Spartanburg, S.C. – The King University Men's Swimming lost to Converse on the road 113 to 91 for their first loss of the season. Carlos Arias led the whole meet in points with 18 on the day. The team started strong with a win in the 400 Medley Relay in 3:33.20.
Arias earned his first individual points two events later in the 200yd freestyle, winning in 1:47.73.
Patricio Perezpuebla helped King get back in the top two with a second-place finish in the 400yd IM with a time of 4:35.97 and a personal best.
Matthew Montenegro-Strunk took first in the very next event, which was the 200yd Fly, in a time of 2:02.16.
Andrey Villarreal set a personal best in the 100yd Freestyle in 48.80, earning second place just 0.04 seconds behind first.
Cristobal Amiel made it back-to-back personal bests for King with his win in the 200yd back with a time of 1:55.55.
The duo of Arias and Simeon Wesner was King's first time this meet going one-two in the 200yd breast. Arias swam a time of 2:08.7 for the win, and Wesner swam a 2:15.9 to earn second.
The Tornado finished strong, winning the first event with a time of 3:12.63 in the 400yd Freestyle but would still come up short against the Valkyries.
Up Next: The team will stay on the road against Milligan on October 23rd for their first non-Conference dual meet.
