Queens University of Charlotte
Catawba College
10/10/2026 7:20:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens swimming had dominant outings inside the Levine Aquatic Center this weekend, sweeping both the men's and women's competitions against Catawba on Oct. 9 and Emory on Oct. 10.Â
VS. CATAWBA
- Queens opened the weekend with a sweep of Catawba, as the women's team earned a 167-93 victory and the men's team won 188-74.
- The Royals started strong in the relay events, winning both 400-yard medley relays. The women's quartet of Maren Patterson, Libby Livesay, Madeline Foster and Abigail Zboran finished in 3:41.41. On the men's side, Pablo Ortega Navarro, Matheus Teixeira Przewalla, Emil Harlem and Nien Levy combined for a winning time of 3:14.32.
- Queens added victories in both 200-yard freestyle relays. Patterson, Mia DeVito, Foster and Livesay won the women's race in 1:32.80, while Levy, Brett Bailey, Stamatis Paleocrassas and Harlem took the men's event in 1:19.30.
- Individually, Foster won the women's 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.86 and the 100-yard freestyle in 50.00. DeVito captured the 50-yard freestyle in 23.37, while Patterson won the 100-yard backstroke in 55.34.
- Livesay claimed the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.53, and Zboran won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:01.61 and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:01.87. Haley Ross added a victory in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.15, while Leonie Tenzer won both distance freestyle events, taking the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:59.31 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:53.83.
- The men's team also produced several standout performances. Angouras won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.32, Ortega Navarro captured the 100-yard backstroke in 49.36, and Teixeira Przewalla won the 100-yard breaststroke in 54.98. Eddie Peng claimed the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.50, while Levy won the 50-yard freestyle in 19.96 and Paleocrassas took the 100-yard freestyle in 44.71.
- Charlie Green won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:49.56, and Teixeira Przewalla added victories in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:00.75 and the 200-yard individual medley in 1:48.87. Queens also swept the top three places in the men's 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard freestyle.
VS. EMORY
- Queens carried its momentum into Saturday's meet against Emory, earning a 164-98 women's victory and a 198-64 men's win.
- The Royals opened with victories in both 200-yard medley relays. The women's team of Zboran, Livesay, Foster and Patterson finished in 1:39.82, while the men's quartet of Ortega Navarro, Przewalla, Harlem and Levy posted a winning time of 1:26.88.
- Queens completed the relay sweep by winning both 200-yard freestyle relays. Patterson, DeVito, Livesay and Foster took the women's event in 1:32.57. Levy, Bailey, Paleocrassas and Harlem won the men's relay in 1:19.63.
- Tenzer led the women's distance group, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:00.11 and the 500-yard freestyle in 4:52.34. Foster won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.76 and the 100-yard butterfly in 53.67. Patterson captured the 100-yard backstroke in 55.22 and the 100-yard freestyle in 50.48, while DeVito won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.32.
- Zboran delivered two individual victories, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:01.42 and the 400-yard individual medley in 4:21.53. Ross added a win in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:00.05.
- On the men's side, Jack Vanvalkenburg won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:35.21, while Inald Fernandes Perna claimed the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.71. Levy won the 50-yard freestyle in 19.71, and Paleocrassas took the 100-yard freestyle in 44.38.
- Przewalla earned victories in the 100-yard breaststroke in 54.76, the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:59.53 and the 400-yard individual medley in 3:56.90. Peng won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.20, while Green claimed the 200-yard backstroke in 1:47.95. Harlem added a victory in the 100-yard butterfly in 48.03, and Ortega Navarro won the 100-yard backstroke in 48.72.
"We had an amazing weekend of fast swimming, a lot of growth and great team energy from top to bottom. We continue to get better, and our swimmers are learning to swim fast more frequently and with more consistency. I've really enjoyed watching our senior leadership help develop our freshmen into a very competitive team," said Queens director of swimming Jeff Dugdale.
UP NEXT
The Royals are back in action against Virginia Tech on Oct. 23.
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