INFO | Complete SAC results
INFO | Saturday PM results
Greensboro, N.C.----The Wingate University women's swimming team swept the major individual awards on the way to its second consecutive South Atlantic Conference championship Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Bulldogs won the team title with 1894 points. Carson-Newman was second with 1557 points.
Junior team captain
Lucie Andrews was the SAC Swimmer of the Meet, while
Vera Karlsson was named the SAC Freshman of the Year. The aforementioned awards go to the top point scorers in each category. Wingate first-year head coach
Kevin Hennessy was voted SAC women's swimming Coach of the Year by his peers.
Wingate's Saturday PM highlights
Event 29
Women's 1650 Freestyle
Grace Wilson and
Emily Shuttleworth finished second and fifth, respectively, in the 1650 Free timed final. Wilson recorded a time of 17:25.33, while Shuttleworth swam a personal-best 17:38.91.
Event 30
Men's 1650 Freestyle
Miguel Marcos won his second consecutive SAC 1650 Free with his season-best time of 15:31.41.
Damir Ipkaev and
Michele Orru' finished fourth (15:46.00) and seventh (16:09.38), respectively.
Event 31
Women's 100 Freestyle
Amanda Wenhold edged teammate
Lucie Andrews by 0.02 seconds to earn the gold medal in the 100 Free. Wenhold swam a time of 50.74, while Andrews finished at 50.76.
Nina Azirovic finished fourth (51.00) as five Bulldogs landed in the top eight.
Event 32
Men's 100 Freestyle
Mike Topchanalis and
Anton Witzell finished third (44.70) and fourth (45.07), respectively, in the 100 Free.
Manoel Silva was sixth (45.36), while
Alex Smyre was seventh (45.71).
Event 33
Women's 200 Backstroke
Marta Beesmans Barquero made it two in a row, as she won the SAC 200 Backstroke championship final for the second straight year. She swam a season-best time of 1:58.55.
Vera Karlsson and
Nicol Bellardi finished third (2:02.17) and fifth (2:04.49), respectively.
Event 34
Men's 200 Backstroke
Ney Chagas Filho joined teammate Beesmans Barquero as a two-time winner of the SAC 200 Back gold medal with his triumphant time of 1:45.47.
Gabriel da Costa and
Pablo Cabana del Amo finished fourth (1:50.27) and sixth (1:53.65), respectively.
Event 35
Women's 200 Breaststroke
Cornelia Almqvist made a podium appearance for the Bulldogs, finishing third with her bronze-medal time of 2:18.59.
Nadia Kertynska and
Annika Luce finished fifth (2:21.38) and eighth (2:26.15), respectively.
Event 36
Men's 200 Breaststroke
Wingate swimmers finished 2-3-4 in the SAC 200 Breaststroke final.
Mikolaj Dobrindt led the way, finishing second with his time of 2:02.50.
Andres Martijena and
Jack Wisniewski finished third (2:03.57) and fourth (2:04.27), respectively.
Event 37
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
Wingate took the silver medal in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:25.62. Team members include Andrews, Azirovic, Kertynska and
Natalia Dwojak.
Event 38
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
The Bulldogs finished a huge night with a second-place showing in the 400 Free Relay, recording a time of 2:59.51. Team members include Topchanalis, Silva, Witzell and Smyre.