2021-22 Swimming Roster
Poole, Julia
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2020 Swimming & Diving, Postseason
Sunday, March 08
Julia Poole
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Middle Creek
- Weight:
- null
Bio
1x National Champion
- 2021: 400 medley relay
9x All-American
- 2022: 800 freestyle relay
- 2021: 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
- 2020: 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay
- 2019: 200 IM
1x ACC Champion
- 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)
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
- 2020: 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay
- 2019: 200 IM
1x ACC Champion
- 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)
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 in
- 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) 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)
- 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)