North Carolina State University Athletics
Held wins Gold Medal in 100 Free on Day Five of WUGS
8/24/2017 12:17:00 PM | Swimming
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – The NC State men's & women's swimming & diving team will be bringing another gold medal from the World University games back to Raleigh, as Ryan Held won gold in the 100-meter freestyle on day five at the National Taiwan Sports University.
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Held's time of 48.36 earned him gold, and was a tenth off his lifetime best achieved at the Olympic trials last summer.
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Held was not the only NC State swimmer to impress on the day, as Kayla Brumbaum set a program record in the 200 breaststroke final. She was also unlucky not to earn a medal of her own, as her time of 2:24.91 seconds trailed third-place finisher Maria Temnikova of Russia by .22 of a second.
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Hannah Moore also excelled, as she put herself in a position to compete for a medal in tomorrow night's final of the 800 freestyle, finishing the semifinal in 8:33.00 seconds to earn herself the No. 2 seed.
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Held competes in the heat and semifinal of the 50 freestyle, while Moore looks to earn gold in the 800 freestyle final.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – The NC State men's & women's swimming & diving team will be bringing another gold medal from the World University games back to Raleigh, as Ryan Held won gold in the 100-meter freestyle on day five at the National Taiwan Sports University.
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— NCAA (@NCAA) August 24, 2017
N.C. State senior Ryan Held takes GOLD in the 100-meter freestyle at the World University Games. #SUTaipei2017 pic.twitter.com/dKEnBmw97D
Held's time of 48.36 earned him gold, and was a tenth off his lifetime best achieved at the Olympic trials last summer.
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Congratulations to @heldilox on his gold medal in the 100 free! #GoPack ???????? pic.twitter.com/dKmbU453rn
— NC State Swim / Dive (@packswimdive) August 24, 2017
Held was not the only NC State swimmer to impress on the day, as Kayla Brumbaum set a program record in the 200 breaststroke final. She was also unlucky not to earn a medal of her own, as her time of 2:24.91 seconds trailed third-place finisher Maria Temnikova of Russia by .22 of a second.
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From 2:30.0 to 2:24 in one season... Amazing is the only word I can think of. Well done @KBrumbaum We are proud of you!!
— Bobby Guntoro (@bobbygunt) August 24, 2017
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Hannah Moore also excelled, as she put herself in a position to compete for a medal in tomorrow night's final of the 800 freestyle, finishing the semifinal in 8:33.00 seconds to earn herself the No. 2 seed.
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Up Next
Held competes in the heat and semifinal of the 50 freestyle, while Moore looks to earn gold in the 800 freestyle final.
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