Males’s Swimming Earns Season-Opening Break up at Marywood Tri-Meet

SCRANTON, PA (October 12, 2025) — The King’s College males’s swim staff received its 2025-26 season underway with a break up on the Marywood Tri-Meet, Saturday morning on the Scranton YMCA. The Monarchs defeated Marywood University, 133-105, whereas falling to Wilkes University, 171-88.
 
King’s opened the day with a fourth-place end within the 200-yard medley relay, because the squad composed of Christopher Maciejczyk, Billy Hanson, Matthew Maciejczyk and David Guillen-Duran posted a time of two:03.85.
 
In the primary particular person occasion of the morning, Chris Dutko positioned third within the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:31.04. Chase Kubis adopted up the efficiency with a third-place end of his personal, touching the wall at 1:59.23 within the 200-yard freestyle. Meanwhile, Hanson posted a time of two:16.39 to assert sixth.
 
Connor Scheckner delivered the Monarchs’ first occasion win of the day within the 50-yard backstroke, ending with a time of 25.32. C. Maciejczyk adopted in fifth, clocking in at an excellent 29.00.
 
In the 50-yard breaststroke, Julian Zoquier and Guillen-Duran took the 4 and 5 spots, respectively, with occasions of 34.39 and 36.79. M. Maciejczyk positioned sixth within the 100-yard butterfly at 1:16.14.
 
Kubis turned in a stable exhibiting within the 50-yard freestyle, beating the second-place finisher by simply over six-tenths of a second to win the race at 23.27. Stefan Lakoseljac got here in sixth at 26.22 and Zoquier rounded out the Monarch lineup within the 50 free in 27.55.
 
The trio of Dutko, Lakoseljac and Zoquier all completed inside 5 seconds of one another within the 10–yard freestyle to assert the six, seven and eight spots. Dutko touched the wall in 57.10, Lakoseljac completed in 1.00.77 and Zoquier accomplished the King’s contingent in 1:01.19.
 
Scheckner picked up his second victory of the day in as many occasions, profitable the 100-yard backstroke at 54.50. C. Maciejczyk took fifth place with a time of 1:08.49.
 
Kubis cracked the highest three finishers within the 100-yard breaststroke, touching in 1:14.25. Hanson and Guillen-Duran rounded out the Monarch contingent with occasions of 1:19.51 and 1:22.32, respectively. In the 500-yard freestyle, Dutko added factors for King’s with a third-place end at 5:59.54. He was adopted by C. Maciejczyk, who touched in 6:31.21.
 
Lakoseljac competed within the tightly contested 50-yard butterfly, posting a time of 30.39. Guillen-Duran completed below two-tenths of a second behind him at 30.55, adopted carefully by M. Maciejczyk at 30.59.
 
Scheckner continued his robust efficiency within the ultimate particular person occasion of the day, profitable the 200-yard medley in 2:08.27 – a cushty ten seconds quicker than the next-closest competitor. Hanson positioned sixth with a time of two:24.65 in his ultimate look of the day.
 
King’s completed the day robust, because the quartet of Kubis, Zoquier, Dutko and Scheckner gained the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:35.81.
 
King’s returns to the pool at Lebanon Valley on Saturday for a highway meet with the Flying Dutchmen. Racing will get underway at 1:00 p.m.
 

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