North Carolina State University Athletics
2012-13 Swimming and Diving Roster
Brandon Kingston
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Newmarket
2013 NCAA Championships Qualifier (800 Freestyle Relay)
2012 All-ACC's (200 Butterfly)
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2012-13: Earned All-America honors at the 2013 NCAA Championships as a member of the 800 freestyle relay team ... Posted the fourth-best time in program history in the 500 freestyle (4:24.55) ... Also notched the ninth-fastest time in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.39 ... Recorded the team's second-best time in the 1650 freestyle (15:28.71)
2011-12: Swam the third-best time in school history in the 200 freestyle with a 1:36.91 ... Also posted the fourth-best time in the 500 freestyle in 4:24.55 ... Qualified for the finals in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at the ACC Championships, placing fourth and eighth, respectively ... Was part of two school record-setting relay teams ... Hit NCAA "B" cuts in four different events during the season ... Competed at the Canadian Olympic Trials ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the third-straight year.
2010-11: Recorded the fifth-fastest 200 freestyle in school history with a 1:38.28 ... Swam the leadoff leg of the second-best 800-freestyle relay in school history ... Hit an NCAA "B" cut qualifying standard in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle swims ... Named ACC Performer of the Week on Feb. 1, 2011, after winning five events across two different meets in the previous week ... Posted the fastest times on the team for the year in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles, second in the 200 freestyle ... Grabbed 15 first-place finishes across four different events ... Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.
2009-10: Recorded three all-time top-10 swims in school history, including the seventh-fastest 1650 freestyle with a 15:24.24, the eighth-fastest 200 freestyle with a 1:39.09 and the ninth-best 500 freestyle with a 4:27.89 ... Led the roster on the year in the 1000 freestyle and 1650 freestyle ... Recorded the second-best swims on the year in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley ... Swam the final leg of the team's best 400-freestyle relay ... Hit an NCAA "B" cut qualifying standard in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll.
PREP/PERSONAL: Attended Newmarket High School in Canada and swam with the Newmarket Stingrays club team ... Swam the sixth-fastest time in the 1500 freestyle at Canada's Olympic Trials in 2008 ... Named Athlete of the Week twice by the Era Banner and Athlete of the Year once by his school ... Owns club long course and short course meter records in the 400 freestyle (4:03, 3:51), 800 freestyle (8:29, 8:06) and 1500 freestyle (16:00, 15:22) ... Placed second academically in his graduating class ... Majoring in biological sciences.