2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Braden Holloway Reflects on Olympic Experience
Monday, October 28
The Moore Swimming Siblings
Tuesday, January 24
H.C. Kennett Award - Coleman Stewart
Thursday, May 14
2020 Swimming & Diving, Postseason
Sunday, March 08
Abby Arens
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Saint Mary's School
13x All-American
- 2024: 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly
- 2023: 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
- 2022: 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
2x ACC Champion
- 2023: 200 butterfly
- 2022: 200 butterfly
Academic All-ACC Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021)
2023-24 (Senior):
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):
PREP/PERSONAL:
- 2024: 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly
- 2023: 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
- 2022: 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
2x ACC Champion
- 2023: 200 butterfly
- 2022: 200 butterfly
Academic All-ACC Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021)
2023-24 (Senior):
- ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipient
- Named All-American in the 100 butterfly as well as 200 and 400 medley relay at the 2024 NCAA Championships
- Had the fastest time of the season in the 100 breaststroke at ACC Championships (58.74) and brought home silver. Was fifth fastest time in program history,
- Had the fastest time of the season in the 200 breaststroke at the NC State/GAC Invitational (2:07.57)
- Had the fastest time of the season in the 100 butterfly at the ACC Championships (50.72) and brought home bronze
- Was apart of the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay that took home silver at ACC Championships
- Won bronze apart of the 200 freestyle and 400 YD relay teams at ACC Championships
- Set personal bests in the 50 YD Freestyle (21.93) fifth fastest time in program history, 50 YD Breaststroke (27.79), 100 YD Breaststroke (58.74)
- Won ACC Swimmer of the Week Award after the first meet of the season at Arizona State. She helped the Wolfpack Women beat Arizona State by a 169.5 to 130.5 score, highlighted by three event wins.
- Named All American in three of her individual events and three Wolfpack relays at the 2023 NCAA championship
- Secured three top 16 national finishes in the 200-yard butterfly (14th - 1:55.80), 200-yard IM (12th - 1:54.99) and won the B final in the 100-yard butterfly (9th - 50.60)
- Her 100-yard butterfly now ranks second and her 200-yard IM third in program history
- Helped lead relays to three top eight national finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay (4th - 3:10.51), 400-yard medley relay (3rd - 3:24.66) and the 200 medley relay (2nd - 1:32.42) setting a new program record
- Back to back ACC champion in the 200-yard butterfly and broke her own program record (1:52.91)
- ACC silver medalist in the 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard medley relay, bronze medalist in the 400-yard freestyle relay and 200-freestyle relay
- Also at ACC’s, she finished finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.84), her first time under the 50 mark, and the 200-yard IM (1:54.93) going lifetime best in the 200 IM
- Earned two individual victories at the Pack’s away meet against Duke; won the 100-yard freestyle (49.90) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.67)
- Recipient of the Blue Cross NC Finish Line Scholarship
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):
- All-American as part of program record-setting 200 medley relay (2nd - 1:32.96), 400 medley relay (2nd - 3:23.29) and 400 free relay (4th - 3:09.95) squads at the NCAA Championships
- Competed individually at NCAAs in the 100 butterfly (37th - 52.58), 200 butterfly (30th - 1:56.20) and 200 individual medley (44th - 1:57.90)
- 200 butterfly gold medalist at the ACC Championships, setting a program record of 1:54.11 in the win
- Part of pair of silver medal-winning relay teams as she competed in the 200 medley relay (1:33.25) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:10.27)
- Also earned a medal in the 200 individual medley (3rd - 1:55.16) to move her time to third in NC State history; also a finalist in the 100 butterfly (5th - 51.62) with a personal best that ranks second in the program’s top 10
- Clocked a new pool record in the 200 butterfly (1:55.42) in the Pack’s final home dual of the season against Texas; also claimed the 200 individual medley win (1:57.70) at that meet
- Earned four wins in the Pack’s home meet against Duke, including a pair of relay victories and individual finishes in the 100 (53.93) and 200 (1:58.18) butterfly events
- Qualified for and competed in the NCAA Championships in all three of her individual events - 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
- Podium finish in 400 freestyle relay at the 2021 ACC Championships meet, placing second in 3:14.63 with the Wolfpack women; swam anchor leg of that race in 48.37
- A finalist in 200 breaststroke (5th - 2:07.56) and 200 IM (5th - 1:55.45) at the 2021 ACC Championships, with both of those times ranking in the top five in program history; also competed in the 100 breaststroke, earning a spot in the B final in that race
- Also cracked the NC State all-time top 10 in the 100 breaststroke (59.46), 100 butterfly (52.07) and 200 butterfly (1:58.33) during her rookie campaign
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Second place in 200 breaststroke at 2019 Phillips 66 Nationals
- 200 breaststroke finalist at 2019 FINA World Junior Championships
- Member of 2019 US National Junior Team
- Finished second in 100 breaststroke at 2018 Winter National Championships
- Three first-place finishes at 2019 Winter Junior Championships (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM)
- 2016 and 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier
- Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society