2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Boyd Poelke
- Position:
- Fly, Free
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, N.C.
- High School:
- Marvin Ridge
Career Best Times
50 Free — 19.48 • 100 Fly — 44.94 • 200 Fly — 1:42.32
No. 1 All-Time 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1:23.20 (2025)
Koury Pool Record 400-Yard Medley Relay: 3:05.43 (2025)
No. 2 All-Time 100-Yard Butterfly: 44.94 (2025)
No. 5 All-Time 200-Yard Butterfly: 1:42.32 (2025)
No. 6 All-Time 50-Yard Freestyle: 19.48 (2025)
As a Graduate (2024-25)
Competed in 10 meets • Secured six podium finishes, including three victories • Opened the season with a win in the 100 fly and a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly against Auburn • Took sixth in the 200 fly versus South Carolina • Won the 100 fly and placed fourth in the 200 fly vs. Virginia • Placed second in the 100 fly, sixth in the 200 fly and 10th in the 50 free at the Gamecock Invitational • Won the 100 fly and finished third in the 200 fly against Duke • Took second in the 100 fly and fifth in the 200 fly at N.C. State • Placed 10th in the 100 fly and 12th in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships • Set a school record with the 200 medley relay (1:23.20) and personal bests in the 50 free (19.48) and the 200 fly (1:42.32) at the league meet • Set a personal best of 44.94 in the 100 fly at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet • Competed in the 50 free, 100 fly and 200 fly at the NCAA Championships.
As a Senior (2023-24)
Competed in nine meets • Landed on the podium nine times while winning six races • Competed in the US Olympic Team Trials in the 100 Fly • Raced in two events during the NCAA Championships • Three top-10 finishes at the ACC Championships.
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Helped the 400 medley relay team establish a new school record at the NCAA Championships • Competed in the prelims of the 100 and 200 fly at the NCAA Championship meet • Finished 13 in the 100 fly and 17th in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships • Swept the butterfly events in the dual meet against Duke • Recorded first-place dual meet finishes in the 100 fly against Queens and Georgia Tech • Placed second in both butterfly events in the Virginia dual meet • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2020-21)
Competed in the NCAA Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay team • Helped set the school record in the 400 medley at the national championship meet • Participated in the 200 fly at the national championship meet • ACC Championship finalist in the 100 fly, finishing sixth • Placed 11th in the 200 fly at the conference championship meet • Swept the 100 and 200 fly in dual meets against Duke and Virginia • Finished first in the 100 fly and second in the 200 fly at NC State • Finished seventh in the 100 and 200 fly at the Janis Hape Dowd Invitational • U.S. Olympic Team Trials participant • ACC Academic Honor Roll • CSCAA Scholar All-America • All-ACC Academic Team.
High School/Club
Attended Marvin Ridge High School • Coached in high school by Melissa King-Pierce • Team captain during senior season • State champion in the 100 butterfly • Member of three-straight 3A team state championship squads • Named a Scholastic All-American as a junior and senior • Competed with SwimMAC Carolina.
Personal
Son of Mark and Allison Boyd-Poelke • Birthday is November 13 • Father, Mark, was a member of the crew team at Clemson.
