Barton Earns Men's Title at 2020 Conference Carolinas Swimming Championships

 
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Barton held off Emmanuel to earn its second straight Conference Carolinas Men's Swimming Championship team title on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
 
Barton finished the 2020 Conference Carolinas Swimming Championships with a team total of 828.50 to narrowly best Emmanuel (809). King finished third with 493 points. 
 
Emmanuel's Alex Sobers picked up the Most Valuable Swimmer award, while Emmanuel's Elder Oliveira was named the Freshman of the Year. Barton's Tyler Ziegler was tabbed the Coach of the Year. Salem's Austin Kephart with a perfect grade-point average of 4.0 garnered the prestigious Elite 23 award for men's swimming. 
 
2020 Conference Carolinas Men's Swimming Awards
 
Men's Most Valuable Swimmer
Alex Sobers - Emmanuel

Men's Freshman of the Year 
Elder Oliveira - Emmanuel

Men's Coach of the Year
Tyler Ziegler - Barton
 
Men's Elite 23 
Austin Kephart - Salem
 
All-Conference Finishes from Day Four
(Top Three finishes are First, Second and Third Team All-Conference)
 
Men's 1650 Freestyle
1) Elder Oliviera - Emmanuel
2) Pedro Terra - Emmanuel
3) Igor Proszynski - Chowan 
 
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
1) Alex Sobers - Emmanuel
2) Igor Bretas Dantas - Emmanuel
3) Joao Santos - Emmanuel
 
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
1) Bartlomiej Swiderski – Barton
2) Jonathan York - Barton
3) Michael Cutidioc - Barton

Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
1) Joao Santos - Emmanuel
2) Christian Nishimura - Lees-McRae
3) Fernando Perez - Salem
 
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1) Emmanuel
2) Lees-McRae
3) Barton