Explorers Swim Teams Achieve Five Program Records At Queens Fall Frenzy
NEW YORK - The La Salle University swimming and diving teams delivered a dominant performance at the Queens Fall Frenzy this weekend, shattering five program records and achieving one NCAA Division I Standard while finishing fifth overall out of 10 teams with a combined 1,353 points. The women’s team secured third place with 795 points, and the men’s team finished seventh with 558 points.
The four-day competition saw the Explorers reach new heights, highlighted by standout individual efforts and relay success. Senior Felix Jedbratt led the charge, winning the 100-yd butterfly in 45.46 – an NCAA Division I Standard and the sole qualifying mark for La Salle at the event. This time also established a new Atlantic 10, program, and conference record. Jedbratt also clocked a 19.52 in the 50-yd freestyle and anchored multiple top-five relay finishes for the men’s team.
Junior carter Perkins also contributed to the men’s success,setting a new program record in the 200-yd freestyle with a time of 1:36.11. On the women’s side, senior Gabriela Herbreder recorded a 50.2 lead-off in the 400-yd free relay, establishing a new program record, and finished fourth in the 400-yd IM with a time of 4:23.87.
Sophomore Beren celik achieved la Salle’s top individual women’s result, earning a silver medal in the 200-yd breaststroke (2:18.65) and placing fifth in the 100-yd breaststroke (1:02.47). Senior Rosalia Marin Martinez contributed in the 200-yd IM (2:08.53) and played a vital role in the relays. The women’s team also set program records in the 200- and 400-yd medley relays, with the team of Herbreder, senior Carlota Ungo, sophomore Camilla Frost, and senior Tori Fenn achieving the record-breaking times.
La Salle will next compete in a home tri-meet, hosting UMass and Rhode Island on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at Kirk Pool.
