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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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NCAP Sweeps Medley Relays on Day 4 of Richmond Futures

NCAP’s A-team of Jt Schmid, Lleyton Arnold, Rian Graham, and Josh Howat took the win in the 4×100 medley relay in 3:41.91.

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On Night 3, Hudson DeGroote takes 3rd win of Richmond Futures with a 3:57.10 400 FR

The men’s 400 free saw a familiar face win, as Hudson DeGroote, the men’s 1500 free and 400 IM champion, got his hand on the wall first in 3:57.10.

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2024 Futures – Richmond Day 2: Daniel Diehl claims double victories in the 100 free, 200 back

Diehl claimed 2 victories tonight, making it 3 wins for the meet so far. He swam a 50.21 in the 100 free and a 54.71 in the 100 back for the golds.

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2024 Futures – Richmond Day 1: Daniel Diehl swims 1:47.65 in the 200 free

Diehl, who swam at the US Olympic Team Trials just last month, was less than a second off the PB he swam to earn a semi-finals berth.

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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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David Curtiss Swims 22.25 50 Free On Night 3 Of Greensboro Sectionals

David Curtiss was faster here (22.25) than he was at the Pro Series stop in Knoxville at the beginning of January (22.70).

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16 Year Old Eliza Wallace Swims 1:09.48 100 Breast To Earn First Olympic Trials Cut

Wallace earned her first Olympic Trials cut in the 100 breast tonight swimming a 1:09.48, dropping over two seconds this season already.

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Ashley Twichell Swims First 800 Free Since 2021 To Win Greensboro Sectional

Twichell swam her first 800 free since April of 2021. Night 1 featured the 800 free and 800 free relay in Greensboro.

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2023 Futures – Ocala: 14-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Wins 100 Free In 55.53

Rylee Erisman’s time of 55.53 marks a personal best by almost a second, and makes her the 4th-fastest performer in the girls 13-14 age group nationally.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Paul Silver

Silver continued his run of more than 40 years of success as his Marlins of Raleigh swimmers competed at the Winter Junior Championships – East in Greensboro.

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NC State Picks Up Colombian JR National Teamer Simon Bermudez (2024)

Colombian Junior National team member Simon Bermudez has announced his verbal commitment to the NC State Wolfpack, beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Michigan Recruit Hannah Bellard Clocks PB 2:00.97 to Open Eric Namesnik

The first day of the meet was electric, seeing Club Wolverine 17-year-old and Michigan recruit Hannah Bellard get the ball rolling.

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