CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Queens men's and women's swimming & diving squads took home 21 of 28 events in their dual meet against old South Atlantic Conference foe Wingate on Friday, Oct. 6.

The Wingate men's and women's teams opened their season in the Queen City after a standout showing last year — as the teams finished in the top eight of all Division II. This was the eleventh meeting between the two schools, with the Queens women's team remaining undefeated (11-0) and the men encompassing a 9-2 overall record against the Bulldogs.

Starting off the meet with the women's 200-yard medley relay, Queens took home the gold as the team of Bianca Wettel. Annika Huber, Maddie Foster, and Ryley Heck finished with a final time of 1:43.45. In the men's event, the men also took first place with a final time of 1:30.35 by the performances of Andreas Marz, Balazs Berecz, Conner Wang, and Matej Dusa.

Wrapping up another win for the Royals was in the women's 1000-yard free, where veteran Sophia Lange finished with a time of 10:35.43 putting her in the first-place position. The senior would later on pick up another win in the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:05.83. In the women's 200-yard free, rookie Foster picked up a victory with a career-high time of 1:52.41, while Dusa swiped another win in the men's 200-yard free with a time of 1:41.54.

Maren Patterson picked up her first individual win of the season with a time of 58:02 in the women's 100-yard backstroke. On the men's side in the same event, Caden Fritz also nabbed a victory with a time of 50.42.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Noah Beladi finished with a time of 56.56 to swipe another win over the 'Dogs, while Abigail Zboran and Frantisek Jablcnik each took wins in the 200-yard butterfly events with times of 2:04.96 and 1:51.82, respectively.

In the 50-yard freestyle events, veteran swimmers Danielle Melilli (23.81) and Dusa (19.93) also took home first-place swims.

After the break, the Royals rookies found their stride once again as Foster and Haley Ross each tabbed individual wins. Foster added to her victorious day with another triumph in the 100-yard freestyle event with a time of 51.55 while Ross picked up her first season win with a 2:04.61 time in the 200-yard backstroke.

Additionally, sophomore Daniel Meszaros tried his hand at the 100-yard freestyle event against the Bulldogs and came out with a time of 44.96, good for a first-place finish. In the 200-yard backstroke for the men, Yannick Plasil and Fritz finished with identical scores of 1:52.30 to take the tie at first place, while Huber (2:21.25) and Noah Beladi (2:06.53) each found themselves ahead of the pool with wins at the 200-yard breaststroke events.

Finishing off the meet, Foster picked up her third individual win of the evening with a career-high time of 55.62 in the 100-yard butterfly event. Wang finished with a 50.49 first-place showing in the same event, earning the last victory for Queens.

In a quick turnaround, the Royals head to Atlanta, Ga. for a dual meet against Emory tomorrow, Oct. 7 for an 11:00 AM start

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