Charlie Bartel

Position:
Breaststroke, Backstroke
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Evergreen Academy

Career Best Times: 51.54 in the 100-yard backstroke; 1:50.22 in the 200-yard backstroke; 2:04.79 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
General: Provides a solid addition to the Tar Heel team, particularly in backstroke and breaststroke events...has excelled in national YMCA meets...is the son of former Tar Heel swimmer Tom Bartel, who competed for teams coached by Frank Comfort in the 1980s.
Prep: Graduated from the Evergreen Academy in May 2008...was the 2007 state champion in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM...holds the meet record for the North Carolina state meet in the 200-meter breaststroke...garnered honors as the 2007 zone champion in the 200-meter breaststroke...took second in the 200-yard backstroke and fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the YMCA Nationals last spring...named to the 2004 Colorado All-Star team...graduated from high school with Magna Cum Laude academic honors.
Personal: Full name is Charles Everett Bartel...son of Tom and Anne Bartel...was born December 15, 1989 in Okinawa, Japan...has one brother, J.T., 13

Cooling It With Charlie
Academic Major at Carolina: Communications
Career Plans: Professional singer and actor
Hobbies: Dancing, singing, playing the piano, snow skiing, doing design work
Athlete I Most Admire: Larsen Jensen
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the 200-meter breaststroke at the Zone Championships
People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on my Athletic Career: Mark Toburen, Dan Flack, Dan Ohm and Brett Stoyell
Favorite Book: Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright
Favorite Magazines: Architectural Digest, Men's Vogue, Vogue
Favorite Food: Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite Movies: Kill Bill Vol. I, Kill Bill Vol. II, Mean Girls
Favorite TV Shows: Chuck , Desperate Housewives
Favorite Website to Visit: Facebook
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Paris, France
Entertainment Figures I'd Most Like to Have Dinner With: Michael Bublé, Christina Aguilera