CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's swimming teams both lead their respective standings after day one of the Bluegrass Mountain Championships from the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
 
On the women's side, Queens scored 244.5 points to build 108.5-point lead over second place Wingate. The men totaled 198 points and lead by 27 points over second place Wingate. In total, the Royals won seven of the eight events.
 
Senior Sarah Reamy (10:03.04) and junior Francesca Bains (10:05.18) took first and second place, respectively in the opening 1,000-Yard Freestyle race. In the 200-Yard I.M., junior Lexie Baker (2:01.06) earned gold followed by a second-place finish from sophomore Hannah Foster ((2:02.63).
 
The Royals once again finished 1-2 as senior Polina Lapshina (22.49) and freshman Danielle Melilli (23.15) took the top two spots in the 50-Yard Freestyle. Polina's time set a new BMC benchmark in the race. The women finished the night with a win in the200-Yard Medley Relay as the team of Rachel Massaro, Mikaela Fullerton, Georgia DaCruz, and Lapshina turned in a time of 1:39.17.
 
For the men, sophomore Luke Erwee began the night with a win in the 1,000-Freestyle. Fellow sophomore Skyler Cook-Weeks picked up another individual win for the Royals with a time of 19.96 in the 50-Yard Freestyle.
 
The 200-Yard Medley Relay team of Finn Howard, Jan Delkeskamp, Ruben Stam, and Dmytro Sydorchenko won the race with a time of 1:27.11 to end the night.
 
Day two begins tomorrow with prelims at 10 a.m. followed by finals at 5 p.m.