RALEIGH – NC State junior Justin Ress cemented his status as one of the rising stars of world swimming, as he was named World University Games’ Most Decorated Male Athlete on Monday morning.
Ress had a stellar week in Taiwan, earning three gold medals and one silver.
On the first day of action, Ress competed in the 400-meter freestyle relay and swam the third leg of the race. His time of 48.07 gave the USA the lead, and they completed the relay in 3:14.01 seconds and won gold.
He then continued his success on day two in the 100 backstroke, completing the race in 53.