BILOXI, Miss. – The William Carey men's swim team swept Life University, Loyola University and Meridian Community College, defeating the Running Eagles 192-62, the Wolf Pack 202-51 and the Eagles 216-26.
 
The Crusaders opened the meet with a one-two finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Miguel Vieira and Tom Poyen then took second and third, respectively, in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
 
Carey posted another one-two finish in the 200-yard freestyle as Yaseen Abdelgawad claimed first place and Braedan Jacobs finished second, while Sergi Valdes placed fourth.
 
The 100-yard backstroke followed a similar script, with Lucca De Moraes taking first, Blake Talbert finishing second and Adam Salama placing fourth. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Hunter Boudreau posted a winning time of 56.70 seconds, while Alexander Grenardo and Joshua Pratt finished third and fifth.
 
Joe Balaban continued the string of first-place finishes with a winning time of 1:54 in the 200-yard butterfly, while Emil Subotikj placed fourth. Carey then swept the podium in the 50-yard freestyle, with Maciej Leszczynski taking first, Janos Szabo placing second and Blaise Boyd finishing third.
 
The Crusaders repeated the feat in the 100-yard freestyle as Szabo finished first, Leszczynski took second and Abdelgawad placed third. De Moraes picked up his second victory of the day in the 200-yard backstroke, while Edu Galan finished third. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Boudreau earned another first-place finish with a time of 2:06, and Grenardo clocked a 2:11 to take second.
 
In the 500-yard freestyle, Jacobs posted a time of 4:49 to earn silver, while Vieira finished fourth with a time of 4:58. Boyd and Nedas Giedraitis went one-two in the 100-yard butterfly, and Subotikj added a fourth-place finish.
 
Abdelgawad continued his strong performance with a first-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley, while Balaban placed fourth. The Crusaders capped the meet by taking first and third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
 
Next up, Carey travels to New Orleans for a head-to-head matchup against Loyola University.