CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Queens University of Charlotte swimming teams put on a strong performance in their meet against Emory on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Levine Aquatic Center. In a highly competitive showdown, the women's team battled to a 131-131 tie, while the men's team secured a decisive 143-119 victory. Find full meet results here.
The women's 200-yard relay squad of Maren Patterson, Annika Huber, Maddie Foster, and Ryley Heck kicked off the meet with a victory, clocking in at 1:44.81. The men's relay team followed with a triumph of their own, posting a time of 1:29.28, led by Andreas Marz, Cal Barton, Conner Wang, and Matej Dusa.
Matt Shanahan earned a spot on the podium in the 1000-yard freestyle, finishing second with a time of 9:53.00.
In the women's 200-yard freestyle, Bianca Wettel and Foster secured second and third places, with times of 1:55.04 and 1:55.36, respectively. On the men's side, Daniel Meszaros (1:41.48) and Ondrej Dusa (1:42.31) also claimed second and third in their race.
Patterson earned her own victory in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.50, while Marz took second in the men's event, finishing in 49.71.
Other standout performances included first-place finishes from Zboran in the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.50), M. Dusa in the 50-yard freestyle (19.99), and Meszaros in the 100-yard freestyle (45.61).
Later in the meet, Marz added another win in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:47.93. Zboran took first in both the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.57) and the 400-yard IM (4:29.45), while M. Dusa claimed victory in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.81.
To cap off the meet, the women's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Patterson, Heck, Foster, and Zboran secured first place with a time of 1:34.69, while the men's A and B relay squads finished first and second with times of 1:21.04 and 1:23.39, respectively.
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Next, the Royals get back in the water against Catawba in Salisbury on Friday, October. 18.
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