Emmanuel Chosen to Win Third Straight Swimming Title in Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll

Emmanuel Chosen to Win Third Straight Swimming Title in Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Two-time defending champion Emmanuel has been selected as the favorite in the 2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men’s Swimming Preseason Poll.

The conference office officially released the preseason poll on Sept. 23, 2022. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches. 

The Lions topped the poll with 25 points and five-of-six first-place votes while Barton was picked second with 20 points just ahead of Lees-McRae who tallied 18 points and the remaining first-place nod. King (12), Salem (10) and Chowan (5) rounded out the poll.

The 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championships are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 15-Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
 
2022-23 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Swimming Preseason Poll
 
School Total (First Place)
Emmanuel 25 (5)
Barton 20
Lees-McRae 18 (1)
King 12
Salem 10
Chowan 5

2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men’s Swimming
Swimmers to Watch
 
Barton
  • Ethan Maddrey, Jr., Sims, North Carolina (2022 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 800 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 500 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • David Szlobodnyik, So., Dunaujvaros, Hungary (2022 200 Butterfly Conference Carolinas Champion, 100 Butterfly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)

Chowan
  • Fabrizio Infante, So., Valencia, Venezuela 
  • David Clark, Sr., Kingwood, Texas 
Emmanuel
  • Mykhailo Semenov, Jr., Donetsk, Ukraine (2022 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 100 Backstroke Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 100 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Anton Akopian, Jr., West Drayton, United Kingdom (2022 400 Freestyle Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 100 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Amadeusz Kielczewski, Jr., Szczecin, Poland (2022 1650 Freestyle Conference Carolinas Champion; 2021 800 Freestyle Relay Conference Carolinas Champion, 1000 Freestyle Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 1650 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
King
  • Jan Kuljak, Sr., Zagreb, Croatia (2022 200 Freestyle Conference Carolinas Champion, 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 500 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 200 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 400 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2020 1000 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Dale Bruce, Sr., Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (2022 200 IM Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 100 Butterfly, 200 Breaststroke Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 100 Butterfly Conference Carolinas Champion, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 200 Butterfly, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2020 200 Butterfly Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Sam Osowiecki, So., Lincoln Park, Michigan (2022 800 Freestyle Relay Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 400 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)  
Lees-McRae
  • Caleb Eidson, So., Hilton Head, South Carolina (2022 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Nathan Higdon, So., Cairo, Georgia (2022 400 IM, 200 Medley Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
  • Thomas Ware, So., Cleveland, Georgia (2021 1000 Freestyle Third Team All-Conference Carolinas) 
Salem
  • Brady Samuels, Sr., Cape Town, South Africa (2022 200 IM Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 Butterfly Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2021 200 Butterfly Conference Carolinas Champion, 200 IM Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2020 200 IM Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
  • Zach Bell, Jr., New Castle, Pennsylvania
  • Austin Kephart, Sr., Sanford, Florida