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Charlotte, N.C.----The Wingate University men's swimming team and head coach Kevin Hennessy knew what they needed to do to defeat longtime archrival Queens University of Charlotte Friday afternoon in the Levine Center…finish 1-2 in the meet-concluding 800 Freestyle Relay.
 
The Bulldogs were up to the challenge, shaving almost 16 seconds from the pool record on the way to a 132-130 Instant Classic victory over the Royals. Wingate earned its first triumph over Queens since November 6, 2013, when the No. 2 Bulldogs defeated the No. 4 Royals 140-105 on a Wednesday afternoon at the Levine Center.
 
Taking a look at the 800 Freestyle Relay
 
The Wingate A team touched first with its time of 6:35.91. Freshman Vladimir Krstulovic led the way, followed by sophomore Damir Ipkaev, freshman Yassine Sebbata and sophomore Anton Witzell. Interestingly enough, current Bulldog veterans Miguel Marcos and Balint Kovacs shared the previous Levine Center pool record with former teammates Slava Ohnov and Marcel Snitko (6:51.12, October 7, 2022).
 
The Bulldog B team also outdistanced the previous Levine Center 800 Free Relay high-water mark, touching with a time of 6:44.09 to finish second. Kovacs swam the anchor leg, joined by freshmen teammates Tymofii Chemeryk and Fernando Dehaudt and senior Gabriel da Costa.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head coach Kevin Hennessy
 
"Wow! What a great start to the season for our teams. There is much history between Wingate and Queens…many battles…and they have certainly gotten the better of us over the years. Going into their pool and getting the win for our men was a huge statement. Getting that win by finishing 1-2 in the last relay was electric."
 
"I don't want our women's team to be overshadowed…they raced just as hard, but ultimately fell short. I couldn't be prouder of our teams. We had many great swims and numerous individuals stepping up in big spots. The energy they brought was next level. They were always present and, in the moment, right from the beginning."
 
"This was a great TEAM win. We couldn't have asked for a better way to start our season. When we race together as a TEAM, that's when special things happen."
 
Wingate sophomore student-athlete Giacomo Pietrini
 
"We had good team work and energy Friday. We had a good effort in the 800 Freestyle Relay, which permitted us to win. Personally, I had a good start to the season in my best event, the 200 Butterfly, and a good race in the 500 Freestyle, too. I scored points with both."
 
Event-by-Event results
Wingate at Queens
Levine Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Friday, October 4, 2024
 
Women 400 Medley Relay
1st - Wingate A (Beesmans Barquero, N. Dwojak, Zapata Ceballos, Andrews), 3:44.93
3rd - Wingate B (Karlsson, Almqvist, Garcia, Ozola), 3:50.75
 
Men 400 Medley Relay
2nd - Wingate A (Filho, Martijena, Topchanalis, Silva), 3:16.70
3rd - Wingate B (da Costa, Sadler, Smyre, Witzell), 3:19.39
 
Women 1000 Freestyle
1st - Livia Kingsland, 10:23.73
2nd - Jessica Widdowson, 10:38.17
4th - Grace Wilson, 10:40.76
6th - Kelley Chadwell, 11:09.84
 
Men 1000 Freestyle
1st - Fernando Dehaudt, 9:18.40
2nd - Damir Ipkaev, 9:43.31
3rd - Miguel Marcos, 9:50.68
 
Women 200 Freestyle
2nd - Lucie Andrews, 1:52.12
5th - Nina Azirovic, 1:54.08
6th - Nadia Kertynska, 1:55.14
7th - Elizabete Paula Ozola, 1:55.19
 
Men 200 Freestyle
2nd - Yassine Sebbata, 1:39.67
3rd - Vladimir Krstulovic, 1:40.09
4th - Tymofii Chemeryk, 1:41.31
 
Women 100 Backstroke
4th - Vera Karlsson, 57.35
5th - Marta Beesmans Barquero, 57.73
8th - Nicol Bellardi, 59.28
 
Men 100 Backstroke
1st - Ney Chagas Filho, 49.43
4th - Anton Witzell, 50.52
5th - Gabriel Costa, 50.55
8th - Andreas Carrascal, 52.60
 
Women 100 Breaststroke
2nd - Natalia Dwojak, 1:02.64
4th - Cornelia Almqvist, 1:06.64
5th - Franziska Muhlberger, 1:06.77
6th - Annika Luce, 1:06.86
 
Men 100 Breaststroke
2nd - Andres Martijena, 55.70
3rd - Mikolaj Dobrindt, 56.29
6th - Noah Sadler, 57.07
 
Women 200 Butterfly
2nd - Giulianna Garcia, 2:06.02
3rd - Bahar Gursu, 2:06.39
5th - Jessica Widdowson, 2:10.81
6th - Livia Kingsland, 2:11.65
 
Men 200 Butterfly
1st - Alex Smyre, 1:48.88
3rd - Giacomo Pietrini, 1:51.60
4th - Balint Kovacs, 1:52.31
5th - Kacper Korona, 1:54.69
6th - Pablo Cabana del Ano, 1:56.64
 
Women 50 Freestyle
2nd - Natalia Dwojak, 23.65
3rd - Emma Condo, 24.65
4th - Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 24.95
5th - Nomvula Mjimba, 25.36
7th - Hadley Osborne, 25.61
 
Men 50 Freestyle
5th - Manoel Silva, 20.76
6th - Yassine Sebbata, 20.78
8th - Trevor Danner, 21.09
 
Women 100 Freestyle
1st - Lucie Andrews, 51.19
4th - Nina Azirovic, 52.29
6th - Elizabete Paula Ozola, 52.35
8th - Natalia Dwojak, 54.06
 
Men 100 Freestyle
2nd - Vladimir Krstulovic, 45.12
3rd - Yassine Sebbata, 45.44
7th - Manoel Silva, 45.92
7th - Anton Witzell, 45.92
 
Women 200 Backstroke
2nd - Vera Karlsson, 2:02.95
3rd - Marta Beesmans Barquero, 2:05.62
4th - Andrea Maltoni, 2:05.83
6th - Nicol Bellardi, 2:07.77
8th - Wiktoria Dwojak, 2:11.72
 
Men 200 Backstroke
2nd - Ney Chagas Filho, 1:49.88
6th - Andreas Carrascal, 1:54.80
8th - Gabriel da Costa, 1:56.83
 
Women 200 Breast
3rd - Franziska Muhlberger, 2:22.85
5th - Cornelia Almqvist, 2:23.83
6th - Elizabeth Solano, 2:25.55
7th - Nadia Kertynska, 2:25.71
8th - Annika Luce, 2:26.44
 
Men 200 Breast
2nd - Mikolaj Dobrindt, 2:02.33
4th - Andres Martijena, 2:06.55
8th - William Lerna, 2:12.35
 
Women 500 Freestyle
3rd - Livia Kingsland, 5:07.06
4th - Emily Shuttleworth, 5:12.08
5th - Jessica Widdowson, 5:15.26
6th - Grace Wilson, 5:15.69
 
Men 500 Freestyle
1st - Damir Ipkaev, 4:29.46
2nd - Fernando Dehaudt, 4:32.22
5th - Giacomo Pietrini, 4:44.45
8th - Michele Orru', 4:56.80
 
Women 100 Butterfly
2nd - Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 56.31
3rd - Giulianna Garcia, 57.44
7th - Kukuwah Bondzie, 1:00.25
 
Men 100 Butterfly
2nd - Mike Topchanalis, 49.00
3rd - Alex Smyre, 49.31
5th - Balint Kovacs, 49.97
6th - Vladimir Krstulovic, 50.04
 
Women 400 IM
2nd - Nadia Kertynska, 4:33.12
3rd - Bahar Gursu, 4:34.44
6th - Nicol Bellardi, 4:37.87
7th - Elizabeth Solano, 4:37.97
8th - Franziska Muhlberger, 4:37.99
 
Men 400 IM
1st - Miguel Marcos, 4:00.79
5th - Mikolaj Dobrindt, 4:10.60
6th - Kacper Korona, 4:11.15
7th - Andreas Carrascal, 4:11.18
8th - Pablo Cabana del Ano, 4:16.26
 
Women 800 Freestyle Relay
2nd - Wingate A (Andrews, Azirovic, Garcia, Ozola), 7:34.72
4th - Wingate B (Kingsland, Widdowson, Wilson, Muhlberger), 8:00.58
 
Men 800 Freestyle Relay
1st - Wingate A (Krstulovic, Ipkaev, Sebbata, Witzell), 6:35.91
2nd - Wingate B (Chemeryk, Dehaudt, da Costa, Kovacs), 6:44.09
 
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