Read more1Shortest Night, Longest Relay, Instant History for NC State, Indiana's Pieroni21 March 2018By David Rieder. Traditionally, the 4x200 free relay fell at the end of the Friday night session of the NCAA championships. Those who specialized in the 200 free were swimming the race for the third time in one day, and it wasn’t terribly unusual for coaches to opt for their stars to sit out the eve...
Read more2NC State Grad Soren Dahl Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship by NCAA09 May 2018Former member of the NC State swimming team Soren Dahl is a 2018 recipient of the Jim McKay Scholarship, as announced by the NCAA Wednesday. Created in 2008 to honor the legacy of pioneer sports journalist Jim McKay, the NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship Committee chooses the two recipients of the $10,0...
Read moreACC Weekly Recap: North Carolina State and Virginia Win in Impressive Debuts24 October 2016This weekend, Virginia Tech and Duke squared off as part of a four-team quad meet in Christiansburg, North Carolina faced its second tough opponent in three weeks, and both defending ACC champion squads made their debuts. Wisconsin at NC State The Wolfpack rolled over the Badgers in both the women's...
Read more5NCAA Swimming Notebook: Ledecky's Dilemma and Medley Madness24 February 2018By David Rieder. With one day to go at the Big 12, men’s ACC, men’s Big Ten and women’s Pac-12 championships, it’s time to empty out the NCAA swimming notebook. And after yet another record-breaking night, let’s start with Katie Ledecky. Another record for Katie Ledecky… and another dilemma. For the...
Read moreACC Weekly Preview: Virginia Tech Continues Busy October With Home Quad; Defending Champs Debut19 October 2016The Virginia Tech Hokies have gotten off to a busy start this season, having already participated in the Florida Gulf Coast Classic and then swept home dual meets with Penn State. Now in the pool for the third weekend in a row, the team welcomes Duke, West Virginia and William & Mary to Christiansbu...
Read moreNCAA Swimming Notebook: Gearing Up for Week Two21 February 2018By David Rieder. With the second slate of Division I conference meets ready to kick off, it’s time to look back on a couple outstanding storylines from the first week and glance ahead to what’s to come at the Big 12 championships, the men’s ACC and Big Ten championships and the women’s Pac-12 meet. ...
Read more1North Carolina State Defeats Florida State in Home Opener24 October 2015North Carolina State hosted the Florida State Seminoles in their first home meet of the season today. The Wolfpack men and women defeated the Seminoles 197-103 and 200-99 respectively. NC State Press Release: The NC State swimming and diving team opened its home schedule in #STATEment fashion as it ...
Read moreNorth Carolina State Swimming Picks Up Wins Over Villanova 11 January 2015Photo Courtesy: North Carolina State Athletics VILLANOVA - The North Carolina State swimming and diving teams picked up two more dual meet victories over host Villanova on Saturday morning, as the men won 170-85 and the women came out ahead 173.5-87.5 at the Villanova Swim Complex. North Carolina St...
Read moreNorth Carolina State Swimming Dominates Against Princeton09 January 2015Photo Courtesy: NC State Athletics PRINCETON - The North Carolina State swimming and diving teams were no match for the Princeton Tigers on Friday night at DeNunzio Pool, as the Wolfpack men picked up a 180-113 win and the women's team cruised to a 190-105 win. NC State finished first in all 32 even...
Read moreNorth Carolina State Swimming and Diving Sweeps Florida State, Georgia Tech25 October 2014Photo Credit: North Carolina State Athletics ATLANTA - The North Carolina State swimming and diving teams swept ACC opponents Florida State and Georgia Tech on Saturday, picking up wins in 19 of the 34 events to remain undefeated in conference meets this season on both the men's and women's sides. N...
Read moreViktor Bromer 6th in World in 200 Fly; Wins 5 Titles at Denmark Nationals06 July 2014ODENSE, Denmark, July 6. THE Denmark Nationals took place this week in Odense with Viktor Bromer not only setting a Scandinavian record in the men's 200-meter fly but also winning five total titles. After first breaking the Nordic record in the men's 200-meter fly with a 1:56.21 during prelims, he b...
Read moreMorning Splash: NC State Men Pushing Towards Third Straight ACC Title26 February 2017By David Rieder. Three years ago, North Carolina State dominated the swimming competition at the men’s ACC championships. In Braden Holloway’s third year with the program, the team was a relative unknown before arriving in Greensboro, but it did not take long for fans to take notice of what was goin...
Read moreVirginia Women's Swimming Breaks Three Pool Records, Cavaliers Split With NC State15 November 2014Photo Credit: Griffin Scott CHARLOTTESVILLE - The University of Virginia women's swimming and diving team set three pool records en route to a win over North Carolina State on Saturday, while the Cavalier men dropped their dual to the Wolfpack as the two schools split their ACC dual meet. Virginia P...
Read moreVideo Interviews: Ryan Held & NC State on Meet-Opening Victory, Plus More22 March 2017Following the first night of action at the men's NCAA championships in Indianapolis, Ryan Held and Soren Dahl spoke about leading NC State to a victory in the 800 free relay in video interviews with Swimming World. Held and Dahl each commented on what the win means for team momentum going forward, h...
Read moreMorning Splash: Five Men Could Win NCAA Title in 200 IM23 March 2017By David Rieder. One year ago, in the men’s NCAA final of the 200 IM, Will Licon was in major trouble at the halfway point. Buoyed by his typically-strong backstroke leg, Ryan Murphy turned in 46.41, ahead of Florida’s Jan Switkowski (46.72) and Cal’s Josh Prenot (46.96). Licon was back in fifth pla...
Read moreACC Weekly Preview: Busy Louisville Cardinals Head to Knoxville26 October 2016It's been a busy October for the Louisville Cardinals, and for nine of their women, this weekend will be a fourth straight competing. The Cardinals will be making the trek down to Knoxville Wednesday evening for a Thursday matinee against the Volunteers. Meet of the Week: Louisville at Tennessee, Th...
Read moreNC State Wins Third Consecutive All-NC Invite Title05 October 2014Photo Credit: NC State Athletics GREENSBORO, North Carolina, October 5. The North Carolina State swimming and diving teams won 32 of the 38 events contested over two days to bring home their third-straight All-North Carolina Invitational title yesterday afternoon at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. NC...
Read moreAnton Ipsen, Simonas Bilis With Monster Days to Help N.C. State Men Beat Georgia18 October 2014RALEIGH, North Carolina, October 18. A day after Georgia smoked North Carolina, the N.C. State Wolfpack had an answer for the Bulldogs with a 155-143 win. The Wolfpack men broke a pool record in the 200-yard medley relay as Andreas Schiellerup, Derek Hren, Soren Dahl and David Williams raced their w...
Read moreMore Than a Dozen Pool Records Fall in Minnesota-NC State Dual Meet25 January 2015Photo Credit: NC State Athletics RALEIGH - The North Carolina State swimming and diving team set 14 pool records en route to a sweep of visiting Minnesota as the teams' two-day dual meet concluded Saturday morning in Raleigh. The Wolfpack men swam away with a 201-127 win, while the women were victor...
Read moreACC Weekly Preview: NC State Wolfpack Set to Take On Mighty Longhorns; 11 Teams Competing02 November 2016It figures to be a not-so-quiet week in the Atlantic Coast Conference. 11 out of 12 ACC swimming programs will be in action (all except for Duke), and there figure to be some nice showdowns along the way. Louisville vs. North Carolina and Virginia vs. Michigan will both stand out, but the highlight ...