Men’s and Women’s swim groups end fourth within the 2026 SAC Championships

KINGSPORT, TN – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s and Women’s Swim groups each completed fourth at this yr’s SAC Championships. Highlighting the week was the boys’s 200 yard freestyle relay workforce that includes Cohen Singletary, Christopher Forsey, Christopher Glebus, and Renato Herran, who broke the varsity’s document by .12 seconds with a time of 1:23.10.

On Friday, Levi McRea swam sturdy within the 500 yard freestyle, inserting seventh with a time of 4:36.29 within the A last. Brooks Higginbotham received the B last within the 500 yard freestyle whereas Christopher Glebus received the B last within the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 49.67. For the ladies, senior Devin Poteat posted the best end within the 100 yard breaststroke with a tenth place mark whereas Addison Bartemeyer received the B last within the 200 yard butterfly. The ladies’s 200 yard freestyle relay workforce consisting of Devin Poteat, Stella Pelger, Nichols Cassandra, and Ann-Catherine Beissel completed fifth with a time of 1:41.08.

On Saturday, Levi McRea took seventh within the 1650 yard freestyle with a time of 16:06.18, 4 seconds quicker than his time on the SAC Championships final yr. Ella Penny and Ben Swetckie each received the B last within the 200 yard backstroke whereas Devin Poteat positioned second within the 200 yard breaststroke B last, inserting tenth general. 

Both the boys’s and ladies’s relay groups positioned within the prime 5 within the 400 yard freestyle relay, with the ladies coming by means of fifth at 3:35.91 and the boys ending third at 3:05.14. 

Final Results – Men

1. Wingate – 1833.5

2. Catawba – 1645

3. Carson-Newman – 1327.5

4. Lenoir-Rhyne 591

5. Mars Hill – 482

Final Results – Women

1. Wingate – 1826.5

2. Catawba – 1818

3. Carson-Newman – 1224.5

4. Lenoir-Rhyne 591

5. Mars Hill – 504

To learn concerning the first two days of the meet, click on HERE.