GREENVILLE, S.C. – Four-time defending champion Emmanuel University has been picked to claim the Conference Carolinas championship again in 2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on September 19. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Emmanuel earned 30 points and all five first place votes to sit atop the poll. Barton College is picked second with 25 points and one first place votes while Chowan University checks in third with 20 points.
King University came in fourth with 19 points as they are followed by Lees-McRae College's 15 points in fifth and Converse University's nine points in sixth. Salem University rounds out the poll with eight points.
The 2024-25 season gets underway the weekend of September 28-29. The Conference Carolinas Swimming & Diving Championships are scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 through Saturday, February 22 at Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, North Carolina.
2024-25 Conference Carolinas
Men's Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
Emmanuel |
30 (5) |
| 2 |
Barton |
25 (1) |
| 3 |
Chowan |
20 |
| 4 |
King |
19 |
| 5 |
Lees-McRae |
15 |
| 6 |
Converse |
9 |
2024-25 Conference Carolinas Men's Swimming & Diving Players to Watch
Barton
- Owen Rasinske, Sr., Hillsborough, North Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas in 400 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay)
- Natan Alexandre, Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil (2024 All-Conference Carolinas in 200 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke, Conference Carolinas champion in 200 breaststroke)
- Ethan Robinson, Jr., Dacula, Georgia (2024 All-Conference Carolinas in 400 freestyle relay and 200 freestyle relay)
Chowan
- Aleksei Belolipetskii, Jr., Volgograd, Russia, (Conference Corolinas Swimmer of the Year, two-time Conference Carolinas champion, All-Conference Carolinas selection)
- Robert Cabrera, Jr., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Converse
- Louis Milczynski, Jr., Montauban, France
- Henry Stockton, Fr., Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Joey Lilley, Fr., Greer, South Carolina
Emmanuel
- Nedas Giedraitis, So., Utena, Lithuania (2024 Conference Carolinas champion in 100 and 200 yard freestyle, third in the 200 individual medley)
- Jan Michalak, So., Skierniewice, Poland (Three All-Conference Carolinas swims in 2024, second in the 200 freestyle and 400 individual medley and third in the 200 individual medley)
King
- Sam Osowiecki, Sr., Thomaston, Connecticut (Three-time All-Conference Carolinas performer)
- Oscar Kroos, Fr., Copenhagen, Denmark
- Eduardo Elizaran Galan, Fr., Coroba, Spain
Lees-McRae
- Thomas Ware, Sr., Cleveland, Georgia
- Josh Wall, Sr., Raleigh, North Carolina
- Chase Davis, Sr., Hampstead, North Carolina