Charlie Bufton

2024 Wolfpack Elite Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After taking 3rd in the 200 IM last night, Olympian Ilya Kharun heads into today’s competition as the top seed in two events this morning.

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2024 Wolfpack Elite Invite: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

NC State kicks off competition with three events on Thursday as they host six teams at the Wolfpack Elite Invite in Greensboro.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #5 NC State Men Reload In Pursuit Of Another Top Finish

The Wolfpack men took home another ACC title and a fifth-place NCAA finish last year, what do they have in store for the 2024-2025 season?

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Ranking the 2024 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #8-5

Kaii Winkler, the #1 recruit in SwimSwam’s Boys’ High School Class of 2024, highlights a strong recruiting class for the NC State Wolfpack.

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2024 “Best of the Rest” IMer Charlie Bufton is Headed to NC State

2024 Olympic Trials qualifier and “Best of the Rest” designee Charlie Bufton has committed to swim at NC State beginning in 2024-25.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class of 2024

Despite getting hurt last summer, this year’s number one recruit Kaii Winkler has only gotten better as a high school senior.

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Asian Games Finalist Arsen Kozhakhmetov Commits to NC State for 2024

Last September, Arsen Kozhakhmetov made World Junior finals in the 50/100 breast before placing 7th in the 50 breast at the Asian Games later that month.

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2024 NCSA Spring Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Louisville commit (’24) Caroline Larsen could be in for a tough battle against 14-year-old Laker Swimming standout Rylee Erisman in the girls 50 free final.

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3 of 2023 Winter Juniors – West

Charlie Bufton owned a best 400 IM time of 4:00.67 from March that he brought all the way down to 3:54.01 in prelims before blazing a 3:51.01 in the final.

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2023 Futures Day 4 – West Fargo: Swimmers from Far & Wide, Diverted to Fargo Win Medals

Many teams were moved out of their regions to the West Fargo Futures site but made the best of the unexpected added travel by winning several medals tonight.

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