PEMBROKE – The 30th-ranked UNC Pembroke swimming team won a pair of events and broke three records to highlight action for the opening day of the Conference Carolinas Championships on Wednesday at the Kingsport Aquatic Center. 

The Braves racked up 123 points and currently lead the four-day championship. Emmanuel sits in second place with 112 points. 

Sofia Pereira got the action started by staking claim to the 1000-yard Freestyle title with a Conference Carolinas meet record time of 10:27.04. Teammate Fatima Portilo earned all-conference honors in the 1000-yard Freestyle as well placing second with a time of 10:38.00.

Katie Raleigh, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Rachel Carapella and Mariel Mencia Martinez teamed up in the 200-yard Medley Relay to stand at the top of the podium with a. time of 1:45.06. The performance from the relay squad marked a Conference Carolinas meet record as well as a school record. 

Britta Schwengle, Portilo, Pereira, and Rodriguez Matos closed out the opening day with a second-place finish in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay. 

The top three finishes in each event are first, second, and third team all-conference. 
 

CONFERENCE CAROLINAS CHAMPIONSHIPS (FEBRUARY 21, 2024)
200 Yard Medley Relay
1	% $ UNC Pembroke 'A' - Katie Raleigh, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Rachel Carapella, Mariel Mencia Martinez	1:45.06
1000 Yard Freestyle
1	% Sofia Pereira	10:27.04
2	Fatima Portilo	10:38.00
9	Natalia Sarmiento	11:30.58
14	Gretchen Gillenwater	11:58.65
Exh.	Sara Ormsby	13:05.14
800 Yard Freestyle Relay
2	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Britta Schwengle, Sofia Pereira, Fatima Portilo, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	7:42.60
% - Conference Carolinas Meet Record $ - School Record