Delmar, Tar Heels Shine On Day 1 Of UNC Invitational

Thursday, February 6

Chapel Hill, NC

Prelims: 11 AM | Finals: 6 PM

North Carolina

UNC Invitational

Ben Delmar
University of North Carolina Swimming and Diving v NC State
Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center
Raleigh, NC
Friday, January 17, 2025

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

February 6, 2025 | Swimming & Diving

UNC Invitational Day 1 Results Photo Gallery

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The No. 14 UNC men's and No. 15 women's swimming teams kicked off action at the UNC Invitational on Thursday. The Tar Heels set two pool records, posted six program Top 10s and tallied 26 personal bests on the day. Sophomore Ben Delmar starred on Thursday with a pool record in the 200 individual medley (1:43.95), while helping the 400-medley relay to a pool record (3:05.43).

The 400-medley relay finished off a night of action which saw the Tar Heels break N.C. State's previous mark of 3:07.27, set in 2023. Sophomore Sophia Frei cooked in the 200 backstroke, posting a time of 1:53.10, which ranks fourth all-time in the event at Carolina. Sophomore Colin Whelehan posted a 46.29 to win the 100-yard butterfly. His time moved him into eight all-time at UNC. Freshman Sean Setzer moved into a tie for eighth all-time in the 50 freestyle with a 19.62. Both sophomore Samantha Armand and senior Ryan Silver set personal bests in the 200 individual medley to win their respective events. Armand's time of 1:58.41 was also an NCAA 'B' cut. Sophomore Eden Goettsch matched her personal best of 22.77 in the 50 freestyle to claim the race.

The morning prelims session was headlined by Delmar's pool record of 1:43.95 in the 200-yard individual medley. He bettered N.C. State's Andreas Vazaios' previous pool record of 1:43.97 set in 2017. The time moved Delmar into fourth all-time on Carolina's Top 10 list and was an NCAA 'B' cut. Newcomer Martin Kartavi posted a 19.41 in the 50 freestyle, which was the program's third-fastest time ever and an NCAA 'B' cut. On the women's side, Elizabeth Sowards moved into the Top 10 with a 1:57.73 in the 200-yard individual medley, good for ninth all-time and an NCAA 'B' cut.

Swimming will be back in action on Friday with a prelims session at 11 a.m. and a finals session at 6 p.m. To view the detailed schedule, click here, and you can follow along with all the results on the MeetMobile ($) app on your phones. Friday's final session will air on ACCNX, which can be accessed by clicking here.

UNC's divers will also be in action on Friday at the Virginia Tech Diving Invite. Friday's program consists of the women's 1-meter and the men's 3-meter springboard starting at noon. Fans can follow along with the action via DiveMeets.com.

UNC INVITATIONAL DAY 1 FINALS

Women 200 Freestyle Relay
1. UNC A (E. Sowards (22.54, PB), E. Goettsch, M. Chokureva, M. Headley), 1:29.54

Men 200 Freestyle Relay
1. UNC A (PJ Foy, M. Kartavi, P. Hussey, B. Poelke), 1:17.18
2. UNC B (R. Miller, M. Van Deusen, S. Setzer, W. Davis), 1:18.27

Women 500 Freestyle
1. Michelle Morgan, 4:47.07 (B Cut)
2. Hayley Clark, 4:49.19
3. Grace Hodgins, 4:54.97

Men 500 Freestyle
1. Keith Williams, 4:21.62
2. Brady Begin, 4:23.14 (PB)
3. Craig Bohlman, 4:25.46 (PB)
4. Jack Donovan, 4:27.82

Women 200 IM
1. Samantha Armand, 1:58.41 (PB) (B Cut)
2. Lucy Walker, 1:59.54
3. Ivy Monk, 2:00.23

Men 200 IM
1. Ryan Silver, 1:46.99 (PB)
2. Xavier Ruiz, 1:47.43 (PB)
3. Sebastian Tullberg Poulsen, 1:47.65 (PB)
Reese Stoner, 1:47.65 (PB)

Women 50 Freestyle
1. Eden Goettsch, 22.77 (T-PB)
2. Mackenzie Headley, 23.08
3. Michaela Chokureva, 23.09

Men 50 Freestyle
2. Martin Kartavi, 19.54
3. Sean Setzer, 19.62 (PB) (T-No. 8 All-Time)
4. Nate Hohm, 19.99 (PB)
5. Eddie Jin, 20.42 (PB)

Men 400 Medley Relay
1. UNC A (W. Davis, B. Delmar, B. Poelke, P. Hussey), 3:05.43 (Pool Record) (B Cut)
2. UNC B (JT Schmid, X. Ruiz, PJ Foy, M. Kartavi), 3:09.10

Women 200 Backstroke
1. Sophia Frei, 1:53.10 (PB) (No. 4 All-Time) (B Cut)

Men 100 Butterfly
1. Colin Whelehan, 46.29 (PB) (No. 8 All-Time) (B Cut)
4. Sebastian Tullberg Poulsen, 47.81 (PB)

UNC INVITATIONAL DAY 1 PRELIMS

Women 500 Freestyle
1. Maren Conze, 4:47.92
2. Michelle Morgan, 4:47.95
3. Georgia Nel, 4:50.27
4. Hayley Clark, 4:53.06
5. Grace Hodgins, 4:54.10
6. Mary Macaulay, 4:55.59 (PB)

Men 500 Freestyle
1. Brady Begin, 4:23.87
2. Keith Williams, 4:26.37
3. Jack Donovan, 4:26.68
4. Craig Bohlman, 4:28.13

Women 200 IM
1. Elizabeth Sowards, 1:57.73 (PB) (No. 9 All-Time) (B Cut)
2. Madeline Smith, 1:58.13 (B Cut)
3. Lucy Walker, 1:58.99 (PB) (B Cut)
4. Ava Muzzy, 1:59.39 (PB)
5. Samantha Armand, 1:59.43
6. Aislin Farris, 2:00.55 (PB)
7. Emma Karam, 2:00.59 (PB)
8. Taylor Bloom, 2:01.42
9. Ivy Monk, 2:01.84
10. Kylie Yoder, 2:04.35

Men 200 IM
1. Ben Delmar, 1:43.95 (PB) (Pool Record) (No. 4 All-Time) (B Cut)
2. Patrick Hussey, 1:44.57 (B Cut)
3. Xavier Ruiz, 1:46.73 (PB)
4. Sebastian Tullberg Poulsen, 1:47.78 (PB)
5. Matthew Van Deusen, 1:48.11
6. Ryan Silver, 1:48.14
7. Reese Stoner, 1:48.47 (PB)

Women 50 Freestyle
1. Eden Goettsch, 22.77 (T-PB)
2. Mackenzie Headley, 23.01
3. Michaela Chokureva, 23.14
5. Lindy Bilden, 23.34
8. Sophia Frei, 23.74 (PB)
10. Paige Dillon, 23.82 (PB)
14. Lily Sawyer, 24.01 (PB)
19. Kyleigh Tankard, 24.45

Men 50 Freestyle
1. Martin Kartavi, 19.41 (PB) (No. 3 All-Time) (B Cut)
3. Sean Setzer, 19.74
Reid Miller, 19.74 (PB)
6. Adm Maraana, 20.18 (PB)
7. Nate Hohm, 20.19
8. Eddie Jin, 20.52
9. James Bennison, 20.81 (PB)
10. Harrison Gardner, 21.40
11. Tucker Valliere, 21.67

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