Kingsport, Tenn. — The ninth-ranked Catawba College men's swimming team rolled to a pair of wins at the Kingsport Aquatic Center, home of the 2026 South Atlantic Conference Swimming Championships, over Milligan and Roanoke on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

200-Yard Medley Relay

- Catawba's 200 Medley relay team of George Fykatas, Greg Kisshauer, Maks Minichowski and Matt Howard finished first with a time of 1:30.68

200-Yard Freestyle

- Nazar Herashcenko made a move to middle distance and took the win in the 200 Free with a mark of 1:39.85

50-Yard Freestyle

- Minichowski cleared the rest of the field by half a second in the 50 Free, touching the wall in 20.37 seconds

200-Yard Individual Medley

- Jules Remy added a win in the 200 IM, besting the top Milligan competitor by two-tenths of a second with a mark of 1:52.10

100-Yard Backstroke

- Fykatas broke a stretch of Milligan heat wins with a victorious 50.81 second-effort, more than three seconds over the next competitor

500-Yard Freestyle

- Herashchenko followed up with another win in the 500 Free, pacing the field by over 10 seconds with a mark of 4:31.36

100-Yard Breaststroke

- Minichowski added a win in the 100 Breast, besting the field by over two seconds with a time of 54.23

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

- Catawba closed the day with a win in the 200 Free relay with their team of Ivo Cruz, Howard, Minichowski and Ryan Case

UP NEXT

- Catawba turns its attention to the midseason meet, the Fall Frenzy hosted by Queens University of Charlotte Nov. 20-23