The third day of the ACC Men's Swimming Championships was another successful one for the NC State men's swimming team as it won five-out-of-six events, set three program records and saw
Coleman Stewart post the fifth-fastest 100 backstroke time in history Friday inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Pack earned a total of seven podium finishes to round out a memorable day that saw it gain valuable momentum heading into the final day of competition.
Team StandingsThe Pack sit first with 1021 points and is trailed by Louisville with 826.5 and Florida State with 642.5 to round out the top-three.
00 Butterfly The Pack had four swimmers advance to the 'A' final;
Ryan Held took first in 44.96 and won the event for the second-consecutive eyar,
Coleman Stewart took second in 45.11 while
James Bretscher and
Giovanni Izzo took seventh and eighth in 46.15 and 46.48 respectively. In the 'B' final,
Noah Hensley finished third in 46.32
200 FreestyleJustin Ress led the way for NC State in the 200 freestyle, finishing first in 1:32.66 seconds.
Andreas Vazaios also competed in the 'A' final, taking third in 1:34.11 seconds. In the 'B' final
Danny Erlenmeyer finished sixth in 1:35.86 seconds and
Jacob Johnson finished seventh in 1:36.31 seconds.
Gil Kiesler and
Tyler Rice both advanced to the 'C' final, clocking in at 1:37.26 seconds and 1:37.95 seconds to finish seventh and eighth.
100 BackstrokeColeman Stewart had a memorable night in the 100 backstroke as he broke the school, meet, pool and conference records to take first in 44.54, the fifth-fastest time in history.
Noah Hensley finished fourth in 46.14,
Hennessey Stuart finished sixth in 46.80 and
James Bretscher touched the wall at 48.12 to finish eighth.
Jacob Johnson advanced to the 'B' final, finishing seventh in 49.12
400 Individual MedleyWhile he sat fifth halfway through the race,
Anton Ipsen came back to touch the wall at 3:40.48 seconds to set a new program record and finish first.
Eric Knowles also competed in the 'A' final and finished fifth in 3:44. In the 'B' final
Matt O'Donnell touched the wall at 3:48.65 seconds to finish fourth.
BreaststrokeTop NC State performers included
Jacob Molacek and
Daniel Graber as they finished first and second in the 'B' final with times of 52.88 and 53.02.
Wolfpack RelaysThe team of
Andreas Vazaios,
Jacob Molacek,
Ryan Held &
Justin Ress helped the Wolfpack secure gold in the 400 medley relay for the first time since 2012; their time of 3:04.24 seconds was a new program record.
Up Next: The Wolfpack will wrap up the 2018 ACC championships tomorrow with a full day of events. The day will begin with the 200 back, followed by the 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly. The preliminary heats of the 1650 are set to begin at 4 p.m., with the championship heat kicking off finals at 6 p.m.
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