Giovanni Izzo

Photo by: Chris Baird

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Bologna, Italy
High School:
ITI Aldini Valeriani

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)

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