SAC Swimmers Wrap Up 2024 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships with All-American Performances

Geneva, Ohio - Multiple SAC swimmers collected honors on the final day of the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at the SPIRE Institute Aquatics Center on Saturday (March 16). 

In the men's 1650 Freestyle, Wingate's Miguel Marcos finished 9th with a time of 15:23.34 for honorable mention All-American status. 

Wingate's Lucinda Andrews also collected an honorable mention All-American swim for the Bulldogs, as she placed 12th in the women's 100 Freestyle with a time of 50.59.

In the men's 100 Freestyle, Carson-Newman's Arthur Gluzman was an honorable mention All-American as he finished 13th with a time of 43.75.

Two SAC women earned a top-16 finish in the women's 200 Backstroke, as Wingate's Marta Beesmans took 5th with a time of 1:58.11 for All-American honors and Carson-Newman's Kyla Blakemore finished 12th with a time of 1:58.96 for honorable mention All-American recognition.

In the men's 200 Backstroke, Wingate's Ney Chagas Filho was named an honorable mention All-American as he finished 16th with a time of 1:47.29.

Wingate highlighted the final day with a third place finish in the women's 400 Freestyle Relay, as the team of Nina Azirovic, Amanda Wenhold, Lucinda Andrews, and Natalia Dwojak finished with a time of 3:20.99. The Carson-Newman women also placed in the event, as Kennadi King, Chrisman Rand, Emma Bowling, and Antonia Sanint finished 11th with a time of 3:24.48.

The Carson-Newman men took 12th in the men's 400 Freestyle Relay, as Daniel de Oliveira, Daniel Ribeiro, Benaiah McDowell, and Arthur Gluzman swam a time of 2:56.58. Wingate finished close behind in 14th as Manoel Silva, Mike Topchanalis, Ney Chagas Filho, and Anton Witzell recorded a time of 2:57.47.

Overall, the Wingate women finished the meet in 12th place with 145 points, while Carson-Newman finished 18th with 64 points. On the men's side, Wingate finished 16th with 72 points, Carson-Newman finished 20th with 50 points, and Catawba finished 30th with 13 points to conclude the 2023-24 swimming season.