CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's swimming teams headed to Columbia, S.C. to face the Gamecocks in Friday action. Find the full results linked here.
"It was great to see how well we swam in this training cycle.," Director of Swimming Jeff Dugdale said. "Monday, we turn our focus towards our mid-season championship."
In the women's 200-yard medley relay, Queens' team of Maren Patterson, Annika Huber, Madeline Foster, and Sabina Kupcova delivered a strong performance, placing second with a time of 1:43.21, just behind South Carolina. The men's 200-yard medley relay followed suit, with Andreas Marz, Noah Beladi, Conner Wang, and Matej Dusa also finishing in second place at 1:28.86.
In the women's 200-yard freestyle, Sabina Kupcova claimed third with a time of 1:53.71, with Madeline Foster close on her heels in fourth. Lance Young secured third for the Royals in the men's 200-yard freestyle with a 1:41.31 finish, while Ondrej Dusa took fourth.
Queens saw another top-three finish in the women's 100-yard backstroke as Maren Patterson claimed third with a 56.40. In the men's 100-yard breaststroke, Noah Beladi finished third at 55.67, with Matheus Przewalla following in fourth. Abigail Zboran captured second in the women's 200-yard butterfly with a 2:04.95, and Keegan McKenney added to the men's podium finishes with a third-place in 1:53.77.
In the women's 50-yard freestyle, Patterson took third with a time of 23.94, and Libby Livesay placed sixth. The men's 50-yard freestyle brought a Queens victory as Matej Dusa took first in 20.14, followed closely by teammate Nien Levy in second with 20.40.
Queens kept the momentum going in the 100-yard freestyle events. Bianca Wettel earned second place for the women with a 52.57 finish, while Madeline Foster took third. On the men's side, Matej Dusa once again came out on top, winning with a 44.73, and Ondrej Dusa finished second.
In the women's 200-yard backstroke, Haley Ross and Amber Rydzewski represented Queens with fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively. For the men, Andreas Maerz took third in 1:49.30, and Caden Fritz followed in fourth.
In the women's 200-yard breaststroke, Annika Huber placed fourth in 2:23.88, with Abigail Zboran in fifth. Matheus Przewalla added a third-place finish in the men's 200-yard breaststroke at 2:04.36, while Declan Gleason placed fourth.
Queens performed well in the 500-yard freestyle races, with Katherine Bailey earning fourth and Kupcova sixth for the women, while Jack Vanvalkenburg and Keegan McKenney took fifth and sixth for the men. Madeline Foster captured fourth in the women's 100-yard butterfly with a 56.51, and Conner Wang took third for the men with a 49.39.
In the 200-yard IM, Abigail Zboran claimed second for the women, with Rydzewski finishing third. On the men's side, Noah Beladi and Przewalla finished second and third, respectively.
In the closing relays, Queens' women's 400-yard freestyle relay team (Patterson, Zboran, Kupcova, Wettel) placed second with a 3:29.00 finish. For the men, Queens claimed victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Dusa, Wang, Dusa, and Levy secured the win in 2:59.45.
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Next, the Royals will host the annual Fall Frenzy in the Queen City beginning on November 21.
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