Swimming Sweeps Queens To Open Season

Friday, September 29

Charlotte, NC

4 p.m.

North Carolina

Queens University of Charlotte

Ellie VanNote
University of North Carolina Swimming and Diving ACC Championship
Greensboro Aquatic Center
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

September 29, 2023 | Swimming & Diving

Complete Results (PDF)

By: UNC Athletics Communications

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina Tar Heels were triumphant over Queens University in their season-opening meet for a third consecutive year with the women posting a 180-77 victory and the men recording a 148.5-111.5 win at the Levine Aquatic Center.

Carolina started strong with wins in the first 13 events and finished by claiming 10 of the final 15 races. On the women's side, the Tar Heels took the top three spots in the 100, 200 and 500 free, 100 and 200 back, 200 breast, and 200 IM. UNC took the top three on the men's side in the 100 and 200 fly. Both teams captured first and second place in the 1000 free, while women were one and two in the 100 breast and the men in the 100 back.

UNC won all 14 events on the women's side, while the Carolina men's team captured eight.

"It was a great start to our season to go on the road and dominate against a good team," head coach Mark Gangloff said. "We have a lot of newcomers on our team, and it was fun to watch them step up."

Graduate transfer Delaney Carlton took home her first two wins as a Tar Heel in the women's 50 and 100 freestyle. Freshmen Samantha Armand and Ben Delmar swept the 100 and 200 breaststroke races in their first collegiate meet.

Carlton edged out Queens' Danielle Melilli by 0.37 in the 50 freestyle while touching in front of teammate Greer Pattison by 0.20 to win the 100 freestyle. Armand narrowly reached the wall ahead of fellow transfer Katja Pavicevic to win the 100 breaststroke by 0.44. Her victory over Pavicevic in the 200 breaststroke was by a more comfortable 0.76.

Graduate Ellie VanNote was another multi-event winner, claiming first place in the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly.

Junior Elizabeth Sowards (200 IM) and sophomores Emma Karam (200 back), Michelle Morgan (500 free), Lilly Reader (1000 free), and Madeline Smith (200 free) won their first races in Carolina Blue.

Pattison touched first in the 100 backstroke.

Sophomore Louis Dramm joined Delmar as a multi-event winner for the UNC men, reaching the wall first in the 1000 freestyle and 200 IM. Senior Patrick Hussey won the 200 freestyle, while classmate Boyd Poelke claimed first place in the 100 butterfly.

Sophomore Reid Miller (100 back) and freshman Sebastian Lunak (200 fly) won their first races as a Tar Heel.

The two teams combined to win three of the four relay events with the women's team winning both the 400 medley and 200 freestyle races, and the men taking the 400 medley.

UNC returns to competition on Oct. 20 against UNCW at the David B. Allen Natatorium on the UNC Wilmington campus.