Courtesy: Conference Carolinas Athletics
GREENVILLE, S.C. – In an extremely close vote, Emmanuel has emerged as the preseason favorite in the Conference Carolinas men’s swimming preseason poll.
The Lions received three first-place votes to collect a total of 28 points to narrowly overtake defending conference champion Barton (27) by just one point. Barton received two first-place votes. King is third in the preseason tally with 23 points. They received one first-place vote.
Chowan was tabbed fourth in the preseason poll followed by Lees-McRae and associate member Salem.
2019 Men’s Swimming Preseason Poll
| Team | First Place | Total | ||
| 1. Emmanuel | 3 | 28 | ||
| 2. Barton | 2 | 27 | ||
| 3. King | 1 | 23 | ||
| 4. Chowan | 16 | |||
| 5. Lees-McRae | 14 | |||
| 6. Salem | 12 | |||
2019-20 Men’s Swimmers to Watch
Barton
Jonathan York, So., Midlothian, Va. (all-conference in 2019)
Robert Zamorano, Sr., Woodstock, Ga. (all-conference in 2019)
Chowan
Shaine Olmstead, So., Florence, Ky.
Justin Lough, So., Dayton, Va.
Emmanuel
Alex Sobers, Sr., Bridgetown, Barbados (conference champion in 2019; NCAA champion in the 500 freestyle with a 4:21.09; 2019 Conference Carolinas Co-Swimmer of the Year)
Joao Santos, Jr., Maringa, Parana, Brazil (conference champion in 2019; 2019 Conference Carolinas Co-Swimmer of the Year)
King
Jabari Ramsey, So., Land O’Lakes, Fla. (all-conference in 2019)
Maximillian Thomas, So., Lincoln Park, Mich.
Jan Kuljak, Fr., Zagreb, Croatia
Lees-McRae
Arsham Mirzaei, Sr., Karaj Alborz, Iran (conference champion in 2019)
Christian Nishimura, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii
John David McCray, So., Cape Carteret, N.C. (all-conference in 2019)
Salem
Zach Bell, Fr., New Castle, Pa.
Fernando Gomez, Fr., West Chester, Pa.
Brady Samuels, So., Cape Town, South Africa