current and former athletes
katharine berkoff
Continuing the family legacy, Berkoff will be the second Olympian in the family. She will follow in the footsteps of her father, Dave Berkoff, who competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics in four events, winning medals in all four events, including two gold medals in the medley relay.
During her time at NC State, Berkoff became the first woman in ACC history to win five straight titles in the same event after winning the 100-yard backstroke at the 2024 ACC Tournament. She won her third national title in the 100-yard backstroke after swimming a 48.55- the fastest time in program history at the 2024 NCAA Women's championship.
Berkoff holds or is a part of the program record for fastest time in Wolfpack history in seven events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 800 freestyle relay.
rhyan white
Rhyan White won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics and placed fourth in both the 100-meter backstroke and the 200-meter backstroke. She also won her first World title in the 200 backstroke at the 2022 World Championships.
Rhyan competed collegiately for the University of Alabama and was an SEC Champion in the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back while also placing 2nd at NCAAs in the 100 back and 200 back.
Since joining Wolfpack Elite in 2023, White qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka Japan.
KACPER STOKOWSKI
Kacper Stokowski has had a decorated career in competitive swimming, boasting impressive achievements including being a 2x NCAA Champion in the 200 medley relay (2023) and 100 backstroke (2022). He is a 20x All-American, earning accolades across multiple events from 2021 to 2024. His prowess also shines at the ACC level with 9 ACC Championship titles, consistently excelling in the 100 backstroke and relay events. Academically, he was recognized on the All-ACC Team in 2021.
He represented Team Poland in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games and has recently qualified to represent them again in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Bartosz Piszczorowicz
Bartosz Piszczorowicz has had a remarkable career in competitive swimming. In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 4x100 meters freestyle relay. In 2017, he became the European junior champion in the same event and also won two bronze medals in the 4x100 meters medley relay and the mixed 4x100 meters medley relay. That same year, he won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in the 4x100 meters freestyle relay. Bartosz was set to compete at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, but due to a procedural error by Polish officials, he was withdrawn from the competition.
He has recently qualified to represend Poland at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
NYLS KORSTANJE
Nyls completed his collegiate swimming career at NC State in 2023 and is training for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Nyls is a 22 time All-American, 11 time ACC Champion and 2019 ACC Mens Freshman of the Year. He has competed at World Championship meets in 2022 and 2023 and was part of the 2021 Netherlands Olympic Team.
coleman stewart
Coleman Stewart is the current WORLD RECORD holder in the 100 back SCM! He swam for NC State University and is the fastest person EVER in the 100 back/100 fly SCY combo. He was the NCAA champion in the 100 back in 2018 and runner-up in both 100 back and 100 fly in 2019. Unfortunately NCAA's was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. He was part of the American Record 400 yd freestyle relay in 2018. He won his first international medal at the 2019 World University Games in the 100 fly. At the 2021 US Olympic Trials, Coleman finished 10th in the 100 back, 6th in the 100 free, and 4th in the 100 fly.
Justin Ress
Justin finished his collegiate career at NC State University in 2019 where he was part of the US Open/NCAA record setting 800 free relay and 400 free relay. He finished 3rd in the NCAA in the 100 free.
Justin was 11th and 12th in the 100m and 200m backstrokes at the 2016 Olympic Trials. He qualified for the 2017 World Championships where he finished 6th in the 50 back. He also swam at the 2017 World University Games where he won more medals than any athlete (in any sport). Justin also competed in the 2019 World University Games and took gold in the 50 back. At the 2021 US Olympic Trials, Justin finished 5th in the 100 back and 7th in the 50 free.
Justin won GOLD in the 50m Back at the 2022 World Championships! He was also a member of the Gold Medal winning 4 x 100 Free Relay.
Cullen Jones
Jones attended North Carolina State University, where he studied English and swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2003 to 2006. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay and the 50-meter freestyle, as well as the gold in the 4 x 100-metre medley.
ANDREAS VAZAIOS
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 m individual medley event. He finished 9th in the heats with a time of 1:59.33. He qualified for the semifinals where he placed 11th with a time of 1:59.54. He was a member of the men's 4 x 100 medley relay team which finished 15th in the heats.
He also swam for North Carolina State University where he won the NCAA Championship twice in the 200 Yard Butterfly, He was member of a 2X NCAA Champion 800 freestyle relay breaking the NCAA record, ACC record and school record. Andreas was the 2019 scholar athlete of the year.
ryan held
At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, swimming in both the prelims and the final of the event. In 2021, he won silver medals in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. At his first FINA World Aquatics Championships, the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.
Ryan has qualified for his 2nd Olympic Games and will represent the United States again in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay.
other wolfpack elite athletes:
Aiden Hayes, Akram Mahmoud, Abby Arens, Aly Tetzloff, Andrea Podmanikova, Brooke Travis, Anton Ipsen, Arsenio Bustos, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Caroline Sheble, Daniel Diehl, Bret Fraser, Chase Mueller, David Curtiss, Christophen Reid, Eric Knowles, Eugene Godsoe, Fantine Lesaffre, Curtis Wiltsey, Hannah Moore, Julia Hassler, Hunter Tapp, Drew Salls, Jack Saunderson, Nicolas D'Oriano, Emma Hastings, James Plage, Emma Muzzy, Luke Miller, Simonas Bilis, Grace Sheble, Sophie Hansson, Soren Dahl, Heather MacCausland, Ross Dant, Hennessey Stuart, Hudson Williams, Will Gallant, Jack Moranetz, Jacob Molacek, James Bretscher, Jerry Fox, John Healy, JT Ewing, Julia Poole, Kate Moore, Katrina Konopka-Reid, Kennedy Noble, Kyle Ponsler, Kylee Alons, Lance Norris, Megan Pulley, Meghan Donald, Mikey Moore, Noah Bowers, Noah Henderson, Noah Hensley, Owen Lloyd, Quintin McCarty, Sam Hoover, Stephen Conrad, Thomas Hamlet, Zach Brown