WINGATE, N.C. – The Barton men's and women's swimming teams fell in a tough dual meet to NCAA Division II-power Wingate Saturday afternoon on the road at the Wingate Natatorium. On the women's side, Wingate won by a 178-63 score while the home team's men's squad downed Barton, 154-96.
Barton sophomore All-American
Bartlomiej Swiderski (Warsaw, POLAND) won the men's 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.50 seconds and was also credited with the victory in the men's 200-yard backstroke (1:55.58) and placed second in the men's 200-yard individual medley (1:58.75).
Barton also earned victories in the men's and women's 200-yard freestyle relays with times of 1:28.43 and 1:41.45, respectively. Barton sophomore
Carrington Clack (Garner, N.C.) was part of the women's 200-yard freestyle relay for the Barton Bulldogs and placed second in the women's 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.12 seconds.
The following Barton Bulldogs also earned runner-up finishes on the day: junior
Adalaya Nemitz (Waxhaw, N.C.) in the women's 200-yard IM (2:18.94), freshman
Robert Green (Jacksonville, N.C) in the men's 100-yard butterfly (54.88), freshman
Marie-Eve Hebert (Quebec, CANADA) in the women's 100-yard butterfly (1:00.69), senior
Jonathan Moss (Mechanicsville, Va.) in the men's 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.98) and freshman
Emme Ham (Plantation, Fla.) in the women's 200-yard breaststroke (2:32.96).
The Barton swimming teams will next compete in a dual meet on Saturday, February 6, at 1:00 p.m., against Chowan in Murfreesboro, N.C., while Wingate next competes in the 2021 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship beginning on Thursday, February 18, in Fort Mill, S.C.
Results
Barton vs. Wingate
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Wingate, N.C. – Wingate Natatorium
COMBINED
Wingate 322, Barton 159
WOMEN
Wingate 178, Barton 63
MEN
Wingate 154, Barton 96
