David Curtiss

The 2021 N.C. State GAC Fall Invitational at the Greensboro Aquatic Center Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Lynn Hey photo)

Photo by: Lynn Hey photo

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Yardley, Penn.
High School:
The Pennington School

1x NCAA Champion
- 2023: 200 medley relay
5x All-American
- 2023: 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
- 2022: 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay

3x ACC Champion
- 2023: 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
- 2022: 50 freestyle

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):

Named All-American in one individual event and two of the Wolfpack's relays at the 2023 NCAA Championship
Member of the 200-yard medley relay that won the NCAA title (the first title since 2018) and broke the meet, ACC, U.S. open, pool and program record with a time of 1:20.67; swam the freestyle leg with an impressive finish of 18.21
Clocked a 14th national place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (19.10)
Anchored the 200-yard freestyle record splitting a 18.67 helping lead the relay to a bronze place finish and setting a new ACC record (1:14.44) at NCAA’s
Earned two individual A finals in the 100-yard freestyle placing sixth and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle at the ACC championship
Claim three ACC gold medals on the 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-freestyle relay and 200-yard medley relay
Named ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week on Jan.24; honors followed his performances in the Pack’s tri meet against Virginia and North Carolina during which he won the 50-yard freestyle (19.28) and took second in the 100-yard freestyle (43.55)
Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay that posted a new pool record (2:52.29) at the tri meet with Virginia and North Carolina
Competed at FINA World Championship meet where he placed 24th in the 50-meter freestyle (21.40), 4th on the 200-meter freestyle relay and third on the 400-meter freestyle relay
Member of the 2022-23 National Team

2021-22 (FRESHMAN):

Earned All-America status as part of program and ACC record-setting 200 medley relay (3rd - 1:21.69) at the NCAA Championships
Also an All-American in the 50 freestyle (15th - 19.22) and competed in the 100 freestyle (39th - 42.70) at NCAAs
50 freestyle gold medalist at the ACC Championships, posting a winning time of 18.74 that ranks third in NC State history
Also earned a spot in the 100 freestyle (16th - 43.08) B final at ACCs and swam in the 100 backstroke
Part of pool record-setting 200 medley relay squad (1:25.62) in the Pack’s final home dual of the season against UNCW; also helped set a facility record in Virginia’s pool in the same event the weekend prior (1:24.14)
Won the 50 freestyle (19.38) in the Pack’s road meet at Virginia to set the pool record in that event
Member of the 2021-22 U.S. National Team

PREP/PERSONAL:

3x USA Swimming National Team member
2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials finalist
TYR Pro Swim Series Champion in the 50 freestyle
American high school record holder in the 50-yard freestyle
Won silver medal while representing the United States at the 2019 World Junior Championships