Official SAC release
 
Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University sophomore backstroke specialist Marta Beesmans Barquero (Madrid, Spain) is this week's South Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week, league officials announce Wednesday. Beesmans Barquero receives this distinction for the first time in her young career.
 
Beesmans Barquero won the women's 200 Backstroke at the Ohio Invitational Friday with an NCAA D2 season-best time of 2:01.75. Wingate finished second in the four-team event as Beesmans Barquero collected five medals (one gold, three silver and one bronze). In addition to Division I schools Ohio and Bellarmine, Division II Findlay swam in the two-day competition.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head women's swimming coach Kirk Sanocki
 
"Marta had excellent training weeks leading up to the Ohio Invitational, so it's not a surprise that this showed in her performances. She was very consistent, competing at a high level throughout the weekend. Her name is listed very prominently on the NCAA Division II top times list so far through the short season."
 
Next on the #WUSWIM agenda
 
The No. 8 Wingate men make the short trip to Salisbury Friday to face the host Catawba Indians and the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears. The first event at the Johnson Pool is slated for 5 p.m. Friday evening. The No. 6 Bulldog women host Catawba and Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday at the Wingate University Natatorium. The first event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. 

Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.