on for sixth with his time of 1:42.36, just .10 off of the fastest time of his career. Luke Miller scored big points in the B Final with his best time of 1:41.40.

100 BACKSTROKE:
Katharine Berkoff garnered three-peat status in the 100-yard backstroke with the victorious time of 49.41 earning her four records - a pool record, ACC Championship Meet Record, ACC Conference Record and an NC State Progran Record. Kylee Alons narrowly missed the podium with her 51.15 fourth place finish for fourth all-time in NC State program history.
Emma Muzzy and Katey Lewicki blasted it from the B and C Finals, both of them winning their respected heat. Muzzy swam 51.82 and Lewicki 52.87, both marking as best times and earning spots on NC State's top-ten record book.
Kacper Stokowski was the only man breaking 45 seconds with his time of 44.74, earning him the ACC Championship title. The finish makes his victory occurrence the second in a row with his gold medal finish of 44.82 at last year's ACC Championships. Hunter Tapp contributed by points with his fifth place finish (46.18).

100 BREASTSTROKE:
Sophie Hansson remains supreme in the 100 breaststroke, earring the fourth title in a row in the event. Her time of 56.72 aquired a new pool record, ACC Championship Record, ACC Conference Record, and a Program Record for the Pack. Andrea Podmanikova joined Hansson on the podium for third place, breaking the 58 second barrier for the first time for the second fastest time in school history (57.90). Heather MacCausland swam her way to fifth place (59.47) and senior Maddie Smith recorded a new best time from the B Final for 12th (1:00.61).
On the men's side, Rafal Kusto put together a 51.86 finish, earning him a new NC State School Record and ninth place. If he swam in the A Final, his time would have placed him in the fifth spot. Freshman Arsenio Bustos put up a 52.77 to take 12th and 4th in program history.

400 MEDLEY RELAY:
Katharine Berkoff (49.75), Sophie Hansson (56.96), Kylee Alons (49.80), and Abbey Webb (48.27) put up the second fastest time in program history with their second place finishing time of 3:24.78.
The Pack men capped off the night with an ACC Championship title in the 400 medley relay (3:01.88). Kacper Stokowski (44.39). Rafal Kusto (51.55), Nyls Korstanje (44.52), and Sam Hoover (41.42) put together the second fastest time in program history, with Hoover making up ground and out-touching Louisville by .14 of a second.

DIVING:
Patrick O'Brien, Matt Sexton, and Bayne Bennett competed in the men's platform event to wrap up the men's diving portion of the Championship. Patrick O'Brien finished with 280.10 points taking 16th. Matt Sexton claimed 18th with a score of 276.60 points and Bayne Bennett scored 250.95 points for 23rd.

UP NEXT:
The Wolfpack men and women return on Saturday for the final day of competition with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. and finals starting at 6 p.m. Mile heats are slate to start at 3:30 p.m. The ACC Network Extra is set to cover the full day of competition.

https://gopack.com/news/2022/2/18/swimming-nc-state-dominates-friday-finals-with-five-acc-championship-titles.aspx

The NC State men maintained their large lead in the team competition Friday, while NC State's women tightened the race against first-place Virginia during the fourth day of competition at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Pavilion.

NC State's men hold a commanding 193-point spread over Louisville. The Wolfpack women pulled to within 35.5 points of the Cavaliers heading into the final day of competition Saturday. The UVa women set another American and NCAA relay record Friday, crushing the 400 medley relay mark. It was the fourth American record broken during the 2022 ACC Championships, with three coming in relays by the Cavalier women (200 freestyle, 200 medley, 400 medley) and one in the 200 free relay by the UVa men.

The championships continue Saturday at 10 a.m. with preliminary events and conclude Saturday evening with finals events beginning at 6 p.m. They air live on ACC Network Extra and also are accessible via the WatchESPN app. Direct links to the ACCNX feeds and live results are available at theACC.com.

After Virginia won the first nine women's swimming events over the first three days of the championships, NC State broke through in the 200 butterfly as Abby Arens won in 1:54.11. Virginia's Jessica Nava (1:54.54) grabbed the silver, while Abby Hay (1:54.77) earned the bronze.

Louisville's Nicolas Albiero set conference, meet and pool records in the men's 200 butterfly with a time of 1:37.92. Virginia Tech's Antani Ivanov (1:39.73) and NC State's Aiden Hayes (1:40.39) took second and third, respectively. The three podium finishers all earned NCAA A cuts.

NC State's Katharine Berkoff won the women's 100 backstroke in an ACC- and meet-record time of 49.41. Virginia's duo of Gretchen Walsh (50.13) and Reilly Tiltmann (50.42) took second and third, respectively. All three times broke the previous meet record and met NCAA A standards.

The Wolfpack's Kacper Stokowski won the men's 100 backstroke in an NCAA A time of 44.74. Louisville's Louisville took the other two spots on the podium, as Mitchell Whyte (45.19) earned runner-up honors, while Nikolaos Sofianidis (46.02) picked up the bronze.

NC State's Sophie Hansson touched just ahead of Virginia's Alexis Wenger to win the women's 100 breaststroke. Hansson won gold with an ACC- and meet-record time of 56.72. After setting the ACC and meet records in the prelims Friday morning (57.22), Wenger finished second in 56.76. NC State's Andrea Podmanikova placed third in 57.90.

Louisville's Evgenii Somov won the men's 100 breaststroke in 51.13, earning an NCAA A cut. Josh Bottelberghe (51.61) took second, while Pitt's Cooper Van Der Laan (51.64) placed third.

In men's diving, Miami was strong once again as Zach Cooper won his second straight ACC platform title with a score of 397.85. Duke's Seamus Harding took the silver (376.30). The Canes' Max Flory (371.80) earned the bronze, marking his second podium finish of the 2022 championships after winning gold in the 3-meter on Tuesday.

Virginia's 400 medley relay blazed to American, NCAA, ACC and pool records. The team of Gretchen Walsh, Alexis Wenger, Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass finished in a time of 3:22.24, crushing the previous American record of 3:25.09 and the NCAA record of 3:24.59. NC State posted an impressive runner-up time of 3:24.78, while North Carolina finished third in 3:30.87. Louisville (3:31.50) was fourth as the top four teams all met NCAA A standards.

The NC State men's team of Kacper Stokowski, Rafal Kusto, Nyls Korstanje and Sam Hoover capped the evening by capturing the 400 medley relay in a meet-record time of 3:01.88. Louisville took second in 3:02.02, while Virginia Tech was third in 3:02.71. Including fourth-place Virginia (3:05.33) and Georgia Tech (3:05.39), the top five times all earned NCAA A cuts.

Women's Standings (through 15 events)
1. Virginia, 1028.5
2. NC State, 993
3. Louisville, 787.5
4. North Carolina, 553
5. Duke, 534
6. Virginia Tech, 460
7. Notre Dame, 459
8. Florida State, 401
9. Miami, 336
10. Georgia Tech, 274
11. Pitt, 210
12. Boston College, 135

Men's Standings (through 16 events)
1. NC State, 1128.5
2. Louisville, 935.5
3. Virginia Tech, 790
4. Virginia, 715
5. Georgia Tech, 592.5
6. Florida State, 504
7. North Carolina, 432
8. Pitt, 361
9. Notre Dame, 326
10. Duke, 275
11. Boston College, 150.5
12. Miami, 116

Schedule of Events
Saturday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. - Prelims
200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform

Saturday, Feb. 19 - 3:30 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free (Early Heats-Finals)

Saturday, Feb. 19 6 p.m. - Finals
1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, Women's Platform, 400 Free Relay


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Our ladies had an incredible day yesterday!!!!

grandpack1 said:

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Our ladies had an incredible day yesterday!!!!

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They have given themselves a chance to beat Virginia. May not get it done, but they have competed very well.

women finish second

Always an honor to rep the Pack.

Couldn't be prouder to be #WolfpackWomen.

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men ACC Champions

BACK. ON. TOP.

Your 2022 ACC Champions


#GoPack

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The men of @packswimdive are ACC Champions again, claiming the title for the 7th time in 8 years. The women finished 2nd, just 75 points back of No. 1 UVA.
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For the seventh time in the last eight years, the men of NC State swimming and diving are ACC Champions. The team title is the 31st in program history as the Pack men led from start to finish through five days of action at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

NC State's men scored 1,501.5 points in the win, with Louisville the closest team with 1,192.5 points.

The Wolfpack women secured a runner-up finish for the third season in a row, placing second in the team standings behind Virginia. The team cut the Cavaliers' lead to 15.5 points after the first event of the night and were beat out by just 71.5 points after the final night of competition.

The Pack heads back to Raleigh with a total of 11 event titles from the conference meet - eight first-place finishes by the men and three by the women. In total, the Pack men had a total of 56 swims score points in the A, B or C finals (4 relays, 52 individual swims), with the women totaling 53 (5 relays, 48 individual swims).

Gold (11)
M 800 freestyle relay: Hoover, Miller, Knowles, Tapp (6:08.35 - meet record)
M 500 freestyle: Ross Dant (4:10.35)
M 50 freestyle: David Curtiss (18.74)
M 200 freestyle: Luke Miller (1:32.46)
W 200 butterfly: Abby Arens (1:54.11 - program record)
W 100 backstroke: Katharine Berkoff (49.41 - meet, ACC, pool and program record)
M 100 backstroke: Kacper Stokowski (44.74)
W 100 breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (56.72 - meet, ACC, pool and program record)
M 400 medley relay: Stokowski, Kusto, Korstanje, Hoover (3:01.88)
M 1650 freestyle: Will Gallant (14:33.40)
M 400 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Arens, Crush (3:10.27 - program record)

Silver (12)
W 800 freestyle relay: Webb, Crush, Moore, Poole (6:59.04)
W 200 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Hansson, Maccausland (1:26.51)
M 200 freestyle relay: Curtiss, Henderson, Korstanje, Stokowski (1:16.76)
M 500 freestyle: James Plage (4:12.57)
W 200 medley relay: Berkoff, Hansson, Arens, Alons (1:33.25)
W 100 butterfly: Kylee Alons (50.82)
M 200 freestyle: Hunter Tapp (1:32.72)
W 400 medley relay: Berkoff, Hansson, Alons, Webb (3:24.78)
M 1650 freestyle: Ross Dant (14:36.72)
W 200 backstroke: Emma Muzzy (1:50.62)
W 200 breaststroke: Sophie Hansson (2:02.75 - program record)
W 400 freestyle relay: Berkoff, Alons, Arens, Crush (3:10.27 - program record)

Bronze (9)
M 500 freestyle: Will Gallant (4:12.99)
W 200 IM: Abby Arens (1:55.16)
M 200 IM: Giovanni Izzo (1:42.97)
W 400 IM: Grace Sheble (4:05.61)
M 400 IM: Michael Moore (3:43.47)
M 200 butterfly: Aiden Hayes (1:40.39)
W 100 breaststroke: Andrea Podmanikova (57.90)
M 200 backstroke: Hunter Tapp (1:39.60)
W 100 freestyle: Katharine Berkoff (46.89)

Other Finalists/Top 24 Finishes:
M 3M: Bennett (13th), O'Brien (19th)
W 1M: Zuburg (13th), Synnott (16th)
W 500 freestyle: Hierath (6th), Foley (7th), Travis (8th)
M 500 freestyle: Knowles (4th)
W 200 IM: Moore (6th), G. Sheble (7th), Poole (8th), Crush (12th), Muzzy (13th)
M 200 IM: Hoover (5th), Bustos (6th), Moore (7th), Bowers (8th)
W 50 freestyle: Berkoff (4th), Alons (5th), Hansson (9th), Maccausland (14th)
M 50 freestyle: Korstanje (5th), Henderson (6th), Hayes (14th), Piszczorowicz (18th)
M 1M: Bennett (9th), O'Brien (15th)
W 400 IM: Moore (4th), C. Sheble (11th), Travis (14th), Foley (22nd)
M 400 IM: Knowles (4th), Gallant (11th), Plage (13th)
W 100 butterfly: Arens (5th), Podmanikova (18th)
M 100 butterfly: Korstanje (4th), Henderson (5th), Hayes (7th), Izzo (12th)
W 200 freestyle: Crush (6th), Webb (7th), Poole (15th)
M 200 freestyle: Bowers (4th), Hoover (5th), Piszczorowicz (7th), Stokowski (11th), Dant (12th)
W 3M: Zuburg (17th), Synnott (19th)
W 200 butterfly: G. Sheble (6th), C. Sheble (20th)
M 200 butterfly: Bowers (4th), Henderson (6th), Miller (9th)
W 100 backstroke: Alons (4th), Muzzy (9th), Lewicki (17th)
M 100 backstroke: Tapp (5th), Izzo (15th)
W 100 breaststroke: Maccausland (5th), Smith (12th)
M 100 breaststroke: Kusto (9th), Bustos (12th)
M Platform: O'Brien (16th), Sexton (18th), Bennett (23rd)
W Platform: Synnott (16th), Zuburg (20th)
W 1650 freestyle: Travis (4th), Foley (6th), Hierath (8th)
M 1650 freestyle: Knowles (4th), Plage (5th)
W 200 backstroke: Moore (8th), Lewicki (12th)
M 200 backstroke: Stokowski (5th), Moore (15th)
W 100 freestyle: Crush (7th), Webb (10th)
M 100 freestyle: Piszczorowicz (6th), Korstanje (7th), Miller (8th), Hoover (13th), Curtiss (16th)
W 200 breaststroke: Podmanikova (5th), Maccausland (8th), Smith (22nd)
M 200 breaststroke: Kusto (7th), Bustos (10th)

1650 FREESTYLE:
In usual fashion, all four Pack men who competed in the mile were seeded in the top eight headed into the ACC Championships meet, and they did not disappoint in the final. Will Gallant led the way with the first individual ACC title of his career, dropping nearly 16 seconds off his personal best for the No. 2 time in the nation of 14:33.40. NC State once again flooded the top five, with Dant (14:36.72) placing second also on the podium and Eric Knowles (14:52.50) and James Plage (14:59.76) placing fourth and fifth also under the 15-minute barrier.

Swimming in the last heat of the afternoon session, both Brooke Travis (16:11.88) and Kay Foley (16:17.05) clocked lifetime bests to kick off the Pack's distance slate. Those were the top two times out of the early heats, and following the last heat contested during the finals session, their marks ranked fourth and sixth overall. Yara Hierath raced among the top eight qualifiers and clocked in at 16:26.84 for eighth.

200 BACKSTROKE:
Entering the meet as the three-time reigning champion in the event, Emma Muzzy was just barely out-touched in Saturday night's final. She put together a solid silver-medal swim of 1:50.62, split seconds off her personal best. Kate Moore joined her in the A final with an eighth-place finish (1:53.88).

Hunter Tapp then medaled for the Pack men, clocking in with the best time of his career (1:39.60) for third. Kacper Stokowski also posted a lifetime best of 1:40.20 to place fifth in the A final.

200 BREASTSTROKE:
After winning all seven ACC breaststroke events of her career coming into the event, Sophie Hansson lowered her own program record in the 200-yard breaststroke to 2:02.75. The Wolfpack senior surged late but was beat out for first to take silver in the event.

Andrea Podmanikova swam her second A final of the meet, placing fifth in 2:06.78, and Heather Maccausland rounded out the Wolfpack women's A finalists in the event with eighth place in 2:12.22.

On the men's side, Rafal Kusto bettered his own program record in the prelims (1:54.40) and again in the final (1:53.71) to place seventh overall.

100 FREESTYLE:
After clocking a program record in the morning prelims, Katharine Berkoff lowered that mark to 46.89 in the final to claim a bronze medal. Annabel Crush also qualified for the A final, placing seventh in a lifetime-best 48.44.

NC State had three 100-yard freestyle A finalists on the men's side with Bartosz Piszczorowicz taking sixth (42.59), Nyls Korstanje checking in at seventh (42.24) and Luke Miller placing eighth (42.25). Both Piszczorowic and Miller's times were the fastest of their careers in the event.

400 FREESTYLE RELAY:
NC State's men added a last title in the 400-yard freestyle relay with Luke Miller (41.72), Bartosz Piszczorowicz (41.45), Noah Henderson (41.64) and Hunter Tapp (41.37) touching first in 2:46.18.

The Wolfpack women wrapped up their ACC Championships run with one final school record, clocking in at 3:10.27 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Katharine Berkoff (46.93) led off with another sub-46 split, and Kylee Alons (47.40), Abby Arens (47.94) and Annabel Crush (48.00) closed out the second-place finish.

PLATFORM:
NC State's women's divers wrapped up their ACC Championships slate on platform. Helene Synnott (16th, 220.85) added more points for the Pack, and Ashton Zuburg (20th, 209.65) and Clara Tate (30th, 167.20) also competed in the final diving event of the meet.

COMING UP:
The Wolfpack will await official selections for the 2022 NCAA Championships. The NCAA Zone B Diving qualifier is set for March 5-8 in Atlanta, and both the men and the women will return to the McAuley Aquatic Center for nationals March 16-19 (women) and March 23-26 (men).

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The NC State men and Virginia women captured ACC team titles Saturday following five days of competition at the 2022 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Pavilion. NC State won its 31st ACC title, including its seventh in the last eight years. Virginia earned its third straight ACC championship and 18th in program history.

The NC State men cruised to the title, racking up 1501.5 points, most in ACC Championships history. Louisville (1192.5), Virginia Tech (1054) and Virginia (1041) finished second through fourth, respectively. With two first-place finishes and a third, Virginia Tech's Youssef Ramadan was named the ACC Championships Men's Most Valuable Swimmer by vote of the head coaches. Miami's Max Flory was chosen as the ACC Championships Men's Most Valuable Diver.

The Virginia women piled up 1418.5 points. NC State was second with 1347 points, while Louisville was third with 1136.5 and North Carolina was fourth with 760. After winning three individual events, Virginia's Alex Walsh earned the ACC Championships Women's Most Valuable Swimmer distinction after winning three individual events, while Duke's Margo O'Meara was named ACC Championships Women's Most Valuable Diver.

To start the Saturday finals, Louisville's Liberty Williams won the women's 1650 freestyle with a time 15:43.21, earning an NCAA A standard with an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championships. Virginia Tech's Chase Travis (16:00.54) placed second, while Virginia's Maddie Donohoe (16:03.28) notched third.

NC State took the top two spots in the podium in the 1650 freestyle, as John Gallant (14:33.40) and Ross Dant (14:36.71) each recorded NCAA A times. Georgia Tech's Mert Kilavuz (14:43.26) took third.

Virginia freshman Reilly Tiltmann earned gold in the 200 backstroke with an NCAA A time of 1:50.49. NC State's Emma Muzzy (1:50.62) took the silver, while Virginia Tech's Emma Atkinson (1:50.64) won the bronze.

Virginia Tech's Sam Tornqvist (1:39.20) came back to win the men's 200 backstroke, just touching ahead of Virginia's Jack Atkins (1:39.53) and NC State's Hunter Tapp (1:40.14).

The women's 100 freestyle was decided by eight one-hundredths of a second among the top three finishers. Virginia's Kate Douglass (46.81) won her third individual gold of the championships, finishing just ahead of teammate Gretchen Walsh (46.86) and NC State's Katharine Berkoff (46.89) in a race that featured the top three times in the nation this season.

The men's 100 freestyle also was close, with Virginia Tech's Youssef Ramadan (41.76) winning his second gold of the championships. Virginia took silver and bronze, with Matthew King (41.89) and Connor Boyle (42.09), respectively.

Virginia's Alex Walsh finished in an ACC-record time of 2:03.02 to capture the women's 200 breaststroke championship. It was the second-fastest women's 200 breaststroke time in history. NC State's Sophie Hansson earned the silver medal in 2:03.75, while the Cavaliers' Ella Nelson picked up the bronze in 2:04.95.

O'Meara won the women's platform diving competition with a six-dive total of 324.95, just ahead of runner-up Else Prassterink of Louisville, who scored 321.45. Notre Dame's Kelly Straub earned the bronze with a total of 287.65.

Virginia's team of Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Reilly Tiltman and Gretchen Walsh rolled to an ACC and meet record in the women's 400 freestyle relay, winning with a time of 3:08.22. NC State (3:10.27) finished second, while Louisville (3:10.89) took third. Virginia Tech (3:14.26) and UNC (3:14.38) joined the top three teams in earning NCAA A cuts.

NC State capped off the championships by winning the men's 400 free relay in a pool-record time of 2:46.18 with the team of Luke Miller, Bartosz Piszczorowicz, Noah Henderson and Hunter Tapp. Virginia (2:46.45) and Virginia Tech (2:48.03) also earned podium finishes, while Louisville (2:48.92) and FSU (2:50.15) also notched NCAA A standards.

Women's Final Standings
1. Virginia, 1418.5
2. NC State, 1347
3. Louisville, 1136.5
4. North Carolina, 760
5. Duke, 709
6. Notre Dame, 651
7. Virginia Tech, 636
8. Florida State, 549
9. Miami, 411
10. Georgia Tech, 407
11. Pitt, 328
12. Boston College, 178

Men's Final Standings
1. NC State, 1501.5
2. Louisville, 1192.5
3. Virginia Tech, 1054
4. Virginia, 1041
5. Georgia Tech, 742.5
6. Florida State, 676
7. North Carolina, 529
8. Notre Dame, 474
9. Pitt, 431
10. Duke, 341
11. Boston College, 195.5
12. Miami, 116


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The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee announced its selection of swimmers who will compete at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, and 14 Wolfpack women's swimmers qualified for the national meet.

NC State's 14 selections marked the most in program history for the Wolfpack women, besting the Pack's 13 participants from 2021. That number is also tied for the third-most qualifiers from a single program. In addition to the 14 individuals selected, all five of the Wolfpack's relays qualified to race at the NCAA Championships.

A list of the selected swimmers and the events in which they qualified is below:

• Kylee Alons - 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
• Abby Arens - 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
• Katharine Berkoff - 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle
• Annabel Crush - 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
• Sophie Hansson - 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Yara Hierath - 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
• Heather Maccausland - 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Kate Moore - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke
• Emma Muzzy - 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
• Andrea Podmanikova - 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Julia Poole - 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Grace Sheble - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly
• Brooke Travis - 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
• Abbey Webb - 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle

NC State will compete at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships from March 16-19 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Nyls Korstanje Swims #3 Time In The NCAA This Year In 100 Fly

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Like Father, Like Daughter: Katharine Berkoff Establishing Own Impressive Legacy -

Like Father, Like Daughter: Katharine Berkoff Establishing Own Impressive Legacy - https://t.co/Vsi19V64kR @packswimdive pic.twitter.com/eSeQpCqPKJ

— Swimming World (@SwimmingWorld) March 8, 2022

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— Adam Stern (@A_S12) March 9, 2022

The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee announced its selection of swimmers who will compete at the 2022 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and 19 Pack men qualified for the national meet.

NC State's 19 selections mark the most in program history and is one of just three teams to qualify more than the maximum of 18 athletes. In addition, all five of the Wolfpack's relays qualified to race at the NCAA Championships.

A list of the selected swimmers and the events in which they qualified is below:

Bayne Bennett - 1-meter, 3-meter
Noah Bowers - 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly
David Curtiss - 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Ross Dant - 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 1650 freestyle
Will Gallant - 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Aiden Hayes - 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Noah Henderson - 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
Sam Hoover - 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Giovanni Izzo - 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Eric Knowles - 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Nyls Korstanje -50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
Rafal Kusto - 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Owen Lloyd - 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Luke Miller - 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Michael Moore - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke
James Plage - 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
Bartosz Piszczorowicz - 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Kacper Stokowski - 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Hunter Tapp - 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke
NC State will turn its attention to the 2022 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be held March 23-26 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.

#GoPack | @packswimdive

Plenty of swimmers at this spring's NCAAs Championships will be on deck as newly minted Olympians. Sophie Hansson will be one of the few with two Olympics to her name.

It's one of many ways in which the NC State senior is unique, even in a field of the most elite swimmers. Many less distinguished swimmers, particularly non-Americans, would cash in their second Olympics by turning pro. But the fact that the Helsingborg, Sweden, native returned for her senior season speaks not just to her goals in Raleigh but the central place NC State holds in Hansson's journey.

"I don't think I would be where I am today if it weren't for NC State," Hansson said recently. "I owe a lot of my success to them and the coaches here. I've taken the next step every single year here. I've become better from my freshman to my senior year. So I don't think I would be able to go pro, like I hope to do in a few weeks, if it weren't for coming here and swimming on this team."

In Final NCAAs for NC State, Sophie Hansson Grateful for the Journey - https://t.co/tYDhw5h4Hv @packswimdive pic.twitter.com/vlndxBbZpM

— Swimming World (@SwimmingWorld) March 14, 2022

Fourteen Wolfpack women swimmers are set to begin competition at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships this week to conclude the 2021-2022 season. The meet is set to run Wednesday through Saturday at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.

MEET NOTEBOOK:
A program-best 14 Wolfpack women qualified for this year's NCAA Championships event, and all five of NC State's relays also posted times during the season that earned spots at the national meet. The Pack's 14 women tie four other programs for the second-most athletes selected for this year's Championships.
NC State's women have finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships seven times in a row, highlighted by last year's program-best runner-up finish.
After entering last year's meet with just one diving national title in their program's history, NC State's women earned the first swimming national title in the 400 medley relay as the team of Katharine Berkoff, Sophie Hansson, Kylee Alons, and Julia Poole posted the NCAA and US Open record-breaking time of 3:24.59. It was the first of two relay titles and three individual titles that the Wolfpack women claimed during its record-setting 2021 NCAA Championships run.
A full list of the Pack's NCAA invitees can be found below:

• Kylee Alons - 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle
• Abby Arens - 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
• Katharine Berkoff - 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle
• Annabel Crush - 200 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle
• Sophie Hansson - 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Yara Hierath - 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
• Heather MacCausland - 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Kate Moore - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke
• Emma Muzzy - 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
• Andrea Podmanikova - 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Julia Poole - 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Grace Sheble - 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly
• Brooke Travis - 500 freestyle, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle
• Abbey Webb - 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle

NATIONAL SUCCESS UNDER HOLLOWAY:
Since Braden Holloway took over as head coach at the start of the 2011-12 season, the Wolfpack has enjoyed unparalleled success in the pool. During the 2010-11 campaign, NC State did not score at the NCAA Championships. Since then, NC State's women have secured 135 All-America citations from the national meets.

TOP MARKS:
NC State enters the meet with 16 individual swims seeded in the top 16 on the official psych sheet and four relays seeded in the top eight in the nation.
Thirteen of the fourteen Wolfpack women qualified for three individual events apiece at the NCAA Championships.
Senior Sophie Hansson's 56.72 100-yard breaststroke time stands at No. 1 in the nation, and she also owns the second seed in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:03.75.
Katharine Berkoff enters the meet with two second place seeds (100-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle) and is seeded seventh in the 50-yard freestyle.
NC State's deepest event is the 200-yard IM, in which it is set to field seven swimmers, with three of those Wolfpack women owning qualifying marks that rank in the top 16.


https://gopack.com/news/2022/3/15/swimming-14-wolfpack-women-to-begin-2022-ncaa-championships-wednesday.aspx

200 MEDLEY RELAY | NATIONAL RUNNER UP

1:32.96

Berkoff's 22.76 leadoff split is the FASTEST split in history. The time also marks as a new PROGRAM RECORD.

Berkoff: 22.76
Hansson: 26.05
Arens: 22.93
Alons: 21.22

200 MEDLEY RELAY | NATIONAL RUNNER UP 💥

🥈1:32.96

Berkoff’s 22.76 leadoff split is the FASTEST split in history. The time also marks as a new PROGRAM RECORD. 🔥

Berkoff: 22.76
Hansson: 26.05
Arens: 22.93
Alons: 21.22

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) March 16, 2022

Coming out on FIRE from the start. ❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/N606HSFIqx

— NC State Swimming & Diving (@packswimdive) March 16, 2022

Great job by these ladies. Did they finish 2nd to UVA again?

Eight of NC State's women kicked off the Pack's competition at the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday night with two relay performances.

Setting the tone for the rest of the Championships, Katharine Berkoff led off the Pack in the 200-yard medley relay with a 22.76 second split, marking the fastest 50-yard backstroke split in history. Sophie Hansson contributed a 26.05 split on the breaststroke leg, Abby Arens posted a 22.93 on the butterfly leg, and senior Kylee Alons anchored the Pack with a 21.22 split, .04 of a second faster than she swam on the same relay at last year's meet. The squad's time of 1:32.96 secured the National Runner-up title for the Wolfpack women.

The race rewrites the NC State Record Book, marking the fastest time in the event in program history.

After a short break from competition, Abbey Webb, Kate Moore, Julia Poole, and Annabel Crush represented the Pack in the 800-yard freestyle relay. Their 12th place finishing time of 7:00.06 seconds ties NC State's best finish in the event since securing twelfth place in 2016 and names the squad as Honorable Mention All Americans.

Abbey Webb's leadoff split (1:44.65) stands as a personal best time and falls just .04 seconds off of the program record set in 2016. Fifth-year seniors Kate Moore (1:44.17) and Julia Poole (1:46.30) swam the second and third legs, while freshman Annabel Crush brought the team home with her 1:44.94 anchor split.

The Pack will be back in action Thursday morning for day two's prelims session. The Wolfpack Women will compete in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, and the 50-yard freestyle.

DrummerboyWolf said:

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Great job by these ladies. Did they finish 2nd to UVA again?

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200m Virginia 1st, NC State 2nd
800 Stanford 1st, NC State 12th

NC State 6th after day 1

Mormad said:

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We knew the 800 would be a weakness for us, and were projected to get 10th. Only lost 4 pts finishing 12th. Look for us to make our move in a could of days as back and breast come into play.

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thank you

Will/ lia Thomas is seeded first in the 500 after prelims this morning, beating Olympian Erica Sullivan by a 3 full seconds. Somebody screamed "cheater" right before the race that could be heard on tv.

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DrummerboyWolf said:

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Great job by these ladies. Did they finish 2nd to UVA again?

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200m Virginia 1st, NC State 2nd
800 Stanford 1st, NC State 12th

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Thanks, I figured the Hoos were the best.

Mormad said:

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Will/ lia Thomas is seeded first in the 500 after prelims this morning, beating Olympian Erica Sullivan by a 3 full seconds. Somebody screamed "cheater" right before the race that could be heard on tv.

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If we didn't need the points, I wish every swimmer would remain on the blocks and boycott his races as a form of protest against the egregious decision allowing men claiming to be women to ruin the sport.

Mormad said:

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We knew the 800 would be a weakness for us, and were projected to get 10th. Only lost 4 pts finishing 12th. Look for us to make our move in a could of days as back and breast come into play.

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Can get some good points tonight with the 200 free relay. Texas is surging based upon swimming faster than their seed times. As usual because of a weak Big 12, their seed times are always slower than reality.