The South Atlantic Conference Announces Men's Swimming Preseason Poll and Swimmers to Watch

October 4, 2023

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate earned the No. 1 spot in the 2023-24 South Atlantic Conference Men's Swimming Preseason Poll, the league office announced today.

The Bulldogs, who were named the 2022-23 SAC Men's Swimming Champions, received five first place votes and tallied 25 total points in the poll.

Carson-Newman was voted No. 2 in the poll after receiving one first place vote and 21 total points. Lenoir-Rhyne followed at No. 3 in the poll with 16 points.

Catawba was voted No. 4 with 14 points, while Mars Hill was voted No. 5 with eight points. Rounding out the poll was Emory & Henry with 6 points.

In addition to the preseason coaches' poll, the SAC also released its 2023 Swimmers to Watch list. Below is the full list of swimmers to watch by team for the 2023-24 season.

The 2024 SAC Swimming Championships will take place at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. from February 14-17.

2023-24 SAC SWIMMERS TO WATCH

Carson-Newman
Men:
Arthur Gluzman
Asger Hartvig
Daniel Ribeiro

Women:
Kyla Blakemore
Lily Parr
Kennadi King

Catawba
Men:
Maksymilian Minichowski
Balázs Mészáros
Joao Oliveira

Women:
Ella Gutenwik
Fiona Byrne
Marit Reckmann

Emory & Henry
Men:
Corey Kidd
Owen Seymore
Noah Day

Women:
Mackenzie Barnett
Paige Gelenski
Samantha Pepevnik

Lenoir-Rhyne
Male:
Renato Herran
Brooks Higginbotham
Levi McRea

Female:
Ella Penny
Anna Buchert
Ann-Cathrine Beissel

Mars Hill
Men:
Joash McKonie
Andres Bodington
Juan Jose Moncada

Women:
Maria Jose Orozco
Maria Arrabal
Cassidy Hull

Wingate
Men:
Gabriel da Costa
Ney Chagas Filho
Miguel Marcos

Women:
Nina Azirovic
Marta Beesmans Barquero
Franziska Muhlberger