The swimming and diving team had a season that showed a lot of promise for the future of the program. The men’s team picked up three early season wins over Duke, Maryland, and Davidson College, and placed fifth in the Georgia Tech Invitational. The women dropped their meet against Maryland and won their early meets against Campbell and Davidson. The women also garnered an RV national ranking after their win against East Carolina and picked up three straight victories against Georgia Tech, East Carolina, and Clemson. The men also came out victorious against East Carolina and Clemson.

Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs received a big boost this season from their freshman classes. Freshman Hannah Hopkins broke four school records, recorded nine top-ten swimming times, and was named to the All-ACC team. Kirstyn Shepler, also a freshman, was another All-ACC performer this year in the platform dive. The women scored a seventh place finish at the ACC Championships in February. Both also had top ten finishes at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships in March, with Shepler taking seventh overall and Hopkins finishing eighth.

The men’s team finished ninth at the ACC Championships and freshman Hudson Rains finished 15th at the NCAA Diving Zones. Freshman Brandon Kingston also recorded the seventh best time in the 1650 freestyle in N.C. State history.