Wingate vs Queens (NC)
- October 17, 2025
- Charlotte, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Wingate Athletics
Charlotte, N.C.—-Wingate University senior Natalia Dwojak won two individual events, leading the Bulldogs to a 132-130 victory over Queens University of Charlotte in the Levine Center Friday afternoon. With the thrilling victory, the visiting Bulldogs collect their first dual meet triumph against the host Royals.
Dwojak touched first in the 100 Breaststroke (1:03.80) and the 50 Freestyle (24.04). She earned two silver medals in the 200 Medley and the 200 Freestyle Relay events. Senior Nina Azirovic won the 200 Freestyle (1:54.71), while the Bulldog distance specialists swept the 1000 and the 500 Freestyle events.
Junior Grace Wilson won the 1000 Freestyle (10:34.53), while senior Guilianna Garcia won the 500 Freestyle (5:09.25). Wilson claimed the silver medal in the 500 Freestyle (5:12.50), while Garcia picked up a bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly (2:07.27).
On the afternoon, Wingate collected five gold medals, 11 silver medals and nine bronze medals. Freshman Nisa Gul Serdar earned two silver medals and one bronze medal. She finished second in the 200 Butterfly (2:06.69) and the 200 Individual Medley (2:06.28) and finished third in the 100 Freestyle (53.56).
What They Are Saying
Wingate head coach Kevin Hennessy
“Wow! What else can I say. First, thank you to Queens and Jeff Dugdale for hosting us on short notice after we had some facility challenges and we were not able to host Queens. Needless to say, this change at the beginning of the week was not ideal, but our swimmers adapted to the situation and stepped up big. We brought great energy with us and seeing our teams elevate themselves was much fun. This was some of the best in-season racing I have seen.”
“Our teams continue to impress, push each other and not let the moment get too big. Racing is racing and our teams stayed focused on what they needed to do to execute. It was a great battle and Queens raced very hard as well. Thankfully, we were able to come out on top. I am very proud of our men’s and women’s teams and coaches.”
Event-by-Event results
No. 9 Wingate women at Queens
Levine Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Friday, October 17, 2025
1-Women 200 Medley Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Ozola, N. Dwojak, Sandberg, Azirovic), 1:44.96
2-Men 200 Medley Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Chagas Filho, Vilela de Queiroz, Topchanalis, Witzell), 1:29.43
3-Women 1000 Free
1st – Grace Wilson, 10:34.53
3rd – Livia Kingsland, 10:51.17
4-Men 1000 Free
1st – Damir Ipkaev, 9:28.94
2nd – Fernando Dehaudt, 9:34.49
5. Women 200 Free
1st – Nina Azirovic, 1:54.71
2nd – Andrea Maltoni, 1:57.10
6. Men 200 Free
1st – Yassine Sebbata, 1:37.76
2nd – Tymofii Chemeryk, 1:40.12
7. Women 100 Back
2nd – Elizabete Paula Ozola, 58.31
3rd – Mathilda Sandberg, 58.49
8. Men 100 Back
2nd – Ney Chagas Filho, 49.35
9. Women 100 Breast
1st – Natalia Dwojak, 1:03.80
10. Men 100 Breast
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 55.45
11. Women 200 Fly
2nd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 2:06.69
3rd – Giulianna Garcia, 2:07.27
12. Men 200 Fly
3rd – Andreas Carrascal, 1:54.19
13. Women 50 Free
1st – Natalia Dwojak, 24.04
3rd – Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 25.17
14. Men 50 Free
3rd – Yassine Sebbata, 20.65
15. Women 100 Free
2nd – Nina Azirovic, 52.81
3rd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 53.56
16. Men 100 Free
2nd – Yassine Sebbata, 45.01
3rd – Anton Witzell, 45.70
17. Women 200 Back
2nd – Elizabete Paula Ozola, 2:07.43
3rd – Nicol Bellardi, 2:08.64
18. Men 200 Back
2nd – Ney Chagas Filho, 1:48.82
3rd – Luca Ichim, 1:50.03
19. Women 200 Breast
2nd – Malva Eriksson, 2:24.44
3rd – Tessa Cheung, 2:26.18
20. Men 200 Breast
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 2:03.59
21. Women 500 Free
1st – Giulianna Garcia, 5:09.25
2nd – Grace Wilson, 5:12.50
22. Men 500 Free
1st – Damir Ipkaev, 4:33.82
2nd – Fernando Dehaudt, 4:36.22
3rd – Joel Thompson, 4:40.64
23. Women 100 Fly
2nd – Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 57.58
3rd – Mathilda Sandberg, 58.21
24. Men 100 Fly
1st – Mike Topchanalis, 49.14
3rd – Manoel Silva, 50.66
25. Women 200 Individual Medley
2nd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 2:06.28
3rd – Chloe Daybell, 2:08.88
26. Men 200 Individual Medley
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 1:50.18
2nd – Joel Thompson, 1:53.06
27. Women 200 Free Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (N. Dwojak, Azirovic, Ozola, Sandberg), 1:36.72
28. Men 200 Free Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Sebbata, Silva, Chagas Filho, Witzell), 1:21.18
3rd – Wingate B – (Krstulovic, MacLeod, Topchanalis, Chemeryk), 1:22.68
Charlotte, N.C.—-Wingate University freshman Artur Vilela de Queiroz won three individual events, leading the Bulldogs to a 132-130 triumph over Queens University of Charlotte in the Levine Center Friday afternoon. The visiting Bulldogs earn their second consecutive dual meet victory over the host Royals.
Vilela de Queiroz earned gold medals in the 100 Breaststroke (55.45), the 200 Breaststroke (2:03.59) and the 200 Individual Medley (1:50.18). He earned a silver medal in the 200 Medley Relay (1:29.43). Junior Damir Ipkaev won both distance events. He touched first in the 1000 Freestyle (9:28.94) and the 500 Freestyle (4:33.82).
Junior team captain Mike Topchanalis won the 100 Butterfly (49.14), while sophomore Yassine Sebbata won the 200 Freestyle (1:37.76). Sebbata had a busy day, collecting one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Senior team captain Ney Chagas Filho finished second in the 100 Backstroke (49.35) and the 200 Backstroke (1:48.82). Chagas Filho added two relay silver medals to his Friday haul. Sophomore Fernando Dehaudt earned silver medals in the 1000 Freestyle (9:34.49) and the 500 Freestyle (4:36.22).
Graduate student team captain Joel Thompson finished second in the 200 Individual Medley (1:53.06) and third in the 500 Freestyle (4:40.64). On the afternoon, Wingate collected seven gold medals, nine silver medals and seven bronze medals.
What They Are Saying
Wingate head coach Kevin Hennessy
“Wow! What else can I say. First, thank you to Queens and Jeff Dugdale for hosting us on short notice after we had some facility challenges and we were not able to host Queens. Needless to say, this change at the beginning of the week was not ideal, but our swimmers adapted to the situation and stepped up big. We brought great energy with us and seeing our teams elevate themselves was much fun. This was some of the best in-season racing I have seen.”
“Our teams continue to impress, push each other and not let the moment get too big. Racing is racing and our teams stayed focused on what they needed to do to execute. It was a great battle and Queens raced very hard as well. Thankfully, we were able to come out on top. I am very proud of our men’s and women’s teams and coaches.”
Event-by-Event results
No. 7 Wingate men at Queens
Levine Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Friday, October 17, 2025
1-Women 200 Medley Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Ozola, N. Dwojak, Sandberg, Azirovic), 1:44.96
2-Men 200 Medley Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Chagas Filho, Vilela de Queiroz, Topchanalis, Witzell), 1:29.43
3-Women 1000 Free
1st – Grace Wilson, 10:34.53
3rd – Livia Kingsland, 10:51.17
4-Men 1000 Free
1st – Damir Ipkaev, 9:28.94
2nd – Fernando Dehaudt, 9:34.49
5. Women 200 Free
1st – Nina Azirovic, 1:54.71
2nd – Andrea Maltoni, 1:57.10
6. Men 200 Free
1st – Yassine Sebbata, 1:37.76
2nd – Tymofii Chemeryk, 1:40.12
7. Women 100 Back
2nd – Elizabete Paula Ozola, 58.31
3rd – Mathilda Sandberg, 58.49
8. Men 100 Back
2nd – Ney Chagas Filho, 49.35
9. Women 100 Breast
1st – Natalia Dwojak, 1:03.80
10. Men 100 Breast
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 55.45
11. Women 200 Fly
2nd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 2:06.69
3rd – Giulianna Garcia, 2:07.27
12. Men 200 Fly
3rd – Andreas Carrascal, 1:54.19
13. Women 50 Free
1st – Natalia Dwojak, 24.04
3rd – Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 25.17
14. Men 50 Free
3rd – Yassine Sebbata, 20.65
15. Women 100 Free
2nd – Nina Azirovic, 52.81
3rd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 53.56
16. Men 100 Free
2nd – Yassine Sebbata, 45.01
3rd – Anton Witzell, 45.70
17. Women 200 Back
2nd – Elizabete Paula Ozola, 2:07.43
3rd – Nicol Bellardi, 2:08.64
18. Men 200 Back
2nd – Ney Chagas Filho, 1:48.82
3rd – Luca Ichim, 1:50.03
19. Women 200 Breast
2nd – Malva Eriksson, 2:24.44
3rd – Tessa Cheung, 2:26.18
20. Men 200 Breast
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 2:03.59
21. Women 500 Free
1st – Giulianna Garcia, 5:09.25
2nd – Grace Wilson, 5:12.50
22. Men 500 Free
1st – Damir Ipkaev, 4:33.82
2nd – Fernando Dehaudt, 4:36.22
3rd – Joel Thompson, 4:40.64
23. Women 100 Fly
2nd – Valentina Zapata Ceballos, 57.58
3rd – Mathilda Sandberg, 58.21
24. Men 100 Fly
1st – Mike Topchanalis, 49.14
3rd – Manoel Silva, 50.66
25. Women 200 Individual Medley
2nd – Nisa Gul Serdar, 2:06.28
3rd – Chloe Daybell, 2:08.88
26. Men 200 Individual Medley
1st – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, 1:50.18
2nd – Joel Thompson, 1:53.06
27. Women 200 Free Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (N. Dwojak, Azirovic, Ozola, Sandberg), 1:36.72
28. Men 200 Free Relay
2nd – Wingate A – (Sebbata, Silva, Chagas Filho, Witzell), 1:21.18
3rd – Wingate B – (Krstulovic, MacLeod, Topchanalis, Chemeryk), 1:22.68
Courtesy: Queens Athletics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte swimming teams turned in several strong performances in a home dual against Wingate on Friday afternoon at the Levine Aquatic Center, collecting a number of top-three finishes throughout the meet. The Royals fell by a final score of 132-130 on the men’s side, and by an identical 132-130 margin on the women’s side.
“I love the fact that Wingate brought their best for us this afternoon, and our team fought hard with lots of good individual efforts,” Director of Swimming Jeff Dugdale said. “However, as a team, we fell short by a couple of points, both men’s and women’s teams. Still, I appreciated that we can walk away with many lessons and enjoy the rivalry with Wingate.”
On the women’s side, the Royals opened with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as the team of Maren Patterson, Libby Livesay, Abigail Zboran, and Madeline Foster touched first in 1:43.34. The Queens “B” relay of Zoey Prezyna, Annika Huber, Mary Shanahan, and Sophia Pfannstiel finished third in 1:47.58. In the distance events, Leonie Tenzer placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:43.57, and later added a third-place finish in the 500 free in 5:12.51. Bianca Wettel earned third in the 200 freestyle at 1:57.14.
In the backstroke events, Maren Patterson picked up a win in the 100 back (56.56), while Haley Ross claimed first in the 200 back (2:03.98). Annika Huber and Libby Livesay each placed on the podium in the breaststroke events, with Huber finishing second in the 100 breast (1:05.06) and first in the 200 breast (2:23.42), and Livesay taking third in both races (1:06.25 / 2:26.49). Abigail Zboran captured a victory in the 200 butterfly (2:04.01), and Madeline Foster added a win in the 100 fly (56.13) along with a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle (24.18). Patterson added another first-place finish in the 100 free, touching in 52.57.
On the men’s side, Queens started strong with a victory in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Pablo Ortega Navarro, Cal Bartone, Emil Harlem, and Nien Levy clocked a winning time of 1:28.48, while the “B” relay of Caden Fritz, Filip Urbanski, Brett Bailey, and Stamatis Paleocrassas placed third in 1:31.07. In the distance events, freshman Akos Horvath took third in the 1000 freestyle (9:40.04). Daniel Meszaros led the Royals in the mid-distance races, placing third in the 200 free (1:40.57) before winning the 100 free (44.95).
Caden Fritz swept the backstroke events, taking first in both the 100 back (49.11) and 200 back (1:48.61), while Eli Brinkman added a third-place finish in the 100 back (49.90). In the breaststroke races, Bartone and Milan Samoczi finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 breast (56.16 / 56.53), and Matheus Przewalla and Samoczi took second and third in the 200 breast (2:04.44 / 2:05.14). Matt Shanahan picked up a win in the 200 butterfly (1:52.37), with teammate Nick Karaivanov finishing second (1:53.76). Emil Harlem earned a runner-up finish in the 100 fly (49.67), while Levy and Paleocrassas took first and second, respectively, in the 50 free sprint (20.27 / 20.43).
UP NEXT
Queens will be back in action tomorrow, Oct. 18 for a home meet against Catawba.
