GREENVILLE, S.C. – UNC Pembroke and Emmanuel University are picked atop the Conference Carolinas 2024-25 Women'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.
UNC Pembroke won the 2024 championship and are tied at the top of the poll with Emmanuel, who won the 2022 and 2023 titles. Both teams earned 38 points in the poll with UNC Pembroke taking three first place votes while the Lions earned two first place votes. These two teams account for five of the seven Conference Carolinas titles all-time.
Barton College, a two-time Conference Carolinas champion, took the final two first place votes and is picked third with 32 points. The Bulldogs are followed by Converse University's 27 points in fourth and King University's 23 points in fifth.
Chowan University, 15 points, Lees-McRae College, 13 points, and Salem University, 10 points, round out the final three spots.
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
Women's Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| T1 |
UNC Pembroke |
38 (3) |
| T1 |
Emmanuel |
38 (2) |
| 3 |
Barton |
32 (2) |
| 4 |
Converse |
27 |
| 5 |
King |
23 |
| 6 |
Chowan |
15 |
| 7 |
Lees-McRae |
13 |
2024-25 Conference Carolinas Women's Swimming & Diving Players to Watch
Barton
- Cali Younker, Jr., Blaine, Tennessee (All-Conference Carolinas in 200 freestyle relay)
- Meghan Schueller, Sr., La Plata, Maryland (All-Conference Carolinas in 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle relay)
- Mary Goodman, So., Greensboro, North Carolina
Chowan
- Aislinn Kessinger, Sr., Everett, Washington
- Elettra Dalcerri, Fr., San Giuliano Milanese, Italy
Converse
- Laureen Roussel, So., Fontenilles, France (Conference Carolinas 100 Breaststroke Champion, 2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Ansley Young, So., Marietta, Georgia (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Julia Beebe, Sr., Charleston, South Carolina (2022 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
Emmanuel
- Isabell Schiller, Jr, Karlskron, Germany (2024 Conference Carolinas champion in 100 and 200 backstroke, runner-up 200 individual medley)
- Alex Cerbino, Sr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Two All-Conference Carolinas swims in 2024, second in 500 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle)
King
- Reese Lauletta, Jr., Weddington, North Carolina
- Alice Schoemans, Fr., Auderghem, Belgium
- Abigail Hogben, Fr., Dover, England
Lees-McRae
- Taylor Simmons, Sr., Waxhaw, North Carolina
UNC Pembroke
- Benedetta Pepe Pugliese, So., Avellino, Italy, (2024 National Qualifier, 2024 NCAA All-American, 2024 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas and conference champion champion in 200 breaststroke, 400 individual medley, third team all-conference in 200 individual medley)
- Britta Schwengle, Jr., Savaneta, Aruba (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas and conference champion in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle)
- Fabiana Pesce, Fr.