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Kingsport, Tenn.----The Wingate University women's swimming team rallied to win its fourth SAC championship in four tries at the Kingsport Aquatic Center Saturday. The Bulldogs finished the four-day event with 1826.5 points, 8.5 points more than second-place Catawba. The Catawba Indians led after the event's first two days.
 
Newcomer Mathilda Sandberg was named the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year. She had a big week, earning an individual victory in the 100 Butterfly while contributing to WU triumphs in the 200 and the 400 Medley Relay events.
 
Sandberg swam in the championship finals in the 50 and 100 Freestyle races and the 100 Breaststroke event. Sandberg concluded her first conference meet by helping Wingate take the silver medal in the 400 Freestyle Relay.
 
Wingate's Saturday PM highlights
 
Event 27
Women's 1650 Freestyle
 
Livia Kingsland led the Bulldog charge, finishing third with her bronze-medal time of 17:14.05. Team captain Grace Wilson took fifth-place with her time of 17:34.80.
 
Event 28
Men's 1650 Freestyle
 
Fernando Dehaudt led a 2-3-4-5 finish for the Bulldogs, claiming the silver medal with his time of 15:24.99. He won the event last year with a meet record time of 15:23.45. Newcomer Emil Heigre finished third, thanks to his time of 15:26.65.
 
Event 29
Women's 100 Freestyle

Natalia Dwojak and team captain Nina Azirovic finished second (50.66) and third (50.83), respectively. The championship final was very competitive, with eight-of-eight swimmers earning an NCAA Division II B cut time.
 
Event 20
Men's 100 Freestyle
 
Yassine Sebbata earned his third individual victory, touching first in the 100 Freestyle with his triumphant time of 42.84. Sebbata earns a SAC and school-record with his Saturday performance. Vladimir Krstulovic finished third with his time of 44.02.
 
Event 31
Women's 200 Backstroke
 
Vera Karlsson and Nicol Bellardi finished third (2:02.39) and fourth (2:02.75), respectively, to lead the 'Dogs. Newcomers Greta Caprara and Katherine Perdue took fifth and eighth place, respectively, to complete Wingate's finals quartet.
 
Event 32
Men's 200 Backstroke
 
Andreas Carrascal concluded a highly-successful SAC meet, taking fourth place with his time of 1:48.86. Team captain and two-time Academic All-America Ney Chagas Filho was fifth with his time of 1:49.90. Joel Thompson tied for sixth place at 1:50.60.
 
Event 33
Women's 200 Breaststroke
 
Annika Luce led the Bulldogs, snagging the bronze medal with her time of 2:19.26. Natalia Dwojak helped facilitate a 6-7-8 wrap on the 200 Breaststroke, thanks to her sixth-place time of 2:20.64. Newcomer Tessa Cheung and team captain Franziska Muhlberger finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
 
Event 34
Men's 200 Breaststroke
 
Bulldog newcomers Filippo Tabladini (2:01.34) and Nicolo Cariboni (2:01.60) swam Wingate's fastest times, finishing third and fourth, respectively. The Italian duo lowered their seed times Saturday. Artur Vilela de Queiroz won the B final with his 2:05.50 effort. He shaved two seconds from his seed time.
 
Event 35
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
 
Wingate earned a silver medal in the 400 Free Relay, thanks to its time of 3:24.02. Azirovic and Natalia Dwojak swam the first and fourth legs, while Mathilda Sandberg and Elizabete Paula Ozola had the middle two efforts.
 
Event 36
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
 
Fittingly, Wingate won the last event of the final SAC championship. The Bulldogs touched first in the 400 Freestyle Relay with a new SAC record time of 2:54.27. Sebbata swam the first leg to add another gold medal to his collection. He was joined by Krstulovic, Manoel Silva and Anton Witzell.
 
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