Kaii Winkler

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Tuesday, April 28

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Monday, October 28

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Tuesday, January 24

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Tuesday, May 03

16 Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

Wednesday, April 22

Wolfpack Close NCAA Championships with Silver in 400 Freestyle Relay

Saturday, March 28

McCarty Continues Record-Setting Run at NCAA Championships

Friday, March 27

McCarty, Hayes, and Winkler Lead Record-Setting Charge for NC State on Day Two

Thursday, March 26

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Broward Virtual School

HONORS:
3x All American
- 2025: 800 freestyle relay
- 2026: 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle

2x ACC Champion
- 2026: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay,

3x ACC Silver Medalist
- 2025: 400 freestyle relay
- 2026: 800 freestyle relay, 100 freestyle,

3x ACC Bronze Medalist
- 2025: 800 freestyle relay
- 2026: 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke

All-ACC
- 2026: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back
Academic All-ACC (2026)
2x ACC Swimmer of the Week (2x: 2025)

2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)

Qualifed for NCAA Championships in the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 back
Contributed to two ACC gold medal winning relays: the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay
Earned silver medals in the 100 free and 800 free relay at ACC Championships
Broke the school record in the 100 free during prelims with a time of 41.03
Captured bronze in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at ACC Championships
Set a new school record in the 200 freestyle (1:30.92) at ACC Championships
Recorded three first-place finishes against North Carolina in the 200 free, 100 fly, and 400 freestyle relay
Posted a personal best and won the 200 freestyle at the Wolfpack Elite Invite, while also setting a personal best in the 100 fly
Earned ACC Swimmer of the Week honors after clocking the fastest 100 free time nationally with a time of 41.21 in his sophomore debut at The Dual Meet Tournament
Claimed his first World Aquatics medal, earning bronze in the 100m freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Stop #1 in Carmel, Ind.

2024-25 (FRESHMAN)

Represented Team Germany at the World Aquatics Championships, competing individually in the 50m and 100m butterfly events
Earned All-American honors as a member of NC State's 800 freestyle relay, which placed 7th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:06.95
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle events
Four time ACC finalist: Winning silver in the 400 freestyle relay, bronze in the 800 freestyle relay and placing 5th in both the 100 and 200 freestyle individual events
Secured his first individual collegiate victory at the Wolfpack Elite Invitational, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:32.79
Added another first place finish at the same meet as a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team
Earned first place in the 100 freestyle in a dual meet vs. North Carolina
Concluded the season ranked 5th all-time in program history in both the 100 and 200 freestyle
Made his collegiate debut in a dual meet against Arizona State

Prior to NC State

Swam in the 2024 Paris Olympics for Germany
Finished 28th in to 100 butterfly during the 2024 Olympic Games
Ranked the No. 1 male swimming recruit out of Florida and 15th nationally
Swam at US Olympic Trials, swimming in the 100 butterfly (8th), 100 freestyle (25th) and 200 freestyle (46th
At the 2022 Junior Pan Pacs, the Eagle Aquatics product won a pair of gold medals in the boys’ 400 free and 400 medley relays, and added an individual silver in the 50 free.
Lowered the U.S. boys’ 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 100 free (48.81)
In addition to owning the boys’ 15-16 NAG record in the long course 100 free, Winkler also holds the mark in short course yards, having gone 41.96 in March 2023 to become the first 16 & under swimmer under the 42-second barrier.