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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Day one of the 2023 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships started with records falling as Queens broke two meet records on its way to 195 total points after five events. The Royals claimed four event titles starting the night with a new CCSA Championship record in the 200-Yard Medley Relay. Alexander Bauch, Balazs Berecz, Conner Wang and Matej Dusa finished in a time of 1:25.39 to earn gold. Another record fell to close out the night as Dusa posted a 19.20 in the 50-Yard Freestyle to break the six-year meet record of 19.86. Luke Erwee (500-Yard Freestyle) and Alex Kunert (200-Yard IM) secured the other two gold medals for the Royals.
Florida Atlantic sits in second place with a total of 190.5 points behind a one-two finish in the 3-Meter Dive. Brandon Shepherd claimed gold with 300.55 points and Etham Crim tallied 229.75 points in the event. Gardner-Webb sits in third (116), followed by Old Dominion (100) and Bellarmine (64.5). Day two of the 2023 Championship resumes at 10 AM ET on Thursday at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville.
Team Scores Through Day One
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1. | Queens | 195.0 |
| 2. | Florida Atlantic | 190.5 |
| 3. | Gardner-Webb | 116.0 |
| 4. | Old Dominion | 100.0 |
| 5. | Bellarmine | 64.5 |
CCSA Men's Championship Meet Records Broken
Queens - 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:25.39)
Matej Dusa, Queens - 50-Yard Freestyle (19.20)
CCSA Championship Event Winners
200-Yard Medley Relay
2023 Champion: Queens (1:25.39)
Next Two Finishers: Gardner-Webb (1:27.17) | Florida Atlantic (1:27.66)
Event Note: The Royals broke a championship record in the first finals race of the 2023 event, besting Gardner-Webb's 1:27.25 record set last season
3M Diving
2023 Champion: Brandon Shepherd, Florida Atlantic (300.55)
Next Finisher: Ethan Crim, Florida Atlantic (229.75)
Event Note: Florida Atlantic was guaranteed to earn its fourth event title and first since 2021 as Brandon Shepherd edged out teammate Ethan Crim with a winning score of 300.55
500-Yard Freestyle
2023 Champion: Luke Erwee, Queens (4:24.03)
Next Two Finishers: Logan Thornsberry, Florida Atlantic (4:27.82) | Matt Shanahan, Queens (4:29.16)
Event Note: Erwee picked up his second gold medal of the night besting his qualifying time by almost 2.5 seconds to stand atop the podium as the Royals' first DI individual event champion
200-Yard Individual Medley
2023 Champion: Alex Kunert, Queens (1:44.67)
Next Two Finishers: Balazs Berecz, Queens (1:46.15) | Nick Shaffer, Florida Atlantic (1:46.82)
Event Note: FAU's Alec Peckmann's three-peat was denied, finishing fourth in the event while Queen's Alex Kunert claimed the second Men's individual title of the evening
50-Yard Freestyle
2023 Champion: Matej Dusa, Queens (19.20)
Next Two Finishers: Brady Fields, Gardner-Webb (19.92) | Daniel Meszaros, Queens (19.94)
Event Note: Dusa obliterated the previous meet record in a blistering 19.20 time to make the NCAA 'B' cut and was just .06 from tying his conference record set earlier this season
The 2023 edition marks the 16th championship for the CCSA in Men's Swimming and Diving and the fourth time the event has been hosted by the University of Tennessee.
The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) is a progressive NCAA Division I conference dedicated to the enhancement of opportunities for students. The conference was founded in 2008 to provide a championship opportunity for Swimming and Diving student-athletes and extended that opportunity with the addition of Beach Volleyball in the summer of 2015. The league's footprint extends into several states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The CCSA is dedicated to the student-athletes who compete in its championships and their success in the classroom, in the field of competition, and life after graduation.