CHARLOTTE – Freshman Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos broke her own school record in the 200-yard Breaststroke by .01 seconds, while fellow newcomer Mariel Mencia Martinez finished sixth in the 50-yard Freestyle, to highlight action for the UNC Pembroke swimming team on Saturday at the Queens-hosted Royal Open.
 
No team score was kept at the event which served as a last-chance opportunity for a trio of swimmers to improve their NCAA 'B' Standard qualifying times for the upcoming NCAA Championships. Rodriguez Matos, Mencia Martinez and teammate Nathalia Silva all participated in time trials in their respective disciplines on Saturday evening as well.
 
The trio of newcomers will now await their NCAA postseason fate when invitations are announced later this month. The 2020 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships will be held March 11-14 in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
 

AT ROYAL OPEN (FEBRUARY 22, 2020)
200 Yard Breaststroke
7	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	$ 2:26.32
50 Yard Freestyle
6	Mariel Mencia Martinez	24.24
1000 Yard Freestyle Time Trial
Nathalia Silva		10:32.03
100 Yard Breaststroke Time Trial
Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos		1:08.75
200 Yard Freestyle Time Trial
Nathalia Silva		1:57.36
100 Yard Butterfly Time Trial
Mariel Mencia Martinez		59.04
$ - School Record