Pack Swim and Dive Shines in Paris
8/12/2024 4:00:00 PM | Swimming
PARIS, France—The 2024 Paris Olympic Games was a memorable one for Wolfpack Swim and Dive. Past and current NC State swimmers made their mark in the pool, bringing home four medals and multiple top finishes.
The games were kicked off with an immediate gold from Ryan held in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Held brought home his second Olympic gold medal in the event after leading off during the preliminaries to help Team USA reach the finals, where they finished first.
Katharine Berkoff picked up where she left off at NC State; in her first Olympic Games, Berkoff took home two medals. First, she won bronze in the 100m backstroke, becoming the first female swimmer at NC State to medal at the Olympics. Her second medal was gold; she led off the 4x100m medley relay with a 58.98 to help Team USA qualify for the finals, where they finished first.
Wolfpack swim and dive head coach Braden Holloway, an assistant coach with Team USA, helped Berkoff and Team USA succeed in the pool. In total, USA swimming brought home 28 medals: eight gold, 13 silver, and seven bronze.
Closing out the games was incoming freshman David Betlehem who took home the bronze in the Men's 10km for Team Hungary. Betlehem also swam in the 1500m freestyle where he just missed the podium coming in fourth place.
In his second Olympic Games, alum Nyls Korstanje made his first Olympic individual final, finishing sixth in the 100m butterfly. Swimming for Team Netherlands, Korstanje also participated in the 4x100m medley relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.
There will be plenty of incoming speed on the 2024-25 roster, as freshmen Betti Fabian and Kaii Winkler swam in Paris. Along with Betlehem, Fabian also representing Hungary, swam in the women's 10km and finished fifth with a time of 2:04:16.9. For Germany, Winkler swam in the men's 100m butterfly and placed 28th overall.
NC State's first four-time Olympian, Andreas Vazaios, was a relay-only athlete for Greece and swam in the men's 4x100m freestyle and men's 4x200m freestyle relays.
Kacper Stokowski and Bartosz Piszczorowicz represented team Poland, each swimming in a relay. Stokowski swam in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, where Poland finished 14th. Piszczorowicz swam in both the 4x100m freestyle and medley relays.
For Sweden, Sophie Hansson swam in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the women's 4x100 medley relay.
Katharine Berkoff (USA)
100m Backstroke Finals- 57.98 (Bronze)
4x100m Medley Relay Semifinals- 58.98 (3:56.40) (Gold)
David Betlehem (Hungary)
10km Finals- 1:51.09.0 (Bronze)
1500m Finals- 14-40.91 (4th)
Betti Fabian (Hungary)
10km Finals- 2:04:16.9 (5th)
Sophie Hansson (Sweden)
100m Breaststroke- 1:06.96 (13th)
200m Breaststroke- 2:28.10 (20th)
4x100 Medley Relay- 1:06.24 (7th)
Ryan Held (USA)
4x100 Freestyle Relay Semifinals- 48.52 (3:10.81) (Gold)
Nyls Korstanje (Netherlands)
100m Butterfly Final- 50.83 (6th)
4x100m Medley Relay- 50.60 (3:32.52) (8th)
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay - 51.19 (3:43.12) (6th)
Bartosz Piszczorowicz (Poland)
4x100m Freestyle Relay- 48.39 (3:14.94) (13th)
4x100m Medley Relay- 48.82 (3:33.70) (10th)
Kacper Stokowski (Poland)
4x100m Mixed Medley Relay- 54.10 (3:48.19) (14th)
Andreas Vazaios (Greece)
4x100m – 49.50 (3:17.47) (16th)
4x200m- 1:47.23 (7:09.60) (11th)
Kaii Winkler (Germany)
100m Butterfly Preliminaries - 52.64 (28th)
The games were kicked off with an immediate gold from Ryan held in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Held brought home his second Olympic gold medal in the event after leading off during the preliminaries to help Team USA reach the finals, where they finished first.
Katharine Berkoff picked up where she left off at NC State; in her first Olympic Games, Berkoff took home two medals. First, she won bronze in the 100m backstroke, becoming the first female swimmer at NC State to medal at the Olympics. Her second medal was gold; she led off the 4x100m medley relay with a 58.98 to help Team USA qualify for the finals, where they finished first.
Wolfpack swim and dive head coach Braden Holloway, an assistant coach with Team USA, helped Berkoff and Team USA succeed in the pool. In total, USA swimming brought home 28 medals: eight gold, 13 silver, and seven bronze.
Closing out the games was incoming freshman David Betlehem who took home the bronze in the Men's 10km for Team Hungary. Betlehem also swam in the 1500m freestyle where he just missed the podium coming in fourth place.
In his second Olympic Games, alum Nyls Korstanje made his first Olympic individual final, finishing sixth in the 100m butterfly. Swimming for Team Netherlands, Korstanje also participated in the 4x100m medley relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.
There will be plenty of incoming speed on the 2024-25 roster, as freshmen Betti Fabian and Kaii Winkler swam in Paris. Along with Betlehem, Fabian also representing Hungary, swam in the women's 10km and finished fifth with a time of 2:04:16.9. For Germany, Winkler swam in the men's 100m butterfly and placed 28th overall.
NC State's first four-time Olympian, Andreas Vazaios, was a relay-only athlete for Greece and swam in the men's 4x100m freestyle and men's 4x200m freestyle relays.
Kacper Stokowski and Bartosz Piszczorowicz represented team Poland, each swimming in a relay. Stokowski swam in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, where Poland finished 14th. Piszczorowicz swam in both the 4x100m freestyle and medley relays.
For Sweden, Sophie Hansson swam in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the women's 4x100 medley relay.
Katharine Berkoff (USA)
100m Backstroke Finals- 57.98 (Bronze)
4x100m Medley Relay Semifinals- 58.98 (3:56.40) (Gold)
David Betlehem (Hungary)
10km Finals- 1:51.09.0 (Bronze)
1500m Finals- 14-40.91 (4th)
Betti Fabian (Hungary)
10km Finals- 2:04:16.9 (5th)
Sophie Hansson (Sweden)
100m Breaststroke- 1:06.96 (13th)
200m Breaststroke- 2:28.10 (20th)
4x100 Medley Relay- 1:06.24 (7th)
Ryan Held (USA)
4x100 Freestyle Relay Semifinals- 48.52 (3:10.81) (Gold)
Nyls Korstanje (Netherlands)
100m Butterfly Final- 50.83 (6th)
4x100m Medley Relay- 50.60 (3:32.52) (8th)
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay - 51.19 (3:43.12) (6th)
Bartosz Piszczorowicz (Poland)
4x100m Freestyle Relay- 48.39 (3:14.94) (13th)
4x100m Medley Relay- 48.82 (3:33.70) (10th)
Kacper Stokowski (Poland)
4x100m Mixed Medley Relay- 54.10 (3:48.19) (14th)
Andreas Vazaios (Greece)
4x100m – 49.50 (3:17.47) (16th)
4x200m- 1:47.23 (7:09.60) (11th)
Kaii Winkler (Germany)
100m Butterfly Preliminaries - 52.64 (28th)
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