UNCW Welcomes Georgia For Season-Opening Meet

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Defending Coastal Athletic Association males’s swimming and diving champion UNCW opens its season on Friday with the Georgia Bulldogs at David B. Allen Natatorium.

The meet begins at 5 p.m. and whereas the lads will probably be in official competitors, the Seahawk ladies will probably be operating an intrasquad in the course of the meet. Admission is free and the meet will probably be streamed on FloCollege.

The Seahawk males return 13 letterwinners from final 12 months’s championship roster and welcome 13 newcomers to this system.

William Carrico leads the Seahawks on the swimming facet, having captured three CAA occasion titles final spring. Carrico earned gold within the 400 IM, 500 Free and 200 Breaststroke.

On the board, Ethan Badrian continued his rampage by the CAA, sweeping the championship boards for the second time in three seasons.

Carrico and Badrian had been honored because the CAA Championship swimmer and diver of the meet, respectively. Badrian was additionally acknowledged because the league’s Diver of the Year for a 3rd consecutive season.

UNCW returns to the pool with the second of three straight house meets to open the season on Oct. 10-11 towards Gardner-Webb. That weekend will even be Alumni Weekend, with the Seahawk program holding a number of occasions all through the weekend.