2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Ponsler, Kyle
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Thursday, May 14
2020 Swimming & Diving, Postseason
Sunday, March 08
Kyle Ponsler
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- High School:
- Fishers
Bio
HONORS:
2x All American
-2024: 400 IM
-2025: 400 IM
1x ACC ChampionÂ
-Â 2024: 400 IM
ACC Silver Medalist
- 2025: 400 IM
All-ACC
-2025: 400 IM
Academic All-ACC Team (2023, 2025)
PREP/PERSONAL:
2x All American
-2024: 400 IM
-2025: 400 IM
1x ACC ChampionÂ
-Â 2024: 400 IM
ACC Silver Medalist
- 2025: 400 IM
All-ACC
-2025: 400 IM
Academic All-ACC Team (2023, 2025)
2024-25 (JUNIOR):
- Earned All-American Honorable Mention after placing 9th in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships
- Set a new school record in the 400 IM with a time of 3:37.42 following his performance at NCAAs
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 freestyle, 400 IM, and 200 backstroke
- Won silver at the ACC Championships, finishing 2nd in the 400 IM and reaching the finals in the 500 freestyle with a 9th place finish
- Set a pool record in the 400 IM during the home opener vs. Arizona State
- Captured first place in the 400 IM at the Wolfpack Elite Invitational
- Claimed a victory in the 500 freestyle in a dual meet against UNCW
- Finished the season with top times in school history including: The fastest 400 IM time ever recorded, 5th fastest 100 IM, and 10th fastest 200 backstroke, and 500 freestyle timeÂ
- Recognized for academic excellence as a member of the Academic All-ACC Team.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE):
- 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist in the 400-meter IM placing 6th overall in the country and going a personal best time of 4:16.53. Also clocked two more personal best times in the 200-meter backstroke (21st - 1:59.74) and the 200-meter IM (43rd - 2:02.55).
- Finalist and NC State School record breaker in the 2024 NCAA Championships in the 400-yard IM, placing 10th in a best time of 3:39.28. Also competed in the 200-yard backstroke where he swam a best time of 1:42.50 placing 35th.
- ACC Champion in the 400-yard IM. Also competed in the 500-yard freestyle where he hit a best time of 4:15.11 placing 5th, moving him up to 8th all time on the record book. Finished 7th in the 1650-yard freestyle. Â
- Took home second place in the 1650-yard freestyle against Texas, going a best time of 15:05.69 which helped the Wolfpack men dominate with a score of 130-92.
- Competed heavily in the individual medley events as well as the distance freestyle events throughout the season.Â
- Clocked all lifetime best times at the ACC Championship in the 400-yard IM (5th - 3:42.72), the 200-yard backstroke (13th - 1:43.55) and the 200-yard IM (16th - 1:45.40)Â
- No.16 in all-time 18 & under in the 400-yard IM
- At the Virginia and North Carolina tri meet, he took home his first ever collegiate win the the 400-yard IM going a lifetime best time in the process
- Clocked a lifetime best time in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.83) and 200-yard IM (1:46.42) at the Pack’s dual meet against Texas
- Member of the 2022-23 Junior National TeamÂ
PREP/PERSONAL:
- 2021-22 US Junior National Team memberÂ
- Compete as part of the 2021-22 US National Junior International Team
- 2021 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 400 individual medley and 200 backstroke
- Olympic Trials Wave I runner-up in the 400 individual medley
- 9x Sectional Champion
- 11x NISCA All-American
- 2022 Indiana high school state champion (500 freestyle)
- 2019 Toyota US Open Champion (400 individual medley)
- 3x Academic All-American
- Mother, Kelly, played collegiate soccer and father, Chris, played collegiate football