2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Izzo, Giovanni
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Giovanni Izzo
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bologna, Italy
- High School:
- ITI Aldini Valeriani
- Weight:
- null
Bio
8x All-American
- 2023: 100 backstroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay,
- 2021: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay
- 2019: 200 freestyle relay
2x ACC Champion
- 2021: 400 freestyle relay
- 2019: 400 medley relay
Academic All-ACC Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021)
2020-21 (JUNIOR):
- 2023: 100 backstroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay,
- 2021: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay
- 2019: 200 freestyle relay
2x ACC Champion
- 2021: 400 freestyle relay
- 2019: 400 medley relay
Academic All-ACC Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021)
2022-23 (FIFTH YEAR):
- Named All-American in two individual events and one Wolfpack relay at the 2023 NCAA Championship
- Anchored the 400-yard national freestyle relay splinting a 41.70 to pass the others in the field leading the relay to a fourth place finish (2:47.09)
- Achieved lifetime best times in both the 100 back (11th - 45.03) and the 200-yard IM (12th - 1:41.65) at the NCAA championship
- ACC bronze medalist in the 100-yard backstroke (45.46) and the 200-yard IM (1:41.13) with his first ever NCAA ‘A’ cut. Also clocked a 12th place finish in the in the 100-yard freestyle (42.69)
- Swam a lifetime best time in the 100-yard breaststroke (53.12) winning the D final at the NC State Invite
- Won the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly against Duke
- Ranked in the programs top ten in three individual events; 200-yard IM (3rd), 100-yard backstroke (4th) and 100-yard breaststroke (4th)
2021-22 (SENIOR):
- Competed in the 100 freestyle (33rd - 42.50), 100 backstroke (23rd - 45.58) and 200 individual medley (34th - 1:43.93) at the NCAA Championships; his career-best mark posted in the backstroke event ranks seventh in team history
- Bronze medalist in the 200 individual medley at the ACC Championships; time of 1:42.97 ranks third in the NC State top 10
- Finalist in all three of his individual events at ACCs as he also competed in the 100 butterfly (12th - 46.07) and the 100 backstroke (15th - 46.69)
- Swam fastest 50 freestyle time of his season (19.72) at the NC State Invitational in November
2020-21 (JUNIOR):
- Garnered All-America honors as member of two top-eight relay teams at the NCAA Championships. Swam 18.79 third leg in 200 freestyle relay (1:16.24) and 42.73 leadoff in 400 freestyle relay (2:48.47)
- Honorable mention All-American in 50 freestyle and 200 medley relay. Posted season-best mark of 19.38 in the consolation final
- Also competed in 100 freestyle prelims at NCAAs
- ACC Championships gold medalist in the 400 freestyle relay and silver medalist in 200 freestyle relay
- Individual B finalist in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. HIs 46.42 100 backstroke time cracked the NC State all-time top 10
- Took top finish in 100 backstroke in the Pack's road dual at Duke and 50 freestyle victory in team's home meet against UNC
2019-20:
- Redshirt season, did not compete
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
- Gained All-American status as a member of the Pack's second place 200 freestyle relay squad at the NCAA Championships as he anchored the team that checked in at 1:14.78
- Anchored the Pack's winning 400 medley relay team that set a meet record at the ACC Championships
- Placed sixth in the 50 freestyle at the ACC Championships with a 19.45 in the A final
- Also reached B finals in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly at ACCs
2017-18 (FRESHMAN):
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle
- Took second place in the 200 medley relay (1:23.93), fourth in the 100 freestyle (42.69), seventh in the 50 freestyle (19.37), eighth in the 100 butterfly (46.48) at the ACC Championships
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Trained and swam with Imolanuoto under coach Chiara Galeno
- Silver medalist at 2015 European Games (Baku) in 50 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle
- Bronze medalist at 2015 World junior championships (Singapore) in 50 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle
- Gold medalist at 2016 European junior championships (Hódmezovásárhely) in 50 freestyle
- Silver medalist at 2016 European junior championships (Hódmezovásárhely) in 4x100 freestyle
- Bronze medalist at 2016 European junior championships (Hódmezovásárhely) in 4x100 mixed freestyle