WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte swimming programs turned in another strong performance on Saturday at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, facing off against the host Seahawks and William & Mary in a competitive tri-meet.

The Royals' men's team picked up a dual win over William & Mary, 205–82, while falling narrowly to UNCW, 172.5–126.5. On the women's side, Queens totaled 123.5 points against William & Mary (falling 137.5–123.5) and scored 121 points against UNCW (172–121).

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Queens was led by Daniel Meszaros, who delivered a standout swim in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a 43.76 to set a new pool record at UNCW. The senior also added a fourth-place finish in the 200 free with a 1:38.04.

Nien Levy and Stamatis Paleocrassas dominated the 50 free with a 1-2 finish, touching in 20.13 and 20.25, respectively, while Emil Harlem added a victory in the 100 fly (47.57).

In the 200 medley relay, Queens' "A" squad of Pablo Ortega Navarro, Callen Bartone, Harlem, and Paleocrassas finished second in 1:27.54, just three-tenths behind UNCW's winning group. Bartone and Filip Urbanski also impressed in the 100 breaststroke, going 55.10 and 56.27.

Caden Fritz claimed the 200 backstroke crown at 1:48.01, while Akos Horvath finished runner-up in the 1000 freestyle (9:26.12) and added a top-five mark in the 200 fly (1:54.10).

In diving, Juan Gonzalez led the way for the Royals' men with a strong victory on the 3-meter, scoring 349.73 to top the field. Gonzalez also placed third in the 1-meter event with a 300.60. Jacob Roberts rounded out Queens' efforts on both boards, scoring 172.73 on 1-meter and 178.13 on 3-meter.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
On the women's side, Sarah Leonie Tenzer continued her dominant form with three event victories, sweeping the distance freestyle races. She took first in the 1000 freestyle (9:56.58), 200 freestyle (1:48.98), and 500 freestyle (4:53.10).

Abigail Zboran picked up a win in the 200 fly (2:00.37) and placed second in the 100 fly (54.03), while Maren Patterson earned runner-up honors in the 100 backstroke (54.44) and helped the Royals' 200 medley relay squad to a third-place finish in 1:41.45 alongside Libby Livesay, Maddie Foster, and Sabina Kupcova.

Kupcova and Bianca Wettel delivered strong swims in the 100 free, finishing second (52.04) and fourth (51.90), respectively, and Foster tied for fourth in the 50 free (23.44). Annika Huber also posted two top-three breaststroke finishes, going 1:03.63 in the 100 and 2:19.33 in the 200.

COACH'S THOUGHTS
"Great swimming on both the men's and women's side," said Queens Director of Swimming Jeff Dugdale. "Good racing, and I'm seeing improvement from weekend to weekend. There was great support from our families and alumni."

UP NEXT
Queens returns home to host the annual Kellianne Nagy Fall Frenzy from Nov. 21–24 at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, featuring a deep field of collegiate programs from across the nation.

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