Alumni News–Stingray Alumni Named Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Week
Over the twenty plus years the Newmarket Stingrays has had swimmers, we have created both great kids, and great swimmers. Their success is often amplified in what they choose to accomplish after they graduate from the club. Going forward, we will be doing our best to highlight when our Alumni are recognized by the world at large.
If you hear of other Alumni success – please forward it to alumni@newmarketstingrays.orgIn this update, we recognize the recent news of a former Stingray, Brandon Kingston who is attending North Carolina State.
Brandon was recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week.
As a Stingray |
As Stingray Alumni |
Brandon Kingston, 2002 |
Brandon Kingston, 2011 |
Congrats to our Alumni!
From the Atlantic Coast Conference Website:
GREENSBORO, N.C. – NC State sophomore Brandon Kingston claimed five individual titles en route to being recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week presented by Chevrolet.
Kingston competed in five individual events across two different meets last week, finishing first in all five. In a dual meet with conference foe and 12th-ranked North Carolina Thursday the Ontario, Canada, native collected victories in both the 200 and 500 freestyle events. He posted times of 1:40.31 and 4:34.47 respectively. Two days later against Old Dominion, Kingston clinched wins in the 200 and 500 for the second consecutive meet, while also taking top honors in the 1650 freestyle. The Wolfpack defeated the Monarchs 163-136.
