Quintin McCarty

Quintin McCarty
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2003-11-29) November 29, 2003
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamNorth Carolina State University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Irvine50 m backstroke

Quintin McCarthy (born November 29, 2003) is an American competitive swimmer. He currently competes at the collegiate level for the NC State Wolfpack.

Career

McCarthy competes at the collegiate level for NC State.[1] During the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, he helped NC State win the 200 freestyle relay with an ACC, meet, and school record time of 1:14.02. He swam the free leg with an 18.19 second split, the fastest on the team.[2]

In June 2025, he competed at the 2025 USA Swimming Championships and won gold in the 50 meter backstroke with a time of 24.34 seconds. As a result, he qualified to represent the United States at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.[3] During his World Aquatics Championships debut he finished in fifth place in the 50 meter backstroke with a time of 24.58 seconds.[4]

In July 2026, he competed at the 2026 USA Swimming Championships and won gold in the 50 meter backstroke with a time 24.73 seconds, and qualified to represent the United States at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[5] During the Pan Pacific Championships he won a gold medal in the 50 meter backstroke with a Pan Pacific Championships record time of 24.51 seconds.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Quintin McCarthy". gopack.com. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Pelshaw, Anya (February 18, 2026). "NC State Men Set New ACC, Meet, and Pool Records With 1:14.02 200 Free Relay". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Kaufman, Sophie (June 5, 2025). "2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 3 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Sophie (August 3, 2025). "2025 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  5. ↑ "McCarty tops Wilkening by 0.02 seconds in 50m back". KTVZ. July 30, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  6. ↑ Hallahan, Jack (August 13, 2026). "Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Finals: Quintin McCarty Wins 50 Backstroke in Record 24.51". Swimming World. Retrieved August 14, 2026.