NCAA | Women's qualifiers by team
NCAA | Men's qualifiers by team
Indianapolis, Ind.----Twenty-five Wingate University swimming student-athletes will compete in the 2026 NCAA Division II swimming and diving championships in Evansville, Indiana March 10-14. Fourteen Bulldog men and 11 WU women will participate in the 2026 event.
Wingate women's notes
2026 NCAA psych sheet
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Nina Azirovic and
Natalia Dwojak each qualify for their fourth NCAA meet
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Vera Karlsson qualifies for her third NCAA championship event
- Dwojak will swim in three individual events (50 FREE, 100 FREE, 100 BRST)
- She is the No. 5 seed in the 100 Breaststroke (1:01.53)
- Azirovic will make two individual appearances (100 FREE, 200 FREE)
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Mathilda Sandberg is the No. 11 seed in the 100 Butterfly (54.65)
- Wingate is eligible to compete in five-of-five relay races
- Most recently, the 'Dogs won the South Atlantic Conference meet in Tennessee
Wingate men's notes
2026 NCAA psych sheet
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Ney Chagas Filho is swimming in his fourth NCAA championship meet
- Three Bulldogs qualify for their third NCAA appearance
- They are
Andres Martijena,
Mike Topchanalis and
Anton Witzell
- Newcomer
Artur Vilela de Queiroz will swim in four events
- Vilela de Queiroz's events: 100 and 200 Breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM
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Yassine Sebbata will compete in three events; He is top 12 in each race
- Sebbata is the No. 3 seed in the 100 Freestyle (42.84)
- He is the No. 7 seed in the 200 Freestyle (1:35.12)
- Sebbata is the No. 12 seed in the 50 Freestyle (19.73)
- Wingate is eligible to compete in five-of-five relay races
- Most recently, Wingate won the South Atlantic Conference meet in Tennessee
Wingate University
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Wingate women's swimming
NCAA national meet participants (11)
Nina Azirovic
Nicol Bellardi
Valentina Zapata Ceballos
Natalia Dwojak
Giulianna Garcia (relay)
Vera Karlsson
Livia Kingsland
Annika Luce
Elizabete Paula Ozola
Mathilda Sandberg
Nisa Gul Serdar
Wingate men's swimming
NCAA national meet participants (14)
Nicolo Cariboni
Ney Chagas Filho
Tymofii Chemeryk
Fernando Dehaudt
Emil Heigre
Luca Ichim
Vladimir Krstulovic
Andres Martijena (relay)
Yassine Sebatta
Manoel Silva (relay)
Joel Thompson
Mike Topchanalis
Artur Vilela de Queiroz
Anton Witzell