Italian Giovanni Izzo to Strengthen NC State Sprint Crew with Verbal Commitment

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Photo Courtesy: Giovanni Izzo (Instagram)

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Giovanni Izzo has announced his verbal commitment to join the NC State Wolfpack. The Italian sprinter will make an immediate impact in a quickly rising program and a deep sprint group.

Izzo has lifetime best times of 22.09 and 49.53 in the long course 50 and 100 freestyles. While not all swimmers make the same transition to short course yards, those times convert to 19.21 and 43.23.

At the 2016 ACC Championships, that converted 50 freestyle time would have finished third, only behind NC State Olympians Ryan Held and Simonas Bilis. At the 2016 NCAA Championships, Izzo would have tied for 11th, bringing in valuable points for the Wolfpack squad that finished fourth.

In the 100, Izzo would have been seventh in the conference in an event where NC State took four of the top five spots.

The Wolfpack men took home the 2016 400 freestyle NCAA relay title in 2:46.81 with splits of 41.82, 40.80, 42.10, and 42.09. Three of those legs will have graduated by the time Izzo arrives in Raleigh. With continued improvement, Izzo could be in contention for a relay spot.

While success in short course yards is not yet guaranteed, Izzo did win the 50 long course at this summer’s European Swimming Junior Championships.

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