NC State’s Katie Berkhoff is swimming in the 100 Backstroke Final this afternoon at 3pm EST.
Yesterday morning, she swam faster than anyone in the Prelims, clocking a time of 57.99 seconds. For context, the Olympic Record is 57.47 seconds, and the World Record is 57.13 seconds.
Later, in the afternoon, Berkhoff placed 3rd in the semifinals, with a time of 58.27 seconds.
Berkoff is the 4th former NC State Women’s Swimmer to be an Olympian. She graduated NC State this year with the school record in 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay.