Parent Enters UNC Top 10 In 1650 Free At South Carolina Invitational

Tuesday, November 18

Columbia, SC

Finals: 4 PM

North Carolina

South Carolina Invitational

Photo by: Isabel Swindall

Parent Enters UNC Top 10 In 1650 Free At South Carolina Invitational

November 18, 2025 | Swimming & Diving

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The North Carolina swimming program opened the South Carolina Invitational on Tuesday with a Top 10 performance and a victory in the 800 freestyle relay. Josh Parent moved in to the Top 10 at UNC in the 1650 freestyle with a 15:07.54, while the 800 free relay of Louis Dramm, Sebastian Lunak, David Quaresma and Julian Swiderski clocked a 6:17.82 to take victory in the relay.

Parent holds a personal best of 14:48.46 but clocked the 15:07.54 in his first 1650 as a Tar Heel. His PB would rank second all-time at UNC. He also finished just under a second short of notching an NCAA qualifying time.

Lily Reader paced the women's squad during the distance evening with a second-place finish in the 1650 free. Her time of 16:26.80 was just over a second off the NCAA qualifying time. Reader's personal best of 16:19.74 in the event has her 10th on UNC's all-time list.

In the women's 800 free relay, the team of Mary Macaulay, Maren Conze, Lily Sawyer and Reader posted a 7:09.40 to finish second on the night.

The Heels will be back in the pool on Wednesday with prelims starting at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. Fans can follow results on the Meet Mobile app.

South Carolina Invitational Day 1 (Tuesday)

Women 1650 Freestyle
2. Lily Reader, 16:26.80
5. Lexie Ward, 16:35.69
6. Grace Hodgins, 16:44.68
7. Emma Sayers, 16:53.53

Men 1650 Freestyle
3. Josh Parent, 15:07.54 (No. 10 at UNC)
8. Hudson DeGroote, 15:32.26

Women 800 Freestyle Relay
2. UNC A (M. Macaulay, M. Conze, L. Sawyer, L. Reader), 7:09.40
4. UNC C (A. Muzzy, S. Armand, T. Bloom, M. Chokureva), 7:17.82
5. UNC B (E. Karam, L. Ward, S. Frei, A. Coutier), 7:19.72

Men 800 Freestyle Relay
1. UNC A (L. Dramm, S. Lunak, D. Quaresma, J. Swiderski), 6:17.82
3. UNC B (S. Huggins, JT Schmid, C. Whelehan, D. Melnychuk), 6:26.02

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