Meet 10 UNC athletes who have fans seeing double

Posted Apr 30, 2025
When you go to a UNC gymnastics meet or watch a golf or lacrosse match, you might be seeing double. They aren’t all identical, but there are five sets of twins in Carolina athletics who spend lots of time together on and off the field. Elly and Neve King: gymnastics - After doing ballet for several years, the King twins got involved in gymnastics at 7. (UNC.edu)

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