NCAA | Complete D2 swim results
 
Indianapolis, Ind.----The Wingate University men's swimming team recorded three first team All-American swims on the final day of the '25 NCAA Division II national championships Saturday. Freshman Yassine Sebbata had two AA efforts, one individual and one relay. This year's NCAA meet was held inside the IU Natatorium on the campus of IU Indianapolis, as part of the Division II championships festival.
 
Freshmen Sebbata and Fernando Dehaudt received first team All-American honors in the 100 and the 1650 Freestyle, respectively. Sebbata swam the first leg as Wingate finished sixth in the meet-concluding 400 Freestyle Relay. He was joined by one classmate and two sophomores.
 
Wingate concluded the '25 NCAA championships with 174.5 points, earning sixth place out of 36 teams. The Drury Panthers won the team title with 525 points. The Tampa Spartans finished second with 451 points. McKendree, Grand Valley State and UIndy held down spots 3-5 on the team leader board.

What They Are Saying
Wingate freshman student-athlete Fernando Dehaudt
 
 "I'm happy with my performance in Indianapolis. The competition didn't start the way I wanted, but I was able to move forward and have great swims. I'm very happy with my first nationals with the Bulldogs. I am excited for next year to do even better! WU WHAT? WU SWIM!"
 
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
Team members: Yassine Sebbata, Vladimir Krstulovic, Mike Topchanalis, Anton Witzell
 
- Wingate finished the meet-concluding event with a time of 2:54.25 (sixth place)
- The event was the third of three first team AA swims for Wingate Saturday
- The exact same WU quartet set a new school standard in this event last November
- The 'Dogs swam a time of 2:53.85 in the Kellianne Nagy Fall Frenzy Invite
- Sebbata and Krstulovic are freshmen, Topchanalis and Witzell are sophomores
- Grand Valley State won the 400 Free Relay with its time of 2:52.58
 
Men's 100 Freestyle
 
- Freshman Yassine Sebbata finished sixth with his time of 43.25
- He set a new school standard in morning prelims, posting a time of 43.03
- Slava Ohnov held the previous mark of 43.31
- Grand Valley State senior Matthew Bosch won the event (42.42)
 
Men's 1650 Freestyle
 
- Freshman Fernando Dehaudt finished fourth with his time of 15:17.76
- For this efforts, he received first team All-American recognition
- Dehaudt swam the fastest time in the Saturday morning preliminaries
- Tampa sophomore Jacob Hamlin won the event (14:51.81, meet record)
 
Witzell and Chagas Filho add HM All-American swims Saturday
 
- Anton Witzell earned honorable mention AA laurels in the 100 Free
- Witzell recorded a time of 44.04 to finish 15th in the consolation finals
- Junior Ney Chagas Filho earned honorable mention AA in the 200 Back
- Chagas Filho's time of 1:46.88 gave him a 15th-place finish
 
Senior team captains Marcos and Smyre conclude WU careers at NCAAs
 
- Miguel Marcos and Alex Smyre swam in four NCAA meets in four years
- The duo served as 2024-25 captains with classmate Jonathan Douib
- The Wingate women's swimming team had three senior captains as well
- Lucie Andrews matched Marcos and Smyre with four NCAA appearances
- Marta Beesmans Barquero and Cornelia Almqvist also served as captains
- Beesmans Barquero swam in three NCAAs, while Almqvist made two NCAAs
 
Next on the #WUSWIM agenda
 
- The Bulldogs will hit the books on Monday, as classes resume at 8 a.m.
- Wingate was named a fall '24 Scholar All-America team by the CSCAA
- The Bulldogs will celebrate One Day, One Dog Day of Service on Thursday, April 3
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. 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.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 29 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 16 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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