Sam Hoover

2024-25 NCAA Digest: Standouts and Surprises As We Prepare For Mid-Season Invites

Let’s take a look back at the early part of the NCAA season as we get ready for the mid-season invites, which start in earnest next week.

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Erika Pelaez Puts Up Career Best 50.55 100 Back on Day 2 of Georgia/NC State Dual Meet

NC State freshman Erika Pelaez continues to impress in her first few college meets of her career.

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Tyler Driscoll Is a Big Wolfpack Revelation on Day 1 of “Swimapalooza” Spectacular

The 2024 Swimapalooza meet between Georgia and NC State kicked off Friday. Fans were rewarded with big swims in the pool from both the hosts and visitors.

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Ilya Kharun Hits 43.95 100 Fly As ASU Men Take Down NC State; Freshmen Lead Wolfpack Women

Kharun joined the exclusive list of swimmers who have broken 44 seconds in the 100 fly, producing a time of 43.95 to become just the 10th man to do so.

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Ilya Kharun Goes 1:38 in the 200 Fly; ASU Women Shatter School Records

Nation-leading 200 fly times, multiple sub-1:23 medley relays, 50-point backstroke, school records, last night had it all…and it’s only October.

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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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Sam Hoover Nails First-Ever 50 FR Olympic Trials Cut, Quintin McCarty’s 22.25 FR Remains US #7

Quintin McCarty is still the No.7 US male in the 50 FR at 22.25 while Sam Hoover earned his first-ever 50 FR Olympic Trials cut by tying the 22.79 cut.

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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 M. NCAAs: Watch Liam Bell Break the 100 Breast NCAA Record (Day 3 Race Videos)

Catch up on the action from Day 3 of 2024 M. NCAAs and all the broken records, including Liam Bell’s shocker in the 100 breaststroke.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Arizona State aims to turn their two top seeds into two NCAA relay titles on Day 1 of the 2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships.

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NC State Reclaims American Record In 200 Medley Relay (1:20.98) To Open Up 2024 NCAAs

The first night of the 2024 Men’s NCAA Championships is off to a fast start, as we saw NC State reclaim the American record in the 200 medley relay.

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2024 M. NCAA Picks: How Far Will Records Fall In Medley Relay Redux?

We’ve already seen the all-time 200 medley relay record broken once this season…how much further can ASU (or another team) take it this week?

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NC State Drops #25 Seed In 200 Backstroke JT Ewing From NCAA Roster

This is the 3rd year in a row in which NC State has had to drop a swimmer from NCAAs due to the roster limit of 18 athletes with divers counting as half.

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Braden Holloway Assesses ACC Performances After Winning Week for Wolfpack

NC State’s men won their 3rd straight ACC title (and 9th in 10 years) last week in Greensboro.

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2024 ACC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the 100 free ACC record in prelims, Notre Dame’s Chris Guiliano is on track to grab his third individual win of the meet.

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