Felician Swimming Dominates on Women’s Facet, Males Shine in Relays Towards Manhattan

November 15, 2025 – Bronx, N.Y.
Felician University Swimming put collectively a powerful displaying towards Manhattan, successful the mixed meet 273–245. The Golden Falcons dominated the ladies’s aspect 186–81, whereas the lads delivered a number of standout swims of their very own.
Women’s Highlights
Felician opened with a win within the 200 Medley Relay, as Nicolette Wight, Isabella Gautier du Defaix, Elena Kaufmann, and Tijana Lukic completed in 1:51.53.

Distance Events:

    Manca Petric and Martyna Bugala went 1–2 within the 1000 Free, with Petric additionally successful the five hundred Free and Bugala inserting third. Stephanie Schneider added a key fourth-place end within the 500.

Individual Medley & Butterfly:

    Felician swept the 200 IM by Kaufmann, Gautier du Defaix, and Schneider, and Kaufmann went on to win the 100 IM and 100 Fly.

Gautier du Defaix additionally gained the 100 Breaststroke and 50 Breast, with Christine Fabo Mbite taking second in each.

Sprints & Backstroke:

    Wight swept the backstroke occasions, successful the 50 Back and 100 Back.

Didi Higgs gained the 50 Free and positioned second within the 100 Free, whereas Amelia Mayers gained the 100 Free and completed second within the 200 Free.

Alice Sjoden Sikstom added a win within the 50 Butterfly.

Felician wrapped up the meet with a second-place end within the 200 Free Relay (Wight, Mayers, Petric, Higgs).

Men’s Highlights

    The Golden Falcon males opened with an announcement win within the 200 Medley Relay, as Malik Biad, Markus Halvorsen, Luke O’Mara, and Kasper Laerum swam 1:37.26.

Top Performances:

    Biad swept his occasions with wins within the 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, and 100 IM.

Halvorsen added victories within the 100 Breast and 50 Breast, with Alberto Garcia Segura ending second in each and second within the 100 IM.

Laerum chipped in factors throughout the dash freestyle occasions, highlighted by a 49.81 within the 100 Free, whereas O’Mara and freshman Nick Kelly added scoring in a number of stroke and dash occasions.

Felician’s males additionally delivered a fast 1:31.15 within the 200 Free Relay throughout an exhibition swim by Biad, Garcia Segura, Kelly, and Laerum.

NEXT MEET

    Felician returns to motion December 5–7 in Centerville, MA for the ECAC Mid-Season Championships.