North Carolina State University Athletics
2021-22 Swimming Roster
Hall of Fame 2026 Beth Emery
Tuesday, April 28
Braden Holloway Reflects on Olympic Experience
Monday, October 28
The Moore Swimming Siblings
Tuesday, January 24
Wolfpack Women Top Moments - Swimming
Tuesday, May 03
Julia Poole
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Middle Creek
1x National Champion
- 2021: 400 medley relay
9x All-American
- 2022: 800 freestyle relay
- 2021: 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
-Â 2020: 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay
-Â 2019: 200 IM
1x ACC Champion
-Â 2019: 200 IM
2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
Academic All-ACC Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Â
2021-22 (GRADUATE):
2020-21 (SENIOR):
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
2017-18 (FRESHMAN):
PREP/PERSONAL:
- 2021: 400 medley relay
9x All-American
- 2022: 800 freestyle relay
- 2021: 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
-Â 2020: 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay
-Â 2019: 200 IM
1x ACC Champion
-Â 2019: 200 IM
2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
Academic All-ACC Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Â
2021-22 (GRADUATE):
- Swam first sub-one minute 100 breaststroke time (27th - 59.83) of career in the NCAA Championships prelims; time moved her to seventh in the NC State top 10
- Also competed in the 200 breaststroke (25th - 2:08.97) and the 200 individual medley (17th - 1:56.13) at NCAAs
- Earned an ACC Championships silver medal as the anchor for the Pack’s 800 freestyle relay squad (6:59.04)
- Also reached the ACC finals in the 200 individual medley (8th - 1:56.27) and 200 freestyle (15th- 1:46.71)
- Clocked season-best 200 individual medley time (1:55.58) at the NC State Invitational in November
2020-21 (SENIOR):
- Member of 400 medley relay that won the NCAA title (the first in team history for the NC State women) and broke the NCAA and US Open records with a time of 3:25.09; swam the anchor freestyle leg of that race inÂ
- Added top individual finish of her career at the NCAA Championships, placing sixth in the 200 IM (1:55.60) to earn All-America status in the event. Also competed individually in the 200 breaststroke and 200 freestyle at NCAAs
- Bronze medalist in 200 IM (1:54.52) and 200 freestyle (1:45.43)Â at the 2021 ACC Championships. Also won two silver medals with the Wolfpack's 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams
- 200 IM time at ACCs ranked second in team history
- Earned individual victories in 200 freestyle against Virginia Tech and UNC and the 200 IM against Duke and at the UNC Invite
- 2020-21 Team Captain
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
- A finalist in two of her individual events at the 2020 ACC Championships
- Earned second-place finish in the 200 IM with a career-best time of 1:54.86. That mark ranks second in program history
- Also swam the fastest 200 breaststroke time of her career at ACCs. Her 2:08.59 in the A final was good for third in program history and fourth place at the conference meet
- Reached the B final of the 200 freestyle (1:45.51)Â
- Also finished on the podium as part of the school record-tying 800 freestyle relay team. Anchored with a 1:45.57 split to close out the team's second-place result
- Garnered All-America status in four events in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected after being a part of two A cut relay teams and earning NCAA Championships qualification in two individual events
- Earned multiple individual event wins at two meets during the regular season (dual at UNC, dual against Duke)
- Ended junior campaign with top-15 national mark in the 200 IM (12th - 1:54.86)
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
- Won an ACC title in the 200 IM as she touched the wall in a career-best 1:55.13 for gold
- Competed in the 400 IM, 200 IM and 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships
- Garnered All-America honors in the 200 IM as she took 14th place overall at the NCAA Championships
- Reached finals in all three of her individual events at ACCs as she also placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke and fourth in the 400 IM
2017-18 (FRESHMAN):
- NCAA Championships qualifier in the 200 IM
- Garnered All-ACC honors in the 200 IM after finishing third with a time of 1:55.76
- Placed second in the 400 medley relay (3:31.92) and third in the 800 freestyle relay (7:03.63) at the ACC Championships
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Trained with Marlins of Raleigh under Paul Silver and swam for Middle Creek High School
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2015, 2016, 2017)
- SWAC Conference Meet MVP (2015, 2016, 2017)
- NC 4A State Champion in 200 IM (2015, 2016, 2-17) and 100 breaststroke (2016, 2017)
- NC 4A State Record Holder in 100 breaststroke and 200 IM
- NC 4A State Championship MVP (2016, 2017)
- 2016 Olympic Trial Qualifier (200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke)
- NC Senior Champs Highpoint Winner (2017)
- NCSA Junior National Champion in 200 IM (2017)
- National Honor Society (2016-17) and graduated with distinguished honors (2017)