NEW ORLEANS, La. – The William Carey men's swim team left little doubt Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 194-56 victory over Loyola University.
 
The Crusaders opened the meet with a one-two finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Lucca De Moraes, Hunter Boudreau, Maciej Leszczynski, and Janos Szabo claimed first place with a time of 3:26, while Joe Balaban, Alexander Grenardo, Nedas Geidraitis, and Yaseen Abdelgawad followed in second at 3:32.
 
Miguel Vieira added a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and Carey swept the podium in the 200-yard freestyle. Adam Salama won the event in 1:41, Braedan Jacobs took second in 1:44, and Josiah Blankenship placed third with a time of 1:48.
 
De Moraes and Blake Talbert finished first and second in the 100-yard backstroke, while WCU captured the top six spots in the 100-yard breaststroke. Geidraitis touched first in 1:00.01, followed closely by Grenardo in 1:00.06, with Tom Poyen taking third. Sergi Valdes, Dumas Loubeyre-Molinari, and Joshua Pratt rounded out the top six in fourth through sixth place.
 
Balaban added another victory with a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Szabo and Blaise Boyd then took first and second in the 50-yard freestyle, while Boudreau, Talbert, and Billy DiPaola finished fourth through sixth. Carey continued its dominance in the 100-yard freestyle, sweeping the podium as Szabo won in 46.53, Leszczynski finished second in 47.75, and Salama placed third in 47.89.
 
The Crusaders posted another one-two finish in the 200-yard backstroke as De Moraes claimed first and Abdelgawad placed second. Carey also put four swimmers among the top five finishers in the 200-yard breaststroke. Boudreau won the event, Grenardo earned a third-place finish, and Poyen and Pratt placed fourth and fifth.
 
Jacobs continued the strong showing for Carey with a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, while Vieira added a runner-up finish. The 100-yard butterfly resulted in another podium sweep, with Geidraitis taking first, Leszczynski placing second, and Balaban finishing third.
 
It was yet another podium sweep for the Crusaders in the 200-yard individual medley. Abdelgawad captured first place, Poyen finished second, and Valdes placed third, while Grenardo added a fourth-place finish.
 
In the final event of the day, Salama, Leszczynski, Szabo, and Boyd teamed up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay, while Boudreau, Talbert, De Moraes, and Jacobs placed third.
 
Next up for Carey is a trip to Columbus, Ga., for the Small College Cup, scheduled for Nov. 19-21 at the Columbus Aquatic Center.