KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The Barton men's and women's swimming teams finished second and third, respectively, at the 2024 Conference Carolinas Championships which concluded Saturday at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
The Bulldogs' men's team finished with 648 points while Emmanuel won its fourth straight league title with 839 points. Meanwhile, the Barton women's squad totaled 421 points for the competition and UNC Pembroke (776 points) captured its first-ever conference crown.
Barton sophomore
Natan Alexandre (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL) was the second individual champion for the Bulldogs this year with his first-place finish in the men's 200-yard breaststroke (2:04.55). Sophomore
Dominic Edl (Bluffton, S.C.) also earned all-league accolades in the men's 200-yard breaststroke after taking third overall with a time of 2:11.52 for the Bulldogs.
The Barton men's 400-yard freestyle relay team garnered all-conference laurels after taking third with a time of 3:04.97. The quartet included junior
Owen Rasinske (Hillsborough, N.C.), sophomore
Ethan Robinson (Dacula, Ga.), freshman
Ryan Mcanallen (Saint Augustine, Fla.) and senior
Ethan Maddrey (Sims, N.C.).
Barton senior
Emme Ham (Plantation, Fla.) had the highest finish on the women's side for the Bulldogs: fourth in the women's 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.07).
The 2024 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships take place Tuesday, March 12, through Saturday, March 16, at the SPIRE Institute Aquatics Center in Geneva, Ohio.
Full Results
2024 Conference Carolinas Swimming Championships
Wednesday, February 21 – Saturday, February 24
Kingsport, Tenn. – Kingsport Aquatic Center
FINAL RESULTS
MEN
1. Emmanuel 839
2. Barton 648
3. Lees-McRae 471
4. Chowan 387
5. King 365
6. Converse 277
WOMEN
1. UNC Pembroke 776
2. Emmanuel 727
3. Barton 421
4. Converse 403
5. Chowan 289.5
6. King 282
7. Lees-McRae 244.5
Women's 1,650-Yard Freestyle
Britta Schwengle, UNC Pembroke
Sofia Pereira, UNC Pembroke
Fatima Portilo. UNC Pembroke
Men's 1,650-Yard Freestyle
Arda Hulagu, Emmanuel
Enzo Silva, Emmanuel
Thomas Ware, Lees-McRae
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke
Isabell Schiller, Emmanuel
Guillermina Rentsch, Lees-McRae
Ansley Young, Converse
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke
Jean Ducastel, King
Santiago Vilches, Emmanuel
Chase Davis, Lees-McRae
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle
Mariel Mencia Martinez, UNC Pembroke
Alexandra Cerbino, Emmanuel
Marcela Alonso, Emmanuel
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle
Robert Cabrera, Chowan
Aleksei Belolipetskii, Chowan
Anton Akopian, Emmanuel
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke
Benedetta Pepe Pugliese, UNC Pembroke
Laureen Roussel, Converse
Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, UNC Pembroke
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke
Natan Alexandre, Barton
Nathan Higdon, Lees-McRae
Dominic Edl, Barton
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly
Susana Ungo, Emmanuel
Katie Raleigh, UNC Pembroke
Fatima Portilo, UNC Pembroke
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly
Nedas Giedraitis, Emmanuel
Guillermo Perosanz, Emmanuel
Jan Michalak, Emmanuel
Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Emmanuel
UNC Pembroke
Converse
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Chowan
Emmanuel
Barton
2023-24 Conference Carolinas
Women's Swimming Award Winners
Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Sydney Hopkins, Barton
Freshman of the Year
Benedetta Pepe Pugliese, UNC Pembroke
Swimmer of the Year
Susana Ungo, Emmanuel
Coach of the Year
Oscar Roverato, UNC Pembroke
2023-24 Conference Carolinas
Men's Swimming Award Winners
Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Jeandre Joubert, Emmanuel
Freshman of the Year
Nedas Giedraitis, Emmanuel
Swimmer of the Year
Aleksei Belolipetskii, Chowan
Coach of the Year
Allen Gilchrest, Emmanuel
