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NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships
Pack Men Set to Wrap Up Campaign at 2021 NCAA Championships
3/22/2021 1:02:00 PM | Swimming
RALEIGH – NC State's men's swimmers will wrap up their 2020-21 season at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, which will run Wednesday through Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
| 2021 NCAA MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
| Date | Wednesday, March 24 – Saturday, March 27 |
| Times (EST) | Wednesday: 6 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals Friday: 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals Saturday: 10 a.m. prelims, 6 p.m. finals |
| Event Schedule | Wednesday: 800 free relay Thursday: 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 400 medley relay Friday: 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 brst, 100 back, 200 medley relay Saturday: 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 brst, 200 fly, 400 free relay |
| Streaming | Finals • Broadcast begins at 6 p.m. EST each night Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday Prelims Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Additional Info | Meet Homepage • Live Stats • Psych Sheet |
MEET NOTEBOOK:
Fourteen Pack men qualified for this year's NCAA Championships event, and all five of NC State's relays also posted times during the season that earned spots at the national meet. The Pack's 14 selections is the third-most by any men's team in the nation this season.
NC State's men have placed fourth and taken home a team trophy four times in a row at the NCAA Championships. The Pack has seen at least one national champion crowned in each of teh last four national meets dating back to the 2016 NCAA Champinoships.
A full list of the Pack's NCAA invitees by event can be found below:
- 500 freestyle: Dant (4:12.21), Knowles (4:14.07), Plage (4:17.82)
- 200 IM: Bowers (1:44.21), Gezmis (1:44.32), Miller (1:44.81), Moore (1:45.12)
- 50 freestyle: Henderson (19.27), Izzo (19.47), Tapp (19.60), Stokowski (19.64), Sobolewski (19.84)
- 400 IM: Gezmis (3:43.37), Moore (3:44.44), Knowles (3:44.84)
- 100 butterfly: Sobolewski (46.07), Henderson (46.31), Brown (46.75)
- 200 freestyle: Miller (1:32.28), Tapp (1:33.81), Bowers (1:34.49), Brown (1:35.06)
- 100 breaststroke: Kusto (52.40)
- 100 backstroke: Stokowski (44.82), Izzo (46.42)
- 1650 freestyle: Dant (14:35.73), Knowles (14:48.06), Plage (14:48.12)
- 200 backstroke: Stokowski (1:41.69), Moore (1:42.45), Dant (1:42.87)
- 100 freestyle: Tapp (42.51), Miller (42.52), Izzo (42.74)
- 200 breaststroke: Kusto (1:54.67)
- 200 butterfly: Brown (1:42.13), Bowers (1:42.56), Henderson (1:43.26), Gezmis (1:44.60)
NATIONAL SUCCESS UNDER HOLLOWAY:
Since Braden Holloway took over as head coach at the start of the 2011-12 season, the Wolfpack has enjoyed unparalleled success in the pool. During the 2010-11 campaign, NC State did not score at the NCAA Championships. Since then, NC State's men have finished a program-best No. 4 at the national meet in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The team won a program-best five events in a single season at the 2018 NCAA Championships.
TOP MARKS:
NC State enters the meet with seven swims seeded in the top 16 on the official psych sheet and three relays seeded in the top eight in the nation.
Senior Eric Knowles qualified for a team-best three individual events, as he'll be competing in both distance freestyle events and in the 400-yard individual medley. He owns top 25 seeds in all three events.
Ross Dant adds to the Pack's attack in those distance freestyle races with top-10 seeds in both.
Kacper Stokowski is the No. 2 seed for the 100-yard backstroke with his time of 44.82.
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