GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Barton swimming teams competed Saturday afternoon at East Carolina University's Quad Meet at Minges Natatorium.
On the men's side, the Bulldogs fell to Lynchburg by a 180-70 score while the Barton women's squad came up short to East Carolina (228-39) and Lynchburg (195-42).
The Bulldogs' men's team – featuring the quartet of seniors
Ethan Koekemoer (Durban, SOUTH AFRICA) and
Dominic Edl (Bluffton, S.C.),
Natan Alexandre (Sao Paulo, BRAZIL) and
Ethan Robinson (Dacula, Ga.) – won the men's 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:38.03. The foursome also took runner-up in the men's 200-yard freestyle relay (1:29.72).
Alexandre and Edl finished first and second with times of 59.29 and 1:00.90, respectively, in the men's 100-yard breaststroke while Robinson won the men's 100-yard freestyle (48.62). Alexandre won his second individual race thanks to his first-place performance in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.02).
Two other second-place finishes included Robinson in the men's 200-yard freestyle (1:47.65) and Koekemoer in the men's 100-yard backstroke (55.78) for the Bulldogs.
On the women's side, Barton junior
Avril Villalobos (Raleigh, N.C.) took fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:39.79) and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:07.79) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:12.66) events.
Barton men's and women's swimming next hosts Chowan in its home opener on Saturday, November 8, at Wilson YMCA in Wilson.
Full Results
East Carolina University Quad Meet
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Greenville, N.C. – Minges Natatorium
MEN
Lynchburg 180, Barton 70
WOMEN
Lynchburg 195, Barton 42
East Carolina 228, Barton 39
East Carolina 226, Lynchburg 63
