National Championship Title, NCAA Record Set on Night One of NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
3/22/2023 9:21:00 PM | Swimming
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — The NC State men's swimming and diving team had an outstanding start to the 2023 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday night, taking the National Championship title and setting a NCAA Record in the 200-yard medley relay.Â
The team of Kacper Stokowski, Mason Hunter, Nyls Korstanje, and David Curtiss clocked in at 1:20.67 to mark the fastest time in history, breaking the previous NCAA Record by almost half a second, also setting Meet, ACC, U.S. Open, Pool, and Program Records in the process. Stokowski led off with the second-fastest time in the field, going 20.36, with fifth-year Hunter posting a quick 22.95 on the breaststroke leg. Korstanje posted the fastest butterfly leg in the field (19.15) and second fastest butterfly split of all-time to put the Pack ahead, while Curtiss brought the squad home, going 18.21 to secure the Pack's first relay national title since 2019.
The Pack continued the momentum, finishing sixth in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:09.38). Luke Miller led off, splitting 1:31.55 for the second-fastest leadoff leg in the field. Bartosz Piszczorowicz swam second, splitting 1:31.77, with Noah Bowers going third (1:33.12). Hunter Tapp secured NC State's second All-American finish of the meet with his anchor split of 1:32.94.
NC State will resume action in Minneapolis Thursday morning with the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle, and 1-meter springboard, with the 200-yard freestyle relay taking place during the finals session. All events will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with prelims starting at 10 a.m CST and finals beginning at 6 p.m. CST.Â
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