NC State, and more specifically NC State swimming, will be well-represented at the summer Olympics once again. Seven current or former Wolfpack swimmers are headed to Paris, headlined by Katharine Berkhoff and Ryan Held on Team USA.
Berkhoff, who’ll compete in the 100m backstroke, is one of the world’s very best in that event and will have an excellent chance to medal. Held, who won a gold medal back in 2016 as part of the 4x100m freestyle relay, is back to compete in that event. They’ll be joined on Team USA by State head coach Braden Holloway, who has been selected to serve as an assistant on the team.
The other Pack swimmers to qualify for Paris:
Kacper Stokowski (Poland)
Bartosz Piszczorowicz (Poland)
Sophie Hansson (Sweden)
Nyls Korstanje (Denmark)
Andreas Vazaios (Greece)
Several of them are making repeat appearances, and Vazaios is going for the fourth consecutive time. Not bad.
The only non-swimmer competing this year is tennis alum Diana Shnaider, who recently made it to the third round at Wimbledon. She’ll be the Pack’s first-ever tennis representative at the Olympics.