David Avery Curtiss (born July 4, 2002) is an American professional swimmer. He is a US Open record holder in the 4×50-yard medley relay. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he won the silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. In 2021, he set a new American high school record in the 50-yard freestyle for all high school swimming, public and private, in the United States. At the 2022 World Short Course Championships, he competed in three freestyle relay events and the 50-meter freestyle, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. He is a 2023 NCAA Division I champion in the 4×50-yard medley relay.

Early life and education

Curtiss was born on the 4th of July, 2002 in

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."David Curtiss - Yardley, Penn. - Bio"
. ''

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''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. Growing up, he swam competitively for the Hamilton Y Aquatic Club in

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where he was coached by Sue Welsh.Keith, Braden (October 17, 2019)
"Wolfpack Gran Another: #7 David Curtiss Verbally Commits to NC State (2021)"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.D'Addona, Dan (June 9, 2020)
"Sue Welsh Named 2020 YMCA Swimming Coach of the Year"
''

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''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. He attended

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, also called Pennington High School, in

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for high school where he competed on the school's swim team. For collegiate swimming, Curtiss started competing for North Carolina State University in fall of 2021.Borders, Andrew (February 9, 2021)
"Times of Trenton swimming notebook: Pennington's Curtiss turns heads far from home"
''

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''. Retrieved July 14, 2021. For his academic study, Curtiss decided to take

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as a foreign language, major in criminology, and minor in

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.Petrosky, Maureen (June 28, 2021)
"Yardley's Swim Star David Curtiss Fresh Off the Olympic Trials"
''Bucks Happening''. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

Career

2014–2016

At the age of 11, Curtiss caught the attention of '' SwimSwam'' who named him one of the "Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming" for his time of a 27.95 in the 50-freestyle, which was almost three seconds faster than his time from the year before.Lepesant, Anne (June 19, 2014)
"SwimSwam's The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/18/2014"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. He received the honor twice more, once in 2015 and once in 2016, both times for his performances in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and 100-yard backstroke.Lepesant, Anne (April 7, 2015)
"AgonSwim Weekly Wonders Of Age Group Swimming"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 5, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (January 14, 2016)
"AgonSwim Weekly Wonders Of Age Group Swimming - 1/13/2016"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

2018–2020

In April 2018, Curtiss swam a personal best time in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.75. His time made him the fifth fastest American swimmer in US history in the event for boys in the 15–16 age group, ranking him behind fastest swimmer Michael Andrew and ahead of sixth fastest swimmer

Caeleb Dressel Caeleb Remel Dressel (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He swims representing the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. He won ...

.Penland, Spencer (April 6, 2018)
"15-Year-Old David Curtiss Posts 19.75 50 Free at Y Nationals"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. He competed in three individual events at the 2019 National Championships in

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in July and August 2019. In the 50-meter freestyle he ranked 5th with a time of 22.25, in the 100-meter backstroke he ranked 91st with a 59.54, and in the 100-meter freestyle he swam a 51.49 and placed 94th overall."2019 USA National Championships: Results Book"
''

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''. August 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

2019 World Junior Championships

At the 2019 World Junior Championships held in August 2019 in

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, Curtiss competed representing the United States of America. In the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle he swam a 21.95, advancing to the final and becoming the third fastest American swimmer in the 17–18 age group for the event behind Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew.Race, Retta (August 22, 2019)
"Curtiss Becomes 3rd American 17-18-Year-Old Under 22-Second Barrier In 50 Free"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. Curtiss finished second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 22.14, winning the silver medal in the event."7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Results Book"
''

''. August 25, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021. Later on, in September, Curtiss was one of six men named to the US National Team for their times earlier in the 2019 year in the 50-freestyle along with

Nathan Adrian Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian (born December 7, 1988) is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event. In his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer O ...

, Michael Andrew, Michael Chadwick, Caeleb Dressel, and

Ryan Held Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short co ...

. His time of 21.95 seconds from the semifinals tied for fifth amongst men on the roster for the 2020–2021 US national team in the 50-meter freestyle."Men's National Team: 2020-2021 Roster"
''

''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

2020 High school swim season

In February 2020, Curtiss swam a 19.42 in the 50-yard freestyle for his high school team. His time broke the national independent (private) school record of 19.54 set by Ryan Murphy in 2012 and moved the national independent high school record closer to the national public high school record of 19.29 set by Caeleb Dressel.Neidigh, Lauren (February 15, 2020)
"David Curtiss Breaks Murphy's National Independent HS Record with 19.4 50 Free"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

2021

2021 TYR Pro Swim Series – Richmond

Leading up to the US Olympic Trials, where swimmers competed for a spot on the US Olympic Team at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

, Curtiss swam a personal best time of 21.87 in the prelims of the 50-meter freestyle at the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Richmond, Virginia, which was the 5th fastest time in the world in January 2021.Lohn, John (January 16, 2021)
"2021 TYR Pro Swim Series: Rising Teen David Curtiss Clocks Sub-22 to Top 50 Free Prelims"
''

''. Retrieved July 14, 2021."2021 TYR Pro Swim Series - Richmond 1/14/2021 to 1/17/2021: Results"
''

''. January 17, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021. He also swam a 51.14 in the 100-meter freestyle.

2021 High school swim season

] In February 2021, Curtiss swam a 19.77 in the 50-yard freestyle at a dual meet for his high school, capturing the attention of ''

'' who took note of it being a fast time for so early in the swim season.Lohn, John (February 21, 2021)
"N.C. State Recruit David Curtiss Clocks Sub-20 50 Freestyle in High School Dual Meet"
''

''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. On March 3, 2021, at a dual meet, Curtiss swam a 19.26 in the 50-yard freestyle breaking the national independent high school record he set at 19.42 the year before.Borders, Andrew (March 5, 2021)
"Times of Trenton swimming notebook: Pennington's Curtiss turns in fast 50 free, Princeton off to strong start"
''

''. Retrieved June 2, 2022. This moved him closer to the national high school secord, for both public and private high schools in the United States, of 19.20 set one week before Curtiss' swim.Pecoraro, Nick (March 4, 2021)
"David Curtiss Takes 0.16s Off Own 50 FR National Independent HS Record at 19.26"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. Three days later, Curtiss swam a 19.11, which made him the fastest swimmer in the 50-yard freestyle in the history of American high school swimming, and switched the ownership of the national high school record in the event from a public high school swimmer to a private high school swimmer.De George, Matthew (March 6, 2021)
"David Curtiss Goes 19.11 in 50 Free, Fastest in High School History (VIDEO)"
''

''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (March 6, 2021)
"David Curtiss Smashes Overall National High School Record in 50 Free with 19.11"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

2021 YMCA National Festival

At the virtual 2021 YMCA National Festival Championships meet held in March and April 2021, Curtiss swam personal bests and set new club records in five individual events for the Hamilton Y Aquatic Club including the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, and 100-yard butterfly.Hamilton Y Aquatic Club (April 23, 2021)
"HACY Makes a Splash at YMCA National Festival Meet"
''teamunify.com''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. His new club record of 19.33 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle was also a new national YMCA record in the event.De George, Matthew (April 9, 2021)
"David Curtiss, Greater Somerset YMCA Set Records at New Jersey YMCA Festival"
''

''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

2020 US Olympic Trials

The 2020 US Olympic Trials were Curtiss' first Olympic Trials. Curtiss competed in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2020 United States Olympic trials (swimming), 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials in

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, which were postponed to June 2021 due to the

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. On June 19, 2021, Curtiss swam a 22.34 in the prelims, ranking 13th overall and advancing to the semifinals later the same day."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021. In the semifinals, Curtiss ranked 8th with a time of 22.07 and advanced to the final."U.S. Swimming Trials Night 7: Live updates, results, highlights from Omaha"
''

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''. June 19, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021. The next day, June 20, 2021, Curtiss finished 6th in the final with a time of 22.12 and did not make the US Olympic Team for the

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, Japan."U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials results"
'' NBC Sports''. June 20, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.Sutherland, James (June 20, 2021)
"2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 8 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 13, 2021. Following his performances, Curtiss expressed he was not discouraged with his outcome at the meet, missing the 2020 US Olympic swim team, and was instead focusing his sights and energy on the

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and his collegiate swimming career.Manfre, Dylan (June 22, 2021)
"Ex-Pennington star David Curtiss soaks in successful run at Olympic Trials"
''

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''. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

National Team as part of the pack

His swims in the 50-meter freestyle leading up to and at the 2020 Olympic Trials were fast enough to earn him a spot on the 2021—2022 US National Team in the event.

(September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming National Team Roster 2021-22"
''

''. Retrieved October 2, 2021.Lepesant, Anne (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes To The 2021-22 National Team Roster"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. Curtiss was one of six current NC State Wolfpack student athletes in swimming to be named to the year's national team."Six Wolfpack Swimmers, Three NC State Alumni Named to 2021-22 U.S. National Team"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. Soon after, in October 2021 during his first season swimming for the Wolfpack, Curtiss placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.74 seconds in a dual meet against the

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.Gibbs, Robert (October 17, 2021)
"Wolfpack Men Flash Early Speed With 1:24.9 200 MR; NC State Sweep Tennessee"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 18, 2021. On the first day of competition at the 2021 North Carolina State Invitational, November 18, Curtiss ranked fourth in the prelims heats of the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.55 seconds, which was over four tenths of a second behind first-ranked Andrey Minakov of Stanford who finished in 19.13 seconds.Hy-Tek (November 18, 2021)
"2021 NC State GAC Fall Invitational: Men 50 Yard Freestyle Preliminaries"
''meetresults.com''. Retrieved November 18, 2021. Later in the day Curtiss swam a 19.54 in the finals, placing seventh overall.Lepesant, Anne (November 18, 2021)
"2021 NC State Fall Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

2022

2022 ACC Championships

In the prelims heats of the 50-yard freestyle on day two of the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in February 2022, Curtiss swam a personal best time of 18.77 seconds and ranked first heading into the final.D'Addona, Dan (February 16, 2022)
"ACC Swimming Championships Day 2 Prelims: Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh Tie ACC Record in 50 Freestyle"
''

''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. Curtiss's time ranked him as the fourth-fastest male freshman in the 50-yard freestyle in the history of the

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, just 0.10 seconds behind first-ranked male freshman

who swam a 18.67 in 2015.Keith, Braden (February 16, 2022)
"Freshman David Curtiss Goes 18.7, 19.23 Won't Cut It For ACC A-Final"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. He followed up his 18.77 with a 18.79 lead-off leg on the 4×50-yard freestyle relay, to contribute to a final relay time of 1:14.59 and second-place finish, as well as a new personal best time of 18.74 seconds and a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle final.Gibbs, Robert (February 16, 2022)
"2022 ACC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved February 16, 2022. Day three of competition, Curtiss false started as part of the 4×50-yard medley relay in the final and the relay was disqualified.Rieder, David (February 17, 2022)
"2022 ACC Championships: Louisville Men Win 200 Medley Relay; NC State Holds Men's Team Lead"
''

''. Retrieved February 17, 2022. In the prelims heats of the 100-yard freestyle on day five of five days of competition, Curtiss swam a 42.88 to qualify for the b-final ranking 13th across all prelims heats and decided not to swim in the finals heats.Hy-Tek (February 19, 2022)
"2022 ACC Championship: Meet Results"
''sidearmstats.com''. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

2022 NCAA Championships

For his first event of the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in

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in March, Curtiss helped achieved a third-place finish as part of the NC State Wolfpack 4×50-yard medley relay in 1:21.69, splitting a 18.76 for the freestyle leg of the relay.D'Addona, Dan (March 23, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Florida on 200 Medley Relay NCAA Record 'It is Everything to Us'"
''

''. Retrieved March 23, 2022. For the prelims heats of the 50-yard freestyle the following morning, he ranked 15th overall with a time of 19.12 seconds and qualified for the b-final in the evening.Hy-Tek (March 26, 2022)
"2022 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved March 26, 2022. He placed seventh in the b-final, fifteenth overall, with a time of 19.22 seconds. He swam a 42.70 in the 100-yard freestyle on the fourth and final day, placing 39th. Curtiss followed up his NCAA Championships performances by competing at the 2022 Pro Swim Series held at Northside Swim Center in

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, where he qualified for the final of the 50-meter freestyle on day three with a time of 22.13 seconds in the prelims heats that ranked him first heading into the final.Hamann, Michael (April 1, 2022)
"Pro Swim Series- San Antonio: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved April 1, 2022. In the final, he placed third with a time of 21.93 seconds.Lohn, John (April 1, 2022)
"TYR Pro Series: Michael Andrew Clips Caeleb Dressel in 50 Freestyle; Leon Marchand and Chase Kalisz Shine"
''

''. Retrieved April 1, 2022. In the prelims heats of the 100-meter freestyle on the final day, he dropped over five-tenths of a second off his personal best time, swimming a 50.57 to qualify for the c-final ranking 20th overall and after which he decided to scratch and not compete in the c-final.Hy-Tek (April 2, 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved April 2, 2022.Harder, Matthew (April 2, 2022)
"San Antonio PSS: 3 US Olympians Scratch Out Of Events"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

2022 International Team Trials

At the 2022 US International Team Trials in

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in late April, Curtiss swam a 21.99 in the prelims heats of the 50-meter freestyle on the fifth and final day of competition, advancing to the evening final ranking fifth.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. He tied Hunter Armstrong in the final, both finishing at the same time for fifth-place in a time of 22.00 seconds.

(April 30, 2022)
"Phillips 66 International Team Trials: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved April 30, 2022. A little over a month later, at the 2022 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, California, he swam a personal best time in the preliminaries of the 50-metre freestyle, advancing to the final ranking first with his time of 21.76 seconds.Hy-Tek (June 4, 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series - Mission Viejo"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved June 4, 2022. He won the final with a time of 21.80 seconds, finishing over two-tenths of a second ahead of second-place finisher

.Moss, Bonnie (June 5, 2022)
"National Teamers Put on Display to Close TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo"
''

''. Retrieved June 5, 2022. In July, he was named to the roster for the United States team for the 2022

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."USA Swimming Announces Roster for 2022 Duel in the Pool"
''

''. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022. At the competition, he helped win the first relay at a Duel in the Pool composed of both para-athletes and able-bodied athletes, swimming the anchor leg of the relay, and won the 50-meter freestyle, contributing to a victory for the United States over Australia with a final score of 309-284.Reinert, Bob (August 21, 2022)
"U.S. Swimmers Capture Eighth Consecutive Duel In The Pool Title"
''

Team USA The United States national team or Team USA may refer to any of a number of sports team representing the United States in international competitions. Olympic teams Additionally, these teams may compete in other international competitions such as ...

''. Retrieved August 29, 2022."Team USA Secure Win In Historic Return Of Duel In The Pool"
'' Swimming Australia''. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

2022 U.S. Open Championships

Day two of the

2022 U.S. Open Swimming Championships The 2022 Toyota U.S. Open (swimming), U.S. Open Swimming Championships took place from November 30 to December 3, 2022 at Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.

, held in Greensboro, Curtiss ranked first in the morning preliminary heats of the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 22.07 seconds, qualifying for the final.

(December 1, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 1, 2022. He won the gold medal in the evening with a time of 21.92 seconds, finishing 0.07 seconds ahead of silver medalist

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(December 1, 2022)
"2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships: Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 1, 2022.Heroux, Devin (December 1, 2022)
"Canadian swimmers McIntosh, Liendo earn 2nd-place finishes at U.S. Open"
'' CBC.ca''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

2022 World Short Course Championships

On October 19, Curtiss was named to his first senior international championships team roster with a spot in the 50-meter freestyle for the 2022 World Short Course Championships, held starting December 13, in

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, Australia."2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"
''

''. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022."USA Swimming Announces 2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"
''

''. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022. Day one, he led-off the 4×100-meter freestyle relay with a personal best time of 48.07 to help advance the relay to the final ranking third across all prelims heats.

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(December 13, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 13, 2022."Wolfpack Swimmers Wrap Up Competition at FINA Worlds"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022. He won a bronze medal for his contributions when the finals relay, on which Drew Kibler took his place as the relay lead-off, placed third in a time of 3:05.09.

(December 13, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 13, 2022. Contributing a lead-off and personal best time of 21.34 for the 4×50-meter freestyle relay in the preliminaries on day three, he helped advance the relay to the final ranked second.

(December 15, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 15, 2022. Lowering his personal best to a 21.16 for the first leg of the relay in the final, he helped place fifth in 1:24.03.

(December 15, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 15, 2022."Four Individual World Titles for U.S. at FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)"
''

''. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022. The fourth day, he placed twenty-fourth in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.40 seconds.

(December 16, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2022. In the final of the 4×50-meter mixed freestyle relay later in the day, he split a 20.89 for the second leg of the relay to help place fourth in 1:29.18.

(December 16, 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

2023

At the first stop of the 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series, in

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, Curtiss won the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.97 seconds, finishing as the only swimmer under 22.00 seconds.Bregman, Scott (January 13, 2023)
"Katie Ledecky dominates womens' 400m free at TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville - results"
'' Olympics.com''. Retrieved February 1, 2023.Hy-Tek (January 14, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series - Knoxville"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved February 1, 2023. In his other events, he won the c-final of the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 24.51 seconds and placed twenty-seventh in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 51.12 seconds and sixty-first in the 100-meter butterfly with a 58.01. On September 2, 2023 Curtiss took to social media to announce that he was leaving NC State: "Recent life has brought to me some tough decisions, many of which have been very difficult. This one being the most challenging; I am leaving NC State Swimming and Diving. NC State has provided me with many positive things, life altering tools that have changed me for the better. The staff taught me how to be a teammate, how to be strong, and how to approach life. Everything this coaching staff has provided for me was a true blessing, and I thank them for that,” David Curtiss posted on Instagram. “To our men’s team, thank you. Thank you for challenging me even though I’m stubborn (@luke_miller_87 ❤️). Thank you for showing me what a true 100% looks like. Thank you for mentoring me in tough times and in good times, teaching me valuable life lessons. I will bring the wisdom and pride of the Wolfpack with me everyday." https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/david-curtiss-will-leave-nc-state-swimming-still-training-for-2024/

2023 ACC Championships

On day one of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in February, Curtiss anchored the 4×50-yard medley relay to a conference title with a split time of 18.76 seconds, helping achieve a final mark of 1:22.25.Rieder, David (February 14, 2023)
"2023 ACC Championships: Virginia Women, NC State Men Open Up Early Advantages"
''

''. Retrieved February 14, 2023."Pack Claims Two Conference Titles, One Silver, Two Bronze Medals on Night One of ACC Championships"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023. The second evening, he started off by helping achieve a conference title in the 4×50-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:15.10, swimming the lead-off leg of the relay in 18.99 seconds."NC State Wins Three Conference Titles on Night Two of ACC Championships"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023. He concluded the session with a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing in a time of 18.99 seconds.Hy-Tek (February 14, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 ACC Championship"
''sidearmstats.com''. Retrieved February 15, 2023. The following morning, he placed thirty-first in the preliminaries of the 100-yard butterfly with a personal best time of 47.91 seconds. For his third individual event, the 100-yard freestyle, he tied for sixth-place in the final on day five with a personal best time of 42.44 seconds."Pack Men Claim 32nd ACC Championship Title in Program History, Women Finish Second in Greensboro"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023. Following his individual performance, he swam a 42.09 for the third leg of the 4×100-yard freestyle relay to help win the conference title with a time of 2:47.32."NC State, Virginia Capture 2023 ACC Swim and Dive Championships"
'' Atlantic Coast Conference''. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023. His performances contributed to the NC State Wolfpack winning the men's team overall conference title.

2023 NCAA Championships

At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships the following month, Curtiss split a 18.21 for the freestyle leg of the 4×50-yard medley relay on day one to help win the NCAA title in a US Open, NCAA, and Championships record time of 1:20.67 with relay teammates Kacper Stokowski (backstroke), Mason Hunter (breaststroke), and Nyls Korstanje (butterfly).Hy-Tek (March 22, 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved March 22, 2023."National Championship Title, NCAA Record Set on Night One of NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023. On Day Two, Curtiss qualified for the B Final in the 50 yard freestyle. He placed 14th with a time of 19.10 in the final later that evening."Pack Sets ACC Record, Picks up Multiple All-American Honors on Night Two of NCAA Championships"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023. Finishing the day's finals session in the 4×50-yard freestyle relay, he won a bronze medal, splitting a 18.67 for the fourth leg of the relay to contribute to an Atlantic Coast Conference record of 1:14.44.Hy-Tek (March 23, 2023)
"2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships: Results - Thursday - Finals"
''

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''. Retrieved March 25, 2023. On the fourth and final day, he placed 48th overall in his second individual event, the 100-yard freestyle, with a time of 43.12 seconds in the preliminaries."Pack Wins Two National Titles on Last Night of NCAA Championships"
'' NC State Wolfpack''. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

: Curtiss swam only in the preliminary heats.

Personal best times

Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: h — preliminary heat

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Legend: h — preliminary heat; r — relay first leg

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Legend: h — preliminary heat

Records

US Open records (short course yards)

National high school records (short course yards)

Legend: Overall – National High School record; Independent – National Independent (Private) High School record

Highlights

* 2019 World Junior Championships silver medalist: 50-meter freestyle. * USA National Team Member, 50-freestyle: 2019—2020,Hart, Torrey (September 4, 2019)
"115 Swimmers Selected To USA Swimming's 2019-2020 National Team"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 2, 2021. 2020—2021, 2021—2022. * US national independent (private) high school record breaker in 2020: 19.42 in 50-yard freestyle swimming for

. * 2x US national independent (private) high school record breaker in 2021: 19.26 in 50-yard freestyle swimming for The Pennington School, 19.11 in 50-yard freestyle swimming for The Pennington School. * American Overall National High School (public and private) record breaker in 2021: 19.11 in 50-yard freestyle swimming for The Pennington School. * July 2021: Officially partnered with

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. * 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference title: 50-yard freestyle. * 2022

Team USA roster member. * 2022 World Short Course Championships first-time senior World Championships Team USA roster member and

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. * 2022 U.S Open Championships gold medalist: 50-meter freestyle. * 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference titles: 4×50-yard freestyle relay, 4×100-yard freestyle relay, 4×50-yard medley relay. * 2023 NCAA Division I title: 4×50-yard medley relay.

Awards and honors

* Atlantic Coast Conference, Swimmer of the Week (men's): January 24, 2023"ACC Names Swimming & Diving Performers of the Week"
'' Atlantic Coast Conference''. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023. * '' Times of Trenton'', Swimmer of the Year (boys): 2019, 2020, 2021Borders, Andrew (April 9, 2021)
"Times of Trenton boys swimming postseason honors, 2021"
''

''. Retrieved October 5, 2021. * '' SwimSwam'', Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: June 18, 2014; March 13—15, 2015; January 8—10, 2016

Personal

Role models

One of the swimmers who Curtiss has shared inspires him is

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, a fellow

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swimmer for the United States and an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle.

Sponsorships

Under a change of rules from the

, that is changes to the name, image, and likeness (NIL) ruleset, in 2021, Curtiss partnered with

collaborate Collaboration (from Latin ''com-'' "with" + ''laborare'' "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Collaboration is similar to cooperation. Most ...

and

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his performance throughout his collegiate swimming career.Sutherland, James (July 16, 2021)
"David Curtiss Teams Up With Speedo For Collaboration Under New NIL Ruleset"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 17, 2021.De George, Matthew (July 19, 2021)
"David Curtiss, Taking Advantage of New NCAA NIL Rules, Partners with Speedo"
''

''. Retrieved October 19, 2021. Concerning turning

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and his goals for the sport of swimming, Curtiss said, "There are tons of stereotypes regarding who can and can't swim. I strive to prove these wrong. I #MakeWaves by helping myself achieve my goals while helping others achieve theirs by assisting them any way I can. Swimming is for anyone, regardless of color, race, sexuality or ethnicity."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtiss, David Living people 2002 births People from Yardley, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania African-American swimmers American male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from Pennsylvania The Pennington School alumni NC State Wolfpack men's swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming