Remy named SAC FOY, Alvarez earns Elite 23 as Males’s Swimming finishes second at SAC Championships

Kingsport, Tenn. — The Catawba College males’s swimming crew noticed freshman Jules Remy earn the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year award and senior Alejandro Alvarez earn the convention’s Elite 23 award after last motion on the league’s convention championships on the Kingsport Aquatic Center on Saturday. Catawba matched their highest end in program historical past with a second-place end.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1650-Yard Freestyle

– Nazar Herashchenko picked up his third SAC title of the week, besting the closest Wingate competitor by simply over a second within the Men’s 1650 Free with a time of 15:23.80

– Lincoln Council turned in a sixth-place effort with a swim of 15:58.26

100-Yard Freestyle

– Maks Minichowski completed because the runner-up within the Men’s 100 Free with a swim of 43.54

– Matt Howard additionally earned a spot within the championship last, ending in a dead-heat tie of fifth

200-Yard Backstroke

– George Fykatas gained the SAC title within the Men’s 200 Back, setting a college report alongside the best way with a mark of 1:45.58

– Alvarez clinched a spot within the championship last, tying for sixth

200-Yard Breaststroke

– Remy broke his third SAC meet of the week, changing into the primary in league historical past to interrupt two minutes within the 200 Breaststroke with a mark of 1:59.53

– Ryan Case was the runner-up within the occasion, touching the wall in 2:01.27

– Marshall Wells and Rowan Viles earned their spot within the championship last, putting fifth and sixth

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

– Catawba’s 400 Free Relay crew of Minichowski, Case, Sammer Abdallah and Remy positioned because the runners-up within the Men’s 400 Free relay with a time of two:56.95

UP NEXT

– Catawba swimmers seeking to attain marks to qualify for the NCAA Championships will head to the Emory Last Chance Invite in Atlanta Feb. 20-21